Brendan Doyle

Director of Football Operations @karen__fa | Varsity HC @CPBoysSoccer1 | USSF C, USC DOC Diploma and Urban Soccer Diploma, TOVO 7v7 and V1

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

Hopefully everyone roasts the HT show enough that FIFA never does it again. Stop ruining the sport with pale imitations of the worst parts of American sporting culture

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

@THEChrisKessell Spain because they were my pick before the tournament and I’m not changing now

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

That’s why a GK needs to be able to play with their feet

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

Gio’s either going to score the tying goal or pick up two yellows in the next 25 min

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

While it's still HT and we're not officially eliminated yet: Regardless of the result, the USSF needs to back up the Brinks truck for Pochettino to keep him here. This is still the best USMNT ever, they're just not a top team.

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

For the second half, track the pass completion percentage for both teams when the ball is either "cleared" or played with something other than the foot. That is the best illustration of the gap in quality that anyone can see without any soccer background.

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

@CoachPrunt Getting taught a footballing lesson right now.

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

All the analysis on here and on the broadcast talking about the poor start like it's a nerves issue instead of the huge gap in quality. We can't get near them with pressure because they're too good with the ball, not because we're "playing soft"

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

We’ll see how the rest of this plays out, but I think being host actually hurts us right now. Feeling pressure to take initiative of the match instead of sitting in a mid-block

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

We’re in trouble

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

It’ll be a shame when after all the hype and outrage the USSF ends up banned from FIFA after a CAS case just for tonight to end in a comfortable 2-0 win for Belgium

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

@24x7soccerus Needed Mora, had already taken him out

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

Or not

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

That’s game. Now England can relax and all the home field benefits flip into pressure on Mexico

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

I think the US might've just killed soccer. Two national federations choosing to go the route of litigation about a decision by the governing body is going to have huge ramifications forever.

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

Brazil is broken. This is sad

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

This level of picardía is so fun to watch when you’re looking for it

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

@ThatCroatianGuy Force: high. But given the momentum of the players, you’d consider that excessive instead of reckless? Or arguing that there was intent to injure/violent conduct?

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

But I've definitely seen enough to know I want Pochettino to renew. Would love to see what we look like with a full cycle of him elevating his choice of players to this team and the platform it brings

[Brendan Doyle @bdoyle028]

A good performance from the US so far, and definitely the best ever version of this team. Still a very limited team though, these are the worst two teams that have played today.