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American Soccer |OT2| Party Like It's 1999.

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Delicious Waffles

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xbhaskarx said:
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But it did! >:eek:

:'(
 
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Lunar FC

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It is seriously impossible to get the US 2015 kits in youth without having the fucking women's stars on it. Whose stupid idea was that?
 
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Meier

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Of note, a 17-year old dual US/German national LB Koray Easterling (Born in Frankfurt, but living in Biloxi, Mississippi. American father with a Turkish/German mother) has been on trial with Man City's youth team who've been training in Spain. Not entirely certain if he's with the EDS (U21) or the U18 squad as both have had "Trialists" in their squads during the games.

Here is a highlight video of him: https://youtu.be/K0751JBB2Rc

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Dartastic

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The Portland Thorns game tonight against the Seattle Reign has officially sold out. 21,144 Thorns fans are going to be in attendance tonight. Pretty sure that's a record. Awesome. Can't wait to go.
 
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Osorio

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Dartastic said:
The Portland Thorns game tonight against the Seattle Reign has officially sold out. 21,144 Thorns fans are going to be in attendance tonight. Pretty sure that's a record. Awesome. Can't wait to go.
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Sounds awesome.

I'm disappointed Red Bull had to strong-arm Sky Blue into become Red Bull Ladies if they wanted to use RBA. I'd go a Sky Blue game if I had a car. Piscataway is so expensive to get to by train.
 
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Meier

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xbhaskarx said:
^ Sky Blue is the worst name in American soccer now that Chivas USA is gone, though. If one of the NY MLS teams takes them over they would be crazy not to rebrand.

FC Dallas signs 23-year-old River Plate midfielder Ezequiel Cirigliano
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Saw a story the other day that said Reyna had met with them or was going to. MCFC has a Women's team so it makes sense that NYC would start an NWSL team as well. Not sure if they'd move them from Jersey or what though.

Other new rumor was that NYC will form a B team in 2016 once their Wilmington deal is up.

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FC Dallas signs 23-year-old River Plate midfielder Ezequiel Cirigliano
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Cirigliano was always a good signing in Football Manager some years back. Could be a great signing by Dallas.
 
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xbhaskarx

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I'm glad they put both the names and photos in an order that makes sense, unlike for the women where they just listed them alphabetically...
 
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Lunar FC

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I'm burning all my US gear tonight in a bonfire. I'm not even joking with y'all. Done.

I encourage all of you to join me.
 
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Esch

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I wonder what exactly it would take to get Klinsmann fired.

That Promethian bringing the football fire to us primitive Americans narrative is too strong
 
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Grover Cleveland

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So for everyone on the #SackKlinsmann train, who do yall want to replace him?

Not even disagreeing necessarily, I'm just reticent to change for change's sake without knowing that my change would be for the better. I want to hear names of replacements.

Also question on what do yall think of the state of the program. Results (that matter) wise, the USMNT is pretty exactly where it was 4 years ago under Bradley. Scrappy, inspiring run in the WC ends in a heartbreaking loss in R16 followed by an ultimately embarrassing loss in the Gold Cup (this loss tonight was definitely worse than losing to Mexico in the final in 2011 though). Bradley was sacked months later. Klinsmann has a bunch of big friendly wins under his belt but where do you think the program is now compared to where it was when he took over?
 
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Lunar FC

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Osorio said:
If people burned a jersey after every big loss there'd be no point in buying jerseys.

I have a 2006 Red Bulls jersey signed by Jozy to burn if you want to.
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Might have to take you up on that offer, that way I wont lose my 'true supporter' title.
 
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daegan

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Lunar FC said:
I'm burning all my US gear tonight in a bonfire. I'm not even joking with y'all. Done.

I encourage all of you to join me.
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Not now, not ever. It's just a Gold Cup.

Grover Cleveland said:
So for everyone on the #SackKlinsmann train, who do yall want to replace him?

Not even disagreeing necessarily, I'm just reticent to change for change's sake without knowing that my change would be for the better. I want to hear names of replacements.

Also question on what do yall think of the state of the program. Results (that matter) wise, the USMNT is pretty exactly where it was 4 years ago under Bradley. Scrappy, inspiring run in the WC ends in a heartbreaking loss in R16 followed by an ultimately embarrassing loss in the Gold Cup (this loss tonight was definitely worse than losing to Mexico in the final in 2011 though). Bradley was sacked months later. Klinsmann has a bunch of big friendly wins under his belt but where do you think the program is now compared to where it was when he took over.
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It's a hangover GC and a lot of this team is gone soon. Not making the final is unacceptable but I'm not worried about it. Think of how good Mexico was in 2011 and how awful they have been since.

But who do you replace Klinsmann with? I think he has to go on precedent but have no idea who I would put in there.
 
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Esch

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Grover Cleveland said:
So for everyone on the #SackKlinsmann train, who do yall want to replace him?

Not even disagreeing necessarily, I'm just reticent to change for change's sake without knowing that my change would be for the better. I want to hear names of replacements.

Also question on what do yall think of the state of the program. Results (that matter) wise, the USMNT is pretty exactly where it was 4 years ago under Bradley. Scrappy, inspiring run in the WC ends in a heartbreaking loss in R16 followed by an ultimately embarrassing loss in the Gold Cup (this loss tonight was definitely worse than losing to Mexico in the final in 2011 though). Bradley was sacked months later. Klinsmann has a bunch of big friendly wins under his belt but where do you think the program is now compared to where it was when he took over?
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Allardyce.

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smokeandmirrors

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Grover Cleveland said:
So for everyone on the #SackKlinsmann train, who do yall want to replace him?

Not even disagreeing necessarily, I'm just reticent to change for change's sake without knowing that my change would be for the better. I want to hear names of replacements.
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As to that I honestly have no idea. Would/Should he stay as Technical Director if he is no longer the coach?
 
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Mory Dunz

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Grover Cleveland said:
So for everyone on the #SackKlinsmann train, who do yall want to replace him?

Not even disagreeing necessarily, I'm just reticent to change for change's sake without knowing that my change would be for the better. I want to hear names of replacements.

Also question on what do yall think of the state of the program. Results (that matter) wise, the USMNT is pretty exactly where it was 4 years ago under Bradley. Scrappy, inspiring run in the WC ends in a heartbreaking loss in R16 followed by an ultimately embarrassing loss in the Gold Cup (this loss tonight was definitely worse than losing to Mexico in the final in 2011 though). Bradley was sacked months later. Klinsmann has a bunch of big friendly wins under his belt but where do you think the program is now compared to where it was when he took over?
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We used to have a great defense bur were horrible in possession.

Now we can keep the ball but have a bad defense and don't dominate set pieces like before.

I'd rather have this tbh. At least it's watchable....at times. More than before.
 
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Esch

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We were just so disorganized today. Just kept aimlessly bringing it through the right and hoping for something to happen.

Ugh.
 
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mm04

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Mory Dunz said:
We used to have a great defense bur were horrible in possession.

Now we can keep the ball but have a bad defense and don't dominate set pieces like before.

I'd rather have this tbh. At least it's watchable....at times. More than before.
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I agree with this pretty much. I really hated the style of play before JK. I enjoyed some of the results, but the lack of possession and reliance on bunkering and long ball counters wasn't fun to watch. That still happens now, but not to the extent of the past. And the team, lucky or not, has posted some pretty historic results overseas. I'm not opposed to eventually making a coaching change, but I hope it's not an American former MLS'er, that's for sure.

Anyway, this loss was unacceptable, but they're still a match win away from claiming the Confed Cup birth regardless. I'm not burning flags either way.
 
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