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U.S. Men's National Soccer (Official Thread)

These guys remind me of a non-dirty Mexico…they get heels and tits on every ball and lean on every player…just no cheap shots

That's exactly right...

Anyway, pretty fun night. Chilly for sure, and it was a factor for everyone there from the players to the nacho chick

Few too many over the bar. Place would have exploded if Zardes could have got enough on his header.

On to Hamilton.

Reggae boyz choked late to put the pressure on
 
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That's exactly right...

Anyway, pretty fun night. Chilly for sure, and it was a factor for everyone there from the players to the nacho chick

Few too many over the bar. Place would have exploded if Zardes could have got enough on his header.

On to Hamilton.

Reggae boyz choked late to put the pressure on
But the announcers assured me the weather wasn't even noticeable.
 
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But the announcers assured me the weather wasn't even noticeable.

I mean, was in not as bad as the mid teens forecast from last week? Yeah, of course, there's a big difference between 15 and 30 degrees...

There was actually decent El Salvador supporter representation (I had no idea what to expect) and I'm not gonna lie, they looked mostly miserable.

I will say this, if the Assistant Referee on the west side there is that bad in normal temperatures, he probably needs to go back to doing youth tourneys on the weekend for his money.

Did it affect the gameplay, I have to think a little bit. It certainly delayed the crowd and caused it to be less focused.
 
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Ferreira has a ways to go before he gets many meaningful minutes, IMO. He definitely had some nice moments tonight, but way too many negatives to outweigh the positives. This team definitely has the most firepower I’ve ever seen in a US team. Just need them to continue to develop chemistry together.

So, not to get too deep here, and I won't pick apart the 9 situation other than to say that Ferreira and Pulisic were clearly not on the same page.

I was fortunate to have a 3rd row seat to watch Dest and Weah terrorize El Salvador on the right wing in the first half (and they are possessed of the kind of physical gifts that its not just because its El Salvador), and I get that the scheme here requires them to give the formation width and all that, but to the chemistry point... I just wish it were a touch more direct and it had a little more involvement from the attacking midfielders, more or less attack the corner of the box in transition more than the corner flag... Because if I was playing against them right now (with a less talented side), I would go out there in like a 3-5-2 and just pack three center backs in the box, with a couple DM's in front of them and couple wingbacks buzzing around out there on the wings making sure its not just free crosses into the box.

One possible weather related thing, maybe just part of Pulisics shitty night, but they had 8 corners (I think) and 2 were just complete trash, and 2 more they didn't look at all organized for. (the 15 year old next to me literally said out loud, "what the hell was that?" on one of them) I get that time is limited, but this is almost something you think they could do remotely, and that's put some real emphasis on set pieces, because just two goals off them from here on in might make a real difference.
 
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Sunday, 30 January for Hamilton, Ontario

temperature °F, RealFeel °F, Chance of precipitation %, Pressure inHg Wind, speed mph, Air humidity

Night
+1° -11° 2% 29.3 7.8 80%

Day
+19° +9° 7% 29.2 10.7 50%

Balls fucking cold is what it's going to be.
 
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