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Yep. This has been the Gregg norm. We just have to hope we summon the results when it matters like we did in nations league and the gold cup. Beating Mexico in two finals has overshadowed the fact that his teams have been clunky in the attack since day one and it hasn’t really progressed much from there. One thing is for sure, either yunus and miles Robinson are way better than we think (and I think they are very good), or this is just a typical Gregg stretch. Can’t wait for the next cycle already. I might be going joker mode for this World Cup and just root for max chaos for my team. Miles Robinson? or Antonee? I think both might be the actual answer. Playing Dest on the left did not work. Although when Scally came on he at least put in some good work trying to get forward. Miles. On Musah, having a mid who can hold the ball under pressure is hugely valuable.
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I think friendlies are irrelevant. To me though, the pattern was the same through qualifying. Really not good at creating scoring chances. Weah/Reyna are badly needed and have to find a way to get Pulisic involved. He is basically anonymous. It's great to play long diagonals to your outside backs but if they then offer zero threat, doesn't do much for you. How many balls did Yedlin get that produced zero danger (when he wasn't lazily offside)?
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Where is Weah? Arriola is terrible.
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nothing has really improved in the last year. hard to see this team scoring any goals.
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the Arriola/Yedlin wing frightens no one. Is Pulisic still on the field?
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Iran just beat Uruguay . . . I tend to think these results are pretty meaningless as far as predictive value. I suspect these players mostly don't want to get hurt.
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haha - best cursing job ever . . .
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How bad is it for England? Kai Havertz just scored on them.
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Thiago and Matip getting healthy will go a long way. They aren't quite single points of failure(Konate is very good if he can get healthy, and there's other midfielders who can get back from injury or into form), but they're representative of what should be a turnaround in results. At this point I'm not worried about them missing the UCL knockout rounds or even qualifying for Champions League next year. But in terms of an EPL title race, I think between the flaws and lack of depth they've shown, I'm not at all hopeful they'll be seriously in the hunt. Kind of depends what City does. If City is 95+, I agree. But I am thinking 85 might be more realistic this year. Man United is not going to beat teams that don't go forward against them. They just have nothing other than counters.
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I watched the Liverpool game last night and I don't think I would be panicking if I was a fan. That was about 80% Joe Gomez and 20% TAA and we already knew Gomez sucks and TAA is not a great defender. While one would want Liverpool to dominate Napoli, it's not that easy on the road and once you fall behind. If you believe VVD is not as effective, then that is cause for worry but not clear one can conclude that just yet.
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Chelsea for all its success has never been well run in my opinion. Not sure how involved Boehly is with the Dodgers, but if that's how Chelseas gets set up, they'll be in good shape. They even have a similar farm system. The anti-American bias is strong in England. horsefeathers em
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some quality minutes by Republic to get through the first half. hard to see them not giving up a penalty at some point though with all the reckless challenges.
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9/6 - Miley back; Wesneski Debut - Cubs vs Reds
stitchface replied to UMFan83's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
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Whoscored seems to think that the main constant so far this year is 2 up top, but it seems pretty amorphous since the closest thing they have to a striker is Welbeck and they list guys with similar builds as Pulisic(Mac Allister, Groß, etc) at various positions in the formation. hopefully he has the sense to play his players and not his formation. I have to think going from Brighton to Chelsea changes your approach pretty dramatically.
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wtf is going on with them? They've been so bad except the one match that I'm like disappointed that my lowly Everton could only produce a scoreless draw against them. Van Dijk is old enough to be mortal and his top 2 CB partners are both hurt, and they're playing Milner way too much(8 GA in 290 minutes on the field, 3 GA in 300 minutes off the field) because half their midfield is hurt too. Liverpool's game is very high energy and reliant on Van Dijk to snuff out the counters. You have to wonder how tired they are both physically and mentally after coming up empty of meaningful trophies last year. Plus, it's a world cup year. You have to wonder if both City and Liverpool's minds are elsewhere and maybe waiting until spring to turn it up. In other news, Lewandowski is going to score 80.
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While I was surprised, it sounds like Boehly didn't like him and I think it's a good move. yeah i mean, let's see. poor results last 50 matches, team is getting overrun in european comps, tuchel lost the locker room and he's playing players out of position, and cost the team $100m because of how he (not all his fault) handled the Lukaku situation. You have a new ownership group who he has a falling out with, just like he did at dortmund and PSG. Now he's checking out mentally, might as well pull the plug, especially if you think your target is available. When chelsea hired Tuchel I remember thinking wow, how is a guy with this resume still available? The first comment I read was from someone who said "he'll win games early and then burn out, piss ownership off and be gone." Looks about right. would have been a hell of a lot better to get their guy in may but . . . another well run club is Ajax. If Man U gives Ten Hag time and money, I think they will be relevant again soon.
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Tedesco also out. Marsch smirks.
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While I was surprised, it sounds like Boehly didn't like him and I think it's a good move.
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Gio's back! Two assists!
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which are well fun? Bayern . . . I'm struggling after that. Madrid? Not really - they can just afford their mistakes. Liverpool? City is like Madrid. Arsenal right now maybe - spurs had a good summer. I mean, if you eliminate the term super club, I think you can find quite a few well run clubs . . . City, Liverpool, Bayern, it seems like Real Madrid and Barca take turns every few years. Arsenal is on the right track I'd say, and Spurs is probably more in that Atletico/Dortmund tier where they can't quite financially hang with the biggest but they still use money to stay near the top of their league. This is not very scientific, and more a way to laugh at the likes of Chelsea, Man U, and Barca than anything. Barca went insane went Neymar left but at least on the sporting side, seem to be on way back. Lewandowski is brilliant for them. Madrid has made some terrible signings but survive them because they are managed well financially. Consistently well-run seems to be Bayern. Liverpool recently. I have to give City credit for this summer - got themselves a difference maker and let go of extraneous players.
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which are well fun? Bayern . . . I'm struggling after that. Madrid? Not really - they can just afford their mistakes. Liverpool? City is like Madrid. Arsenal right now maybe - spurs had a good summer. I mean, if you eliminate the term super club, I think you can find quite a few well run clubs . . .
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That too, though I don’t mind taking Bart in to SF. I have a direct ferry to the Giants games, which is pretty sweet. the ferry is nice but it does take a while. Vallejo? Bart is ok on the way too but after the game is kind of a hassle as compared to having the station right there.
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Group A is no picnic either but that was always going to be the case where Liverpool dropped. I guess it could be much worse. Spurs and Chelsea both in favorable groups.
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and easier to get to/from
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well, that's an interesting result. Liverpool apparently intent to let City get far out in front again. 2 points from their first three matches . . .