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hot take
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2-0 Mexico. Not looking good for Poland but they are still up +1 in GD and win the tiebreaker unless Mexico scores 3
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And now Mexico scores (finally). Poland still up +2 on GD If Mexico and Argentina both get another goal and win 2-0, Poland/Mexico tiebreakers will come down to fair play. Mexico has 7 yellows vs. 4 for Poland (no reds)
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Argentina gets on the board. Poland now desperately hopes the Saudi's don't score
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This is like stoppage time on Iran/USA but for the entire 90 minutes and 10x more intense.
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Ball don't lie
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Week 13: BEARS vs. Green Bay Packers @ 1 or something
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Week 13: BEARS vs. Green Bay Packers @ 1 or something
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TT’s recs are good. Grant Wahl has also been doing great stuff on his substack. Backheeled.com - USS content Brian Phillips (the ringer) - the best soccer writer https://www.theringer.com/world-cup/2022/11/29/23484981/usa-iran-world-cup-game-analysis-reaction-round-of-16 Additional content to check out: Scuffed Podcast - the best USS podcast Total soccer show - the other best USS podcast US Soccer YouTube channel - behind the crest Cooligans podcast - the one actually funny soccer podcast I really enjoy In Soccer We Trust with Jimmy Conrad, Heath Pearce and Charlie Davies. They get some real good guests, aren't afraid to criticize when necessary, and obviously have the perspective of guys who have been there and done that Not sure how people feel about Men In Blazers, but they've been doing a 6 part series with the actor who plays Coach Beard in Ted Lasso covering the history of the USMNT which I enjoyed. Brought back memories and reminded me of things I forgot or didn't know about at the time. The sub-series is called Go! Go! USA, but its part of the main Men In Blazers podcast.
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Love the enthusiasm
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Coming back to this, my guess it's a combo of: - Gio is not 100%, and he's a teenager* who's played 800 club minutes in the last 18 months so he's being kept on a strict leash - Gio is not a vertical threat(especially given the injury risk), so he doesn't help the team as much in certain game states - Gregg doesn't rate Gio's defensive work as highly as others, which means he doesn't rank as highly as other options in certain other game states - Gio is not a clean fit at any position in the US formation, he's not a pure winger in the way that Pulisic, Weah, or Morris are(and Aaronson can be), and he's not enough of an engine room guy to be one of the 8s(which Aaronson only gets away with due to his 80 grade work rate) *he turned 20 two weeks ago All good points but I guess I figured one of the most skilled playmakers on the team would find more than 10 minutes of playing time in group stage. Maybe he's a better fit as a sub in knockout stages when Gregg should be less conservative with draws not being a consideration. I'd hope if the US was chasing a goal in the 70th minute of a knockout match he'd find a way to get Gio's skillset in there.
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What does this mean? That the US dominated the chances in this game. Someone else can explain it better but it basically measures quality of chances in a match. If someone drills one from outside of the box for a goal, the xG for that will be low because its a low probability chance. If someone Wondo's it, the xG will be much higher despite not scoring. The US had better chances while Iran's were mostly lower quality. edit: what abmillis said
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I'll delete if this is fake but people are running with it as if it were true
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2022 Netherlands better or worse than 2014 Belgium? Guessing worse?
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Translated: The video received by Iran International shows that the citizens of Marivan shouted for joy after the victory of the United States against the Islamic Republic of Iran football team in the Qatar World Cup. Edit: not sure why its not embedding
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Yellows are completely reset for knockouts correct?
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This would be like if UM/OSU was the national championship game for you, with Michigan trying to hold a 4 point lead with 5 minutes left and OSU just keeps getting first downs. Well said....hope you aren't predicting the future here :)
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Geez...and I thought the UM/OSU game did a number on my heart. Nothing compared to this.
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We advanced without conceding a goal in regular play and without losing. Great stuff
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JFC. I heard the final whistle and started celebrating, then the announcers said “looking for a penalty..” and my heart dropped in sheer horror before I realized it was actually the final whistle.
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Hold a sub as long as possible for Gio in case Iran scores?
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I just looked at the clock thinking "it's gotta be the 70th minute or something by now right?". Nope, 58th minute
