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alincoln

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  1. alincoln

    USMNT 2023

    He recited the story at some leadership conference. He knew exactly what he was doing
  2. alincoln

    USMNT 2023

    Why the fuck would gregg hold a vote including low level staffers? You are the manager. Manage. "But how does the masseuse feel about Gio's attitude?" Gio clearly has an attitude issue. Anyone who has watched him closely at Dortmund knows that his effort level directly corresponds to his form. If he is off, he is among the laziest players I have ever seen at that level. It can be shocking. I imagine that Greggg told Gio early in camp that he wasn't starting and Gio basically shut it down from there. It's ultimately on Gio for being an insufferable brat but the situation also indicts Greggg's man-management skills. Greggg's "leaking" of the story is ridiculous. Steve Sampson didn't confirm for years why John Harkes was dropped from the 98 squad although doing so would have spared him a ton of criticism. Ironically, greggg's attempts at deflecting the heat for not playing Gio may ultimately cost him the job because bringing Gio back on board for 2026 is far more important than retaining a shitty manager whose brother used to run the USSF. The hilarious element of the story how satisfied greggg clearly is with respect to his handling of the situation.
  3. Great use of resources. Imagine celebrating the exchange of a Bond villain for a WNBA player.
  4. 538's model actually has England as a very slight favorite over France (52-48) and the SF b/w Portugal and France/England as a toss-up. They have Brazil as a strong favorite to emerge from the other side and win it all. I'm not sure why the Dutch aren't getting more respect.
  5. alincoln

    USMNT 2023

    Gold Cup can serve as a Copa qualification tournament. SFs make it into to Copa
  6. Awful penalties. Portugal with a massive opportunity now that they benched Ronaldo
  7. And academia/education. Filled with perverts at all levels
  8. Now Brazil gets to rest the entire team in the second half while Croatia tries to recover from 120 minutes
  9. If Brazil, Portugal and Spain win as expected, 7 of the top 9 in the FIFA rankings will make the QFs (Belgium and Italy missing) together with 12 Croatia.
  10. alincoln

    USMNT 2023

    The nightmare scenario is MLS becoming lucrative enough to implement the Liga MX model (i.e., overvalue USMNT players and pay them equivalent wages to stay home). MLS does not care about the best interests of the USMNT as evidenced by the roster quotas.
  11. alincoln

    USMNT 2023

    There is zero reason for us not to participate in the 2024 Copa with an A team. Gold Cup is in 2023 so there shouldn't be a conflict.
  12. alincoln

    USMNT 2023

    No question, but bringing USMNT stars back from Europe before they turn 30 is now an MLS strategic priority. Wait until their second Euro contract runs down and bring them back as a DP through a manageable transfer fee.
  13. alincoln

    USMNT 2023

    Arguably, but you are without question the dumbest poster here. I stopped acknowledging you because you are a blithering idiot. And I stand by my post that we would have had the worst CB pairing in the WC had Gregg gone with Long-Zimmerman as most expected given the post-Robinson injury lineups. And my other prediction that we would have the worst 9 in the WC wasn't exactly disproven. Logic battle? You are half a retard incapable of logical thought.
  14. alincoln

    USMNT 2023

    Hopefully not too many of our guys will get worn out by the European rat race and return to a nice payday and the cozy confines of MLS. I can definitely envision Pulisic and McKennie in MLS by the next World Cup. 4 years is an eternity in international soccer and our 2026 roster will look much different than we currently expect.
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