I think while Soccer is more mainstream than ever here in this county I think there is less of an obsession with finding the American Soccer superstar. And I think Pulisic's profile and the men's national team in general was really hurt by not being in the 2018 WC.
the entire point is sustainability. they got incredibly lucky and if they don’t fix their defensive issues they probably won’t get that lucky again. it’s not just kepa.
Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount go way back! 🤩📷: @cpulisic_10 (June 2010) pic.twitter.com/tLMk3kzOuU— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 9, 2020 how am I just now seeing this?! Seems like Chelsea would have thrown this out a year ago.
You are welcome, my dude! Point is numbers are numbers, so one can't say Chelski is not an EPL 4th place club, but based on 3-0 to Bayern and the GD and GA (and a few other data points), it's also pretty hard to argue they are a "strong" 4th place club...
I've never been a Chelsea fan but juvenile trolling from "plastic" supporters of other clubs is making me one.
Lol... All the foks want to @ me, but don't want to @ me... Chelski will be happy to have you. And if you think I'm "trolling" Chelski, you haven't *aktually* read my posts. (And one of the most unattractive attributes of Chelski, certainly in the US, were the number of plastic supporters mass injection molded in 2000s...) But we digress.
Eh, what would they actually sell to the mainstream, though? He's been fantastic in a way that soccer fans will appreciate, but to others his team finished fourth and one of CP's best goals came in a loss to the champions. Honestly I'm not even sure him starring in a Champions League final would explode as a mainstream sports story in the U.S.
It is official, Willian is gone. A OPEN LETTER TO THE FANS OF @ChelseaFC pic.twitter.com/ZUUEfwnx5d— Willian (@willianborges88) August 9, 2020
Sports Illustrated still makes a physical copy? One of the weirdest dynamics of this thread is the number of Chelsea supporters who can't take anything even slightly negative posted against their club. Especially the ones who somehow find it from other places in Big Soccer.
It made me laugh that I posted about GA, GD, 1st leg Bayern score, Kepa, defence, PK difference and LC's tanking to B'mouth and Arse and the issue is... "He wrote Chelski!!!!" Like, "I'm a serious football fan, bruh." I mean, if folks have substantive rebutals, have at 'em, but if that's what passes for Chelski analysis, gonna be a long injury break on the CP thread.
After watching the team for the entire season, is the back line problem more of an organizational problem than an individual talent deficit problem? Each player sometimes plays well, and then has a bad game or disastrous moment. It’s almost as if they need both a talent infusion AND a back line coaching guru.
Perhaps not, but simply finishing 4th does not make you a "strong" EPL #4. When was the last time 66 pts and a +15 was good enough to get you 4th? When was the last time an EPL top 4 gave up 54 GA? I certainly am not arguing Chelski is a weak team relative to the full table, but I don't see how you argue they are a "strong" EPL #4 given their FA cup final loss to #8 Arse, their Bayern thrashing, their low points, high GA and low GD... It's just not a compelling resume.
you are just str8t trollin now bro, please stop or go do that crap in US men. CFC actually over achieved which might end credence to your pointr, but you are doing such a piss poor job of making it while going out of your way to abrasive, and drop any and all trigger trpas you can that it appears to be a seroiusly lame ass trolling attempt. I could give a ******** about CFC prior to CP, but I did admire and fear Lampard when my teams went against him as a player. I really am enjoying watching CP's career and have enjoyed watching him and Chelsea this year overachieve, and exceed pre-season expectations. The other thing that bothers me about your shtick is the lack of class. They are giving our boy a platform to grow and become what we hope he might be and his fanbois (us) should be gracious guests of the clubs supporters. I mean their goals are currently aligned with ours and while there is no need to swear allegiance to Chelsea it really is poor form to go out of your way to denigrate the club, and by extension antagonize the clubs supporters whilst the lad is still there. stay classy!