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OT: Association Football Thread III (All Soccer Talk Here!)

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I can't remember if it was Tata Martino or Bielsa who wanted the manager job and were snubbed by the USA program because they weren't fluent in English. Klinsmann did more with less than half the talent. They can't get out of their own way. Shit, give the reigns to Henry. It can't get much worse.

I don't support the USA in football. I've always pulled for the motherland, mainly because it's all I knew growing up here because no one gave a shit about football here until the last ten years or so. With that said, I still want to see the game succeed here.
 
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Brief Candle said:
I can't remember if it was Tata Martino or Bielsa who wanted the manager job and were snubbed by the USA program because they weren't fluent in English. Klinsmann did more with less than half the talent. They can't get out of their own way. Shit, give the reigns to Henry. It can't get much worse.

I don't support the USA in football. I've always pulled for the motherland, mainly because it's all I knew growing up here because no one gave a shit about football here until the last ten years or so. With that said, I still want to see the game succeed here.
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I don't remember how it all went down but I do remember Ernie Stewart said that English was a requirement to manage the team and then everyone said Tata was out because of that. How f***ing shortsighted. As a fan of Italian football, they go everywhere to manage and like normal people will learn the new country's language on the fly. It's such a simple thing, really, and we can't even handle that.
 
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nyr2k2 said:
I don't remember how it all went down but I do remember Ernie Stewart said that English was a requirement to manage the team and then everyone said Tata was out because of that. How f***ing shortsighted. As a fan of Italian football, they go everywhere to manage and like normal people will learn the new country's language on the fly. It's such a simple thing, really, and we can't even handle that.
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Imagine passing up Tata Martino, considering like more than half the national team speaks spanish anyhow. lol
 
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Jesse Marsch always should have been the choice to head the USMNT. His press scheme would have been perfect for an atheltic young team.
 
Fourth of July playing second fiddle to Friday’s Euro matches: Germany v Spain and France v Portugal. Wow!
 
Brief Candle said:
If I were USA, I would hurl BAGS of money at Klopp.



Should be some fun ones! I've got Spain and France advancing. Also, Argentina v. Ecuador tonight!
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Germany & France advancing. Spain is a young team and Germany is playing at home. France should/will explode tonight and actually score at least one goal on their own, from open play, besides I absolutely hate that cry baby on Portugal, who shouldn't even be in the starting XI...
Of course, my birthland Argentina will will, but won't be easy.
 
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Graves94 said:
Germany & France advancing. Spain is a young team and Germany is playing at home. France should/will explode tonight and actually score at least one goal on their own, from open play, besides I absolutely hate that cry baby on Portugal, who shouldn't even be in the starting XI...
Of course, my birthland Argentina will will, but won't be easy.
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Vamosssssssss carajoooooo. I was born in the states, but 95% of my family is still in Argentina. We should be able to handle Ecuador, but it's never an easy game. They play well. Especially against us.
 
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Brief Candle said:
Vamosssssssss carajoooooo. I was born in the states, but 95% of my family is still in Argentina. We should be able to handle Ecuador, but it's never an easy game. They play well. Especially against us.
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Born in Argentina (Balcarce), came to Canada when I was 7 yrs old, my parents are Italian...root 100% for light blue and white! Vamos carajo!!!
 
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JCProdigy said:
Born in the states but mother is from Ecuador and still have strong family ties there....goes and cries in the corner....
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Dude, you're still a latin american brother! Two of my best friends are from Ecuador. Tonight will be a tough, but good game.

Graves94 said:
Born in Argentina (Balcarce), came to Canada when I was 7 yrs old, my parents are Italian...root 100% for light blue and white! Vamos carajo!!!
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1/2 Spanish, 1/2 Ukrainian, technically, but the same for me. Both sides have been in Argentina since the late 1800's. I'm the first generation to be borin in the states. There has only ever been one national team I've known my whole life. Aguante Argentina!

Graves94 said:
Born in Argentina (Balcarce), came to Canada when I was 7 yrs old, my parents are Italian...root 100% for light blue and white! Vamos carajo!!!
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Unrelated, now I want some Balcarce. lol
 
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Once again saved our asses. Ecuador played REALLY well. We played REALLY poorly. Let's hope that was our one shit game.
 
France is gonna grease their way to the trophy in this tournament lol. How many goals have they scored so far that weren’t penalties or OG’s? 1?
 
Machinehead said:
Facts. Has France scored an open-play goal?
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Not that I remember. Either way, France should win the next one, as half of spains starting 11 has carded out of next game. But with my luck … they’ll somehow win after Mbappe and Kante tear their ACLs and then get red carded before being removed from the pitch on stretchers. What happens in the other brackets is irrelevant.
 
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