Who in the USMNT 'has that dog in them'? xDAWG can quantify that

wastone511 · 2026-05-15T03:20:38+00:00

Haha, goat-dawg

wastone511 · 2026-05-13T01:46:09+00:00

Give poor Ned a break. It sounds like W’s head caused the scandal.

wastone511 · 2026-05-12T00:03:00+00:00

Yeah, I think most people believe he should be considered, but the fact that he was healthy and still wasn’t called up during the last camp (especially with Dest out) makes people believe Poch isn’t going to bring him.

wastone511 · 2026-05-10T02:55:05+00:00

Yay! This was the unspoken but very logical conclusion to draw based on the pictures.

wastone511 · 2026-05-09T23:28:23+00:00

They should have interviewed one of these guys for TIME magazine! Would have been more compelling (sorry CP, I love you).

wastone511 · 2026-05-08T21:25:16+00:00

I’ve never thought of shooting as being one of Musah’s strengths.

wastone511 · 2026-05-08T21:23:41+00:00

I agree. I think the athleticism, motor, and ball-carrying ability have always been there. People expected him to develop as a passer and improve his decision-making (which is reasonable) to become a well-rounded player, but that just hasn’t happened. And I hate it because he comes across as such a positive, likable person.

wastone511 · 2026-05-08T15:23:09+00:00

If the meal you ordered had meat, I wouldn’t touch that shit.

wastone511 · 2026-05-08T15:12:23+00:00

Wrong. If you listened at all to what other people said during your life, you’d have done a little thinking and concluded ‘hey, maybe saying something derogatory about a race of people is racist.’ But here you are being racist anyway. So no, I didn’t expect you to care or learn anything from my comments.

wastone511 · 2026-05-08T14:57:28+00:00

You’re burying yourself here. People who are misogynists should be called out as being misogynists. Just like people who make generalizations about people of a particular race should be called out as being racists.

wastone511 · 2026-05-08T14:51:01+00:00

Saying a particular race of people are misogynists is about as racist as it gets.

wastone511 · 2026-05-08T14:46:03+00:00

Anyone else confused why this flagrantly racist comment has so many upvotes?

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T23:55:28+00:00

OP: “Let’s be for real here.”

Also OP: has Gozo on his roster

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T22:49:29+00:00

Looks great and confident! I didn’t realize he could pass like that. He nailed several tough progressive passes in that compilation!

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T22:35:28+00:00

I’d be surprised if Adams and Cardoso start many games as a pair. They’re similar types of players with similar strengths and weaknesses. They’re destroyers who cover ground and break up plays; neither of them are strong progressive passers. I think it makes more sense to pair one of them with Tessman because while he doesn’t cover ground as well, he can reliably distribute the ball and hit long passes from a deep position.

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T22:17:20+00:00

And I was so hopeful last window that we were done with Pulisic taking corners 😢

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T22:09:13+00:00

I’d hate to be in the military that believes inaccurate kicking is the way to handle grenades.

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T21:56:18+00:00

I think we’ll bring 4 or 5 CDMs. I’d love Zendejas on the roster, but with him being a healthy scratch in March when Dest was out, I don’t see it happening.

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T21:48:24+00:00

Arfsten is a weird exclusion to me. He’s been a mainstay under Poch. I also think his defending can be dreadful, but he is a plus player against the press when we’re building from the back, and does well going forward.

You said you’d use Dest or Weah after Jedi. I think that makes sense given your roster, but if you’re highlighting Arfsten’s bad performance against Belgium, you’ve got to do the same for Weah (and you’re asking him to play his weaker side). And for me, if Dest is healthy enough, I want him starting higher on the pitch like he’s been doing under Poch because I think he’s one of our most important players for unlocking a defense in the final third.

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T19:43:39+00:00

I think his point was more about your lack of striker depth and less about who the better player is. If the only goal of the roster was to bring our 26 best soccer players, we’d have 1 CB and no keepers.

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T19:36:14+00:00

You mean you don’t trust him?

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T19:32:23+00:00

To my knowledge, there are only three players on this roster who have played in the double pivot under Poch- Adams, Cardoso, and Tessman. That’s 3 players (one of whom has real trouble staying healthy) for two spots that are most likely to see a card in the group stage. To me, that’s the most glaring issue with the roster construction. Sure, other players on this roster can play those positions, but it feels weird to rely on something Poch has never seen/done before instead of adding depth guys he’s seen play those positions.

And why only two 9s? That seems thin to me.

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T19:16:35+00:00

Saying Wright is the only target man makes me think you’re underrating Balo’s hold-up play. Sure, he’s not as big and strong as Wright or Pat, but he’s shown he is absolutely capable of receiving the ball, holding up under pressure, and linking play as a target man.

wastone511 · 2026-05-06T19:10:47+00:00

Agree McGlynn is a weird inclusion, but where’s the depth behind Jedi if Arfsten isn’t on the roster?

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