2024-2025 European Football Thread
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Chongo94
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Gotcha. Maybe it’s just what she’s wearing but she certainly looks much bigger than her playing days for sure.
Chongo94
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I am preparing be thoroughly unimpressed ha.
Purp
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That set piece coach paid immediate dividends.
kaiser soze
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Great shot by Puli.
Flo doesnt deserve to start (or even play) until his touch improves. Not sharp enough on the ball. And what's with that raboner into the upper deck ...
Need to win this game by 4 or more
Purp
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At least Flo has been in the right spots a lot in the first half hour. A couple of those touches were impossible. As long as he stays dangerous he'll get one.
kaiser soze
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maybe i am grading hard. I just feel that 10 spot needs to be a killer finisher with all the dynamic play on the wings OR needs to be able to hold and feed out to those guys running on. So far, i see him doing neither.
Ready to see a different option post half. What's the ole saying ... when you have 4 QBs you have none ...
EDIT: Just had to dial up the pressure on him LOL ... Nice finish! What I was hoping for.
Chongo94
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I get what you’re saying. Hell, if we had someone who could even replicate half of the ability of Pulisic, I’d replace him on the wing and try Christian up top. But hopefully Balogun will eventually come good.
Purp
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IMO, what you need from a #9 like Flo is to be in the right spots around the penalty area to create dangerous chances and then be lethal when you get there. 1v1 ability is also important, but they aren't going to need that in most cases. 60% or more of their goals should be with 1 or 2 touches. The #10 should be the creative 1v1 guy and should also score a healthy amount, but he's the creative guy that makes the space for the #9 to get his chances. Your wingers can also function like the #10 offensively, but it's a different dynamic going against wing backs rather center backs. Still, they create chances and the quality of their service directly impacts the effectiveness of the #9.
Lately for the Nats, Flo hasn't been in dangerous places often and hasn't been lethal the few times he's been in those areas. I like his game so far in the first half. He's missed some opportunities with a bad first touch and had some communication issues with some guys, but he's been dangerous. Give him enough chances like that and he'll capitalize. He may get another in the 2nd half.
Purp
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Yeah. Just told a buddy when he scored it that hopefully this will be like the ugly hockey goal that serves as a drought buster.
kaiser soze
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TBH, left a lot on the table. Should have put up 5 or 6. Hope it doesn't come down to goal differential.
Pepi alone missed on 2 or 3 relatively easy ones . Do Haji and Sargent get their shot in relief of Flo?
Purp
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We should have scored a touchdown against those guys. We totally outclassed them, but we lacked that final bit of quality. That's on Flo a little bit, but more on the guys serving balls into him.
Flo gets that 2nd goal if Timmy stays onside or passes instead of shoots. Pepi should have had 2 at least. There were a lot of goals left on the pitch.
For me, Flo did enough to start against Panama. I do want to see Sarge, though. I wouldn't be upset seeing Haji either bc he has been in great form recently. I just think Flo brings a dynamic with pace that the others don't. Once our wingers start finding Flo in the dangerous areas he gets into we'll start scoring loads of goals.
Purp
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So is his finishing. He should have had a couple in the first half.
Moose Stuff
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Italy saves their tournament lives on literally the last touch of the game. Insanity. Poor Croatia.
