Posts by wiredfalcon2

Total meltdown from goldentinker8, just absolute chaos everywhere. Seriously, take a break from these forums and stop embarrassing yourself. Friendly advice. 😉

Man, you’re basically living out an episode of "I’m not stupid, you’re just 🙂." Honestly, just crawl back into your little mouse hole and go count your pennies. That’s clearly where you belong. 😉

goldentinker8 said:Actually, it’d be way better if you guys just took charge of it all yourselves!
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You're not wrong, 😉

Oh sure, because you’re clearly the ultimate authority on what counts as crazy and what doesn't 🤣

So, basically, you shouldn't go crying about how bad the officiating was if the ref actually screwed up in your favor, right? Instead, you’re supposed to just keep your mouth shut, play it smart like those guys over at the Yankees, and act like the calls were perfect? 🍿

Gary Cooper3 said:
We’re also missing key players for a 4-2-3-1, though I guess I agree it's probably the best setup we've got.

Look, man, a formation on the pitch is just a blueprint. It doesn't mean much unless you know what you're actually trying to pull off with it. You can run the exact same shape and just sit back, hand the ball over, and pray you catch them on a counter, or you can try to actually dictate the tempo. But honestly? That’s step two. Right now, we’re stuck on step one: fixing this disaster in the backline. We're leaking goals like a broken faucet in a cheap motel.

Adam Myers4 said:When you look at the tempo, I’d say we’re seeing an incredibly high frequency of direct attacks paired with intense pressure to regain possession. It’s exactly the kind of relentless energy that looked absolutely brilliant during the second half against San Diego when we had the man advantage.

Alright, my take on that is we simply don't have the roster for that kind of style. That’s why we managed to play even remotely decent for maybe thirty minutes out of all ten or whatever of Leki’s games. I know how it works—people watch soccer, see a team struggle for nine weeks and then suddenly play one good game, and they’re like, "Why can't they play like this every week?" But the reality is they can't play like that constantly because they just aren't mentally or physically built to sustain it.

First off, tell me what you actually mean by "tempo," then we can figure out the rest 🙂

They played the only thing this squad actually knows how to pull off, which was that 4-2-3-1 setup. If you’re looking for a deep dive into how I’d actually set the tactics, just say the word.

The defense at Hajduk wasn't some unbreakable fortress even when they were sitting pretty with a 4-2-3-1 setup—four at the back plus two holding mids. Let’s be real, these guys aren't invincible; they're definitely going to make mistakes. Now that Leko has switched things up to a 3-5-2, we’re playing with one less defender in the backline, and since our fullbacks clearly don't have that Panucci-level stamina to drop back into a 5-3-2 during defensive transitions, you basically just left a pair of center-backs out there catching the wind. It was painfully obvious on that first Rijeka goal, too. You’ve got this 2-on-2 situation in the box, and then some 16-year-old kid fails to track Frigan’s movement, leaving him with about 100 yards of open space to run into. Honestly, the whole tactical idea is just a disaster.

Yesterday was all about that shade of blue, which, by the way, has absolutely nothing to do with anything out here in the States.

Which club is this new branch talking about, for those of us who don't follow the scene?

Noah Diaz said:Russia and Ukraine are currently at war, so it isn’t exactly shocking that their economies aren't their top priority right now.

The European Union isn't at war, so tell me: why on earth would anyone sabotage their own economy? I get the feeling there is a concerted effort to tear down the EU's financial stability and trigger a crisis reminiscent of what happened nearly a century ago.

If I'm reading you right, you're basically saying we should scrap all the sanctions against Russia and just go back to business as usual since the war is technically Ukraine's problem?

William Cooper11 said:Sure, but I still don't think you can compare them. If it hadn't been for how shortsighted Americans were regarding the Dayton Accords, the Mexicans would have been total losers in those nineties wars.

Just saying, war isn't free for the side doing the hitting, either. Say you've got a $100 budget and normally dump $5 into defense. Then you go out and start a war, and suddenly that $5 isn't enough to win, so next year you gotta shell out $20. Now you're stuck in a "war economy" through no fault of your own—you weren't even invaded. But hey, you still gotta find that extra $15 somewhere.

William Cooper11 said:What timeframe are we talking about?

The Homeland War. Mexico wasn't the one getting hit.

William Cooper11 said:Alright, then give me one single example of that happening. Thanks!

Mexico.

Charles Roberts33 said:Soccer is nonsense, and women’s soccer is even worse. A woman who actually takes care of herself shouldn't be chasing a ball; she should be focusing on her children.

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It’s just a massive waste of money, throwing funds at organizing these pointless events.

you see this kind of chaos in the men's Champions League finals too.

Man, I was practically begging for someone to just permaban him so he could finally kick this forum addiction once and for all... then his buddies go and get his handle restored. What a joke.🤣

What’s even the point of these links from sketchy YouTube channels? One day they're posting tutorials on how to survive a dip in a frozen lake, and the next, suddenly they’re all big-shot geopolitical experts. Makes zero sense.

rustywalker82 said:Are you seriously suggesting that ExxonMobil is lying about their revenue? Like, is the record-breaking trade deficit in the US also fake news? Is that massive half-trillion Euro year-over-year slide just made up too? Or maybe the electricity prices we’re seeing across the US this year are just a total lie?
Nah, they aren't...

Look, why don't you just give me a specific list of every single data point the Russian statistics bureau stopped releasing from the moment those sanctions hit until now. Thanks.