Good game, very fast paced. Should have had a couple goals already. The best final of the day so far.
Gold Cup 2019
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
USA needs to keep up the tempo
fecking hell. So close
I recall some wanting Ochoa to United a while back. Never saw why. He's so average and prone to gaffs.
Cannon causes some havoc on the right flank. Like the look of this kid.
Cannon causes some havoc on the right flank. Like the look of this kid.
Oh, Cannon should have attacked the space there instead of playing wide. He had an opening into the box.
Waste of a cross from Morris.
Mexico growing into this now
What a shot
What a shot
Elbows weren’t meant to bend past parallel.
Nope, but they can do it apparently.
Mexico switching to a back 3 basically and using the fullbacks in midfield to create numerical advantages. Bad final ball though
That looked fecking horrid. And by far the best player on the pitch so far.
Jozy's fitness is now becoming a burden on the U.S. After a bright start, he's started to fade away and is becoming less active in the U.S.'s attacks. On the recent U.S. counters, he'd take up one position and stay there, rendering him useless. Berhalter has a dilemma on his hand as he has to consider the trade-off between Jozy's hold-up play and the U.S.'s potency on the counter.
Yeah that elbow was nasty.
Apparently grabbing the throat of another player is not a yellow offense let alone a sending off.
Damn, that was close. Nice save by the Mexican defender on the post.
Yeah that was ridiculous. Where are the CONMEBOL refs when you need em.
The referee is clearly quite reluctant to send players off or throw out cards. At some point, however, he has to stamp his authority and dish out a card for an obvious infringement.
Fun game to watch.
Pizzaro's influence is growing in the match. The U.S. midfield is starting to have a tougher time containing him. That'll only make them drop deeper and be more reluctant to push up.
McKinney should be used to pressing. He plays in the damn Buli
The Mexican midfield keep pulling Bradley and Ream away from the middle. They've realised that McKennie isn't a good player, defensively, so they have a chance to exploit his weakness. Pizzaro, Luis Rodriguez, and Antuna are creating so many openings on the U.S.'s left side. Bradley keeps pulling out there to follow Pizzaro, but McKennie isn't filling the gaps that are being opened in the middle. Long also needs to pull out a bit more instead of remaining so central. Mexico could have easily had a goal had they taken their chances.
Feck.
Way more Mexico fans than American ones.
Well, that was inevitable. Pizzaro on the inside right pulling Bradley away and McKennie not recovering at all results in a goal for Jonathan dos Santos.
Berhalter needs to reshape the midfield. He needs to take out Ream and bring in an extra midfielder (Wil Trapp would be my recommendation). That should push McKennie up higher and give the U.S. greater midfield control.
It's in Chicago, where hundreds of thousands of Mexicans live. Gold cup is a joke competition, where money is all that matters. That's why it's always hosted in the US, and why Mexico only ever gets to play in "Mexican market" cities.
Btw, why’s McKennie got the armband?
If this match was held anywhere in California, we’d be even more outnumbered.
Pizzaro is a player
I guess this is why the highest transfer fee in Mexico was spent on him.
Should have left for Europe years ago. He's already 25. But, he was sold domestically for $16M USD. Who was going to pay that?
I don't see how Dan Lovitz coming in will change things. He'll offer nothing different to the U.S. side and will only make the U.S. more vulnerable to Mexico.
Didn’t realize he was 25, he would do well in Spain if he ever gave it a go
FFS!!
Come on Mexico, hold on. If you win i promise to buy some of your beer tomorrow...
That’s game.
Looks like we'll have a CONCACAF Confederations Cup playoff match between the U.S. and Mexico soon.
Well that was a fun game to watch.
Confederations Cup is still happening? So sad that Mexico and US are not going to be invited to the next Copa America.
Really not convinced with Greg.B as the coach.