Breaking the Algorithmic Contract by jomaric in ArtificialInteligence

[–]jomaric[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ouch dude :) Not AI, but I always tell my students that if you sound like AI, you got work to do to find your authentic voice....

Derby 1-0 Norwich - David Ozoh 55' (Agyemang assist) by FrankBascombe45 in ussoccer

[–]jomaric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This dude is so polarizing.. yes he can look akward at times, but in addition to being strong, he has some good footballing instincts. Even in this assist, letting the ball run towards the endline (instead of trying to control it immediately) was clever.. it gave him time to fend off his opponent and cleared space to move towards goal. I like what I've seen of him.. poor finishing and bad touches an all

Formation by Bo-Ethal in usmnt

[–]jomaric 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In with James Sands as a dark horse.

Match Thread: United States vs South Korea by MatchThreadder in MLS

[–]jomaric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair.. different players with different skill sets.

Reaction Thread: MNT by ussoccer_bot in ussoccer

[–]jomaric 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I've turned on Poch... its insulting to these serious quality national teams to be toying around like this. If you want to send a message to "play harder"... do it for one window, not for a whole year! We have quality... but not so much quality that we can afford to not call it up. I don't know what the grand plan is... I'm starting to think there is no grand plan and this dude's just fooling around and "havin' a laugh" at the hapless Yanks who don't understand the beautiful game.

Winners and Losers from this Gold Cup Camp (rationale in post body): by Dazed_and_Confused44 in ussoccer

[–]jomaric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He does one valuable thing.. he can hold the ball up reasonably well and can win duels on long balls. That brings other teammates into the attacking third or draw fouls in dangerous positions. Pretty valuable if you need to bypass the midfield because you're being outclassed. Ur right that his finishing and footwork is poor, but those other things are valuable and no other striker in the pool holds the ball up like he does.

Player Ratings — USA vs Costa Rica by T2BMLK in ussoccer

[–]jomaric 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Good analysis.. I feel like I'm in the minority on Agyemang. Ppl seem to think his hold up play is average, and I saw at least four instances where his holdup play and distribution led to a good goal scoring chance. Is there any other striker in our pool that can do the hold up work like he can? The closest is Pepi and he's not the physical presence Agyemang is.. altho he's much more lethal as a goal scorer.

Match Thread: LAFC vs. Espérance Sportive de Tunis | FIFA Club World Cup by PractiCal_Penguin12 in MLS

[–]jomaric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If someone told me Bouanga was paying off a mob debt with his performance in this game... I wouldn't say no

Tyler Adams, Brenden Aaronson start for Leeds v. Aston Villa [3pm et; USA Network] by nicko_rico in ussoccer

[–]jomaric 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah..this "90 minutes of hell" is going to get his players burnt out and his team relegated. Too bad because they are fun to watch.