HoosierPal Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 34 minutes ago, laker119 said: Zimmerman back in for CCV…disappointed but not surprised Zimmerman is our best set piece defender and set piece offensive presence around the goal. Now, Pulisic just has to deliver on set pieces, which he has not done very well to date in the WC. CCV has speed over Z, but doesn't match his set piece abilities. Pick which one you want to emphasize. I am interested to see where help for Dest will come from in defending Gapko. I'm seeing McKennie helping with the 'double team'. But can he go 90+? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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laker119 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 35 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Zimmerman is our best set piece defender and set piece offensive presence around the goal. Now, Pulisic just has to deliver on set pieces, which he has not done very well to date in the WC. CCV has speed over Z, but doesn't match his set piece abilities. Pick which one you want to emphasize. I am interested to see where help for Dest will come from in defending Gapko. I'm seeing McKennie helping with the 'double team'. But can he go 90+? I just feel with the pace of Gakpo and Depay, I’d rather have CCV alongside Ream. But you’re right about the set piece presence of Zimmerman, although I hope his distribution is better from the back today than it was against Wales and England BilliesBy40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Why is Ferrera in this game? Dives like Memphis did at the 35 min mark should get yellows. They finish 1 chance so far, we miss ours? That simple. No reason we didn’t have an early 1-0 lead BilliesBy40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, slufanskip said: Why is Ferrera in this game? Dives like Memphis did at the 35 min mark should get yellows. They finish 1 chance so far, we miss ours? That simple. No reason we didn’t have an early 1-0 lead This game is making me dig up all the deplorable stuff the Dutch did in South Africa as recently as the 80s so I can feel better. Edit: I'm mixing the Dutch with Afrikaaners Edited December 3, 2022 by BrettJollyComedyHour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseOfTheBillikens Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Ferrera is bad. Heart breaking second. BilliesBy40 and slufanskip like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLU_Nick Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Was that last goal Ream’s fault? seemed like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Ferreira put in awfully low effort for a guy who would get subbed off at halftime if he didn't do anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, SLU_Nick said: Was that last goal Ream’s fault? seemed like it. Why? Dest is the one that needs to be there. He’s played a very good half until then. But we know offense for defense is a trade with Dest. RiseOfTheBillikens and BC1764 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 I just can’t fathom why Greg makes the decision to start Ferreira in this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Zimmerman and Ferreira have been bad. Ream and Robinson not good either. We’ve had chances and not taken them. They took theirs. Not looking good slufan13 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 And they beat me to it but Tyler Adams as good as he’s been just can’t jog behind Memphis all the way down the field. This is where our youth hurts as no chance to give Adams rest at all in the 3 games. This is where not getting much depth from that 26-34 year old group really hurts. The 20-25 yo group has provided loads of talent but we need the next 4 years to provide depth and even relegate a few players that start now to being depth. At that point we will be able to compete in WC’s where you play so many games so close together with the worlds best. I love Pulisic but we need his caliber to be our 3rd, 4th best player. Not our best. BilliesBy40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Now is the time for Pulisic, or Reyna to play up top. We have to have our best players on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Great first touch my Haji there EDIT: I take back my sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 1 hour ago, slufanskip said: And they beat me to it but Tyler Adams as good as he’s been just can’t jog behind Memphis all the way down the field. This is where our youth hurts as no chance to give Adams rest at all in the 3 games. This is where not getting much depth from that 26-34 year old group really hurts. The 29-25 yo group has provided loads of talent but we need the next 4 years to provide depth and even relegate a few players that start now to being depth. At that point we will be able to compete in WC’s where you play so many games so close together with the worlds best. I love Pulisic but we need his caliber to be our 3rd, 4th best player. Not our best. 100% with all of this but I will say Pulisic isn’t our best player. Our best player was on the bench most of the tourney. Shame on Gregg for that. TheA_Bomb likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Needed musah today more than ever and he was a ghost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Ferreiras touches were hilariously bad. Gave away the ball so many times with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 4 years from now should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Slu let the dogs out? said: 4 years from now should be fun. IF we can develop 2 CBs and a striker. We should Americanize it and allow trades and FA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 47 minutes ago, BilliesBy40 said: 100% with all of this but I will say Pulisic isn’t our best player. Our best player was on the bench most of the tourney. Shame on Gregg for that. Not yet on Reyna. As of today Pulisic is our best player or Tyler Adams but he’ll never get that designation because of the position he plays. Next WC maybe. Like Pulisic he needs to stay healthy. Maybe Reyna can be that guy that’s name gets mentioned when we’re talking about the best players in the world. The real issue is we had an entire WC cycle + that can’t even provide real capable reserves. We have half of a roster that shouldn’t even be on a WC roster. Roldan, Ferreira, Morris, Moore, Yeldin, Long, Wright, Acosta, Carter-Vickers. Ream as good as he was can’t be your best central defender that plays 360 minutes over 13 days. Zim is a guy that should be a reserve not a starter. This next group coming up needs to find a couple of real world class quality central defenders to pair with Miles and maybe Richards and Zim. We need depth at both outside backs or someone to make A Robinson and Dest depth. We need a #9. Honestly we have all these young guys but besides Josh, I don’t see any of them having a real chance of becoming the guy we need. We need someone to make Josh the 2nd or 3rd choice. Reyna, Musah, Pulisic, or a young player coming up. Someone had to reach the next level. We’ve grown leaps and bounds now we need the next group to equal or surpass the top players of todays group. And I’m tired of hearing these talking heads Lalas and all saying we lost because of not doing fundamental things like tracking back (Adams) or finding your man (Ream, Robinson). Of course those things are true but the reality is we can’t have the hardest working guy on the field, or a 35 year old defender, or the wing back we ask to go end line to end line playing 4 straight games in 13 days because we literally have no one else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Proud of the effort the team put out there. This match flipped on three first half plays. Pulisic has to finish that first half gift. Adams who is my US MVP can’t let Memphis blow by him on his goal. Perhaps he thought someone else would pick up Memphis, but no one did. Can’t jog back. Dest, who had just put out 100% on the offensive end and was winded, was a step slow on Blind. slufanskip, RiseOfTheBillikens, BC1764 and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 1 hour ago, HoosierPal said: Proud of the effort the team put out there. This match flipped on three first half plays. Pulisic has to finish that first half gift. Adams who is my US MVP can’t let Memphis blow by him his goal. Perhaps he thought someone else would pick up Memphis, but no one did. Can’t jog back. Dest, who had just put out 100% on the offensive end and was winded, was a atep slow on Blind. 2nd youngest team at the WC but I’d imagine youngest team when you remove 50 year old Ream who skews the average. 4 years from now most of these players should be hitting their prime. Develop a finisher and sturdy Center back help and I’m optimistic. Add to the fact we’ll be able to enjoy these games in North America and I’m excited. HoosierPal likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Who had Morocco in the quarterfinals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 19 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Who had Morocco in the quarterfinals? I! so far my knockout bracket is perfect( no group play just knockout stage) HoosierPal likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 5:08 PM, BilliesBy40 said: I get the rankings but frankly don’t find them super relevant now. Considering current form, I would easily take Japan’s path. Love how this entire discussion was basically rendered moot because Japan lost to Croatia and Spain lost to Morocco. Didn't see that coming. BilliesBy40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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