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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Ummmmm, holy shit you guys. Hat trick!!!
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    A 21 year old American with a hat track in the Premier League.  Crazy!!
  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,959
    Dempsey made me a Fulham fan, but don't think I can root for Chelsea.
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    FS1 replaying Women's World Cup '19: US vs Netherlands.

    Nice distraction.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Crazy that it has been almost 10 years since the Donovan goal against Algeria.  Took the day off of work and went to a big soccer bar to watch it....absolute insanity when that went in.  Great oral history from The Athletic.  

    https://theathletic.com/1784304/2020/04/30/landon-donovan-algeria-goal-oral-history
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,272
    Local Columbus Dispatch sports writer on the 2020 "season" ....... https://www.dispatch.com/sports/20200605/michael-arace--mls-will-finally-get-audience-it-craves?fbclid=IwAR2BFgNYJH9Ijkn6_zqPQN3sew4ODcL0FNm4OV3t6ITeyqgh2ff0ORkqmXo

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    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
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    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    How is pulisic not starting?
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Cliffy6745 said:
    How is pulisic not starting?
    Welp.  Game changed big time as soon as he came in.  He is awesome.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Indifference71 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    How is pulisic not starting?
    Welp.  Game changed big time as soon as he came in.  He is awesome.
    Yeah, man.  

    You guys know anything about Gio Reyna?  I never heard of him until a couple weeks ago.  Obviously Caludio's kid, but had no idea he existed or is legit.  They need to get him on the national team now as it seems like other countries are recruiting him.  I don't understand how this team can be bad in the next ten years, but I guess we'll see and I am sure they'll find a way to mess it up.

    Side note, huge fan of Claudio. Center Mid represent!  Have his autograph on one of thise 1994 denim/star looking guys
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Indifference71 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    How is pulisic not starting?
    Welp.  Game changed big time as soon as he came in.  He is awesome.
    Yeah, man.  

    You guys know anything about Gio Reyna?  I never heard of him until a couple weeks ago.  Obviously Caludio's kid, but had no idea he existed or is legit.  They need to get him on the national team now as it seems like other countries are recruiting him.  I don't understand how this team can be bad in the next ten years, but I guess we'll see and I am sure they'll find a way to mess it up.

    Side note, huge fan of Claudio. Center Mid represent!  Have his autograph on one of thise 1994 denim/star looking guys
    Another 17 year old American breaking in with Dortmund like Pulisic did.  It's awesome to see so many young Americans playing in top European leagues and not the trash MLS.  Pulisic, Reyna, McKennie, Adams, Sargent, Brooks, Dest, Yedlin, Morales, Steffen, Richards all playing in top leagues.  Future is looking pretty damn good even with that clown act of a coach.

    This article is a little dated but nice breakdown of all the USMNT players in Europe...

    https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/01/19/americans-abroad-usmnt-europe-pulisic-reyna-vassilev-adams/
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    Indifference71 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Indifference71 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    How is pulisic not starting?
    Welp.  Game changed big time as soon as he came in.  He is awesome.
    Yeah, man.  

    You guys know anything about Gio Reyna?  I never heard of him until a couple weeks ago.  Obviously Caludio's kid, but had no idea he existed or is legit.  They need to get him on the national team now as it seems like other countries are recruiting him.  I don't understand how this team can be bad in the next ten years, but I guess we'll see and I am sure they'll find a way to mess it up.

    Side note, huge fan of Claudio. Center Mid represent!  Have his autograph on one of thise 1994 denim/star looking guys
    Another 17 year old American breaking in with Dortmund like Pulisic did.  It's awesome to see so many young Americans playing in top European leagues and not the trash MLS.  Pulisic, Reyna, McKennie, Adams, Sargent, Brooks, Dest, Yedlin, Morales, Steffen, Richards all playing in top leagues.  Future is looking pretty damn good even with that clown act of a coach.

    This article is a little dated but nice breakdown of all the USMNT players in Europe...

    https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/01/19/americans-abroad-usmnt-europe-pulisic-reyna-vassilev-adams/
    I was just coming on here to ask about him as he is making a stir in the Bundesliga right now.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Indifference71 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Indifference71 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    How is pulisic not starting?
    Welp.  Game changed big time as soon as he came in.  He is awesome.
    Yeah, man.  

    You guys know anything about Gio Reyna?  I never heard of him until a couple weeks ago.  Obviously Caludio's kid, but had no idea he existed or is legit.  They need to get him on the national team now as it seems like other countries are recruiting him.  I don't understand how this team can be bad in the next ten years, but I guess we'll see and I am sure they'll find a way to mess it up.

    Side note, huge fan of Claudio. Center Mid represent!  Have his autograph on one of thise 1994 denim/star looking guys
    Another 17 year old American breaking in with Dortmund like Pulisic did.  It's awesome to see so many young Americans playing in top European leagues and not the trash MLS.  Pulisic, Reyna, McKennie, Adams, Sargent, Brooks, Dest, Yedlin, Morales, Steffen, Richards all playing in top leagues.  Future is looking pretty damn good even with that clown act of a coach.

    This article is a little dated but nice breakdown of all the USMNT players in Europe...

    https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/01/19/americans-abroad-usmnt-europe-pulisic-reyna-vassilev-adams/
    That’s what I’m saying. How can they not be good. Thanks for that.

    the pulisic goal today!!! Oh my 
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    So this Pulisic guy seems to be settling into the Premier League pretty well huh?  
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,221
    Indifference71 said:
    So this Pulisic guy seems to be settling into the Premier League pretty well huh?  

  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    This is awesome 

    https://www.espn.com/soccer/chelsea/story/4137168/christian-pulisics-first-premier-league-season-compares-to-stars-like-sadio-mane-and-raheem-sterling
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Gotta say, this MLS tournament is the shit 
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Let’s go FC....lol
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Holy Shit! He took over the game
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Gotta say, this MLS tournament is the shit 
    I've tried a few times to get into MLS but I just can't do it.  It's such a garbage league....the way the league is set up with designated players/targeted allocation money, etc. is laughable.  And they just keep adding more and more teams to keep watering it down.  
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    For a trophy and the kid scores 5 minutes in. Amazing 
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Tyler Adams with a game winning goal in the 88th minute of champions league quarterfinal.  Incredible.  Can't wait for the USMNT to play again and see all these young kids play together.  
  • Jumb0
    Jumb0 Posts: 910
    Indifference71 said:
    Tyler Adams with a game winning goal in the 88th minute of champions league quarterfinal.  Incredible.  Can't wait for the USMNT to play again and see all these young kids play together.  

    Can't wait for Greggg's dumb system to play Adams at RB
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Jumb0 said:
    Indifference71 said:
    Tyler Adams with a game winning goal in the 88th minute of champions league quarterfinal.  Incredible.  Can't wait for the USMNT to play again and see all these young kids play together.  

    Can't wait for Greggg's dumb system to play Adams at RB
    LOL.  I think that idiot finally admitted that he wouldn't be playing him at RB anymore.  
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Not US soccer but sounds like Messi is officially leaving Barcelona this summer? That’s brutal. 

    He’s gotta go to England right?
  • Jumb0
    Jumb0 Posts: 910
    He should go to Juventus just so we could finally see Ronaldo and Messi on the same team.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Speaking of Juventus, looks like McKinnie is headed there?  Nothing wrong with that.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Speaking of Juventus, looks like McKinnie is headed there?  Nothing wrong with that.

    Didn’t expect him to end up there. Just hope he can get regular playing time....wouldn’t do him any good to go to a big time club like that and just ride the bench.   Still crazy to see so many young Americans playing with these big time clubs. 
  • Jumb0
    Jumb0 Posts: 910
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Speaking of Juventus, looks like McKinnie is headed there?  Nothing wrong with that.

    We'll see if he's able to get consistent PT. It's great he's at a huge club, but might have been better to go somewhere a little smaller where he would be playing a lot.
  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,959
    Indifference71 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Speaking of Juventus, looks like McKinnie is headed there?  Nothing wrong with that.

    Didn’t expect him to end up there. Just hope he can get regular playing time....wouldn’t do him any good to go to a big time club like that and just ride the bench.   Still crazy to see so many young Americans playing with these big time clubs. 
    They could loan him out to a smaller club in the top flight for the first season and see how he fares. I think that's happened to a few Americans in the Premier League.
  • Jumb0
    Jumb0 Posts: 910
    eddiec said:
    Indifference71 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Speaking of Juventus, looks like McKinnie is headed there?  Nothing wrong with that.

    Didn’t expect him to end up there. Just hope he can get regular playing time....wouldn’t do him any good to go to a big time club like that and just ride the bench.   Still crazy to see so many young Americans playing with these big time clubs. 
    They could loan him out to a smaller club in the top flight for the first season and see how he fares. I think that's happened to a few Americans in the Premier League.

    All the reports are saying that Juventus would be taking him in on loan with an option to buy him at the end. It would be strange for them to take a player on loan only to loan him out to a 3rd team.

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