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Originally Posted by bikerboy337
That US game was hard to watch, just never able to develop anything in the last 1/3 of the field... was pretty ugly all around.
I only watched the first 45 of the Canada game but man, similar type of game, lots of play in the middle 1/3, no one could develop and seemed like a foul every 30 seconds or so with lots of wining and flopping.
I forget who it was, but late in the 1st half there was a foul against Mexico and i swear he rolled on the ground 4 times ala Neymar, it was ridiculous.
Also, i never heard why that Jamaica goal was disallowed, wasn't offsides, I'm assuming it was a foul in the box? Jamaican player looked to be holding our defender down and he got the ball, so assuming that's the call, but wasn't 100% sure. Sure was tough not having any of these games in English, the CAN v. Mex game was on 2 channels for me, both in spinach
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The ref in the Canada v Mexico game was out of his depth. 38 fouls and only three cards shown. There should have been one penalty against Mexico as well...
As for the disallowed Jamaican goal, as @cgolvin posted, it's for a foul on Zimmerman. Most of the time, that foul would not be given, but the USMNT got lucky for once. Happens when the Concacaf refs take charge of a game (notice a recurring theme)?
To be fair, there was some seriously bad fouls comitted by the Jamaicans, but the offenders were not carded. Ditto for the fact at least one Jamaican defender should have seen red in the first match.
Also, apparently Musah (who had been great in his role as a ball carrier) had a strep throat. That shows that despite the high quality of the first choice 11, things can get dicey fast once we go to replacements.
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Originally Posted by bikerboy337
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We need a gif of a beaver in Mountie uniform, riding a rampaging moose
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Originally Posted by BobC
Not sure how Tata still has a job after losses to BOTH US & Canada.
But, hey, I hope he keeps doing whatever he is doing. USMNT still has to play El Tri in Azteca.
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Indeed. Long may it continue.
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Also, speaking of coaches, one could do a lot worse than John Herdman. The U.S. is in its current position despite of its coach (who thankfully has been making rational decisions lately); Canada is in its current position because of its coach. That he is able to coax cohesion from his MLS players is a testament to his prowess as a coach.