Random Soccer Chatter

• Laley23

  

  Two things:
  
  1. Can we transort the Seattle crowd to every game? These guys are fucking awesome.
  
  2. Everytime we see Evans, I think of Brian McBride.
• Iliketurtles

  

  Laley23;1456330 wrote:Two things:
  
  1. Can we transort the Seattle crowd to every game? These guys are fucking awesome.
  
  2. Everytime we see Evans, I think of Brian McBride.

  I agree with both of these.
• SportsAndLady

  

  No PK?
  
  Reeealllly?
• Terry_Tate

  

  This crowd is great.
  
  And that looked like a penalty to me. Jozy has looked good.
• iclfan2

  

  Joooozy!!!!!!!!
• Mulva

  

  Jozy. Beast mode.
• Iliketurtles

  

  Fuck. I missed the goal... Glad we got one though.
  
  Looks like Jozy might be back which is great. He has been unreal the last few games.
• Laley23

  

  That was SICK! We havent scored a goal like that in over a year (one of Jurgens first game. I forget which).
  
  What a build up, cross and finish!
• SportsAndLady

  

  Thing of beauty
• sportchampps

  Fuck yeah what a goal. We shoulda had a pk to
• sportchampps

  Eddie Johnson is abusing them on the side but needs better service in the box
• sportchampps

  I like our midfield without Jones
• Terry_Tate

  

  Beautiful goal. US has looked good so far. Does Panama just suck?
• sportchampps

  Panama isn't terrible but they have never made a world cup.
• sportchampps

  I love twellman talking shit about the MLB game
• Mulva

  

  sportchampps;1456357 wrote:Panama isn't terrible but they have never made a world cup.

  By world standards, they're pretty terrible.
• Terry_Tate

  

  sportchampps;1456357 wrote:Panama isn't terrible but they have never made a world cup.

  
  The Northwestern of CONCACAF then.
• Laley23

  

  Terry_Tate;1456351 wrote:Beautiful goal. US has looked good so far. Does Panama just suck?

  It sounds cliche, but we all said anyone could win this HEX/advance to the WC.
  
  Mexico is 17th in the world and is the highest ranked. Honduras at 52 is the lowest. Just a really balanced group, that we usually dont see.
  
  Jamaica though is struggling.
• Laley23

  

  Mulva;1456363 wrote:By world standards, they're pretty terrible.

  I disagree. Usually, yes. Its USA/Mexico and then 1 of the other countries. But, currently, I think all 5 (Jamaica has sucked, really) are playing like top 40 teams in the world. That is good.
• Mulva

  

  Laley23;1456373 wrote:I disagree. Usually, yes. Its USA/Mexico and then 1 of the other countries. But, currently, I think all 5 (Jamaica has sucked, really) are playing like top 40 teams in the world. That is good.

  I think they've benefited from only playing Jamaica away so far. I don't expect them to get another point outside of Panama, and I don't think they'll finish within 5 points of qualification (maybe within the play-in match, but not 3rd).
  
  Edit: Actually as horrible as Mexico has been they probably will. But I think they'll max at 10-12 points.
• Laley23

  

  Mulva;1456394 wrote:I think they've benefited from only playing Jamaica away so far. I don't expect them to get another point outside of Panama, and I don't think they'll finish within 5 points of qualification (maybe within the play-in match, but not 3rd).
  
  Edit: Actually as horrible as Mexico has been they probably will. But I think they'll max at 10-12 points.

  That doesnt mean they suck though. I would pit Concacaf 3rd right now behind UEFA and Comnebol. We have a really strong group of teams.
  
  I mean, look at the teams in Europe who dont make it. Do they suck? No, and they get 12 teams in. We only get 3 (maybe 4), so just because someone is left out doesnt mean they suck. Generally they do, but I dont think so this year.
• ohiobucks1

  

  Our goal was a great all around play. Everyone in the final 6 had their part.
• Mulva

  

  Laley23;1456411 wrote:That doesnt mean they suck though. I would pit Concacaf 3rd right now behind UEFA and Comnebol. We have a really strong group of teams.
  
  I mean, look at the teams in Europe who dont make it. Do they suck? No, and they get 12 teams in. We only get 3 (maybe 4), so just because someone is left out doesnt mean they suck. Generally they do, but I dont think so this year.

  I'm not sure they'd be a top 20 team in Europe. Maybe my phrasing wasn't correct... I guess I should have said judging them on the world stage level (as in World Cup/final qualification round, not looking at every nation in the world). If you threw Panama in the WC I would expect them to go home with 0 points. And I'd put CAF 3rd ahead of CONCACAF.
• Terry_Tate

  

  Very nice pass to set up the goal.
• Laley23

  

  Mulva;1456434 wrote:I'm not sure they'd be a top 20 team in Europe. Maybe my phrasing wasn't correct... I guess I should have said judging them on the world stage level (as in World Cup/final qualification round, not looking at every nation in the world). If you threw Panama in the WC I would expect them to go home with 0 points. And I'd put CAF 3rd ahead of CONCACAF.

  Well yeah, I agree with the 0 points. I wouldnt qualify as someone who qualifies as bad though. Miscommunication.
  
  And Concacaf right now might be slightly ahead of CAF. It would be close, but I think top 5 we could take 3 of the matches.