Dos a Cero!Thank God we got that point against Mexico.
A 2-0 loss never looked so good. We're back, baby.
Dos a Cero!Thank God we got that point against Mexico.
A 2-0 loss never looked so good. We're back, baby.
Doesn't matter, Gregg will still start Steffen. I think there's a pretty decent argument that Horvath is better too, and playing Steffen will (maybe already has) cost us a game when he lets in a goal that one of the other guys would have stopped.punch it Zach. jeebus, this is goalie 101. When is Turner coming back
The set pieces have been brutal tonight. Looking totally toothless on all these corners.
Having been in the stadium for the disaster in Harrison, NJ I can’t even fathom complaining about a thing right now. There will be plenty of time for that later.Can't believe I'm seeing so many people on social media (and a little on here) complaining about Gregg, Acosta, Steffen, Jordan Morris, etc. We fucking qualified for the World Cup after the humiliation of 2017. We FUCKING DID IT!
It feels like maybe it is people that have either forgotten or have never been through CONCACAF qualification. Nobody blitzes through. The margins are so fine. It has always been exactly like this and there is exactly one result that matters. It has always been like this.Can't believe I'm seeing so many people on social media (and a little on here) complaining about Gregg, Acosta, Steffen, Jordan Morris, etc. We fucking qualified for the World Cup after the humiliation of 2017. We FUCKING DID IT!
Right, people look at the talent the US has and the big clubs some of our guys play for, and look at most of the Costa Rican team having domestic players and wonder how we could possibly lose; and if we do we assume the coach is definitely fucking it up. I'm not super into Gregg but he has earned some respect here by getting us through. We never sail through CONCACAF, it's always a grind. That is how international soccer works; it's players playing infrequently in different systems and trying to make things work.It feels like maybe it is people that have either forgotten or have never been through CONCACAF qualification. Nobody blitzes through. The margins are so fine. It has always been exactly like this and there is exactly one result that matters. It has always been like this.
Hell yeah. No rebounds near the goal. Just get it out of there and let everyone reset.Tim Howard ain't walking through that door.
But that is basic stuff, if you cannot 110% catch it, punch the shit out it, not let it drop feebly into the mixer. I'm only a retired CB and sometimes wingback. I think @DJnVa plays keeper still? He can disagree
You do you, but it's okay to just kinda be happy for the team you know?One step closer...
...to firing Berhalter.
Furthermore, we are not in fact one step closer to firing Berhalter, regardless of one's opinion about whether or not it should happen.You do you, but it's okay to just kinda be happy for the team you know?
I agree. I am almost always in favor of rotating out coaches at the end of a cycle. It went poorly for Arena after 2002, it went poorly for Bradley after 2010, and it went poorly for Klinsmann after 2014.I am not a Greggggg hater, I am impressed by what he has done, I hope he does a great job in the WC. I also feel very strongly that the team needs to thank him and say goodbye after the cup and bring in a really top notch coach to lead the team for the most important cycle in our history.
Really well said. I think a lot of people tend to grossly overestimate the general quality of national team coaches. Sir Alex isn't walking through that door. Garreth Southgate was sacked at Middleborough before he found his way into the England side. Joachim Low was coaching in Austria before working with the German team. It's a weird job that does not resemble managing a club in the slightest.Checking every box (Nations League title, Gold Cup title, WC22 Qualification), plus building an entirely new team with a bunch of kids, is a very impressive job by Gregg. He gets credit for some style points too - a dos a cero and a point at Azteca isn't bad to have on the resume. He switched the way the team played to something less reactionary and more purposeful, which previous managers either tried and failed to do (JK) or didn't really try at all (BA, BB). I suppose some unicorn manager somewhere may have been able to do more tactically or with specific instruction, but then I don't know that they could have done the other parts of the job (installing a playing philosophy, fostering culture, recruiting, handling growing pains perfectly a la the McKennie situation, and hopefully the Brooks situation as well).
I am glad he's here right now, heading into this World Cup. We may be ready for a new approach leading up to 26, but there's plenty of time for that.
I went to the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups and attended US matches. (Skipped '18 with the team.) That said, I've got no plans to go to Qatar. What I'll probably do is to go somewhere festive in Europe during the Cup to watch matches there. Thinking maybe Amsterdam or Munich.Anyone thinking about going to Qatar? Next phase of ticket sales starts on April 5. Accommodations is complicated and has to be organized through FIFA. Probably not enough to warrant its own thread.
It was a joke, fwiw.You do you, but it's okay to just kinda be happy for the team you know?
That’s probably a good compromise. I can’t bring myself to go to Qatar, but a fun European spot seems reasonable.I went to the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups and attended US matches. (Skipped '18 with the team.) That said, I've got no plans to go to Qatar. What I'll probably do is to go somewhere festive in Europe during the Cup to watch matches there. Thinking maybe Amsterdam or Munich.
I’ll definitely be there. I bought tickets for 5 games - two group games and 3 R16 matches. Waiting to see who the group games are before buying plane tickets and hotels.Anyone thinking about going to Qatar? Next phase of ticket sales starts on April 5. Accommodations is complicated and has to be organized through FIFA. Probably not enough to warrant its own thread.
I bought tickets too. I'd be there during the third round of group games and also for the first two R16 games. It's mostly aspirational at this point. I am skeptical whether I'd actually end up going. The tickets were not that expensive and I think there will an opportunity to sell them back to FIFA if I decide not to go. I think if I get crazy good games or USA games it would be easier to think about going. We'll see. I will let you know for sure.I’ll definitely be there. I bought tickets for 5 games - two group games and 3 R16 matches. Waiting to see who the group games are before buying plane tickets and hotels.
There is at least one other SoSHer who will be there (I’ll let him decide if he wants to reveal himself).
Let me know if you’re going - would be great to meet up with anyone there. My wife and I ended up in Brazil kind of by accident, and it was one of the best weeks of my life. We went to Russia too and agreed we would go to every time possible. It was that much fun.
I am bummed we missed out on the USA tickets (long-ish story why), because Qatar is as easy a place to follow the team as possible.
Edit: hotel-wise the qatar2022.qa seems the place to go. We searched on kayak at first, and got a 3* hotel for €96,000 for 9 nights. There are some cruise ships Qatar is bringing in for accommodation that are a little bit more affordable.
Isn't the real question what Stewart and McBride will want to do?I've said that I expect Berhalter to be back for the next cycle. However — and to argue with myself a bit — it's worth noting that USSF leadership has changed a lot since the last time a decision had to be made about giving a manager a second cycle. Gulati is gone and, more significantly, Dan Flynn is gone after a 20-year stint as CEO. We don't know how Cone and Wilson will handle the situation, especially because Berhalter isn't really "their guy", as he was hired before they attained their positions.
USSF specializes in decisions-by-murky-committee. Who knows where the buck stops on this one.Isn't the real question what Stewart and McBride will want to do?
Great idea. My son will be studying abroad in Barcelona this fall and I’ve been thinking about when to make a trip over to see him. Barcelona would be a great place to watch a few games I would guess.I went to the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups and attended US matches. (Skipped '18 with the team.) That said, I've got no plans to go to Qatar. What I'll probably do is to go somewhere festive in Europe during the Cup to watch matches there. Thinking maybe Amsterdam or Munich.
This is pretty much the same as some US supporters annoyed that qualifying for the World Cup will enable Gregg to hang around longer than they want him too.Man, I want to take down England so badly. The takes I'm reading on club message boards are the worst - disdainful and dismissive of the competition but also completely pessimistic. "If England keep getting easy groups it'll make Southgate look too successful, and we'll never win anything." It's an amazing skill English supporters have.
That schedule isn't right, is it? I thought Qatar v Ecuador was the opening game, but it's listed there as a 19:00 start (after SEN v NED and ENG v IRN); I wonder what other mistakes are in it.The final schedule is out. All 22:00 starts.
https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6a616c6cf19bc57a/original/FWC-2022-Match-Schedule.pdf
Seems like it is legit, maybe to get it in local primetime? I’m seeing that the time was moved.That schedule isn't right, is it? I thought Qatar v Ecuador was the opening game, but it's listed there as a 19:00 start (after SEN v NED and ENG v IRN); I wonder what other mistakes are in it.
Maybe they wanted a night time spectacular? This comes from the FIFA website itself. But I guess it could be a mistake.That schedule isn't right, is it? I thought Qatar v Ecuador was the opening game, but it's listed there as a 19:00 start (after SEN v NED and ENG v IRN); I wonder what other mistakes are in it.
Every cycle is the same for England. For 3 years and 10 months the press and fans there are the most negative, cynical bunch ever, then the month before the tournament everyone is convinced they are going to win it, followed by the mass depression after the inevitable penalty shootout loss.Man, I want to take down England so badly. The takes I'm reading on club message boards are the worst - disdainful and dismissive of the competition but also completely pessimistic. "If England keep getting easy groups it'll make Southgate look too successful, and we'll never win anything." It's an amazing skill English supporters have.
Why do you think it’s a bad draw? It’s impossible to say with the open ended nature of the 4th team but the US stands a legitimate chance against all of them. This US team isn’t good enough to be favored to get out of a group but I would be disappointed if they didn’t finish 2nd. You really think they can’t beat Wales?That's a pretty bad draw for the U.S. for the group, though it's potentially a nice draw for the octos if we should somehow win the group. Wales was one of the two pot 4 teams I really wanted to avoid (along with Peru) as they're playing more like a pot 2 team.