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  1. alincoln

    USWNT 2021

    Forgive me, but I'll choose to defer to Macario's own thoughtful explanation of her motivations and inspirations over the deranged, deluded, bitter and conspiratorial rantings of a message board poster who possesses only superficial knowledge of the history of women's soccer.
  2. Ukraine isn't Moldova. Overlaying it on the US it would stretch E-W from Philly to St. Louis and NW to SE from Chicago to Charlotte. Good luck with that occupation
  3. alincoln

    USWNT 2021

    In her own words (definitely a Nike marketing ploy though): That mentality allowed me to thrive on the pitch, but the thing is ... the games end, right? You still have to go home and sit with that. You can gain grit and determination from abuse, but I also needed role models. Female role models. In Brazil, there was Marta, of course, and I could see my own experiences reflected in hers, but I was like, “O.K., who else is there?” So, that’s when my dad went to Google and typed the words: best women’s soccer player ever. And, right there on the screen, up popped Mia Hamm. The ’99ers did their thing the year I was born, and Hamm had retired not so long after, so we missed watching that generation live. But thanks to YouTube, my dad and I became addicted to watching video after video. We watched everything. We studied her game but also the way the crowd reacted to her. We saw entire stadiums full of people, screaming, “Mia! Mia!” That’s a very powerful image for a young girl — even one sitting in Brazil, in front of the computer. It wasn’t just her though. It was the whole USWNT team across generations: Abby Wambach, Hope Solo, Megan Rapinoe — these amazing, badass women — that the whole nation was getting behind. They could be themselves, represent what they wanted, stand up for what they believed in, and the crowd loved them for it. The team was playing on another level and setting the bar in women’s soccer. From as early as 10, I knew that this was where I needed to be. And so did my parents. When I turned 12, I wouldn’t be allowed to play with the boys anymore. To avoid the risk of my talent ending up completely buried and, most importantly, to give my brother and me a better education and a better future, my family decided to take this incredible leap of faith. I can’t pretend it all happened overnight, just like that, but America became our collective goal. While my dad researched the best locations for me and my brother in this brand new world, it was decided that my mom would stay behind to provide for us — even if Brazilian reals couldn’t compare to dollars. So, because of a dream that started with shooting drills with my dad and watching Mia on YouTube, we moved 5,000 miles away, to a new home, a new language, a new everything.
  4. alincoln

    USWNT 2021

    Massive emojis, an edit and opinion masquerading as fact. Are you a teenage girl?
  5. alincoln

    USWNT 2021

    She's lived here since she was 12.
  6. Shipnuck's book supposedly goes into Phil's gambling in some detail. Shipnuck has already described Phil's gambling losses as "massive". Dude is addicted to gambling and that only ends in one place.
  7. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    When Weston was suspended earlier in qualifying (September 2021), dipshit started Adams, Acosta and LLlleggett against Canada and Adams, Acosta and Sands (THREE 6s) against Honduras. I will be shocked if douchebag doesn't start Acosta. The third CM is a complete mystery but I wouldn't be surprised if assface stays with Musah as opposed to bringing in an Aaronson. Two 6s concerns me b/c dumbass is so wedded to his brilliant system that they won't play as dual 6s. Acosta will be shoehorned into one of the dual 8s where he will be completely ineffective and our MF will be overrun even more than usual in this fixture. I fully expect the following standings going into the Panama match when Costa Rica will be playing eliminated El Salvador: Canada 26 Mexico 24 USA 21 Panama 20 Costa Rica 17
  8. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    The only thing we know for sure is that Greggg’s “solution” will be even worse than some of the inane lineups proposed in this thread
  9. I wonder if this kerfluffle will cost FIGJAM the 2025 Ryder Cup captaincy at Bethpage. JT clearly thinks Phil is a cunt and he can't be the only one. The parallels to the European Super League fiasco are astounding. The Saudis have learned the lessons of sportswashing from the Emiratis and throwing a few billion at a golf league is a relatively modest investment for the anticipated benefits.
  10. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    That's great news for him.
  11. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Dude makes pulisic look like Gehrig.
  12. Amazon evidently doesn't have the rights to anything relating to the 2nd age other than the appendices to LOTR. Sounds like we are heading towards Star Wars sequel and last season of GoT territory. The lack of rights provides some justification to all of the shit in the trailers that is nowhere to be found in Tolkien's work (i.e., they have almost no source material or characters to work from due to the limited rights they own), but this is unquestionably a story inspired by Tolkien not an adaptation.
  13. There is a fan edit out there that eliminates all of the bullshit. It is watchable. It looks like the new series may be one episode if you remove all of the bullshit. It appears to be "inspired by the works of Tolkien" and not a faithful reproduction. The guiding principle in Jackson's trilogy was ""We made a promise to ourselves at the beginning of the process that we weren't going to put any of our own politics, our own messages or our own themes into these movies. In a way, we were trying to make these films for him, not for ourselves." Amazon clearly isn't following this approach.
  14. Seems appropriate that a fake team with no fans won it
  15. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    It's all set perfectly for an epic collapse.
  16. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Sure. Gregggg is going to develop a strategy to win WCQs in Azteca and San Jose. 7 points is our ceiling this window. 0 is our floor.
  17. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    It's not difficult to envision a very stressful finish if you plot out some negative yet very possible results. Canada 25 (@ Costa Rica; Jamaica; @ Panama) USMNT 21 (@ Mexico; Panama; @ Costa Rica) Mexico 21 (USA; @ Honduras; El Salvador) Panama 17 (Honduras; @ USA; Canada) Costa Rica 16 (Canada; @ El Sal; USMNT) Matchday 12 Costa Rica 1 Canada 1 (This is arguably the most important non-USA game in the next cycle. CR really needs at least a point here.) Mexico 2 USA 1 (Most likely result IMO. Draw is a great result for USA) Panama 3 Honduras 0 (Most likely result IMO. Honduras is done) Standings after Matchday 12 Canada 26 Mexico 24 USA 21 Panama 20 Costa Rica 17 Matchday 13 Canada 3 Jamaica 1 (Most likely result IMO. Jamaica is done.) USA 1 Panama 1 (This is the most important game of the next cycle. A USA win clinches at least 4th.) Mexico 2 Honduras 1 (Most likely result IMO) Costa Rica 2 El Sal 1 (Most likely result IMO but it is at El Sal. Obviously a must win for CR) Standings after Matchday 13 Canada 29 (CLINCHED TOP 3) Mexico 27 (CLINCHED TOP 3) USA 22 Panama 21 Costa Rica 20 Matchday 14 Panama 1 Canada 0 (Canada will already be through while Panama while be at home potentially playing for WC qualification) Costa Rica 2 USA 1 (USA has never won here but we may need at least a draw) Mexico 4 El Sal 1 (Very likely entirely irrelevant) FINAL STANDINGS Mexico 30 Canada 29 Panama 24 Costa Rica 23 USA 22
  18. Lulz. I thought deadspin was dead but that is a throwback to classic deadspin. Self parody at its finest.
  19. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Well it's done now. It won't be an issue again since CONCACAF will get 6 bids going forward and qualifying will be a relatively meaningless formality in which every home game will be a pure cash grab by the USSF (i.e., Mexico vs. USMNT in Vegas).
  20. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Canada can score goals which makes them a threat to get a result in every match. They will eventually get overrun by a real team given their obvious limitations in MF and defense, but there is no reason they can't advance to the knockout round if they get a manageable group. Davies and David are the best players in CONCACAF and Larin and Buchanan are legitimate attacking/scoring options. The USMNT has more talent across the board but the glaring lack of quality option at the 9 is a massive issue. As for the game, Zimmerman has earned the opportunity the start in the next qualifier, Acosta and DLT made big statements for both spots on the plane to Qatar and more PT, Weah is a locked-in starter at RW and Morris isn't the answer at LW (either as a starter or reserve).
  21. It is but the list is better than usual
  22. Ross is a supposedly a joke in the league and no one would trust his opinion on football matters.
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