derpWouldn't mind s/Jozy/Wood, we need Wood to combine with Pulisic/Dempsey more than we need Jozy dropping back in midfield to carry the ball
if you mean flattening guys like a free safety, yeahthat was much more impressive than the first one. Although the pass from Jozy may have been even more impressive than the finish.
However, my player of the game is Geoff Cameron. Dude is where he should be all the time, like Warren Beatty.
This shit won't fly at Azteca.T&T could have 1-3 goals or more
I'm guessing 'engine room' means 'Bradley and Bedoya'? Eep.That was a necessary three points for the US, but it was not a particularly confidence-inspiring win. Too many nervy moments at the back, where T&T easily could have scored a few. The US is weirdly weak defending aerial attacks, especially from set pieces.
Pulisic was good. Nagbe was good. I liked Villafaña tonight, though I thought he faded.
The engine room needs work if the US is going to have any chance of getting a result in Mexico.
I wouldn't be shocked. It could be Acosta, as well, who got 30 minutes tonight to work on his chemistry with Bradley. Azteca is a tough place to get your first WCQ start, though.I'm guessing 'engine room' means 'Bradley and Bedoya'? Eep.
At his press conference on Wednesday, Bruce Arena talked about the challenge of bringing along young talents like Christian Pulisic. The United States men’s national team head coach was then asked why he was playing Pulisic smack dab in the center of the USA midfield, thereby placing most of the pressure on the 18-year-old to create scoring chances.
Arena shrugged. “Well,” he said, “where else do you want me to play him?”
The game was Pulisic’s fourth straight with a goal. He also has seven goals in just 15 international appearances, five in only eight World Cup qualifiers. But here’s the statistic that really shows how much the U.S. depends on his production: Of the last eight USMNT goals, Pulisic has factored into seven of them, scoring four and assisting on three others.
So, this week, Arena approached Pulisic with an idea: to have him become the primary kick-taker on set pieces. Pulisic needed some convincing this was going to be a good thing for him and the team.
“He wasn’t sure,” Arena recalled. “I said, ‘If I get fired because you can’t hit free kicks and corners, I’m OK with that. Just go ahead and take them.’ ”
“I guess I have to start taking more responsibilities,” Pulisic said. “It’s part of the team.”
Hilarious stuff by Arena. He could pull out a voodoo doll of Sunil Gulati and take a steamer on it on national television and he wouldn't get fired right now.“He wasn’t sure,” Arena recalled. “I said, ‘If I get fired because you can’t hit free kicks and corners, I’m OK with that. Just go ahead and take them.’ ”
Pool-ih-sich, sometime p'yool on the first syllable. Assuming I'm wrong here.How do you pronounce Pulisic?
The player pronounces it in an Americanized way as POO-li-sick.How do you pronounce Pulisic?
Pool-ih-sich
Saw some highlights of last nights game with english comments. The guy said Pullissick (pull-is-sick in a very fast way..).Americanized way as POO-li-sick
Now that in thinking about it, I've convinced myself that I'm wrong and he goes by puh-LIS-sick which is what you've heard from English commentators. Brain fart on my part.Saw some highlights of last nights game with english comments. The guy said Pullissick (pull-is-sick in a very fast way..).
Germans say Poo-li-sich, seems to be the croatian way IMO, or what @Zososoxfan said.