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  1. alincoln

    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.
  2. alincoln

    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.
  3. alincoln

    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.
  4. alincoln

    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
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  6. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    The only potential silver lining is that Sargent is also 24 with Norwich.
  7. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Bad news guys . . . Both Long and Voldemort have made it safely to Qatar
  8. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Propping up MLS clearly
  9. alincoln

    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
  10. alincoln

    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.
  11. alincoln

    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.
  12. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    9 of the 26 are from MLS. We can also dump the "youngest team in the world" bullshit with 10 guys at least 27.
  13. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    It's pretty clear that US Soccer insists on filling out the back of the roster with MLS players.
  14. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    It's not like our starting 8s and their primary backup are all returning from recent muscle injuries. At least we have 4 RBs though.
  15. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Worst CB pairing and starting 9 in the World Cup.
  16. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Here is the starting lineup against Wales: GK: Turner RB: Dest RCB: Zimmerman LCB: Long LB: Robinson 6: Adams Left 8: McKennie Right 8: Musah LW: Pulisic 9: Jesus RW: Weah
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    USMNT 2022

    Reports that Pepi is injured.
  18. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    I'm not sure that greggg could have picked a worse roster
  19. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    As we all knew, greggg is the dumbest fuck on the planet and should be publicly executed. This asshole is going to start Long and Jesus for sure. Group stage exit guaranteed
  20. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Jesus Christ. Morris, Roldan, Long, Yedlin AND Jesus. These dudes are all awful players. No Pepi either
  21. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Shaq Moore on the roster instead of Cannon which the new leak also had. New leak also had no Tillman
  22. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    They just read it on a stream. No Pepi. Haji Wright, Roldan and Morris all in. Can't be true The no Steffen is true
  23. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    New roster leak is insane if true
  24. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    Cannon actually plays CB for his club so he provides depth as the 5th FB and 5th CB.
  25. alincoln

    USMNT 2022

    To be fair to gregg, which I generally avoid, Ream is only on the roster due to Richards' injury. Richards has confirmed that he is missing out due to injury. Similarly, Roldan is an injury policy for LDLT and McKennie who are both returning from muscle injuries that could easily flare up during the WC. Neither of those guys are in the 26 w/o the injuries. My biggest concern remains Long and Jesus as likely starters and the insistence on the dual 8 system (which as noted above is basically confirmed by the player selection).
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