re: United States of Hydration Breaks vs Pair of Gays | World Cup Group D | 8pm CT (FOX)

Same, but they were showing the behind the scenes and how much he truly gave a shite about this team and the vision he had. Check it out if you haven’t already. Amazing seeing it all come together. It’s only been one game but that was unlike anything we’ve ever seen.

I don't know this dude that does player ratings for ESPN now, but Jesus Christ. He gave Richards and Dest 5s

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how much he truly gave a shite about this team

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I mean, if nothing else proved it, the sprint to the touch line to celebrate with the team made that very obvious.

He also fought through the scrum to get to Gio specifically and they had an awesome bro hug moment.

He is pouring everything he has into these guys.

Imagine being Gio… You’re struggling to get minutes at your club, but can’t seem to figure it out. In terms of your career, the national team is your only success and it really hasn’t been dynamite, per se.

But the team hires a world-renowned manager with a proven talent evaluation and development track record and trophies at the highest level, and he goes to bat for you in the home media based exactly on what is the ONLY quality that they in the media grant you: your talent.

He calls you a special case. He believes in you. He plays you game one off the bench in a home World Cup, and you fricking BURY the other squad with the last touch of the game. Absolute dagger, extend the goal differential, and the bench clears to celebrate with you in front of 74k fans in the most expensive stadium in the world in Los Angeles.

Oh, and by the way, this man is out of shape and runs down to the touch line and fights his way to the middle of the celebration to embrace you with genuine joy on his face.

I don’t give a flying frick what anyone says, what our future performances look like, or how the tournament ends for us… Mauricio Pochettino was the right hire. He has the potential to go down as the best manager we have ever had, and is already close to it in my mind.

All the moaning and groaning to this point was at least semi-warranted, but there was a clear vision from him. The road wasn’t always clear to us, but it was obvious late last year that something changed. The mentality changed. The group bought in.

I always look for that genuine connection between the players and the manager. That’s the hallmark of the best teams you see in sports, by and large.

This team has that. I am stoked to see what we do in the next games.

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He calls you a special case. He believes in you. He plays you game one off the bench in a home World Cup, and you fricking BURY the other squad with the last touch of the game. Absolute dagger, extend the goal differential, and the bench clears to celebrate with you in front of 74k fans in the most expensive stadium in the world in Los Angeles.

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An underrated moment in the celebration was that Seb Berhalter had a shite eating grin while hugging Gio after that goal.

The country is healing.

Someone do the Scotland game thread im proper bricking it x

Biggest takeaway other than the fact that we pierced our dick straight up Paraguay’s arse is that it is so amazing that we finally have a 9 that commands the respect of the opposing backline like Flo does.

Go rewatch the first half and just focus only on him. Both Paraguay CBs are hovering him at all times, forcing them to be so narrow. The channels turned into fricking oceans for McKennie, Pulisic et al to run through.

The best part is Paraguay built its defensive game plan around Flo… and he still scored a first half brace.

Feels good man.

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He was cookin em' at the end of the game

Yep, I laughed at arsenal even being in those discussions.

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never seen a US team so nsync with one another

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I mean this in the best way possible - that game was very un-American of us.