Justin

love soccer, kind people, golden retrievers, reasonable politics. i practice the law - personal injury, build things, and cook. USMNT

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

I’m not sure Tillmann is a better
presser of the ball in the offside half than Adams but it’s really close.

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

I wonder if you see Berhalter/Reyna - not much if a defensive screen but 🤷‍♂️ you should have brought another dmid of some kind. We are so fucked if Adams goes down.

[Steven Goff @SoccerInsider]

USMNT midfielder Cristian Roldan nursing a muscle strain, unlikely to train, status day to day, USSF says.

So with Tyler Adams on a yellow and Roldan potentially out, defensive midfield becomes an area of interest ahead of Turkey match Thursday.

[Fathalli @FathalliMo]

Some fun in possession bits from the USA here.

•Pass & move, forward runs, outside-foot passes & off-ball work are all encourage so players can win their 1v1s within the wide 3v3s/2v2s.

•Diagonal thinking & shadow play to infiltrate the final 3rd.

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

A large part of Dest role through the first two games is his central runs toward goal - I’d think that role was tailor made for Weah but I think Weah’s lack of one v one ability is keeping him out of the line up.

[Edward Stratmann @EdwardStratmann]

Balogun and Pepi pinning the Australian centre‑backs, combined with Dest dragging wing‑back Bos out of shape, repeatedly opened the channels for McKennie to surge into. His intelligently timed and directed runs were a constant menace for the USMNT.

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

@scuffedpod Is this what we are talking about?

[Gradient Sports @Gradient_Sports]

Tyler Adams has excelled in his ball-winning role for the USMNT

Among Central midfielders, no player has won more challenges (20) or made more pass interceptions (22)

#USMNT @USMNT

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

@SpangledBallers Yah. Was there also. Pretty diverse crowd for all regions.

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

@ProspectsUsmnt Promising as an independent data point, Crystal Palace have a pretty good history of picking talent.

[Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters]

1% of people account for 63% of all violent crimes.

0.2% of people ever commit murder, and **67% of all murders**are committed by people with prior arrests

You can literally just fix crime by not tolerating people who show a history of being destructive to society.

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

🤯 @Jaboowins Watches The @USMNT Take Down Australia & Leads LOUDEST USA Chant of All-Time #JameisOnFOX

Watch his full day on FOX Sports YouTube:
https://t.co/7ZfwrNJx2k

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

@Dhaneye True. I think we have to win two KO games.

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

@AlaskaAir I’m on flight A327 rn and your flight attendant Johnna is easily the best flight attendant I’ve had in 20 years.

For the first time in a long time on a flight, thanks mostly to her; I haven’t felt like inconvenient luggage to be trundled and dropped off. Thank you!!

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

Best on Best. I want to see it.

[wiz @hoodsy]

Have FIFA considered putting a Scotland match in Wisconsin or is that a catastrophic meeting of alcoholics?

[ClownBasket 🙂 @ClownBasket]

After watching USMNT, some observations:
-US is playing in attack with creativity and flair. I don’t remember seeing a US team think of attacking like a Brazilian team thinks of attacking.
-US 3 center backs are underrated. My former criticisms of the US DAs not being able to develop center backs may be misguided.
-The US high line collapses the field in transition and allows the US to create more 50/50 balls and win it back quickly.
-US is creating lots of scoring chances. Not all of them are good, but there are lots of them.
-US is creating a variety of scoring chances. Set pieces, crosses, combinations in the box, long-passes over the top, split pass breakaways, etc. it is not easy to coach your team into a variety of scoring chances.
-Once you understand the pentagon that is the drive shaft of Pochettino’s system, it’s mesmerizing to watch. Potential opponents should start preparing immediately. It can overwhelm on the edges like a 4-4-2. It has the speed of a 3-4-3. And it can overwhelm up the middle like a 4-2-3-1 (with the release/overlap of the 6 with 8 and the 8 with the 9–which is nearly impossible to track defensively).

My primary question at this point is: how will it deal with an elite attacking opponent.
-Will the US wings need to become wing backs? That changes counter attacking and the pentagon shape a bit.
-Will Pochettino focus his defensive attention to the weak side outside wing and holding mid? “Tucking” the weak side of that pentagon could defend the center of the pitch while keeping an eye on the changing of field/point of attack.
-What about the weak side of the pentagon attack mid/wing?
-How will they “escape” after being bunkered in? Hold up from the 9 and release the inside wings? Release the outside wings? Release the 8? (Against Australia and Paraguay it was less counter through the outside wings/wing backs. But I am more interested in how they solve the problem against a team that is at an elite level).

Note: I have not seen this team play much prior to the Cup. Very impressed. I should have been paying attention more.

[Noah Riffe @NoahRiffe]

🇺🇸 A Blackhawk helicopter pilot sent me this awesome angle from inside the aircraft during the Seattle World Cup fly over!

The United States took on Australia in the FIFA World Cup in Seattle at Lumen Field winning 2-0.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Ok we won ⚽️ 2-0 but this Aussie kinda scored on us with this not gonna lie

[Fathalli @FathalliMo]

Did McKennie deliberately time his movement with the defender’s scans there? No. He’s not a mind reader.

But he knows opponents are constantly trying to collect information. By continually looking to change the direction/pace of his run, he distorts the picture his marker is trying to build.

*Taps the sign* 👇🏻

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

@CFCDaily Was insane, deafening.

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

Ended up being like 90/10 or 95/5.

Entire crowd stood the whole game.

[Justin @Justinpaul10]

Almost time!! Pretty substantial showing from Australia if walking around yesterday was any indication. I’m betting on 80/20.