Transmogrified Tiger
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I'm mostly with stitchface, the non-PK saves were routine, and the xG is a function of missed opportunities for Canada that they couldn't turn into goal-bound shots. That said, he still saved them 2 points because even though the PK wasn't well taken it's still a great play to choose right and get down on that shot.
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2022-23 Offseason Thread (Cubs)
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Derwood's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I can't tell if Yaz is the goldilocks just right CF that helps with several things or the CF with questions on every axis that means he's never preferred over some other set of options/tradeoffs -
I understand there are network standards about snuff films but I really need to see which Belgium player Davies put in the ground in painstaking slow motion
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Maybe this is just a weird thing I do as a goalkeeper, but some guys really give you a vibe on the direction they'll go. Davies was never gonna try to pull that, and then his placement wasn't good. They'd rather have the goal I'm sure, but also Canada is kinda dominating Belgium? Only 15 minutes in but this isn't bunker/counter soccer, Belgium cannot get on the ball.
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The only time the ref is required to stop play for an injury is if there's a suspected head injury, and most refs will wait for teams to put the ball out of play or at least wait for the current phase of play to finish. This ref had more of a 'spite all teams and make everyone angry at me all the time, this is equality' approach.
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Their starting keeper went off with injury(concussion? broken nose? maybe both) in the first half, but xG can cut both ways. Bellingham and both Saka's goals were basically unsaveable, and Sterling and Rashford's were nearly carbon copies that had them in the clear in the box(albeit at an angle).
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2022-23 Offseason Thread (Cubs)
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Derwood's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Yes, this is the type of lowbrow nonsense I can get into. Vazquez only follows about 110 accounts, and Ross is part of that list too. I don't see any that lend themselves to being associated with another team he hasn't already played for(he still follows folks related to the Astros and Red Sox). EDIT: I skimmed too fast, he's also following beat guys for the Braves, Phillies, and Yankees, maybe others. -
England's second 11 would still be favored against Wales, and Iran is bad and will bunker regardless. A Wales/Iran draw would be an amazing result.
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Also Wales may not have a great time against an Iran team that has zero interest in possession
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what in the world Zimmerman
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how many times does Mepham get to clear out Pulisic
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so Musah and Sargent are 2 of the 3
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need Moore and Aaronson ASAP
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Gonna have to sub off McKennie and Dest(fitness + yellows), question is who are the other 3? Probably 3 of Weah, Sargent, Pulisic, Musah? Wales are gonna bring on Moore to hold up long balls and that's gonna test the discipline of the midfield. Important the counter press makes it hard to pick him out when he does come on.
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stoppage time lengths in all games so far have been insane
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the possession, counter pressing, and Wales playing balls to nowhere half the time are going to make Wales exhausted by the 55th minute. They're already rotating slower than in the first 20 mins
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not a foul not a yellow
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I really hope Ream helps unlock the attack and that he doesn't get isolated too much. I know he's a better passer than Long and in much better form, but I have some bad memories of Lainez cooking him in the Nations League final. And Dan James preferring to run down the right side is going to put maximum stress on him if Jedi isn't more withdrawn.
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This Stallone segment is like someone asked an AI to do a motivational pre-game TV preview. It's the uncanny valley of emotional manipulations
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At what point does Gio sub in? Depends on how the fitness of guys like McKennie, Musah, and Weah looks, plus game state. Would be surprised to see him before the 60th unless things are going extremely well or extremely poorly. In other news, 4 of the 22 starters play for Fulham
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No one in Group A looking like a particularly intimidating Round of 16 matchup so far, which is nice since the odds of winning the group took a big hit this morning.
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https://twitter.com/tkalmus/status/1594363015431950336
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I'm sorry what was the offside there, unless the replay skipped past the borderline offside on the initial free kick, no one was at all close to being offside. Two defenders backed up to the goal line so the keeper being out to lunch isn't tricking anything either.
