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Post by saints19 on Jun 8, 2022 19:35:27 GMT
Official Prediction: USA 5-0. Trump voter?  |
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Post by saints19 on Jun 8, 2022 19:36:41 GMT
I think Mike could be the first of a few Americans to join Apostle. I feel sure a few of our friends from across the border will be along nearer the time. Wonder if we will get any Iranians? God I hope so, Keyboard WWIII sounds entertaining |
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Post by dai on Jun 8, 2022 19:45:08 GMT
All I know about Wales soccer is that fat dude who went viral a decade ago. Is he still around? Is this a troll account? |
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Post by saints19 on Jun 8, 2022 19:46:53 GMT
Pretty sure it's a Scottish or English user on a pi$$ take, but Trumpland's crazy enough that it might be real
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Post by mikejones on Jun 9, 2022 2:54:25 GMT
I've listened to a few podcasts on the US team and I've heard so much disrespect and over-confidence, very England-like. "experts" over there should do their research given they've known we've been a possible opponent for the last few months. I'll actually be in Vegas for the game, I hope we smash them!!!!!!!! This is just my take on things as a general sports fan, but someone who's not specifically a soccer hypeman. It seems to me that the US soccer media takes it as part of their job to promote the sport in the US, and that includes overhyping any US player, the USMNT, and the quality of play in the MLS. I long ago stopped paying attention to any predictions from the US soccer media regarding this or that player hitting it big, or relying on them for accurate info on where US players or the US team rank in the international hierarchy. That said, it looks like the oddsmakers have the US favored to get out of this group, so I don't think it's off course to predict a USA win. If you combine interest in the MLS, Liga MX, and the Premier League/Champions League you'd probably be able to call it a major sport in the US at this point. The fractured nature of the sport, and the fact that the US doesn't host the top league, does mean that soccer punches below it's weight in cultural impact. The World Cup is a genuine big event. Here's a list of the most watched sporting events from 2014, the last time the US made the World Cup. www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/01/most-watched-sporting-events-2014-nfl-super-bowl-world-cup-olympics-bcs-nba-finals-world-series/ |
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Post by mikejones on Jun 9, 2022 3:02:09 GMT
Pretty sure it's a Scottish or English user on a pi$$ take, but Trumpland's crazy enough that it might be real Taking down the British at the World Cup is how the USA rolls. Set em up. Knock em down. One at a time.  |
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Post by caeboy on Jun 9, 2022 6:09:15 GMT
Pretty sure it's a Scottish or English user on a pi$$ take, but Trumpland's crazy enough that it might be real Taking down the British at the World Cup is how the USA rolls. Set em up. Knock em down. One at a time. Welsh not British. |
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Post by conwy10 on Jun 9, 2022 7:35:01 GMT
Official Prediction: USA 5-0. Nothing says soccer better than a picture of Hulk Hogan holding a Unites States flag. I think it could be close between us, would have rathered played USA last. We will struggle against England, if we go to a World Cup and get done by Iran somethings wrong, I think both teams have to go for the win, probably end up a draw. |
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Post by saturn9 on Jun 9, 2022 8:30:00 GMT
Official Prediction: USA 5-0. Well you know Mean Gene brutha😉 |
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Post by saints19 on Jun 9, 2022 17:56:03 GMT
Taking down the British at the World Cup is how the USA rolls. Set em up. Knock em down. One at a time. Welsh not British. Possible to be both - most Welsh people would probably say they were. |
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Post by saints19 on Jun 9, 2022 17:59:09 GMT
Pretty sure it's a Scottish or English user on a pi$$ take, but Trumpland's crazy enough that it might be real Taking down the British at the World Cup is how the USA rolls. Set em up. Knock em down. One at a time. I love the grammatical inaccuracy of the American language. They talk as though the US team, a collection of 11 men plus substitutes, were a single person. Anyway, I'm sure the game will be a good one. I'm expecting a tough, close, competitive game, same as with Iran. This will be a close fought scrap for 2nd. |
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Post by dai on Jun 9, 2022 18:06:38 GMT
I think this gives an accurate portrayal of how football is perceived in the US.  |
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Post by futbolguru on Jun 9, 2022 18:09:55 GMT
U.S fan here. I've been following football since the early 1990's. The only leagues I could catch back then were the Mexican league and La Liga, both in Spanish. English Premier League was on in the mid 90's with commercials, haha. Now you can watch EVERY match of EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, SuperLig, Brasileiro Série A, Argentinian Superliga and Liga MX (Mexican League). We probably have one of the best TV situations around the world.
The sport is growing year after year but it's still not bigger than American Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey (mostly a Northern sport but it's huge up there).
The U.S. is a very young, but talented team. I'm not a fan of the manager as he's too defensive minded and lacks creativity going forward. A lot of possession with little end product. It sometimes takes a moment of brilliance or defensive lapse when we score. We have players playing big minutes (when healthy which has been an issue) with Chelsea, Lille, Leipzig, Barca, Juventus, Dortmund, Salzburg, Valencia but none of them are over 24. The 2026 World Cup in the U.S will be one which the team has a legit chance to go far (better manager hopefully and barring injuries). This WC is a little too soon to make noise.
I watch way too much football and have a pretty good feel for the group. England are the group favorites but I've watched them choke enough to know nothing is certain.
Your country is very interesting. Outsiders point of view. Wales has always produced a handful of top talent (Giggs, Bellamy, Speed, Hughes) but the rest of the team was lacking in certain spots before this past generation. I feel like your experience could push you to 2nd in the group. Even though Bale and Ramsey are on the down slope, Bale in particular can still create that little bit of magic that can win a match. I really like Brennan Johnson. I'm not a huge fan of Dan James. He is lacking in end product. Players like Davies and Moore are good players.
Iran is really organized in the back. They want the opposition to have the ball and hit them with a quick counterattack. Taremi is a really good Striker that can score at the highest level.
This post is already long enough, I'll talk more about the United States at a later time.
Cheers
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Post by cadno on Jun 9, 2022 21:37:41 GMT
2-0 USA
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Post by bringbackelmo on Jun 10, 2022 9:59:23 GMT
U.S fan here. I've been following football since the early 1990's. The only leagues I could catch back then were the Mexican league and La Liga, both in Spanish. English Premier League was on in the mid 90's with commercials, haha. Now you can watch EVERY match of EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, SuperLig, Brasileiro Série A, Argentinian Superliga and Liga MX (Mexican League). We probably have one of the best TV situations around the world. The sport is growing year after year but it's still not bigger than American Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey (mostly a Northern sport but it's huge up there). The U.S. is a very young, but talented team. I'm not a fan of the manager as he's too defensive minded and lacks creativity going forward. A lot of possession with little end product. It sometimes takes a moment of brilliance or defensive lapse when we score. We have players playing big minutes (when healthy which has been an issue) with Chelsea, Lille, Leipzig, Barca, Juventus, Dortmund, Salzburg, Valencia but none of them are over 24. The 2026 World Cup in the U.S will be one which the team has a legit chance to go far (better manager hopefully and barring injuries). This WC is a little too soon to make noise. I watch way too much football and have a pretty good feel for the group. England are the group favorites but I've watched them choke enough to know nothing is certain. Your country is very interesting. Outsiders point of view. Wales has always produced a handful of top talent (Giggs, Bellamy, Speed, Hughes) but the rest of the team was lacking in certain spots before this past generation. I feel like your experience could push you to 2nd in the group. Even though Bale and Ramsey are on the down slope, Bale in particular can still create that little bit of magic that can win a match. I really like Brennan Johnson. I'm not a huge fan of Dan James. He is lacking in end product. Players like Davies and Moore are good players. Iran is really organized in the back. They want the opposition to have the ball and hit them with a quick counterattack. Taremi is a really good Striker that can score at the highest level. This post is already long enough, I'll talk more about the United States at a later time. Cheers Good post (apart from the bit about Dan James...) I think people will be surprised by the quality of both the US and Iran and I wouldn't be surprised if either team took a point off England. Will be an interesting group for sure. |
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Post by morg on Jun 10, 2022 10:38:37 GMT
U.S fan here. I've been following football since the early 1990's. The only leagues I could catch back then were the Mexican league and La Liga, both in Spanish. English Premier League was on in the mid 90's with commercials, haha. Now you can watch EVERY match of EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, SuperLig, Brasileiro Série A, Argentinian Superliga and Liga MX (Mexican League). We probably have one of the best TV situations around the world. The sport is growing year after year but it's still not bigger than American Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey (mostly a Northern sport but it's huge up there). The U.S. is a very young, but talented team. I'm not a fan of the manager as he's too defensive minded and lacks creativity going forward. A lot of possession with little end product. It sometimes takes a moment of brilliance or defensive lapse when we score. We have players playing big minutes (when healthy which has been an issue) with Chelsea, Lille, Leipzig, Barca, Juventus, Dortmund, Salzburg, Valencia but none of them are over 24. The 2026 World Cup in the U.S will be one which the team has a legit chance to go far (better manager hopefully and barring injuries). This WC is a little too soon to make noise. I watch way too much football and have a pretty good feel for the group. England are the group favorites but I've watched them choke enough to know nothing is certain. Your country is very interesting. Outsiders point of view. Wales has always produced a handful of top talent (Giggs, Bellamy, Speed, Hughes) but the rest of the team was lacking in certain spots before this past generation. I feel like your experience could push you to 2nd in the group. Even though Bale and Ramsey are on the down slope, Bale in particular can still create that little bit of magic that can win a match. I really like Brennan Johnson. I'm not a huge fan of Dan James. He is lacking in end product. Players like Davies and Moore are good players. Iran is really organized in the back. They want the opposition to have the ball and hit them with a quick counterattack. Taremi is a really good Striker that can score at the highest level. This post is already long enough, I'll talk more about the United States at a later time. Cheers Good post (apart from the bit about Dan James...) I think people will be surprised by the quality of both the US and Iran and I wouldn't be surprised if either team took a point off England. Will be an interesting group for sure. Arguably the group of death if you look at current FIFA rankings. |
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Post by iot on Jun 10, 2022 10:38:43 GMT
U.S fan here. I've been following football since the early 1990's. The only leagues I could catch back then were the Mexican league and La Liga, both in Spanish. English Premier League was on in the mid 90's with commercials, haha. Now you can watch EVERY match of EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, SuperLig, Brasileiro Série A, Argentinian Superliga and Liga MX (Mexican League). We probably have one of the best TV situations around the world. The sport is growing year after year but it's still not bigger than American Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey (mostly a Northern sport but it's huge up there). The U.S. is a very young, but talented team. I'm not a fan of the manager as he's too defensive minded and lacks creativity going forward. A lot of possession with little end product. It sometimes takes a moment of brilliance or defensive lapse when we score. We have players playing big minutes (when healthy which has been an issue) with Chelsea, Lille, Leipzig, Barca, Juventus, Dortmund, Salzburg, Valencia but none of them are over 24. The 2026 World Cup in the U.S will be one which the team has a legit chance to go far (better manager hopefully and barring injuries). This WC is a little too soon to make noise. I watch way too much football and have a pretty good feel for the group. England are the group favorites but I've watched them choke enough to know nothing is certain. Your country is very interesting. Outsiders point of view. Wales has always produced a handful of top talent (Giggs, Bellamy, Speed, Hughes) but the rest of the team was lacking in certain spots before this past generation. I feel like your experience could push you to 2nd in the group. Even though Bale and Ramsey are on the down slope, Bale in particular can still create that little bit of magic that can win a match. I really like Brennan Johnson. I'm not a huge fan of Dan James. He is lacking in end product. Players like Davies and Moore are good players. Iran is really organized in the back. They want the opposition to have the ball and hit them with a quick counterattack. Taremi is a really good Striker that can score at the highest level. This post is already long enough, I'll talk more about the United States at a later time. Cheers That description of Iran is a concern for us as that's exactly the type of team we struggle to play against. We much prefer teams that cone onto us so that we can counterattack. |
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Post by toshfan on Jun 10, 2022 11:46:38 GMT
U.S fan here. I've been following football since the early 1990's. The only leagues I could catch back then were the Mexican league and La Liga, both in Spanish. English Premier League was on in the mid 90's with commercials, haha. Now you can watch EVERY match of EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, SuperLig, Brasileiro Série A, Argentinian Superliga and Liga MX (Mexican League). We probably have one of the best TV situations around the world. The sport is growing year after year but it's still not bigger than American Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey (mostly a Northern sport but it's huge up there). The U.S. is a very young, but talented team. I'm not a fan of the manager as he's too defensive minded and lacks creativity going forward. A lot of possession with little end product. It sometimes takes a moment of brilliance or defensive lapse when we score. We have players playing big minutes (when healthy which has been an issue) with Chelsea, Lille, Leipzig, Barca, Juventus, Dortmund, Salzburg, Valencia but none of them are over 24. The 2026 World Cup in the U.S will be one which the team has a legit chance to go far (better manager hopefully and barring injuries). This WC is a little too soon to make noise. I watch way too much football and have a pretty good feel for the group. England are the group favorites but I've watched them choke enough to know nothing is certain. Your country is very interesting. Outsiders point of view. Wales has always produced a handful of top talent (Giggs, Bellamy, Speed, Hughes) but the rest of the team was lacking in certain spots before this past generation. I feel like your experience could push you to 2nd in the group. Even though Bale and Ramsey are on the down slope, Bale in particular can still create that little bit of magic that can win a match. I really like Brennan Johnson. I'm not a huge fan of Dan James. He is lacking in end product. Players like Davies and Moore are good players. Iran is really organized in the back. They want the opposition to have the ball and hit them with a quick counterattack. Taremi is a really good Striker that can score at the highest level. This post is already long enough, I'll talk more about the United States at a later time. Cheers Croeso / Welcome to you. Similar questions I put to your countryman who opened this thread: 1. Are you more Jerkyboys or Crank Yankers? 2. Buffalo Wild Wings or Hooters? 3. How often do you eat at Olive Garden? 4. What state are you from? |
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Post by futbolguru on Jun 10, 2022 12:51:03 GMT
[Croeso / Welcome to you.
Similar questions I put to your countryman who opened this thread:
1. Are you more Jerkyboys or Crank Yankers?
2. Buffalo Wild Wings or Hooters?
3. How often do you eat at Olive Garden?
4. What state are you from?[/quote]
Thank you!
1. Definitely Jerky Boys. That first album was a classic....."you killed Uncle Freddy" lololololol
2. If I had to pick one it would be Hooters. There are other places I prefer if I'm wanting to eat chicken wings.
3. I haven't been to an Olive Garden in at least 15 years. Where I'm from in the states National chain restaurants are kind of frowned upon as the local businesses have better food.
4. I'm from Louisiana (New Orleans to be exact). I moved to Houston, Texas in my 30's as the Job market is fantastic. It is a bigger city (4th largest population in the U.S.) with more opportunity.
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Post by toshfan on Jun 10, 2022 13:11:07 GMT
[Croeso / Welcome to you. Similar questions I put to your countryman who opened this thread: 1. Are you more Jerkyboys or Crank Yankers? 2. Buffalo Wild Wings or Hooters? 3. How often do you eat at Olive Garden? 4. What state are you from? Thank you! 1. Definitely Jerky Boys. That first album was a classic....."you killed Uncle Freddy" lololololol 2. If I had to pick one it would be Hooters. There are other places I prefer if I'm wanting to eat chicken wings. 3. I haven't been to an Olive Garden in at least 15 years. Where I'm from in the states National chain restaurants are kind of frowned upon as the local businesses have better food. 4. I'm from Louisiana (New Orleans to be exact). I moved to Houston, Texas in my 30's as the Job market is fantastic. It is a bigger city (4th largest population in the U.S.) with more opportunity. Diolch / Thanks for a wonderful set of responses. You and I are going to be friends liverlips. 1. My time in Washington State changed when I was exposed to the Jerkyboys. It had a similar impact on me that the Young Ones (UK comedy early 80s). I was listening to come Jerkyboys bootleg material earlier this week and there are a couple I had not heard before. 2. Any tips let me know. I see that you are from New Orleans. The Capital of Food. I have eaten at Copelands. The best Shrimp ever. For chicken, I much prefer Popeyes to KFC. 3. It was a little like that when I went to Fort Worth a few years ago but we managed to find an Olive Garden. 4. I have never been to Houston but would like to visit it and San Antonio in the future. |
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Post by cymro on Jun 10, 2022 13:17:12 GMT
Willie's Chicken was my favourite in New Orleans 😄
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jun 10, 2022 15:24:01 GMT
U.S fan here. I've been following football since the early 1990's. The only leagues I could catch back then were the Mexican league and La Liga, both in Spanish. English Premier League was on in the mid 90's with commercials, haha. Now you can watch EVERY match of EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, SuperLig, Brasileiro Série A, Argentinian Superliga and Liga MX (Mexican League). We probably have one of the best TV situations around the world. The sport is growing year after year but it's still not bigger than American Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey (mostly a Northern sport but it's huge up there). The U.S. is a very young, but talented team. I'm not a fan of the manager as he's too defensive minded and lacks creativity going forward. A lot of possession with little end product. It sometimes takes a moment of brilliance or defensive lapse when we score. We have players playing big minutes (when healthy which has been an issue) with Chelsea, Lille, Leipzig, Barca, Juventus, Dortmund, Salzburg, Valencia but none of them are over 24. The 2026 World Cup in the U.S will be one which the team has a legit chance to go far (better manager hopefully and barring injuries). This WC is a little too soon to make noise. I watch way too much football and have a pretty good feel for the group. England are the group favorites but I've watched them choke enough to know nothing is certain. Your country is very interesting. Outsiders point of view. Wales has always produced a handful of top talent (Giggs, Bellamy, Speed, Hughes) but the rest of the team was lacking in certain spots before this past generation. I feel like your experience could push you to 2nd in the group. Even though Bale and Ramsey are on the down slope, Bale in particular can still create that little bit of magic that can win a match. I really like Brennan Johnson. I'm not a huge fan of Dan James. He is lacking in end product. Players like Davies and Moore are good players. Iran is really organized in the back. They want the opposition to have the ball and hit them with a quick counterattack. Taremi is a really good Striker that can score at the highest level. This post is already long enough, I'll talk more about the United States at a later time. Cheers I think we all agree that he does lack end product - however what I would say is that he is a great player at international level for other reasons. He's probably the best defensive-forward in the world, i.e his pressing, pace and work-rate. His pace also opens up things for other players too, so despite missing chances for us he does create a lot. He has 5 goals and 5 assists in 34 games for us - so a goal contribution every 3 games. It's actually not too shabby of a record considering we generally have been playing against middle to upper level European opposition since he started playing for us |
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Post by welshrover on Jun 10, 2022 15:53:36 GMT
The Iran game could be interesting if a few hundred Cardiff fans start doing the Ayatollah!
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Post by jbt95 on Jun 10, 2022 19:04:50 GMT
The Iran game could be interesting if a few hundred Cardiff fans start doing the Ayatollah!  |
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Post by conwy10 on Jun 10, 2022 19:19:37 GMT
U.S fan here. I've been following football since the early 1990's. The only leagues I could catch back then were the Mexican league and La Liga, both in Spanish. English Premier League was on in the mid 90's with commercials, haha. Now you can watch EVERY match of EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, SuperLig, Brasileiro Série A, Argentinian Superliga and Liga MX (Mexican League). We probably have one of the best TV situations around the world. The sport is growing year after year but it's still not bigger than American Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey (mostly a Northern sport but it's huge up there). The U.S. is a very young, but talented team. I'm not a fan of the manager as he's too defensive minded and lacks creativity going forward. A lot of possession with little end product. It sometimes takes a moment of brilliance or defensive lapse when we score. We have players playing big minutes (when healthy which has been an issue) with Chelsea, Lille, Leipzig, Barca, Juventus, Dortmund, Salzburg, Valencia but none of them are over 24. The 2026 World Cup in the U.S will be one which the team has a legit chance to go far (better manager hopefully and barring injuries). This WC is a little too soon to make noise. I watch way too much football and have a pretty good feel for the group. England are the group favorites but I've watched them choke enough to know nothing is certain. Your country is very interesting. Outsiders point of view. Wales has always produced a handful of top talent (Giggs, Bellamy, Speed, Hughes) but the rest of the team was lacking in certain spots before this past generation. I feel like your experience could push you to 2nd in the group. Even though Bale and Ramsey are on the down slope, Bale in particular can still create that little bit of magic that can win a match. I really like Brennan Johnson. I'm not a huge fan of Dan James. He is lacking in end product. Players like Davies and Moore are good players. Iran is really organized in the back. They want the opposition to have the ball and hit them with a quick counterattack. Taremi is a really good Striker that can score at the highest level. This post is already long enough, I'll talk more about the United States at a later time. Cheers That description of Iran is a concern for us as that's exactly the type of team we struggle to play against. We much prefer teams that cone onto us so that we can counterattack. I don't buy into the whole they like the opposition to have the ball. The team I play for is incredibly well organised but it's really difficult and mentally draining reorganising with every pass, there's no way teams actually want that. They probably aren't good enough to retain possession and so put someone fast up there. Buy given the choice they'd want the ball. |
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Post by iot on Jun 10, 2022 19:31:21 GMT
That description of Iran is a concern for us as that's exactly the type of team we struggle to play against. We much prefer teams that cone onto us so that we can counterattack. I don't buy into the whole they like the opposition to have the ball. The team I play for is incredibly well organised but it's really difficult and mentally draining reorganising with every pass, there's no way teams actually want that. They probably aren't good enough to retain possession and so put someone fast up there. Buy given the choice they'd want the ball. Well let's look at the evidence. 2016 qualifiers, we went over to Israel when they were on a high having won their first couple of games and went for it against us; we slaughtered them 3-0. They learnt from that in the return fixture and just sat deep with us labouring to a 0-0. We've had all those results against Belgium, particularly when they were disorganised at the back under Wilmot. Our best display at the Euros was against Russia, who were again open and came onto us. Conversely, our worst display was against NI, by far the most limited team we faced but they played with a low block and we couldn't break it down. There have been loads of examples since then - the games against Ireland, Georgia, Estonia, whilst again out best performances have been against teams who play quite openly - Austria and Turkey at the last Euros. The evidence is clear. |
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Post by insertname on Jun 10, 2022 19:41:21 GMT
Look at Iran’s recent results, there’s enough there on paper to suggest that they aren’t easy beats, 21st in the rankings recently. I actually think US are the weakest side (and they are no mugs).
It’s a tough group but I expect the fine margins to favour the more battle hardened European sides.
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Post by conwy10 on Jun 10, 2022 21:55:56 GMT
I don't buy into the whole they like the opposition to have the ball. The team I play for is incredibly well organised but it's really difficult and mentally draining reorganising with every pass, there's no way teams actually want that. They probably aren't good enough to retain possession and so put someone fast up there. Buy given the choice they'd want the ball. Well let's look at the evidence. 2016 qualifiers, we went over to Israel when they were on a high having won their first couple of games and went for it against us; we slaughtered them 3-0. They learnt from that in the return fixture and just sat deep with us labouring to a 0-0. We've had all those results against Belgium, particularly when they were disorganised at the back under Wilmot. Our best display at the Euros was against Russia, who were again open and came onto us. Conversely, our worst display was against NI, by far the most limited team we faced but they played with a low block and we couldn't break it down. There have been loads of examples since then - the games against Ireland, Georgia, Estonia, whilst again out best performances have been against teams who play quite openly - Austria and Turkey at the last Euros. The evidence is clear. So those countries wanted us to have to ball? They were actively encouraging us to have the ball. If they won it in our half they didn't want it as they can only play on the counter attack? Some teams park the bus as they have no other option as they are totally outclassed, but its hardly liking the opposition having the ball. Do Andorra like not having the ball or are they just incapable of keeping it for long periods? |
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Post by iot on Jun 10, 2022 22:35:38 GMT
Well let's look at the evidence. 2016 qualifiers, we went over to Israel when they were on a high having won their first couple of games and went for it against us; we slaughtered them 3-0. They learnt from that in the return fixture and just sat deep with us labouring to a 0-0. We've had all those results against Belgium, particularly when they were disorganised at the back under Wilmot. Our best display at the Euros was against Russia, who were again open and came onto us. Conversely, our worst display was against NI, by far the most limited team we faced but they played with a low block and we couldn't break it down. There have been loads of examples since then - the games against Ireland, Georgia, Estonia, whilst again out best performances have been against teams who play quite openly - Austria and Turkey at the last Euros. The evidence is clear. So those countries wanted us to have to ball? They were actively encouraging us to have the ball. If they won it in our half they didn't want it as they can only play on the counter attack? Some teams park the bus as they have no other option as they are totally outclassed, but its hardly liking the opposition having the ball. Do Andorra like not having the ball or are they just incapable of keeping it for long periods? Sorry I have no idea where you're going with this. There are plenty of examples of good sides whose gameplans revolve around sitting deep, allowing opponents to have the ball, and hit them on the counter. Mourinho's built his whole career out of it, and the likes of Conte to a lesser extent. If we think closer to home, just look at how Portugal won Euro 2016. They weren't interested in dominating the ball in that semi final. They prioritized keeping things tight, and just being ruthless with a couple of moments of quality. My point is they're the type of teams we struggle against, and by the sound of things that's how Iran like to set up |
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Post by saints19 on Jun 11, 2022 14:42:45 GMT
I think this gives an accurate portrayal of how football is perceived in the US.  I was thinking more this one |
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