OT: Copa America 2024 Thread

[RU848789]

Just caught up on the DVR. Helluvan opening 30 minutes. Disallowed US goal (was offsides, but also thought maybe there was a handball on them before the goal), then Turner gets rocked and not even a yellow card, then Weah making an absolutely effing stupid play to get a straight red and then that amazing goal by Balogun and then the Panama goal on a great shot, but a lucky deflection. Going to be tough to win this one. Weah simply has to know better than that. Inexcusable.

 

[mildone]

Weah is one of my favorite players. But what he did was just dumb.

 

[mildone]

Just caught up on the DVR. Helluvan opening 30 minutes. Disallowed US goal (was offsides, but also thought maybe there was a handball on them before the goal), then Turner gets rocked and not even a yellow card, then Weah making an absolutely effing stupid play to get a straight red and then that amazing goal by Balogun and then the Panama goal on a great shot, but a lucky deflection. Going to be tough to win this one. Weah simply has to know better than that. Inexcusable.

Turner was, IMO, out of position on the Panama goal, based on how the first attacker was being defended by our first defender. Should’ve been more to his right making it very saveable.

 

[mildone]

Scally out of position again, very dangerous.

 

[mildone]

Looked onside to me.

 

[RU848789]

Beautiful ball there by Scally to Balogun and then off the post, although he was just offsides. Reyna playing really well this game, IMO.

 

[RU848789]

Looked onside to me.

He was clearly off.

 

[RU848789]

Turns out Turner was hurt by that collision as he's out now. Really pisses me off that there wasn't at least a yellow for the Panama player on that foul.

 

[RU848789]

US almost has to tie this to have confidence of going forward, as a tie means we likely go through on goal differential vs. Panama (assuming Uruguay beats Bolivia and then if Panama beats Bolivia). If we lose and Panama wins, we're likely out (again assuming Uruguay wins later). I'd hate to have to beat Uruguay to advance.

 

[RU848789]

It blows my mind how terrible soccer coverage is, with regard to timely, comprehensive replays, relative to almost every other sport. Sometimes it takes 30+ seconds to see a replay of a controversial play/goal/foul, whereas we get those in a few seconds in the NFL, NBA, NHL, etc.

 

[RU848789]

Not a penalty.

 

[RU848789]

It blows my mind how terrible soccer coverage is, with regard to timely, comprehensive replays, relative to almost every other sport. Sometimes it takes 30+ seconds to see a replay of a controversial play/goal/foul, whereas we get those in a few seconds in the NFL, NBA, NHL, etc.

Took 20 seconds to get the first replay of the possible penalty...and the mic's aren't working. Unacceptable.

 

[RU848789]

Pulisic is just amazing sometimes - those recent possessions of his dribbling around and through several Panama players were fantastic. If only Balogun had waited half a sec on his shot, Pulisic would've been there for the header.

 

[RU848789]

Pepi needs to do better there - probably should've just brought the ball down and shot.

 

[RU848789]

Dammit. Turner probably makes that save.

 

[Roy_Faulker]

Oh boy.

 

[RU848789]

Holy crap - straight red on a Panama player for a brutal kick at Pulisic (way worse than what Balogun did). Still 5+ minutes likely left to tie this one up with stoppage time.

How this is only 4 minutes of stoppage time is beyond me.

 

[mildone]

Holy crap - straight red on a Panama player for a brutal kick at Pulisic (way worse than what Balogun did). Still 5+ minutes likely left to tie this one up with stoppage time.

How this is only 4 minutes of stoppage time is beyond me.

Should be double that with all the stoppage.

 

[RU848789]

This loss is on Weah.

 

[Caliknight]

Weak is an idiot and this team stinks. As usual.

 

[mildone]

Panama won the mental battle. Weah has some apologizing to do.

Holy shit, only thing worse than the game result is listening to Lalas.

 

[Section124]

Rooting for the US team is like rooting for Rutgers. They always let you down but we still do.

 

[RU848789]

Dammit. Turner probably makes that save.

Clint & Co. agreeing with me on this one.

 

[T2Kplus20]

Weak is an idiot and this team stinks. As usual.

Men's team is no better than it was back in 1994. 30 years of wasted time.

 

[RU848789]

Should be double that with all the stoppage.

There was a 3-minute VAR review of the potential penalty on the US and over a minute lost after the melee after Pulisic was hacked, plus one typically sees 3-4 minutes in most games from various injuries/subs, alone, so should've been at least 7-8 minutes, IMO. I don't get it at all. That and no yellow on the guy who took Turner out (ended up injuring him) were just mind boggling. Should've been able to at least tie a team that's not as good as you are when down one guy, though, and we didn't.

 

[RU848789]

Weak is an idiot and this team stinks. As usual.

Men's team is no better than it was back in 1994. 30 years of wasted time.

And the two biggest loser trolls on the board weigh in, while cuddling and spooning, I presume.

 

[mildone]

There was a 3-minute VAR review of the potential penalty on the US and over a minute lost after the melee after Pulisic was hacked, plus one typically sees 3-4 minutes in most games from various injuries/subs, alone, so should've been at least 7-8 minutes, IMO. I don't get it at all. That and no yellow on the guy who took Turner out (ended up injuring him) were just mind boggling. Should've been able to at least tie a team that's not as good as you are when down one guy, though, and we didn't.

Having to sub Turner hurt because it limited options for adding fresh legs on the field. The Weah blunder was crushing.

I would have left Balogun in another 10 minutes or more. Balogun didn’t seem too tired to me at that point. I still would’ve put Pepi in, just later on. But yeah, the GK sub meant not being able to put in Musah or another mid.

 

[superfan01]

does berhalter survive this debacle?

 

[T2Kplus20]

And the two biggest loser trolls on the board weigh in, while cuddling and spooning, I presume.

Don't get mad at me. Your beloved men's soccer team blows. Direct your anger appropriately.

 

[RU848789]

does berhalter survive this debacle?

Only if we advance, IMO, and that probably means beating Uruguay. Let's hope for Uruguay to win big tonight, so they're in and maybe they treat us like Portugal treated Georgia in the Euros, "letting" them win (or at least not putting all their best players out).

 

[SirPerceval]

Rooting for the US team is like rooting for Rutgers. They always let you down but we still do.

It’s a hell of a lot worse considering the resources that the US has.

 

[Caliknight]

And the two biggest loser trolls on the board weigh in, while cuddling and spooning, I presume.

Woah, NimberSan is triggered. Go watch some Asian bush porn and loosen up Freak. Now he’s on to queer stuff. Never ceases to go low.

 

[Caliknight]

Don't get mad at me. Your beloved men's soccer team blows. Direct your anger appropriately.

He’s a clown. An angry jort wearing frisbee golf clown.

He knows less about soccer than he does pharma or weather. That’saying something!

 

[RU848789]

He’s a clown. An angry jort wearing frisbee golf clown.

He knows less about soccer than he does pharma or weather. That’saying something!

You don't even know the guy's name who got our red card (it's "Weah") and you're unable to even type semi-accurately and yet I'm the clown. lol. Do us all a favor and go back to the RWCJ.

 

[krup]

I thought Horvath was pretty awful when he came in.

Played very nervous in several spots, and the winning goal came after a sequence where he earlier failed to come out for a cross where he would have been under little pressure to gain possession.

 

[T2Kplus20]

You don't even know the guy's name who got our red card (it's "Weah") and you're unable to even type semi-accurately and yet I'm the clown. lol. Do us all a favor and go back to the RWCJ.

^^^^^ Grammar police
The last resort of those losing arguments. At least Cali knows how to post correct links. LOL!

 

[rurichdog]

Watching Uruguay vs Bolivia for 20 minutes. I run downstairs for a minute and miss a goal. Damnit!

 

[Caliknight]

You don't even know the guy's name who got our red card (it's "Weah") and you're unable to even type semi-accurately and yet I'm the clown. lol. Do us all a favor and go back to the RWCJ.

Typo Asian Fetish Guy.

Your boy Biden can’t even speak lol. I can see why you’re so bitter.

Go back pornhub Freak

 

[RuSnp]

I didn't see the match but this is pretty bad. Panama can probably beat Bolivia and Uruguay will probably beat us. By my math that means we'd be out. And if so, GB has to be out.

 

[Doctor Worm]

I didn't see the match but this is pretty bad. Panama can probably beat Bolivia and Uruguay will probably beat us. By my math that means we'd be out. And if so, GB has to be out.

Under that scenario, you are right, we're out.

Other scenarios are more complicated. We could beat Uruguay and be out. Or we could lose to Uruguay and still advance. All depending on what happens in Panama v. Bolivia.