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  1. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    I thought that the U.S. needed to have lost to Jamaica’s B-team when they got that ~95’ own goal to push it to O.T. AND then get grouped in the Copa America. But things have changed… 1) Before the Copa started, but after getting embarrassed 5 - 1 by Colombia, talking heads started questioning whether Berhalter should be retained if he does not make the Semifinals. **This felt like Eric Dickerson being kicked off of the LA Rams sidelines by Jeff Fisher.** 2) Then we got grouped. **This felt like people starting to look at Jeff Fisher’s career record and starting to realize that : -Fisher was a .500 coach after 20+ seasons in the NFL. -Fisher was about to become tied for THE LOSINGEST COACH IN NFL HISTORY and the Rams would be forever attached to that record. ** The Soccer Media, Soccer Fanatics, Soccer Enthusiasts, and Soccer Casuals are all focusing on the regression and speaking out. This would have seemed impossible just a month ago. After drawing with Wales in game one of the World Cup, I wouldn’t have minded seeing that end of game roller by Iran cross the goal line, because it was already very obvious that Berhalter was a shit coach and we were never going anywhere with him in charge. Then the Reyna-Berhalter Affair seemed to provide US Soccer a lifeline to “Go a different direction.”, but after Christian, Tyler, & Weston (my guess) rejected Jesse for the comfort of Gregg, it was like a poorly written sequel. US Soccer knew that Gregg’s return would be unpopular, so they held him out of managing the Gold Cup, but had BJ runout Gregg’s losing plan for the B-team and we sucked. But FINALLY, I think that US Soccer is more likely than not to make a change… but they are holding off to see how long the uproar lasts.
  2. Vondrousova winning last year didn’t make any sense. And now she’s out in the first round… …makes last year seem even more unbelievable. Before last year’s Wimbledon she had like 4 or 5 career wins on grass. And 2 of those came last year. I don’t know if she played any grass tournaments before Wimbledon, but the defending champ losing in straight sets in the first round is loco.
  3. Wilfried Nancy, Steve Cherundolo, or the guy in Philly are the most likely candidates if they move on from Berhalter, in my opinion. They want someone who they know and can control. The three are MLS managers and won’t go off script. That Matt Crocker guy is a worthless bitch who probably jumped to US Soccer because he was about to get fired as the club he was with was being relegated. No one who would demand $3M or more will be hired. Also, US Soccer is only getting about $10 to $15 million from this Copa America after getting about $47 million from Copa America Centenario 2016.
  4. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    Favelas are only in Brazil. Slums in Spanish speaking countries have different names for them. UEFA was asleep while the confederations were being embarrassed on TV.
  5. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

  6. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    For everyone pulling for the USMNT tonight in hopes of saving Berhalter’s job…
  7. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    2007 Copa America:
  8. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    I made an error due to not looking at when Bolivia’s loss to Chile in the Group Stage was. Their loss to Chile was the last match of the Group Stage, so it adds to the streak. (They may have been resting starters.) CORRECT SUMMARY: Bolivia 🇧🇴 has LOST 12 Group Stage matches in a row and 13 Copa America matches of any kind in a row.
  9. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    2024: 0 Wins & 2 Losses 0 GF & 7 GA 2021: 0 Wins & 3 Losses 1 GF & 6 GA 2019: 0 Wins & 3 Losses 2 GF & 9 GA 2016: 0 Wins & 3 Losses 2 GF & 7 GA 2015: 1 Win 1 Draw 1 Loss 3 GF & 7 GA 3 - 2 vs Ecuador 🇪🇨 0 - 0 vs Mexico 🇲🇽 0 - 5 vs Chile 🇨🇱 Then Bolivia lost to Peru 🇵🇪 1 - 3 in the quarterfinals. SUMMARY: Bolivia 🇧🇴 has LOST 11 Group Stage matches in a row and 12 Copa America matches of any kind in a row… But maybe Panama being without tons of first team players will be enough to get Bolivia a result.
  10. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    Bolivia has a GD of -7. I don’t think that they’ve won a Copa America match in over a decade. I think that they have score one goal in that time, but not positive. Here I go down Bolivia’s Copa America rabbit hole. See you guys in a bit.
  11. Napoleon

    Euro 2024

    No
  12. Napoleon

    Euro 2024

    In fairness it was in overtime. Lautaro Martinez would have chipped the keeper. 🇦🇷
  13. In the Battle of Eastern Bloc 17 year-olds… Brenda Fruhvirtova 🇨🇿 beat Mirra Andreeva (24 seed)🇷🇺 in 3 sets.
  14. “Lulu Sun” Sounds like a line of bikinis that enhances an endowed woman’s curves.
  15. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    Damn it!! 😂 Et tu Apple! (or maybe it was my fault, but was in a rush to make a joke… 😏)
  16. Napoleon

    Euro 2024

    #1 team in the world has 5 goals in 3 games. Though their group was a tad easier.
  17. Napoleon

    Euro 2024

    Probably the right call considering that the ball wasn’t on frame and France hasn’t put the ball on frame yet today. 🤷‍♂️ In my opinion, Kolo Muani should get an assist for that own goal.
  18. Napoleon

    Euro 2024

    Deflection off of the 37 year-old defender’s leg… France 1 Belgica 0 88’
  19. Napoleon

    Euro 2024

    This ref is awful. Shoving someone out of bounds and obviously NOT playing the ball is 100% a foul.
  20. Napoleon

    Euro 2024

    Mbappe is pretty good for a Ninja Turtle. Weaving up the left side, he is something.
  21. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    Looks like the nurse has found Pulisic’s prostrate.
  22. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    Ancelotti would not turn our roster into one of the best rosters in the world, but… He would put the right players on the field, in the right positions, using the best possible formation, with some of the best tactics that we could hope for. The guy doesn’t work miracles, but the guy does adapt his tactics to fit his roster. And that would be refreshing as fuck!
  23. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    Or Panama need to lose by 2 fewer goals than the USMNT. Bolivia’s GD is -7.
  24. Napoleon

    USMNT 2024

    It’s a much more difficult group, but the stupidity of two of their opponents helped them.
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