***Official USMNT Thread***

[Gunnerclone]

While I don’t disagree with this, I feel like this agruement only goes so far. Sure the best soccer players in the world are great athletes, but their technical skill and IQ is what makes them great.

Reminds me of one of my favorites to watch, Andrea Pirlo.

 

[NATEizKING]

Side Note: I really like J.P. Dellacamera and Cobi Jones as announcers, and I highly dislike most announcers in most sports. Just wanted to give them a shout out!

Cobi was my first hero

 

[JP4CY]

Uruguay gets a red with 20 min to go tied.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Uruguay gets a red with 20 min to go tied.

Lucky not to break the guy's ankle

 

[keepngoal]

What channel?

 

[cyclonespiker33]

What channel?

FS1

 

[cyfanbr]

Uruguay is gonna make this last 10 mins very painful to watch. Every stoppage will take 3-4x as long as it should.

 

[Clonehomer]

Uruguay gets a red with 20 min to go tied.

The game has been so physical. More yellow cards were deserved early on and it’s just become a fist fight now.

 

[Gunnerclone]

The game has been so physical. More yellow cards were deserved early on and it’s just become a fist fight now.

I know it doesn’t make for great viewing, but these are the games you live for as a player. Nothing gets the adrenaline up like Physical, borderline dirty games where your brain matters as much as your body. Gotta pull out all the little tricks.

 

[Clonehomer]

I know it doesn’t make for great viewing, but these are the games you live for as a player. Nothing gets the adrenaline up like Physical, borderline dirty games where your brain matters as much as your body. Gotta pull out all the little tricks.

I just wish the ref would have given cards out to stop the endless foul fest this has become. I don’t want guys sent off, I just want to let these athletes have some freedom of movement and not get taken down every time they get any advantage.

 

[3TrueFans]

lol the stoppage times in these games are hilarious

 

[cyclonespiker33]

2 minutes of "injuries" during the 5 minutes of added time and the ref blows the whistle after 4:50.

Of course they're going to stall and fake injuries.

 

[JP4CY]

Big save there.

 

[JP4CY]

The staredown then off the post.

 

[jctisu]

Fun PK Shootout to send Uruguay through. Brazil out again and their stretch of big tournament failures continues.

Edit: forgot they won Copa America in 2019, but that’s their only one between Copa America and World Cup since 2007 Copa. 2002 was their last World Cup win.

 

[Clonehomer]

Copa really needs extra time before penalties. While PK’s are exciting, it isn’t a proper way to close out a game. 3 of the 4 quarters going to PK’s says you either need to find a way to open the game up or you need to go 30 minutes more.

 

[JP4CY]

Brazil hasn't been the same since Germany a decade ago have they?

 

[FancyRex]

When Brazil loses, everyone wins.

 

[FancyRex]

Brazil hasn't been the same since Germany a decade ago have they?

That game has irreversibly altered their countries entire psyche.

 

[cyfanbr]

That game has irreversibly altered their countries entire psyche.

Wrong. Brazil’s soccer decline started way before that. Most people hoped that the 7x1 to Germany would be the wake up call that the Brazilian soccer confederation needed, but unfortunately even that wasn’t enough.

Brazil relied on talent for too long and the game has caught up to them. The talent gap is not there anymore and Brazilian coaches have failed to evolve with the game. They need to hire a foreign coach that needs to focus on the Xs and Os. If they keep relying on talent alone then there it will be more disappointment.