Posts by George Ward7

Drew Brooks8 said:I think you're wrong about people being cocky and saying we'd win. At least not on this forum, anyway. Even our own commentators were calling it now, saying we'd lose.
Anyway, I feel like we seriously need to start pulling kids from teams like the Metallurg or Vardar into the national squad. Our club handball scene is actually pretty solid, and once this current group moves on, we'll have a great young roster ready to go. Lin really built a solid generation for us!

Look, I didn't say that on this specific forum, more like on other boards, but whatever, it doesn't even matter.

Good luck with everything in the future 👍

Drew Brooks8 said:Look, everyone’s got the right to hope and play to win, no matter how bad they actually are..

But it’s not like you guys beat us by some massive margin, especially since our goalie didn't have to make a single save in the second half. I mean, if we actually had some decent defense, maybe we could've pulled off a win against you.🙂

We'll see just how tough you really are.🍿

I get that, but there's a difference between having hope and spending days acting all cocky, posting about how you're definitely gonna crush us because you think your national team is top-tier alongside ours, when realistically, only Kirk would even stand a chance on our roster.

Yeah, we were shaky, but we pretty much controlled the whole game. You guys managed to pull away a little at the start, but we shut that down fast enough.

Honestly, even by halftime, it was obvious we were gonna take this despite playing poorly, because you guys have some real issues. You're getting old, and your bench is way too thin...

We’re elite, and you know it—we're world-class. But yeah, we've got problems too, like a coach who only has one Plan A, and once things go sideways, we're totally screwed. Plus, Alilovic is absolutely useless in big games, and our defense has been pretty trash lately...

What the hell was Santos doing out there during the Qatar-Austria game? He missed five straight fast breaks—1/6 shooting, and only 2/8 total. I mean, seriously? 🤦

Markov had 8 pieces, Capote had 7, and Sharic was at 7/18 on defense, which is 39%.

Drew Brooks8 said:Wait, when did I ever act superior? You’re talking down to me like you guys are already world champions or something.☕
Whatever, good luck to the Canadians. Our guys didn't deserve to move on anyway—total deserved loss.

I am definitely not acting high and mighty. Before our game, your people were all over the forums acting like absolute legends, like you're some massive superpower now and it wouldn't even be a shock if you beat us.

Look, we're strong, but honestly? I don't see a medal happening for us in this tournament.

Bo blew through the entire ad budget 🤣

Drew Brooks8 said:Alright, let's not get ahead of ourselves here. No need to be all cocky about it.
First half was straight-up pathetic. We’ll see how you handle playing against someone actually better than us, because honestly? You haven't impressed anyone with that garbage performance so far.🙂

Look, let's be real—we were absolute trash in the first half. We were down 9-5, which was pretty pathetic, I guess. But honestly? Even though we played like garbage early on, we still walked away with the win.

We aren't even playing any real soccer here. We’re basically just coasting on pure luck at this point. The coach is honestly terrible, and I feel like we could stumble our way right into the quarterfinals if things stay this shaky, but that doesn't change anything. Against North Mexico, we're still lightyears behind them.

Drew Brooks8 said:Look, being realistic here, the US played a pretty decent first half.

If we played ten games, maybe—and I mean *maybe*—we’d scrape together one win. But who knows, right?

Main thing is, just a few days ago they were all loud and proud about how they were gonna take us down 🤣

Those Canadians are just the definition of mediocre

God help us if those Mexicans get in on this 🤣

Those Mexicans were throwing four straight sevens 🤣

At least they're still in the game, I guess.

It’s like Mexicans don't even know what defense means🤦, it's honestly wild how slow and sluggish everything is.

France and Germany are basically strolling their way into the semifinals, while we’re out here getting absolutely wrecked by the Swedes and the Danes are struggling against the Spaniards.

Seriously though, looking at this, they basically have a straight shot to the semifinals

Peter Walker6 said:Anyone know what time we're playing tomorrow??

7:00 PM

Caught a few games

A
Austria - Canada 3-1
Jack Lee77, man, your guys are absolutely pathetic 😁
Portugal - Israel 3-0

B
Ukraine - Mexico 1-1
The Ukrainians scored in the first minute
Germany - Bulgaria 3-0
Germany also took the lead in the first minute

This whole thing feels like a strange championship. No Frenchmen, no Spaniards, no Italians, no Englishmen, no Dutchmen... I guess everything is pointing toward a Portugal - Germany final

Eric Garcia48 said:So, yeah, putting AdBlock Plus on Google Chrome basically made this forum fly about five hundred times faster. I'm not even kidding. 🙏

👍

The forum is legit flying now 🙏

Looks like both Ola and Dud are gonna play. It seems like Pranja has totally locked down the left flank, so I guess the only real question left is whether we're going with Lovren or Chifo at center back.

Patrick Martin said:-----------------------braid-----------------------

badger-------charliaplin-------chifo--------lovrenja

-----------hat-----------kova-------------------

pranja----------------rocket-----------------perišić

------------------------dud--------------------------

either that or just go home...

This feels more like not even playing against Brazil😁, way too offensive

crimsonnomad7 said:What's the deal with that Sertic guy with the fancy lineage who was supposed to be suiting up for the US Men's National Soccer Team like a year ago?

He doesn't meet the requirements, apparently he just couldn't get the green light from FIFA.

crimsonnomad7 said:Look, if Damir is actually match-fit—and honestly, if he’s playing like he’s possessed right now—then let him loose. He’s got that Brazilian flair, so in this kind of setup, he’s gotta be a better bet than Kranjcar, who looks totally gassed after just thirty minutes of running over in England. I mean, can you even imagine Kranjcar playing out in Manaus? The guy would probably collapse on the bench, let alone actually being needed on the pitch.

Yeah, Damir is basically the definition of ready.

@ electricorca112

You're pretty much spot on. I agree that DOP, Mocinic, and Pasalic are probably getting cut. As for Broske, I'm pretty sure he’s getting in, likely taking the spot of Lynch, who hasn't impressed anyone at all.

It’ll probably happen once this winter sports madness wraps up, maybe even by next weekend, I guess.