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Old 01-26-2022, 12:42 PM
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What are we making of scheduling the two home qualifiers this batch of games in the cold and snowy north? Gamesmanship for the Central American teams? Easy travel and less weather whiplash for the middle game in Ontario? Too cute by half when they should just go be the better team and not include wildcard variables like snow?
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Old 01-26-2022, 01:09 PM
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What are we making of scheduling the two home qualifiers this batch of games in the cold and snowy north? Gamesmanship for the Central American teams? Easy travel and less weather whiplash for the middle game in Ontario? Too cute by half when they should just go be the better team and not include wildcard variables like snow?
Poor weather usually favors the lesser team.....imho
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Old 01-26-2022, 01:22 PM
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What are we making of scheduling the two home qualifiers this batch of games in the cold and snowy north? Gamesmanship for the Central American teams? Easy travel and less weather whiplash for the middle game in Ontario? Too cute by half when they should just go be the better team and not include wildcard variables like snow?
The first game to acclimate for conditions in Ontario. Second one to capitalize on adaptations made.
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Old 01-26-2022, 02:18 PM
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Poor weather usually favors the lesser team.....imho
Agree. That's why I would have thought Orlando or something would be better. USMNT should beat these teams absent weird circumstances... like weather.

Then again, the acclimation/travel benefits are probably worth it, and the presence/absence of Tyler Adams probably has a much larger effect than the venue.
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Old 01-26-2022, 02:31 PM
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Agree. That's why I would have thought Orlando or something would be better. USMNT should beat these teams absent weird circumstances... like weather.

Then again, the acclimation/travel benefits are probably worth it, and the presence/absence of Tyler Adams probably has a much larger effect than the venue.
I hope that’s couched as a hypothetical and not an assessment of his actual availability?
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Old 01-26-2022, 02:38 PM
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I hope that’s couched as a hypothetical and not an assessment of his actual availability?
I thought I had read he was covid positive last week - can't find the reference anymore. Crisis averted. Sorry for panic.
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Old 01-27-2022, 08:54 PM
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A win is a win - clean sheet (keepers gloves were pretty clean too) - bottom line - got the points.
Cold didnt seem to be a factor.
Robinson needs to keep scoring but forget his gymnastics.
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Old 01-27-2022, 09:07 PM
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Couldn't watch the game
due to work commitment. How did we look? Seems like we weren't threatened at all?
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Old 01-27-2022, 09:14 PM
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due to work commitment. How did we look? Seems like we weren't threatened at all?
Offense was anemic, and the substitution baffling. Ferreira scuffed his chances...

Half-shyte. Rhythm a tad off. Difference in quality meant ES couldn’t capitalize on mistakes.

I’d want Aaronson, Weah, and Pepi to start vs Canada.
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Old 01-28-2022, 04:26 PM
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Offense was anemic, and the substitution baffling. Ferreira scuffed his chances...

Half-shyte. Rhythm a tad off. Difference in quality meant ES couldn’t capitalize on mistakes.

I’d want Aaronson, Weah, and Pepi to start vs Canada.
yup - Agree - why did Ferreira start instead of Pepi?

They had chances in the first half but overall they were pretty mediocre against a minnow (1 win El Salvador didnt even have a shot on goal).
We have a long way to go, but are only 1 point from the top.

Mexico was playing at the same time - I was switching back and forth a bit - They didnt look good either - barely won (2-1) against a Jamaica team that was down a man.
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Old 01-28-2022, 06:17 PM
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Pepi is out of form
Pepi has gone 12 matches without scoring. What really is weird is that in 2021 he only scored 2 goals outside the state of Texas. ( out of 23 -25 roughly). Only 5 or 6 were not at his home stadium. Yes 2 were for the USMNT in Austin so that was good.

Bright future but not the finished article. Not saying Ferreira is either. AND I would probably start Pepi in Canada but that is more about the lack of options.
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Old 01-29-2022, 06:06 PM
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Weah is out tomorrow due to travel restrictions.

Bummer...
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Old 01-31-2022, 02:58 PM
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ugh. Disheartened. at least we will qualify in 2026
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Old 01-31-2022, 03:33 PM
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Umm, the posts from yesterday are gone, it seems

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ugh. Disheartened. at least we will qualify in 2026
Well, could still qualify for 2022. No need to despair just yet.

Also, that Canadian team is very "street smart". Got away with quite a bit of fouls that a competent UEFA ref would not tolerate...
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Old 01-31-2022, 09:09 PM
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Umm, the posts from yesterday are gone, it seems



Well, could still qualify for 2022. No need to despair just yet.

Also, that Canadian team is very "street smart". Got away with quite a bit of fouls that a competent UEFA ref would not tolerate...
Hey Jim - yup i was going to respond to your post about their effort but is has been erased- oh well - yesterday's news.
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