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alincoln

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  1. Netherlands are way in front of Belgium (7 more wins, +38 GD compared to -4 for Belgium and 4 podiums compared to 1 for Belgium).
  2. Per the Guardian: 79 min: The official attendance of this match is 45,334. The stadium has a 68,000 capacity. Oh Fifa.
  3. Dier isn't much better as evidenced by that Taremi getting behind him
  4. I kind of enjoy how little he speaks. The less color man, the better.
  5. Wales will likely play a 3-4-3 while in attack (which will primarily be counterattacking) and a 5-4-1 while in defense. They have good speed on the wings on the counter with James and Johnson (both EPL players). Bale will probably start as a false 9 with Aaron Ramsey (in decline but experienced) and Ampadu (Chelsea loanee in Serie A) in CM. Their back five consists of two EPL starters (including Ben Davies from Spurs) and a Ligue 1 starter at CB, and an EPL and Championship player at wingback. GK will also be an EPL starter. I can definitely envision greggg getting his ass handed to him tactically here.
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    MUNDIAL XXII

    Two yellows results in a suspension so wearing them was never going to happen
  7. Shaw is LB and in good form. Clinical cross to Bellingham for the opener. England will be looking to crush us for a number of reasons including being able to rest guys against Wales.
  8. The winner of this game will advance from this group. Anything is possible if this game is a draw.
  9. Southgate finally played only 2 CBs. Playing an attacking lineup against a completely outclassed defense will yield that 1H. Maguire looks great in a game where his primary responsibility is to win headers in the opposition box. He will get exposed immediately when he has to repeatedly defend pace on the turn.
  10. Iran's back 6: GK: Iran league RWB: Dinamo Zagreb CB: Iran league CB: Iran league CB: Kayserispor (Turkish league) LWB: AEK Athens
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    USMNT 2022

    Ream has supposedly been playing with the 1s. The big questions in addition to RB are Aaronson or McKennie, Weah or Reyna and Sargent or Jesus.
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    USMNT 2022

    Lots of noise that Dest isn’t ready and Moore will start.
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    USMNT 2022

    USA is arguably THE weakest Pot 2 side and and Iran is one of the weakest Pot 3 sides. England also loves Wales as its UEFA opposition. The Round of 16 matchup against Group A is also very fortunate as opposed to a matchup with a Spain and Germany level group. Not debatable.
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    USMNT 2022

    Whoever wins our group does have a straightforward path to the quarters where France likely awaits. England has been very fortunate in its draw over the past couple WCs and their 2020 Euro draw was also relatively tame. In 2018, their path to the quarters consisted of beating Tunisia and Panama during the group stage and then beating Colombia on PKs in the Round of 16. In 2022, they have to top a group consisting of Iran, USA and Wales and then likely face Ecuador or Senegal in the Round of 16.
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    USMNT 2022

    I hear you but I like a winnable Game 1 and prefer the Wales buildup (solely about the game) to the circus that would have surrounded a buildup to Iran in Game 1.
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    MUNDIAL XXII

    The early group stage during Thanksgiving week is going to be fantastic. Although I will watch most if not all of the games, the most interesting games (IMO) during the first week are as follows (all times ET): Monday (Group A and Group B) - (Fantastic group of games for Group B fans) England v. Iran (I am listing all Group B games for obvious reasons) 8 a.m. FS1 Senegal v. Netherlands (the two favorites in Group A and likely opponents for whoever emerges from Group B) 11:00 a.m. FOX USA v. Wales 2:00 p.m. FOX Tuesday (Group C and Group D) - (Any day on which Saudi, Tunisia and Australia all play is going to be relatively weak on paper) Mexico v. Poland (the battle for 2nd in Group C) 11:00 a.m. FOX Wednesday (Group E and Group F) - (Better than Tuesday but pretty average due to CONCACAF duo and Morocco) Germany v. Japan (Japan has a chance to make Group E the real Group of Death with a result here) 8:00 a.m. FS1 Thursday (Group G and Group H) - (All four games are intriguing. These groups will only become more interesting as the tournament progresses) Brazil v. Serbia (Can the favorites get 3 points against a tricky Serbian side?) 2:00 PM FOX Friday (Group A and Group B) - (Group B gets serious) Wales v. Iran (We probably want a draw here. Record this and watch it instead of Qatar v. Senegal) 5:00 a.m. FS1 England v. USA 2 p.m. ET FOX Saturday (Group C and Group D) (Great matches between group favorites) France v. Denmark (the battle to avoid Argentina?) 11 a.m. FOX Argentina v. Mexico (Mexico could be violently desperate here depending on Poland result) 2 p.m. FOX Sunday (Group E and Group F) (Clash of the Titans and meh) Spain v. Germany 2 p.m. FOX
  17. Global population of 2 billion sounds amazing
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    USMNT 2022

    The only potential silver lining is that Sargent is also 24 with Norwich.
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    USMNT 2022

    Bad news guys . . . Both Long and Voldemort have made it safely to Qatar
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    USMNT 2022

    Propping up MLS clearly
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    USMNT 2022

    Here is The Guardian's expected Starting 11 for Wales (5 EPL, 2 Championship, 2 Ligue 1, 1 Serie A, 1 MLS): Hennessey (35): Nottingham Forest Ampadu (22): Spezia Rodon (25): Rennes Davies (29): Tottenham Roberts (27): Burnley Williams (21): Nottingham Forest Ramsey (31): Nice Allen (32): Swansea City Bale (33): LAFC James (25): Fulham Johnson (21): Nottingham Forest
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    USMNT 2022

    Exactly. If they all suck, play and select the guys in form at their best position. I have no problem with ggg picking Wright over Pefok because they are redundant in the Berhalter System and Wright is in form. I do have a problem with picking Jesus (out of form and really a 10 not a 9) or especially Morris (move Sargent to the wing and bring in Pepi) over Pepi (in form and obviously a 9). Yeah, we are advocating for the guys international scouts have identified and moved to Europe over the guys stuck in MLS. It's questionable whether ggg even made the worst decisions on this roster (4 RBs, Morris, Roldan) given that they all involved selecting an MLS player over a Euro-based player but all of those decisions are indefensible. The selection of every MLS player on the roster other than Acosta and Zimmerman is questionable. The only questionable decision involving a Euro-based player is Wright.
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    USMNT 2022

    You bring someone who could possibly contribute in a positive way like Djordje Mihailovic who earned a transfer to AZ in January or an emerging talent like Tillman. You don't need 5 FBs. That's the point. Cannon made sense as a 5th FB because he's actually a CB so he provides depth at both positions. Bringing Yedlin AND Moore makes zero sense. Just a waste of a roster spot. Just like Morris.
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