Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - RIP Diogo Jota

[Bboystyle]

A for effort everytime
They come out to win and try to win every single game. They unfortunately do not have the skilled players to fully complete. Germany's B team is better than most counties A squad. Argentina has all the talent the world. Brazil is Brazil. It will take a lot to consistently keep up with them but the team is headed in the right direction.


Yedlin is a gem though. Fast powerful and can go forward. He perfect for the EPL and hopefully he develops onto world class RB.

While most of what u say is true, that doesn't project onto the field. USA gives every team a run for their money. USA is one of the few teams that have sub par talent but play at a high competitive level as a team. So they may not have the skilled players as you say but they sure as hell do compete in every game and u can't refute that

 

[ShenJingPoQi]

That wasn't Germany D team. They had ozil, klause, that one baby face kid and the guy who hit his header on the cross bar at the end of regulation. That's the best execution USA has had in a while and they seem to be very fast on the pitch. As someone said earlier it's a step in the right direction and hopefully jurgen can just improve on this and that's the biggest thing. If he can get the guys to believe. And these two games probably went a long way in the right direction for that. Because the chemistry has been pretty good. Better than the past and they seem more sharper. Bradley is playing back to before his World Cup slump form. It's a brighter day in USA men soccer.

Also people are forgetting in a competitive world cup match. Germany with their best 11 only beat America one nil.

American football is progressing extremely well.

 

[gho3st]

"I am very proud to be here," Xavi told reporters on Thursday. "I have the excitement of a kid and I want to keep on winning titles.

"I know many players who have played here. Many legends have been telling me wonders about it and I know that it's a competitive league.

"I want to win the title here and the Asian Champions League is also an exciting goal for me. I also want to share my knowledge of everything I learned at Barcelona.

"I want to bring all my Barca experience: the values, sacrifice, effort and humility.

"But this is a country where I can learn about football but also about culture, which will be enriching for me and my family."

 

[Vilhena]

Something tells me that this was just a transaction in return of investment/sponsorship of Barcelona.

 

[beejus]

Is Xavi now the worlds best paid athlete? How much money could they possible have thrown at him?

 

[HookersandIceCream]

While most of what u say is true, that doesn't project onto the field. USA gives every team a run for their money. USA is one of the few teams that have sub par talent but play at a high competitive level as a team. So they may not have the skilled players as you say but they sure as hell do compete in every game and u can't refute that

The best thing about the US mens team is they try to win every game no parking the bus/playing for penalties nonsense.
Their physicality is one thing they will have over other countries and I would like them to use that to create a intimidating back 4 and midfield.
We are not going to have someone graceful as Nesta and Maldini but we should be able to find a Matic/Terry.

 

[QuintessentialBM]

The best thing about the US mens team is they try to win every game no parking the bus/playing for penalties nonsense.
Their physically is one thing they will have over other countries and I would like them to use that to create a intimidating back 4 and midfield.
We are not going to have someone graceful as Nesta and Maldini but we should be able to find a Matic/Terry.

I agree... and surprised that we haven't found and developed defenders as competent as the legendary US defender Eddie Pope.

 

[Bboystyle]

Lol at this Bolivia and Mexico game . If Mexico doesn't win by three goals then

 

[BlackAchilles]

Bale and Rambo are the Welsh Messi and Iniesta

Nah but to Wales tho, today was a big win for them.

 

[LinusCaldwell]

USA isn't flashy but I honestly feel like if they could adapt the Spanish way of playing ball quick short low passes I think they would be way better off. Yeldin is a gem. I feel like Fabian Johnson is a beast. Interested to see how Zardes develops I'm really digging John Brooks. I can't wait for zedlam that arensal kid to come thru. I also like altidore.

 

[Bboystyle]

I don't like jurgen's reason to keep Adrian green off the squad. We need to develop experience for these young potential players as much as possible. But fukk it, I trust that nazi nikka so I'm not gonna ponder on it too much

 

[Vilhena]

I don't like jurgen's reason to keep Adrian green off the squad. We need to develop experience for these young potential players as much as possible. But fukk it, I trust that nazi nikka so I'm not gonna ponder on it too much

Played 6 games the whole year. And that was after he waa loaned out from Bayern so he could get games in. Americans put these young nikkas on pedestals like they the second coming. Its gonna happen to my nikkas Zalelam. Klinnsman knows what he's doing. Trust him.

 

[PYRRHUS 88]

A MEMBER of the Black Panthers who spent nearly 30 years in solitary confinement appeared on CNN last night – wearing a Celtic shirt.

Robert King, one of two surviving members of the Angola Three, spent the majority of his prison sentence in solitary confinement for the killing of a prison guard at Louisiana State Penitentiary, in 1972, and the murder of a fellow inmate the following year. He, along with Aklbert Woodfox and Herman Wallace, were convicted in 1971 of armed robbery.

King was released in 2001 after his conviction for the murder of an inmate was overturned.

He appeared on the US news channel wearing a Celtic shirt, saying that it represented “opressed people like me”. He is known to be a Celtic fan, and has reportedly travelled to Scotland to attend matches in the past.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotla...obert-king-dons-celtic-shirt-on-cnn-1-3800550



It's a little known fact that Malcolm X had a signed team photograph of the Lisbon Lions on a wall in his office, aswell. As a Celtic fan, I hereby claim honorary non-CAC status

 

[LezJepzin]

Muthafukking Paraguay

France

 

[Sir]

Muthafukking Paraguay

That was a great game. I was dying at how stunned the Argentina squad looked after time had been called. They were just standing around staring blankly while Paraguay dudes were walking off trying to dap them up. Hype to watch Colombia tomorrow.