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re: Confirmed: Confed cup playoff to be played in Rose Bowl
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:03 am to Bench McElroy
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:03 am to Bench McElroy
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And the Gold Cup is meaningless.
Also meaningless:
Euro 2016
Africa Cup of Nations
Copa America
Whatever the frick they do in Asia
Seriously, where did this "meaningless Gold Cup" talking point come from? This Gold Cup had a very real prize attached to it. There'd be no hand wringing over the Rose Bowl if we would have handled our business.
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Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:19 am to Sheep
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Seriously, where did this "meaningless Gold Cup" talking point come from?
Because it's not as important as friendlies against Germany and the Netherlands.
And people in the US seem to downplay CONCACAF as a whole.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:21 am to TN Bhoy
it needs to go to every 4 years
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:23 am to Sheep
quote:
Euro 2016
Africa Cup of Nations
Copa America
Whatever the frick they do in Asia
3 of the 4 are held once every 4 years
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:24 am to LSUMJ
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it needs to go to every 4 years
You'd have to rework all of CONCACAF's smaller tournaments as well, which could hurt the development of the Central American and Caribbean nations. That, in turn, would hurt the level of CONCACAF as a whole.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:34 am to TN Bhoy
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You'd have to rework all of CONCACAF's smaller tournaments as well, which could hurt the development of the Central American and Caribbean nations. That, in turn, would hurt the level of CONCACAF as a whole.
frick them
they are only hurting in the bank account dept bc Blatter and Warner's pet projects are donzo.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:52 am to LSUMJ
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it needs to go to every 4 years
Wouldn't this cut down on the amount of competitive international matches we have and therefore further hurt our world rankings?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:53 am to Bench McElroy
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Why are people angry at CONCACAF? They should be angry at all the Americans who aren't buying tickets to support the USMNT.
I was just coming to say this. Americans need to man up and support the team. Its ridiculous that yall are actually complaining about this.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:08 am to etm512
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Wouldn't this cut down on the amount of competitive international matches we have and therefore further hurt our world rankings?
They could also play in COPA America and have the Gold Cup on all the odd-numbered years COPA America doesn't take place. So here's what the schedule would look like.
2017- Gold Cup
2018- World Cup
2019- COPA America
2020- N/A
2021- Gold Cup
2022- World Cup
2023- COPA America
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:09 am to Bench McElroy
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They could also play in COPA America
You understand that this isn't up to CONCACAF, right?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:21 am to TN Bhoy
I thought the CONMEBOL wanted the U.S. to participate in COPA America. They kept inviting us we kept turning them down because the timing of the tournament conflicted with the MLS schedule. Than when we finally accepted, we sent our B team to the tournament and that pissed off the South Americans. If we promise to send our A team, I bet they would be more than willing to let us participate.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:21 am to Pedro
Well... We could always have more Americans show up? 
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:24 am to Bench McElroy
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I thought the CONMEBOL wanted the U.S. to participate in COPA America. They kept inviting us we kept turning them down because the timing of the tournament conflicted with the MLS schedule. Than when we finally accepted, we sent our B team to the tournament and that pissed off the South Americans. If we promise to send our A team, I bet they would be more than willing to let us participate.
CONMEBOL invites one or two countries every tournament. It's not a "you're invited, now you're in for life" thing.
Another note: Copa America only recently switched to an every four years model and they may be switching back in the near future.
This post was edited on 7/27/15 at 11:31 am
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:54 am to TN Bhoy
there is going to be some decisions to be made
The CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament (an Under-23 event) will be taking place at the same time, with the region’s two automatic Rio 2016 berths on the line on October 10, one day after the Confed Cup playoff.
The U.S. men surprisingly failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics, and U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann has said he puts a big priority on qualifying for the tournament to give his younger players the chance to compete in an international tournament with pressure on them.
That means a couple of things for October: 1) Klinsmann will have to decide if John Brooks, DeAndre Yedlin and Jordan Morris—Under-23 players who could help the senior team against Mexico—should be with the seniors or at Olympic qualifying. 2) Klinsmann will be training and coaching the senior team without the help of his right-hand man, Andi Herzog, who is the Under-23 head coach.
The CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament (an Under-23 event) will be taking place at the same time, with the region’s two automatic Rio 2016 berths on the line on October 10, one day after the Confed Cup playoff.
The U.S. men surprisingly failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics, and U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann has said he puts a big priority on qualifying for the tournament to give his younger players the chance to compete in an international tournament with pressure on them.
That means a couple of things for October: 1) Klinsmann will have to decide if John Brooks, DeAndre Yedlin and Jordan Morris—Under-23 players who could help the senior team against Mexico—should be with the seniors or at Olympic qualifying. 2) Klinsmann will be training and coaching the senior team without the help of his right-hand man, Andi Herzog, who is the Under-23 head coach.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:56 am to LSUMJ
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That means a couple of things for October: 1) Klinsmann will have to decide if John Brooks, DeAndre Yedlin and Jordan Morris—Under-23 players who could help the senior team against Mexico—should be with the seniors or at Olympic qualifying.
Jordan Morris isn't good enough for the senior team. And, IMO, neither is Brooks.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:27 pm to TN Bhoy
Right now Brooks should be our 4th choice CB behind Besler, Gonzo and Cameron IMO
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:52 pm to TutHillTiger
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There is no where in the US we will out number them
I went to the WC qualifier in Columbus against Mexico and there very very few Mexican fans. At most of the soccer specific MLS stadiums we can out number them depending on how the tickets are sold.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:54 pm to etm512
I would take Brooks over Gonzalez.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 1:15 pm to pvilleguru
I do not fear the Mexicans.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 1:44 pm to pvilleguru
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I would take Brooks over Gonzalez.
yep
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