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  1. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    Right now, no. Wilfried Nancy will be on a meteoric rise and, unfortunately for American soccer, his trajectory is a top-5 league. If there was one individual , the Frenchman is the guy. He is probably the best coach currently in our domestic league. Deila could end up an amazing national...
  2. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    You're missing quite a few -- Rooney, Deila/Cushing, Struber, Neville, Nancy, and I'm guessing a few others. The league was split nearly 50/50 last year with American/Canadian and foreign coaches.
  3. DeGrozz

    The all-inclusive Rutgers dumpster fire thread...

    With the Illini breaking into the Top-25, are my notes correct that Rutgers has the longest AP T25 drought in P5 CFB?
  4. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    Miles letting that down time get to him...
  5. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    The play of the game is awful on turf though. There’s a reason the skill and preciseness that makes great teams great disappears when you play on three inches of ground up tire. It becomes a game of people chasing a ball — like golfing down an interstate or playing billiards on a basketball court.
  6. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    I guess if we throw out the increased risk of significant injury... you can always point towards the unnatural reaction that the ball has on nearly every bounce, the significant difference in weights that you need to hit a ball with when making any pass of distance, the absurd heat you get...
  7. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    No one wants to play on artificial turf. It ruins the game.
  8. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    Was talking to my son about Hakimi, what a wonderful player he is, how Southgate has been making England's right backs all-world, and what an important test this was for our guys with only a couple games together before heading into the World Cup. Then... nothing. After his late yellow, the...
  9. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    Assuming we take 4 wings/attacking midfielders, he'd have to jump one of Pulisic, Weah, Reyna, or Aaronson. A big task!
  10. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    I'm certainly not an expert in this field (no pun intended), but I was under the impression that it has been an issue in lacrosse as well and a quick Google search makes it seem like that is the case. It's always hard to tell with non-contact injuries though. Last fall, the best right back in...
  11. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    It's a huge issue that's not talked about enough (to quote Bob Bradley). I think the science says you're 25% more likely to sustain a serious non-contact injury on turf than on grass and twice as likely to miss games due to turf related injuries. Even just playing and seeing how unnaturally --...
  12. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    The road ended for Miles tonight. Looks like her popped his achilles on a no-contact play.
  13. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    Yes, the way the rule is written, they wouldn't reset until the World Cup. Historically, they have carried over, I haven't heard anything to the contrary this cycle, but haven't really looked into it either. It's kind of a necessary evil, but they definitely could improve on it.
  14. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    Forfeits in FIFA events are usually 3-0. That'd be pretty embarrassing though. CR has a tough decision to make. Quite a few of their starters are 1 yellow away from a suspension. Do you play them in what is sure to be an emotional game? Or do you save them because yellow card suspensions...
  15. DeGrozz

    2022 USMNT Thread

    Leading into the roster decisions, Scally had barely played in ~3 months for 'gladbach after a brutal run of form heading into the holidays. He recently got a start due to a red card, played well enough for a second cameo, but played himself back to the bench. I get he had a hot start to his...
  16. DeGrozz

    GoT Season 8

    Damnit. I almost forgot this show existed.
  17. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    He might deserve another shot. I think he played there for his whole youth career before getting moved forward and left for the senior teams. Busio could be destined for a leap forward, but don’t think he’s ready for it right now.
  18. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    But that's not his role at all? He generally plays much more advanced and shades left for BD.
  19. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    Surprised this isn't getting more attention. McKennie and Adams are supposed to be the core of this team, but they are absolutely timid when it comes to pushing the ball into a more advantageous position after winning it in midfield. Brooks is going to help here a little bit as he's an...
  20. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    Ha - the semi-finals are the 4 hosts of the next two World Cups.
  21. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    Would love to see another game with a sub-1 xGa.
  22. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    That's kinda the reason I took the time to post it -- the guy seemed genuinely interested in hearing at least the theory behind the style of play. Full transparency though -- I didn't figure out 95+% of that out by watching games or youtube videos or from playing the game for the majority of my...
  23. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    I think he's running a baseline model, of a fairly complex system to be honest. Hopefully this year we'll identify the true 30 players who will contend for a spot in 2022. Once some of these fringe players start getting on the field with 10 other guys who know their movements better they'll...
  24. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    Not really... If you're going to look at what Berhalter's system is trying to do its this: You can essentially break the field down into a grid of 30 squares (to simplify it -- they're fluid, they obviously get compressed during game play, but it makes it easier to visualize). Five lanes...
  25. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    That's part of the conundrum though. Even with this roster, we probably could run a twin d-mid, target and counter system, win 5 games, and roll the dice against Mexico in the finals. But why regress to 2006? If you're going to try to implement a positional system there's no point in running...
  26. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    It's the same post again. Coaching bad. Players bad. Results bad.
  27. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    He makes these threads insufferable. I doubt there are many people that can say less about a game in more posts.
  28. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    It's his schtick in this thread. There's no insight to it -- it's like saying "NCAA football is no where near as good as the NFL". The whole excitement about the league (and frankly what should be the excitement about this team in the Gold Cup, except for the stupid lineup selection) is seeing...
  29. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    Joke of a lineup. Zimmerman, Robinson, Zardes, Yueill, Acosta, Arriola and probably Lletget have no place in the present or future USMNT (though, I get Seb being a vet nod). No idea what he needs to see from them.
  30. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    They couldn't have scored in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s. It felt like a 4 or 5-nil game, I was so sad when the Soca Warriors didn't put one of their final break aways in the net. Either way though, Mx got screwed. They deserved probably 2 pens and that called back goal should have...
  31. DeGrozz

    2021 Tokyo Olympic Basketball...

    Took wayyyy too long to find this: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5-4loJXEAIA6Ct?format=jpg&name=large
  32. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    Horrific head injury likely ends Lozano's Gold Cup minutes after it started. May have been the best player in this tourney. Adding: El Tri can't crack T&T's 6-3-1 defensive set, gets two fan conduct stoppages (shoulda been 3), and has to settle for a 0-0 draw. I don't believe they have won an...
  33. DeGrozz

    RIP William Smith

    Got scared for the Fresh Prince for a second there…
  34. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    Surprised the Musah to Barca rumors haven’t been posted.
  35. DeGrozz

    Class of 2022 OT Matt Fries (NJ) Portal from Illinois

    https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/george-mcdonald/1468
  36. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    Not gonna pretend I watched his full games, but I have found a couple 'all-touches' videos of his when he was in really good form a while back. He seems to benefit from smart positioning and aggressiveness/athleticism rather than a lot of skill on the ball. His teammates found him in nice...
  37. DeGrozz

    2021 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

    I was wondering if his reign could end. Then I saw he ate 26 lbs of red beans and rice fairly recently — in 8 minutes! I think he brings it home again… unless he’s still full
  38. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    If we keep it up with the 3-5-2, we've really got three questions to answer: Who replaces the oft-injured Tyler Adams as defensive destroyer and pressure valve? Can anyone solidify a spot next to Brooks in the back 3? Who are we running with as our 9? I think there's an answer to the first two...
  39. DeGrozz

    2021 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

    The only competition more predictable than the CFP.
  40. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    They brought Pepi and 5 other FC Dallas youth in for training in January. I heard Pepi may be more likely to land in Italy though.
  41. DeGrozz

    NIL

    People about to become big fans of Adam Weitsman...
  42. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    No - it wasn't Che, I'm thinking about. Maybe I am getting my wires crossed with Robert Deziel who just moved to Bayern.
  43. DeGrozz

    2021 USMNT Thread

    I can remember the name off the top of my head, but I believe one of his FC Dallas Academy teammates will be joining him in Bayern (but in the academy) in the near future. Add to that Ricardo Pepi being destined for a big team and I think it's well past due USMNT fans start Venmoing a few...
  44. DeGrozz

    Class of 2022 QB Henry Belin IV (NY) Offered

    Cutcliff also got Sean Renfree a shot in the league.
  45. DeGrozz

    Euro 2020

    Muller ain't gonna be sleeping tonight. Kai is a joy to watch though.
  46. DeGrozz

    Euro 2020

    I'm not going to say I disagree with you about this, but I think that I judge leagues differently than you. I think that you can say the top of each league probably ranks the way you put them. I also think the bottom of the EPL and La Liga are worse than the Bundesliga and Ligue 1. I think...
  47. DeGrozz

    Euro 2020

    That's an old school mentality. Over a goal/game at 19 in a top-5 league, and still running that rate. Scorer in a World Cup Final -- two other game winners in a World Cup. 4X to 5X the number of UCL goals as CR7 at the same age. It's not even close what those two have accomplished at this...
  48. DeGrozz

    Euro 2020

    Mbappe was better at 19 than Cristiano was at 22. You don't judge a great white on how well it rides a bicycle. You don't judge the second greatest young talent ever on how they play a soft press.
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