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I'm debating moving to Istanbul and it seems like a lot of CONCACAF/MLS guys go to Turkey as a next step up.

Larin, Hutchinson, Yedlin, and Diego Rossi all playing for the Big 3 in Istanbul.

Turkey is the GOAT league for "Oh that's where that dude is now?"

Besiktas for example has Larin, atiba, batshuayhi, pjanic, Alex Teixeira and Jermaine Lens

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11-17-2021 , 12:18 AM

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Amazing stuff. Could have done without those last couple of minutes though.

Good to see Mexico is as classy as ever.

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11-17-2021 , 12:19 AM

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Also very nice for Canada to get 2 wins where Davies was not at his best or our best player.

Canada has mostly been as good or better than Mexico/USA in like 5/6 matches over the last year, no?

They also didn't even need David in this one, who could be a huge weapon, but seems to struggle with Canada (he has a lot of goals, but like all of them are in 6-0 wins vs. minnows, he only has 1-2 legit goals).

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11-17-2021 , 12:20 AM

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Turkey is the GOAT league for "Oh that's where that dude is now?"

Yah, pretty much. Lyon is my team in Europe and I'll notice guys that leave Lyon will be floating around in Turkey 2-3 years later.

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11-17-2021 , 12:22 AM

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How many guys on Canada played the full 90 both games?

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11-17-2021 , 12:22 AM

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still mad we didn't just give fikayo tomori like $10m to play for us or whatever

calgary ****s us yet again...

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So this is the third time this year Canada has played Mexico. If they hold on today it will be 1-1-1 in results, but Canada has been the better team in every match

yeah we've been the better team in like every game for a while now

kind of crazy

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11-17-2021 , 12:25 AM

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Tomori also has like, no chance to play for England in tournaments. Bizarre decision by him.

Few games where David has looker great with Canada tbh. Like he can be that penalty box dude that gets on the end of stuff, but I'd you're going to be a £50m player or whatever I want more in his all around game. Think there is very little between him and Larin.

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11-17-2021 , 12:26 AM

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Wow the last round has the following fixtures:

USA @ Mexico
USA V Panama
Panama v Canada

And it's the 3 games in 6 says **** again.

For us we have those 2 and then @ Costa Rica on the final day? Which one do you play the MLS All Stars in?

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11-17-2021 , 12:28 AM

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How long ago did he declare?

At the time Canada was far from a lock to make the world cup and he obv backs himself as a big time player. Basically the opposite decision of Mikel Antonio. With Davies there though he should had thought harder whereas Jamaica has nothing

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11-17-2021 , 12:28 AM

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yeah we've been the better team in like every game for a while now

kind of crazy

Also were arguably even in 1 match and better in the other in 2 matches on American soil vs. USA in the past year.

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11-17-2021 , 12:31 AM

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Mexico hire Bob Bradley challenge.

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11-17-2021 , 12:33 AM

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Def empty the tank vs Mexico and Panama and if we need the backdoor equity Costa Rica hopefully rolls over with their team eliminated

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11-17-2021 , 12:33 AM

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Last time Berhalter punted the match @Panama which was one of the most important matches so far, so I don't have a ton of faith he'll come up with the optimal strategy.

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11-17-2021 , 12:34 AM

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How long ago did he declare?

think it took him forever to get his 1st cap (take a hint) and then he only recently sealed it with more

the only conclusion to draw is that he saw it as more of a career hindrance, which can be fair
(e.g. jonathan de guzman)

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11-17-2021 , 12:36 AM

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Def empty the tank vs Mexico and Panama and if we need the backdoor equity Costa Rica hopefully rolls over with their team eliminated

Next 3-match window is

Home El Salv
@ Canada
Home Honduras

So do you trust the MLS guys to win v. ES and go all out @Canada?

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11-17-2021 , 12:50 AM

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Can’t wait to win @canada, their fans are getting annoying

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11-17-2021 , 12:54 AM

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Can’t wait to win @canada, their fans are getting annoying

Still, a fraction as annoying as English and Americans tho.

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11-17-2021 , 12:57 AM

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Next 3-match window is

Home El Salv
@ Canada
Home Honduras

So do you trust the MLS guys to win v. ES and go all out @Canada?

Pretty much

The other guys are gonna have to play their scrubs sometime too

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11-17-2021 , 01:01 AM

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Last time Berhalter punted the match @Panama which was one of the most important matches so far, so I don't have a ton of faith he'll come up with the optimal strategy.

Nor do I. Thus my concern

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11-17-2021 , 01:02 AM

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Pretty much

The other guys are gonna have to play their scrubs sometime too

If you dont think an eliminated Costa Rica is going all out against us at home on the final day then you haven't CONCACAF'd. That game can't mean anything

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11-17-2021 , 01:05 AM

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Next 3-match window is

Home El Salv

@ Canada

Home Honduras

So do you trust the MLS guys to win v. ES and go all out @Canada?

Think you have to. But hopefully Reyna and Dest are back by then and we can minimize the lol MLS guys in even those games.

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11-17-2021 , 01:05 AM

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If you dont think an eliminated Costa Rica is going all out against us at home on the final day then you haven't CONCACAF'd. That game can't mean anything

Yah, worst case scenario is that they're already eliminated when that final 3-match window begins. If that's the case, they'll go all in on USA, so hopefully they'll still have something to play for before, but it's looking a bit unlikely.

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11-17-2021 , 01:10 AM

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Think you have to. But hopefully Reyna and Dest are back by then and we can minimize the lol MLS guys in even those games.

Theoretically, you could go 2-deep w/the front 6 and FBs and only have to use Pepi and maybe 1 MLS midfielder out of the 16, but that would require guys getting healthy.