Still did well with it. Would have been easy to miss on the half volley but he drove it down and away from the defender.Wow. He was just standing there. Good for him.
dunno if it's a Berhalter thing but it's been a persistent issue
glad I am not crazy, there are numerous times I am yelling 'switch' at the TV as you see a US guy wide in space on the other side, but they play a short ball back or nearside where the D is bunchedSeriously, their field changes are glacial.
Just had the same thought. Will they adjust based on it being 5 degrees, or will every winter game against non-Canada teams be played on a tundra?I'll take it, just hoping this doesn't encourage them to play a game in Northern Alaska anytime soon.
Barrow is lovely this time of yearI'll take it, just hoping this doesn't encourage them to play a game in Northern Alaska anytime soon.
Big switches were an Original Berhalter Thing, the supposed raison d'etre for guys like Wil Trapp and Jackson Yueill.Am I seeing things or does the US really dislike wide change of field passes. Berhalter thing?
Oh, absolutely.Still did well with it. Would have been easy to miss on the half volley but he drove it down and away from the defender.
Because it's not his role?Roldan hasn't scored before, huh? Can't imagine why.
I think Busio is already ahead of Roldan and Lletget. GGG spoke of him last window as a borderline starter. Lletget didn’t dress the first two games this window and I’d guess only dressed today because of injuries. Roldan is just brought in to kill of games. Either could have started in this must win game (in the sense that they were available). LDLT did start and for me seized the opportunity as much as he could against this opposition.This is what I was expecting/hoping to see from LDLT. He has to be a part of this team going forward, and Busio needs to work his way back in. Or drop Roldan. Or Lletget.
Shit opponent, but one they struggled to beat on home soil in June (scoreless until 89'). Obviously things have gone south for Honduras since the Gold Cup and qualification has been a disaster for them. Getting all three points against the dregs of your confederation is how you punch your ticket to Qatar.Well, it was against a shit opponent but the three points still count.
Fantastic job by Acosta and Zimmerman, as well as McKennie.
Question: how much distance do you think a soccer player covers in 90 minutes- without looking it up?Question I have never asked and I guarantee will be met with derision from the soccer enthusiasts in this thread. Now my caveat comes with the disclaimer that I have never played soccer, so with that in mind, my question is as follows:
I always laugh when I hear about the need to protect the energy for lack of a better word of the players. When there is a 10 day cycle like this I see a ton of statements about the near impossibility about some players being able to go all 90 3X in a 10 day window. Again I have never played so I am sure I am way off, but the soccer games are played on grass, they run for 45 minutes, with that comprising of running and standing and a few brief not overwhelmingly physical occurrences. You have a 20 minute break in the middle and then do another 45 minutes.
Yet I see a ton of talk about getting out of games to make sure they are rested for the next game 4 days later. I always kind of silently snickered, but would never mention it to a soccer lover because I think it is a touch insulting and anyone who loves soccer would be very defensive about my point of view.
Now I am not going to compare it to football and hockey which are obviously much more physical, but tennis is often derided as a “county club” sport, with the insinuation that it is a “soft” sport.
I just watched parts of the Australian Open and the players were playing on hardcourts, essentially cement, and it is 90 plus degrees out, brutal humidity, and the temperature on court is 120 degrees. The legs seem to take a pounding. The players stay out there for 3 hours plus in some situations, one day off, bang, do it again, bang, one day off, over and over for two weeks.
I find this to be much more physically demanding than soccer but have never seen any comments about stretching out the tennis tournament to give these guys some extra rest.
Fair assessment or am I way off?
Three matches in 10 days isn’t really a problem physically. Players do three in 7-8 days all the time for their clubs, with a weekend league match, an important midweek match (often European play), then another match the following weekend.Question I have never asked and I guarantee will be met with derision from the soccer enthusiasts in this thread. Now my caveat comes with the disclaimer that I have never played soccer, so with that in mind, my question is as follows:
I always laugh when I hear about the need to protect the energy for lack of a better word of the players. When there is a 10 day cycle like this I see a ton of statements about the near impossibility about some players being able to go all 90 3X in a 10 day window. Again I have never played so I am sure I am way off, but the soccer games are played on grass, they run for 45 minutes, with that comprising of running and standing and a few brief not overwhelmingly physical occurrences. You have a 20 minute break in the middle and then do another 45 minutes.
Yet I see a ton of talk about getting out of games to make sure they are rested for the next game 4 days later. I always kind of silently snickered, but would never mention it to a soccer lover because I think it is a touch insulting and anyone who loves soccer would be very defensive about my point of view.
Now I am not going to compare it to football and hockey which are obviously much more physical, but tennis is often derided as a “county club” sport, with the insinuation that it is a “soft” sport.
I just watched parts of the Australian Open and the players were playing on hardcourts, essentially cement, and it is 90 plus degrees out, brutal humidity, and the temperature on court is 120 degrees. The legs seem to take a pounding. The players stay out there for 3 hours plus in some situations, one day off, bang, do it again, bang, one day off, over and over for two weeks.
I find this to be much more physically demanding than soccer but have never seen any comments about stretching out the tennis tournament to give these guys some extra rest.
Fair assessment or am I way off?
I love soccer but I am not defensive about your view. Because I am very secure that it is wrong.Question I have never asked and I guarantee will be met with derision from the soccer enthusiasts in this thread. Now my caveat comes with the disclaimer that I have never played soccer, so with that in mind, my question is as follows:
I always laugh when I hear about the need to protect the energy for lack of a better word of the players. When there is a 10 day cycle like this I see a ton of statements about the near impossibility about some players being able to go all 90 3X in a 10 day window. Again I have never played so I am sure I am way off, but the soccer games are played on grass, they run for 45 minutes, with that comprising of running and standing and a few brief not overwhelmingly physical occurrences. You have a 20 minute break in the middle and then do another 45 minutes.
Yet I see a ton of talk about getting out of games to make sure they are rested for the next game 4 days later. I always kind of silently snickered, but would never mention it to a soccer lover because I think it is a touch insulting and anyone who loves soccer would be very defensive about my point of view.
Now I am not going to compare it to football and hockey which are obviously much more physical, but tennis is often derided as a “county club” sport, with the insinuation that it is a “soft” sport.
I just watched parts of the Australian Open and the players were playing on hardcourts, essentially cement, and it is 90 plus degrees out, brutal humidity, and the temperature on court is 120 degrees. The legs seem to take a pounding. The players stay out there for 3 hours plus in some situations, one day off, bang, do it again, bang, one day off, over and over for two weeks.
I find this to be much more physically demanding than soccer but have never seen any comments about stretching out the tennis tournament to give these guys some extra rest.
Fair assessment or am I way off?
The issue is not just the total distance, but the intensity. It's not jogging 6-7 miles, a lot of it is sprinting with stopping and starting and jumping and changes of direction, and it's combined with physical contact and fine motor control at speed, i.e. controlling the ball, which is more taxing.6-7 miles maybe for a soccer match? Just a guess, and I hate to comp the two sports again but my guess is that tennis players in a long match are probably doing 20-30% more. I guess my question is to to the physicality of soccer, stuff I don’t see, because if my guess of 6-7 miles is correct, then that is super easy to train for.
What Canada have done is amazing. No defeats. Everyone else has at least two and Canada have already completed their games away to the other three teams in the advance spots in the table. It is as dominant as you can be it in the final round of qualification. Has any other team had nine points in of these three game sets? And with a clean sheet.Canada finishes off El Salvador 2-0, on a late goal by David, after a freaky first goal by Atiba Hutchinson. What a window for these guys!
I'm happy the US got it done as well. See you in Qatar, though I won't be there for obvious reasons.
Now, what of Mexico, scoreless at HT with Panama.
Make that 1-0, 47', Jimenez.
Wait no! Chalked off!
It would ensure we finish ahead of Panama, but to clinch top 3 I think Costa Rica would need to drop points, too.Is my math right that all we have to do is beat Panama at home and we’re in?