Pre-match: USA vs. Switzerland, 6/10

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  1. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Johnny Cardoso starts because Tyler Adams is injured, Nathan Harriel gets the start based on what

    Also how bad is Damion Downs if he's the only one of these forwards who can't get a game
     
  2. Eighteen Alpha

    Eighteen Alpha Member+

    Aug 17, 2016
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    Stoke City FC
    Seems harsh about Tillman but I hope you’re right.
     
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  3. SteelyTom

    SteelyTom Member

    Mar 21, 2007
    Boston, MA USA
    Club:
    Pumas UNAM
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Let's see how Johnny responds to Poch's vote of confidence.
     
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  4. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
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    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    good q
     
  5. jazzhands

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    Feb 9, 2017
    Portland, OR
    Poch needs to quit and go to Spurs. Either that, or he calls out Pulisic and other team leaders for letting Americans down - and follow it up by sweeping the Gold Cup and not calling them up this Fall. I think it's one option or the other. (0-4 Switzerland at halftime, the US team is booed off the field). 4 losses in a row. Embarrassing. Beasley: "The is the worst the US has ever played." If the US loses to Trinidad, Pochettino must resign mid-tournament.
     
  6. xbhaskarx

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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Feb 13, 2010
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    United States
    Beasley: "I'm kind of shaking I don't even know what to say. I've never seen a US team play that bad."
     
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  7. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hercules Gomez does not like.

    I am going to get tagged in the WR forum pretty soon.

     
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  8. Centennial

    Centennial Member+

    Apr 4, 2003
    Centennial
    I have… remember the Trinidad and Tobago first half? total disaster. Pulisic almost got us back in the second half.

    problem we have now is that we have a coach who can’t coach a national team. he should stick with club football!
     
  9. NYdog

    NYdog Member+

    United States
    Nov 6, 2024
    United States
    Joe Scally would be huge right now
     
  10. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
    I ask again HOW BAD IS DOWNS
     
  11. xbhaskarx

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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
    #111 xbhaskarx, Jun 10, 2025
    Last edited: Jun 10, 2025
    46' - Subs to start the second half

    IN: Agyemang, Tillman, Luna, Ream, Tolkin
    OUT: White, B. Aaronson, P. Aaronson, Sullivan, Arfsten



    Harriel survives the mass culling lol



     
  12. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Beaz also mentioned the lack of slide tackles that first half. I mean the Swiss had more goals than we had tackles. Marinate on that one!
     
  13. kruck

    kruck Member+

    Jan 12, 2008
    Houston, TX
    Club:
    SV Werder Bremen
    Don’t call up Scally!

    We have Freeman and Harriel!

    Jesus.
     
  14. jazzhands

    jazzhands Member

    Feb 9, 2017
    Portland, OR
    i'm not going to compare first half to the second half - a result is a result. The whole team (including the coach) were embarrassed tonight.
     
  15. Marko72

    Marko72 Member+

    Aug 30, 2005
    New York
    I hadn't read this anywhere. Source? I didn't hear anyone mention it during the telecast, but I only started watching around minute 20.
     
  16. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Source: Poch

     
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  17. Marko72

    Marko72 Member+

    Aug 30, 2005
    New York
    Thank you. I was busy before the game and missed the run-up.
     
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  18. gogorath

    gogorath Member+

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    United States
    May 12, 2019
    When you say a player can suck terribly for what is likely 7-8 straight matches and you'd still guarantee them a slot, what does that word mean?
     
  19. Kamphgruppe

    Kamphgruppe Member

    Seattle Sounders
    United States
    May 29, 2023
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have always said Friendlies don't matter. However it's our style of play I don't care for. It's worse than Berhalter's. Back pass anytime you get the ball all the way back to the keeper. Play out of the back no matter what. Get caught in possession and hoof the ball to a 50/50 battle in our own half often in front of our goal. We don't score any more often than we did under Berhalter and we give up about twice as many goals. We can't be even the weak teams in Concacaf without a struggle. I say we have a year, lets go another direction.
     
  20. gogorath

    gogorath Member+

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    May 12, 2019
    You don't want us to play out of the back and you don't want us to hoof it long?

    We actually hoofed it long a whole bunch against Switzerland; it was clearly the gameplan. Not a great one because we don't have the striker for it, but the gameplan.

    The level of backpassing is on the players.
     
  21. Kamphgruppe

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    Seattle Sounders
    United States
    May 29, 2023
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's not what I said, read the post again. I Said we play out of the back no matter the situation. We then get caught in possession and have no choice but to hoof the ball but in a bad position which often results in a 50/50 ball in front of our goal instead of in the opposing team's half. The backpassing was so prevalent that it had to be in the game plan
     
  22. Kamphgruppe

    Kamphgruppe Member

    Seattle Sounders
    United States
    May 29, 2023
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What i would actually like is some variety. Sometimes we play out of the back and sometimes we hoof if
     
  23. Bob Morocco

    Bob Morocco Member+

    Aug 11, 2003
    Billings, MT
    Basing analysis on how someone performs = good, wholesome, moral, correct, godly.

    Basing analysis on who someone is paid by = degenerate, decadent, immoral, susceptible to error, demonic.
     
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