2022 World Cup

[NineOneSeven]

Honestly that was easy.

 

[orangenauburn]

Game over man

I know it's not but man we missed a couple early chances and that was way too easy

 

[qdawgg]

On the plus side, lots of time left and we’ve been able to hold position. Not confident in our ability to score though and that’s been a concern going into the tournament. Especially since Netherlands will bunker up a bit more now.

 

[orange79]

Damn, that was crisp.

Yeah, beautiful pass. And I thought the goalie was a bit slow to move to the right, given he had a defender right in front of him to deflect if necessary.

The soccer expert has spoken.

 

[Eric15]

Going down 1-0 in soccer feels like 21-0 in football.

 

[orangenauburn]

Pulisic just not crisp

That's why I was surprised he started instead of coming off bench as super sub

 

[Melancer46]

Going down 1-0 in soccer feels like 21-0 in football.

At least with our team it does lol

 

[justgold315]

Looking flat and scared

 

[ForCuseSake]

Either Ferreira has been told to shadow De Jong when he drops deep or he has a really crappy work rate for a player in his first WC game.

I hate him as a false 9 because he’s disappeared.

 

[ForCuseSake]

Going down 1-0 in soccer feels like 21-0 in football.

The odds winning a knockout stage game after conceding the first goal are about the same as being down 21-0 in footballl.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Going down 1-0 in soccer feels like 21-0 in football.

More like 14-0 but point taken

 

[orangenauburn]

Lol bad offsides call, Pulisic tackled, no call. Forget these refs. So bad already

 

[orangenauburn]

A lot of complacency and sitting around waiting. Need to get back to being aggressive

 

[ForCuseSake]

Dutch are putting on a master class in team defending.

Middle is absolutely clogged and we’re not driving down the wings like we did against England and Iran.

 

[orangenauburn]

Dutch are putting on a master class in team defending.

Middle is absolutely clogged and we’re not driving down the wings like we did against England and Iran.

Van Dijk is a beast

 

[qdawgg]

I still don’t understand Ferreira starting.

 

[ForCuseSake]

Van Dijk is a beast

Their midfield is shutting ours down.

And we’re throwing Dest and Jedi into the middle at times with no tangible benefit.

They’ve got to push it out wide.

 

[ForCuseSake]

And the Dutch have such skill on the ball…

They’ve not made a wrong touch under pressure yet.

 

[ForCuseSake]

Stinky first touch from Ferreira killed that beautiful ball

 

[orangenauburn]

Stinky first touch from Ferreira killed that beautiful ball

He's basically been useless - playing down a man

 

[Vorony]

Bring on Aaranson and Reyna for Musah and Ferreira. Need to do something different here. Too stagnant, especially in the middle.

 

[ForCuseSake]

He's basically been useless - playing down a man

I know it’s not his natural position but I’d rather have a bulldog like Aaronson pressuring at the 9 then a guy like Ferreira.

 

[qdawgg]

Now we’re playing like old US teams. Just kicking it around hoping something happens by chance and generally losing possession after a few touches on the Dutch side.

We’re also not going to score, lofting high crosses to the middle of the Dutch D.

 

[PoppyHart]

Pulisic just not crisp

That's why I was surprised he started instead of coming off bench as super sub

If you bring him in as a sub and it turns out he can’t go, you’re screwed and could be down to 10.

 

[orangenauburn]

Now we’re playing like old US teams. Just kicking it around hoping something happens by chance and generally losing possession after a few touches on the Dutch side.

We’re also not going to score, lofting high crosses to the middle of the Dutch D.

Yeah they have a 6'5 and 6'4 guy in back and Jesus is 5'9. Let's give him jump balls