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re: 2022 CONCACAF WCQ Draw - Noon CT

Posted on 8/19/20 at 1:42 pm to
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 1:42 pm to
Posted by McCaigBro69
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 2:02 pm to
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What are you basing this on?


The fact that we have one decent player, a shite manager and failed to qualify last time around.
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 2:05 pm to
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The fact that we have one decent player,
If we only have one decent player, then that's one more than all but 2 CONCACAF teams.
Posted by GeismarGeauxer
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 2:16 pm to
Who’s the one decent player?
Pulisic?
Adams?
Dest?
McKennie?
Steffen?
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 2:39 pm to
Add Reyna and Brooks to that list as well.
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 2:46 pm to
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Pulisic?
Adams?
Dest?
McKennie?
Steffen?

quote:

Add Reyna and Brooks to that list as well.

Only 1 of these 7 players played against T&T in 2017.
Posted by cwil177
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 2:53 pm to
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Lets be honest, we will do very well to qualify for this World Cup.

I’m expecting 2026 to be the next competition we compete in.

I get it, keep your expectations low so you can only overachieve.
Posted by McCaigBro69
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 3:03 pm to
Pulisic is the only guy on that list that deservedly gets PT for a ‘top side’.

Adams is right there. He hasn’t done it long enough yet at this level, but he will likely get there.

McKennie is not very good. Not sure where that narrative came from. If he was so talented he wouldn’t still be at Schalke despite starting so often.
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 3:06 pm to
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Pulisic is the only guy on that list that deservedly gets PT for a ‘top side’.
Is that your baseline for being a "decent" player? What levels do you have below "decent"? Do you think there's only a few "good" players?
This post was edited on 8/19/20 at 3:08 pm
Posted by tigerfan88
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 3:07 pm to
I forget all the players on other CONCACAF teams that start consistently for a mid table Big 4 club.
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 3:13 pm to
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Pulisic is the only guy on that list that deservedly gets PT for a ‘top side’.


So how many CONCACAF teams have better players?
Posted by unctiger4
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 3:13 pm to
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Pulisic is the only guy on that list that deservedly gets PT for a ‘top side’. Adams is right there. He hasn’t done it long enough yet at this level, but he will likely get there. McKennie is not very good. Not sure where that narrative came from. If he was so talented he wouldn’t still be at Schalke despite starting so often.


Now give me three non-Mexico Concacaf teams that have more than 1 “decent” player by your standard.
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 3:16 pm to
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If he was so talented he wouldn’t still be at Schalke despite starting so often.
It sounds like he may be at Southampton within the next few weeks. He can improve quite a bit if he can focus on one position for longer than 2 weeks at a time. And Schalke hasn't really needed to sell him until now (and he only turns 22 in 9 days). I think he's still slightly overrated by most people, but he's still a step above the vast majority of non-Mexican CMs in CONCACAF.
This post was edited on 8/19/20 at 3:23 pm
Posted by cwil177
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 3:43 pm to
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McKennie is not very good. Not sure where that narrative came from. If he was so talented he wouldn’t still be at Schalke despite starting so often.

He’s not going to be starting for Barca or Real but he’s been one of Schalke’s top players for two years straight now and he’s only 21. Teams wouldn’t put in 20 million dollar bids on him if they thought he sucked.
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 3:48 pm to
Yeah, he'll be sold for >20m at a time when most teams are still hurting from the pandemic.
Posted by lionward2014
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 4:32 pm to
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He can improve quite a bit if he can focus on one position for longer than 2 weeks at a time.


He's had to play every position but GK at Schalke as a 20/21 year old. I think he takes a big jump at a club where he can have some stability.
Posted by McCaigBro69
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 4:38 pm to
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So how many CONCACAF teams have better players?


Every team that qualified last go around. Results do not lie.

Doesn’t matter how good your team is on paper if you lose the games that matter. Our player pool is not top four at the moment for CONCACAF until we prove it.
This post was edited on 8/19/20 at 4:39 pm
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 4:44 pm to
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Every team that qualified last go around. Results do not lie.

Doesn’t matter how good your team is on paper if you lose the games that matter. Our player pool is not top four at the moment for CONCACAF until we prove it.
I don't even know where to begin.
Posted by cwil177
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 5:04 pm to
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Our player pool is not top four at the moment for CONCACAF until we prove it.


Bro put down the blunt

You can’t honestly say panama and Honduras have better player pools than we do. Neither does Costa Rica.
Posted by OldmanBeasley
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 5:05 pm to
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Our player pool is not top four at the moment for CONCACAF until we prove it.

You must have gotten hold of some really high quality glue, pretty jealous to be honest
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