FLYguy3911
Sanheim Lover
- Oct 19, 2006
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OT: World Cup 2022 (Human Rights Optional) - Let's Get Stoned!
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Hollywood Cannon
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Hollywood Cannon
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Here comes the whining from the crew as if the US is the greatest team in the world.
CanadianFlyer88
Knublin' PPs
US had full control of that game. Berhalter didn't do enough to maintain the advantage after half.
Hollywood Cannon
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JojoTheWhale
(Singing to the Horse)
- May 22, 2008
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Is that who I just heard? It's helpful to know all the names of people on the Tommy Heinsohn tier of broadcaster to avoid for life.
Why did none of you warn me there are xG for soccer too? No. No no no. No more.
Starat327
Top .01% OnlyHands
If you give a yellow there, there should have been one on Zimmerman for the challenge that resulted in the penalty (which on first look, I didn't even think was a penalty).
I'm fine with no cards on either.
...no you dont.
Zimmerman got ball, and then Bale (smartly) bungled over his foot. Thats a dumb penalty, but Zimmerman made a play on the ball and succeeded. To be clear, its sitll a penalty - you never put your leg between a defenders in the box.
The welsh player didnt play the ball at all - clipped a trailing leg of a breaking player. Cynical, Late, and no attempt on ball. Thats about as clear a yellow as you can get in open play.
Hollywood Cannon
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The one that was whining the entire time? Yeah, Stu Holden, analyst.
The PBP was John Strong.
Striiker
Former Flyers Fan
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Starat327
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Landon has a huge head and Clint looks like they grabbed some homeless dude off the street and cleaned him up ..then there is Alexi
Striiker
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3 points were there for the taking. Wales bringing on the really tall guy who could actually press instead of playing Bale up top changed the game.
I'm gonna guess (hope?) that there's still a fitness concern with Reyna, because otherwise, bringing on Morris is...yikes.
Thought Pulisic was great in the 1st half but started to play hero ball in the 2nd.
Not sure how much I love playing Aaronson as one of the 8s when he doesn't play it for his club - don't think he's ever played there professionally, because he didn't with the Union. Not really sure what our other options are there though: Reyna has the same concerns, Acosta already came on and is limited offensively, and apparently LDLT is injured.
I'm gonna guess (hope?) that there's still a fitness concern with Reyna, because otherwise, bringing on Morris is...yikes.
Thought Pulisic was great in the 1st half but started to play hero ball in the 2nd.
Not sure how much I love playing Aaronson as one of the 8s when he doesn't play it for his club - don't think he's ever played there professionally, because he didn't with the Union. Not really sure what our other options are there though: Reyna has the same concerns, Acosta already came on and is limited offensively, and apparently LDLT is injured.
CanadianFlyer88
Knublin' PPs
Starat327
Top .01% OnlyHands
I disagree with you.
I mean, that's fine, i guess. But by letter of law the one should have been a card and the other shouldnt have.
CanadianFlyer88
Knublin' PPs
Ack. I guess I'll explain because I'm fine with the interpretation made by the ref in both cases.
Zimmerman didn't get the ball first (I originally thought he did). A tackle from behind, in the box, denying a goal scoring opportunity, is arguably a yellow. I'm fine with just a penalty there.
Aaronson was fouled late. It was in open play and, while he was moving the ball up the pitch, he wasn't pushing an attack; he was actually pushing out wide, slowing the build up, when he was fouled. Certainly an arguable yellow; fine with just being a foul. Plenty of similar fouls aren't carded and they don't need to be.
Starat327
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Zimmerman 100% got ball first. His knee then went against the inner portion of Bales calf as he extended through the poke. Bale smartly collapsed after the challenge.
Aaronson was running in a diagonal in front of the Welsh player for an angle around the circle driving towards the half line with a wide space in front of him. It was clearly the build of an attack. Note the player behind him and the half line in the background which would be not far from Aaronsons position if it wasnt cut from the frame.
CanadianFlyer88
Knublin' PPs
Zimmerman clips Bale's foot on the way to the ball.
What you highlighted is the arguable part about the Aaronson foul. It's not an obvious "promising attack".
We're not going to agree about this.
