The Swamp

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:48 pm that was a fucking red card. what a joke.

Tough to show red 20 seconds in. Also gotta say, Arriola went down easy. But it should have been red

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:52 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:48 pm that was a fucking red card. what a joke.

Tough to show red 20 seconds in. Also gotta say, Arriola went down easy. But it should have been red

A red is a red whatever fucking time it is in. That's bullshit to show yellow based on that (which is what they did).

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:56 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:52 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:48 pm that was a fucking red card. what a joke.

Tough to show red 20 seconds in. Also gotta say, Arriola went down easy. But it should have been red

A red is a red whatever fucking time it is in. That's bullshit to show yellow based on that (which is what they did).

In theory it should be called the same in the first minute, but a ref doesn’t want to ruin the game 20 seconds in.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:03 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:56 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:52 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:48 pm that was a fucking red card. what a joke.

Tough to show red 20 seconds in. Also gotta say, Arriola went down easy. But it should have been red

A red is a red whatever fucking time it is in. That's bullshit to show yellow based on that (which is what they did).

In theory it should be called the same in the first minute, but a ref doesn’t want to ruin the game 20 seconds in.

THE GUY COMMITTING THE RED RUINED THE GAME 20 SECONDS IN

DID HE FORGET TO BRING A RED CARD?

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tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:19 pm DID HE FORGET TO BRING A RED CARD?

Ref looks terrified

May as well replace Miles and Zimm with two hungry bengal tigers at this point

This ref is trash.

Super physical. Have to love it. USA not backing down. Will pay off. Bring this every time.

there we go. beautiful goal. And, man, can Pepi finish. so calm.

I am telling you all, he's special.

This has been Dest’s best game in the shirt for me.

Rex wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:00 pm This has been Dest’s best game in the shirt for me.

He is good when he doesn’t have to defend.

We really need another to put this away

HEY THERE MOTHERFIUCKING PEPI AGAIN

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:02 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:00 pm This has been Dest’s best game in the shirt for me.

He is good when he doesn’t have to defend.

We really need another to put this away

I’ve even noticed the slightest bit of defensive effort tonight. Against CONCACAF teams, that’s all you need.

Great, Zardes will get a crap goal and keep taking minutes.

only reason I am not irate is they have two more games this cycle and can buy Pepi some rest here.

Bengal is right, y'all.

Pepi would have buried that.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:21 pm Pepi would have buried that.

Yes. That. He absolutely would have.

Zardes should have 3 or 4 already

Would have been nice to have another goal or two for the goal differential, but if that’s the only complaint then it’s a good night.

Honduras 0:0 Costa Rica would be an excellent result, and so would Mexico 12:0 Canada (sorry!)

Zardes can't botch the first touch if he doesn't get any touch.

Canada 1:1 Mexico at the half in Azteca, and it could easily be 3-1 for the Reds. Davies and Buchanan on the wings causing chaos for Mexico.

Ref just gave a stage 1 warning for (yet another) Azteca homophobic chant. This game was supposed to be the second empty stadium as punishment from the last time, a punishment that somehow got cut in half. Time for actual points to be deducted, what a joke.

travzilla wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:57 pm Ref just gave a stage 1 warning for (yet another) Azteca homophobic chant. This game was supposed to be the second empty stadium as punishment from the last time, a punishment that somehow got cut in half. Time for actual points to be deducted, what a joke.

Turn on the game to see the very Canadian looking Canadian goalie 1/2 throw a ball and create an event at the top of his box. Then the line scuffle after some sublime defending by the Canadian left back (which also had Canadian Goalie trying to draw a red a few times).

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:59 pm

travzilla wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:57 pm Ref just gave a stage 1 warning for (yet another) Azteca homophobic chant. This game was supposed to be the second empty stadium as punishment from the last time, a punishment that somehow got cut in half. Time for actual points to be deducted, what a joke.

Turn on the game to see the very Canadian looking Canadian goalie 1/2 throw a ball and create an event at the top of his box.

Yeah after a decent gold cup there was some murmurs that he should be the starting keeper but he has been shaky tonight (Milan Borjan Canada's #1 recovering from covid)

Canada gets the draw. Canada's first away goal against Mexico at Azteca in 41 years.

One of the biggest results in the history of the program. Finishing below 3rd now would mean a pretty big choke in a few winnable games (very much on the table).

Proud moment for Canadian soccer. I could list about 20 reasons why we would have blown that game in the past, instead just a tremendous amount of heart and guts tonight. 

We welcome the Mexicans to the great city of Edmonton next month.

Just the talk of Azteca and Edmonton made me think. Is there an advantage to having that national stadium? I know the US and Canada have been a bit behind in terms of soccer evolution, but now that they're getting nearer the skill level of the world-class clubs, wouldn't it behove them to play in a home stadium?

(Isn't the US supposed to have one? I thought the one in LA maybe?)

Its definitely an advantage to have a national stadium. Canada really plays 80% of their games at BMO. Only the quirky scheduling where Canada has both November games at home gave the coach the idea to put it in Edmonton. And when the US comes to Canada in January that game will be indoors in Vancouver because where else are you going to play in January?

Bad. I was feeling bad. Less so now. And Pulisic and Reyna not here. I can’t believe how deep we are all of a sudden with legit talent.

travzilla wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:33 pm Canada gets the draw. Canada's first away goal against Mexico at Azteca in 41 years.

One of the biggest results in the history of the program. Finishing below 3rd now would mean a pretty big choke in a few winnable games (very much on the table).

Absolutely incredible!

Dare we start dreaming?

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:20 am Just the talk of Azteca and Edmonton made me think. Is there an advantage to having that national stadium? I know the US and Canada have been a bit behind in terms of soccer evolution, but now that they're getting nearer the skill level of the world-class clubs, wouldn't it behove them to play in a home stadium?

(Isn't the US supposed to have one? I thought the one in LA maybe?)

We would never play Mexico in LA. It would be 85% el Tri fans.

Jamaica was really bad last night. Looks at some of the easy touches the butchered. They lost nearly every 50-50 ball. They were very thin. I mean we are talking about at team that had someone DC United decided the minimum MLS wage was not worth it on their roster. O'Neill Fisher (who was a favorite of mine before he blew up his ACL).

And US players were good. They moved the ball quickly in good ways and found seams (which Jamaica left way open). While not his hardest game, give Matt Turner some big credit. Less for making his saves he was supposed to but his outlets and the few times playing with his feet under pressure were well done. Will be interesting to see if he does win the #1.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:06 am Bad. I was feeling bad. Less so now. And Pulisic and Reyna not here. I can’t believe how deep we are all of a sudden with legit talent.

Top of the table is obviously great, especially considering no Pulisic and Reyna. However, Jamaica don't even show up in that graphic, and they didn't have their best players last night. I won't be confident until we've clinched.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:07 am

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:20 am Just the talk of Azteca and Edmonton made me think. Is there an advantage to having that national stadium? I know the US and Canada have been a bit behind in terms of soccer evolution, but now that they're getting nearer the skill level of the world-class clubs, wouldn't it behove them to play in a home stadium?

(Isn't the US supposed to have one? I thought the one in LA maybe?)

We would never play Mexico in LA. It would be 85% el Tri fans.

Shoot they can't play anybody in DC except Cuba. Also the dynamics/size of the US it makes very limited sense to play all games in one space. Better economics when you cover the US with games. If not, the rest of Concacaf will host games in the US (i.e. Mexico in Texas).