US Men's National Soccer Team Thread: USA #1 - Page 990 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

I wonder if USA soccer has thought about hiring Pulisic's dad to have some kind of role in the organization?

Or maybe they could adopt a bunch more kids who might be around 20yo by the next WC qualifying cycle?

The guy seems to know more about player development than anyone else in the country.

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10-10-2017 , 11:47 PM

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Schlitz mmmm

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happy for Klinsy, you know he's enjoying this in his most honest moments

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10-10-2017 , 11:48 PM

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Schlitz mmmm

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looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

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10-11-2017 , 12:04 AM

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dkgojackets

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so arena is fired tomorrow right? who even gets to fire him and then who can fire that guy?

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10-11-2017 , 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by dkgojackets

and then who can fire that guy?

Trump

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10-11-2017 , 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Fossilkid93

Trump

lol

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10-11-2017 , 12:43 AM

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But seriously, the guy who can fire him, Sunil Gulati, is standing for reelection as President of US Soccer in February. No one has the unilateral authority to fire him. The voters are the various components of FIFA sanctioned US lower case soccer: Youth, adult amateur, pro leagues and a player rep or two.

Most USMNT fans who want Gulati's head don't understand that he has a lot on his plate other than the national teams.

Last edited by iron81; 10-11-2017 at 12:48 AM.

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10-11-2017 , 12:47 AM

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He is 100% gone

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10-11-2017 , 12:51 AM

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LFC_USA

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I'm glad the guys got to have some fun playing in puddles before their world cup elimination day though.

Every MLS fan of a team with a player who was part of this better reign down the boos loud next lol MLS game

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10-11-2017 , 12:54 AM

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not sure what the problem is tho

Here's the problem: the players are pure ****ing garbage.

Last edited by Lawnmower Man; 10-11-2017 at 12:54 AM. Reason: Pulisic obv excepted

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10-11-2017 , 12:54 AM

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dkgojackets

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Originally Posted by iron81

well this guy needs to delegate the orange slice scheduling to someone else and focus on the one thing that actually matters which is the men's team being able to beat some third world islands

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10-11-2017 , 12:55 AM

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Meh, we won the game Dax played in.

If you'd like to do something slightly more constructive than yelling on the internet, you can yell at your MLS team owner. They actually have a vote.

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10-11-2017 , 12:59 AM

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Was watching the Panama game at a bar in Panama completely ignorant of what was going on in the USA game. After the game ran into some Americans who were at the (Panama) game who said that they were blasting the score of the USA game over the speakers and Costa Rica was pulling starters as a result to conspire to have the USA miss. I assume there's 0 truth to this? Total noob when it comes to lol soccer.

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10-11-2017 , 01:02 AM

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Remember that Gulati is a member of the FIFA executive committee, which means those voters would lose a lot of pull by dumping Gulati.

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10-11-2017 , 01:07 AM

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orange slices lol

cannot wait for all the fallout. trying to find Lalas' initial take... anyone got a link to it?

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10-11-2017 , 01:07 AM

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Can't lose in the World Cup if you don't qualify. Solid strategy by LOLArena and this band of losers.

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10-11-2017 , 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by iron81

Remember that Gulati is a member of the FIFA executive committee, which means those voters would lose a lot of pull by dumping Gulati.

So he should not only be fired but investigated, prosecuted, and incarcerated.

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10-11-2017 , 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Schlitz mmmm

trying to find Lalas' initial take... anyone got a link to it?

Prepare to be disappointed:

Spoiler:

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10-11-2017 , 01:21 AM

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Yeah you don't pull starters in soccer, you get three subs. They're just super salty

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10-11-2017 , 01:21 AM

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Folks this is not good.

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10-11-2017 , 01:29 AM

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renodoc

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Gimme a break.

Let the world come over for a hand egg tournament.

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10-11-2017 , 01:40 AM

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I mean. This costs US Soccer: million$, exposure for new fans or youth and multinational players. Other than that nothing to worry about. At least it ****s the MLS too.

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10-11-2017 , 01:40 AM

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think the main thing separating USA#5 from say Argentina, is Messi

so #MMM (make more Messis)

Last edited by 72off; 10-11-2017 at 01:40 AM. Reason: or Pulisics

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10-11-2017 , 01:45 AM

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At least it ****s the MLS too.

academies seem to be improving every year

wages keep rising = bringing in better players

almost all of the trash in the league is domestic

would be surprised if this meant anything for MLS really

(doubt the hurr durr demo is currently investing much)