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Ted Lange

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  1. 32 year old Walker Zimmerman??? He made the c team Gold Cup roster and played 5 minutes in 6 games. One name people keep leaving out is Jack McGlynn. Seems like Poch loves him. Another thing I read, due to injury Pepi has never been called up under Poch.
  2. From the Athletic article on Mosquera https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6703953/2025/10/15/cristhian-mosquera-arsenal-interview/
  3. Well, he isn’t a winger and if he was he’d never start over Pulisic or Weah. If we were playing a 433, where do you think he plays. Hint it isn’t the front 3, thus MMA.
  4. https://www.transfermarkt.us/brenden-aaronson/profil/spieler/393323
  5. BA is more of an attacking mid than a winger, imo. I always liked him and thought he’d keep improving he just hasn’t. As for these last 2 matches, when is the last time the USMNT looked that good going forward and got that kind of production for their 9? It’s been awhile.
  6. Solid window, best we’ve looked in awhile. My interest in the team has been rekindled.
  7. I never saw that in him, he was always behind MMA and now he’s been passed by a bunch of guys.
  8. That Tessman flick through ball was fucking nice.
  9. Aaronson just seemed to stop all development about 3 years ago. Thought he had a shot to be a near starter level contributor, but at this point he isn’t making the WC roster barring a bunch of injuries
  10. And then he just kicks the ball straight out of bounds. Lol
  11. I’m no Roldan fan but…
  12. That’s as good an hour of tv I’ve watched in I don’t know how long.
  13. 9.8. That was phenomenal
  14. GOD Damn, That’s an opening scene.
  15. Crap. Just gave up a goal off a long throw. 2-1 Morocco 67th minute. And an own goal at that. Oof
  16. U20s underway. Its on FS2
  17. The Mexican national team got beat 4-0 by Colombia in Jerry World last night, they take on Ecuador next.
  18. I did a quick check on twitter and Mexican fans are losing thier shit, jajajaaj
  19. Jedi and Dest are immediate upgrades over Arfsten and Weah at WB. In Jedis case a really big upgrade. The midfield is where it gets interesting as we are losing one spot, no MMA. If healthy Adam’s is a lock for one of the 6s, I’d think Weston is first choice as his partner, but there are gonna be some options, Tessman, Johnny (if his club form ever carries over), Musah, Morris…
  20. Speaking of the back 3, from The Athletics match review The USMNT’s new preferred formation? For the second straight game, and for the first time to open an international window, Pochettino rolled out three center backs in a 3-4-2-1 formation. When he switched to the shape after 60 minutes against South Korea last month, it was intriguing. When it worked reasonably well in a 2-0 win over Japan three days later, Pochettino and players spoke about it as a useful Plan B. “I think it’s good to have different plans, approach to the games, use different formations,” the head coach said postgame. But when he used it from the start again on Friday, it became something more than that. Part of the initial intrigue was key players who seemed to suit the new shape. But even with two of those players, Pulisic and Antonee Robinson, out of the starting 11 due to fitness concerns, and Sergiño Dest also absent due to injury, Pochettino went back to it. He brought in Miles Robinson as a third center back, for a first start since the loss to Turkey in June. He played McKennie and Tillman as dual No. 10s with Morris and Tessmann sitting deeper in midfield behind them. Max Arfsten and Weah played as the wingbacks. The U.S. looked dangerous in the formation, finding space in transition but also via buildup. The formation benefitted especially from the play of Balogun, who consistently made dangerous runs, held the ball up to help spark attacks and created space for those around him. The formation was also different, more of a hybrid, than it had been against Korea and Japan. Both of those teams had also played with three center backs. Ecuador’s back four required a U.S. defensive tweak to match up man-to-man. Without the ball, the U.S. spent most of the first half in a 4-4-2, with Tillman dropping to a left midfield position and McKennie stepping up beside Balogun. And occasionally, Weah would press high, stretching the shape into more of a 4-3-3. Weah’s presence as the right wingback also compelled Pochettino to tweak the shape in possession. Weah often stayed high, with Miles Robinson splaying out to the right touchline in a traditional right fullback position. On one occasion, Robinson even overlapped Weah in the final third. And here are the extended highlights for those that missed the match.
  21. Seeing the USMNT play that competently vs a legit opponent was fun to watch. They actually look like they know what they were doing. Ecuador is close to a R16 level opponent. They were missing some guys but so were we. Since Poch made the switch to 3 in the back, things seemed to have clicked. I’m genuinely hopeful about the team for the first time in a long time.
  22. Much deserved goal, it had been coming. This has been an exceptional performance
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