USMNT: Hold My Beer

scott bankheadcase

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Lots of yellows already (all seemed deserved). It’ll be interesting to see if it amounts to anything.

I will come to rue these words but…for a concacaf ref, I don’t hate him so far.
 

Jimy Hendrix

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Not a lot of quality either side yet in this game. US looking maybe better on offense but also more self-destructive on defense.
 

Jed Zeppelin

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Of all the dumb Concacaf things, 2 red cards in 12 matches equaling a suspension is near the top of them
The way yellows can be handed out so arbitrarily, or based on the ref trying to calm a game down, or just plain not seeing the play right…it sucks.
 

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Very good half for the US. They had the 2 best chances and their press dictated the action.

The misses are frustrating. The sloppy play in the back has got to be cleaned up. And the yellow cards might come into play if things get scrappier.
 

Titans Bastard

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Honduras' ability to disappoint is nearly limitless. Fingers crossed...
 

Joe D Reid

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I only caught the last 10 minutes. They barely involved any soccer, which in Azteca is just fine. Between that and what I'm reading, that was a perfectly cromulent half.
 

Morgan's Magic Snowplow

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Very good half for the US. They had the 2 best chances and their press dictated the action.

The misses are frustrating. The sloppy play in the back has got to be cleaned up. And the yellow cards might come into play if things get scrappier.
Definitely showed that Gregg made the right call to go for the win here.

Mexico are honestly pretty crap - a dangerous front three but nothing beyond that.

If we don't give away a stupid goal I think we win this.
 

Mighty Joe Young

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Looks more like the referee got suckered into giving one.

If everybody got a yellow for that kind of casual shoulder to shoulder bump, every match would finish five on five.
Typical concacaf shithousery … mind you Kaye could easily have been off with a red on the first yellow which went to VAR. Really stupid by Kaye who should have known better.
 

Jed Zeppelin

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Has a film ever existed less than “High Expectations” starring Kelsey Grammar, a movie I learned about just now?
 

Morgan's Magic Snowplow

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Typical concacaf shithousery … mind you Kaye could easily have been off with a red on the first yellow which went to VAR. Really stupid by Kaye who should have known better.
Definitely stupid but the referee really should have looked at the VAR. He clearly didn't really see the original incident and that type of thing is usually either a red or nothing, so just check the VAR and try to get it right.
 

Jimy Hendrix

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Does Mexico just not wear their classic green this cycle? Seems like it's this shitty purple and black every time I see them.