What is he cooking?
it was a match between the guaranteed 1st vs a team that has already been eliminatedhe could have lost 20-0 and it wouldn't change anything
Cooking your cope apparently
>>155788942He knows our team relies on le pressing And he needs them fully rested for the knockouts
>>155788942Because it was a friendly
>>155788961But it does. Americans dont know better and think our real team lost and now the hype is gone.
How do fat people even get fat? I don't think it's possible to keep eating when you're full, whenever I'm bulking I have to work very hard to eat extra so it's always a conscious effort but I don't think anyone would get fat on purpose
>>155788989liquid calories like juices and sodasit's very easy to drink away 700 calories without even noticing
>>155788942Turkey were playing like they would be hanged upon arriving home if they lostAnd we still went toe to toe with them with the fucking B teamHe knows what he's doing
>>155788971This. Why risk the real starters?
>>155789017I drink soda every day and I have been 5'9" 155lbs for over ten years. I hit 170 at 19 years old when I had a fat girlfriend and was eating fried chicken every day but otherwise my body just regulates itself and I never over consume calories enough to gain weight.
Haha based Poch dunking on the American Media
>>155789099He doesn't understand that we hate losing no matter what
>>155789017Shit you're right, it's kinda crazy how those soda and energy drink companies get away with putting so much sugar in their drinks
>>155789099Its because of idiots like thisHe doesnt even realize the starters were benched
>>155788985Americans can't possibly this fucking brain dead.
>>155789151They really are, look at the post above you
>>155789149Embarrassing
You don't want muslims murderball'ing your A team
>>155788942>know you gonna lose or draw>puts B team to play>lose>"see, it was the B team, we good"Now you gonna play some easy games (Bosnia lmao), the advertisers gonna make some more bank with americans watching and coomsuming
>>155788985>>155789149>>155789184BRO LMAO
>>155788989an american candy bar probably has close to 800 calories. You eat two of those and you are already fucked for the day
>>155789149What a fucking moron, he has millions of followers that won't know better
>>155789297Why? What he says makes perfect sense.
>>155789149>Risk all your starters in meaningless game because phantom thing that doesnt matter!!!!
>>155789322Because he doesn't realize we benched 9 starters and it was the Bench teamIt doesnt matter at all. 5 of the last world cup winners all dropped points in the group stage.
>>155789149lol
>>155788942he wanted to learn how useless his backups wereanswer: very
I didn't care or have any hope in the first place, but I'm certain now that we're shit lol
>>155789297literally how he made his millionsalways been a grifter always will be
>>155788942He's living in the US now; he stopped caring about soccer and is just counting down the days to when NFL preseason games start
>>155788942Because the game didn't matter and a bunch of starters were on yellows. I don't know why this is so difficult for people to understand.And even among those that seem like they do understand, a lot are disappointed by the result anyway. That's ridiculous to me. People are saying "that's the US I'm used to", and yeah, that makes sense, because that's the kind of lineup we used to put out. But they're all backups now.Our B team came very close to a point against Turkey and probably would have made it out of the group. But that's a bad thing, because....?
>>155788942It was an excellent chance to test the benchwarmersClearly there is a massive drop off in quality and continuity, so now Poch and everyone else knows the starting lineup better get it done outside of a few specific substitutions
>>155788942he's charging up his special
Btw, Turkey is absolutely better than Australia and Paraguay. They're both bad matchups for Turkey because of the way they sit back, but Turkey still wins both of those games 9 times out of 10.
>>155789149
>>155789149He's right though. This loss has demoralised the american public even more than the loss against Afghanistan or Iran.
>>155789491Lmao
>>155789502They'll be remoralized when we bootyblast Bosnia
>>155788942Betting purposes
>>155789502unironically i feel the majority of the american public was hoping for failure so they could forever stop having to be forced to deal with football every 4-8 years
>>155789491I don't watch amateur sports, so I don't get this. I'm assuming at least one of those teams really sucked?
>>155789502Sad but true.My entire x timeline is filled with American celebs, etc acting like the real team just shit the bed somehow and we suck
>>155789524It is akin to predicting that the wcup semifinals in a 148 team tournament will be 4 teams from South America.
>>155789149why are you all assuming he doesn't know, I think it's more likely he knows but doesn't give a fuck if I were american I'd be pissed, no team should even concede a last minute goal under any circumstances, b team or not, especially when you're dominating the gameanother thing is I don't like the whole resting players meme, it's not like the usa is a contender or they're expected to go all the way to the final, it's the world cup, you play the occasion, you win the game, you top the group, you keep the momentum and you make people happy. there's more value in that than "resting" a couple of millionaires that would have been good to go either way
>>155788942Before the match:>Rest everyone! Risk nothing! Knockouts are all that matter!!After the match:>Nooooo muh momentum wtf was he thinking!!!You guys will literally bitch about anything. He did everything perfectly.
>>155788942Won't France, Argentina, Portugal, Spain, etc. also be playing their B teams? They're all going through anyway.
>>155789565I think I'll trust the opinion of the manager who took fucking Tottenham "hotspurs" to the European CL Final
>>155789565This is the exact woo woo shit that never matters.The last 5 World Cup winners all dropped points in the group stage. It doesn't fucking matter. What matters most is the condition of our players.
>>155789591>nearly relegated thotenham hotspurs
>>155789611>5 years after he managed themYour point?
>>155788942Why risk your best for a game that's completely irrelevant?
>>155789620I guess I don't have onePoch took that rubish club to the best they've been in 60 years and they sacked him anywaysPoint is more about how Totenham is rubbish, which actually supports your point on retrospect
>>155789604You'll notice all of the actual /elite/ countries in soccer posters itt are telling us it was the right moveMeanwhile all the shitty soccer nations all agree we should've played our starters for muh momentumPoch did the right thing
>>155789648It was a solid experiment to realize that the bench is rubbish outside of specific situations.Might be enough knowledge to defeat Bosnia, but only barely.Round of 16 seems the typical win would be best ever (outside the 3rd place in 1930...?)
>>155789149>media personalityhe's just saying that to drum up controversy
>>155789591you mean the manager who consistently underperformed with a good team, never won anything with kane and son up front and in fact had them sitting 14th in the table by the time he got sacked? yeah good luck buddy>>155789604yeah it wouldn't matter if you were spain but you're not gonna win the world cup, asshole, not even close. you stay humble, be happy you're there and play the fucking occasion
>>155789702Every knockout game we win is a huge deal for us So resting our players for them makes a lot of senseYou'll understand this when we knock Egypt out in the round of 16
>>155789741I still think it's arrogant and gayprobably doesn't even help the players, if anything it makes them rustier>You'll understand this when we knock Egypt out in the round of 16oh yeah? we won't even make it past the r32 so fuck you
Bros im pissed I think I might actually care
>>155789802See you soon Tootmose
>>155789811Delete this before the euros see it
>>155789678It's what he's known for
>>155788942Why don't they mix in some grey hair to make hair pieces less obvious?
>>155789638I agree
>>155789149what this retard doesn't know is that turkey only got eliminated due to bad luck
>>155789121No it's that American media culture has become very negative and insidious. Our country is evil, we're the bad guys.
>>155789149He's paid to make uninformed hot takes
>>155790074Rightt
>>155789565Risking your best players getting injured/suspended/fatigued in a nothing match that doesn't matter is stupid when you know you have a very important knockout round match coming up in a few days
>>155788942SOCCER CLASS
>>155790177So losing is good?
>>155788942*FREINDLY REMINDER*Russia did the same thing at their home world cup, were amazing the first two games, then rested vs Uruguay and lost their 3rd group game 3-0.They then proceeded to shock the world amd eliminate Spain and made the quarterfinals.So all doomers please stfu
>>155790330Chat Is this true?
>>155790361Yes spee has a short memory or just zoomers now
>>155790155We're not used to having a competent manager
The US are a shit side. Qualified automatically as a host nation, got a favourable draw, out of the moment they meet a half decent side.
>>155790519We beat Ghana by 4 goals BTW
>>155789481Lol
>>155789149He's right though, thsi defeat kills momentum. Portugal did teh same mistake in the euro 2024
>>155789328>>155790891Momentum is a real thing but only mid game.
>>155788985He's sort of right, at this moment. But of course by the time the next game or two happens then Americans will know we're still doing something
>>155789099
>>155789149he gets paid to blast out shit takes like this. he is a millionaire for shitposting in real life.
>>155789702well, the korean manager didn't manage anything with son, and england is looking to do the same with kane.
Bosnia heems USA
>>155788942You give your B team some practice, rest your starters, give Pulisic time to play/score a goal, do pretty well against a supposed Dark Horse team with a quirky final goal and you motivate them, so they don't get too cocky.
>>155789249Agree. You want atheists murderballing them.
>>155789249we are facing muslims for the next two games, and if euro countries win in our bracket then we face muslims for the rest of our side of the bracket.
>>155788989Poch always seemed like a natural fat guy kept slim by being a professional footballer
>>155788942>average weight in the USMNT squad is 77kg>He benched 9 times thatWhat the actual fuck?? How is he so strong? I can barely bench two starters on a perfect day.Holy shit how did he get that strong???
>>155789149This is another 9/11
>>155789151they are, look at the post below you
>>155789591>actually trusting Pooch.
>>155792043>spend trillion dollars on GWOT and Iran>nothing left in counter-insurgency fund to beat muslims at divegrasswe should bomb them instead of embarrassing ourselves again
>>155792217germans arent funny
>>155788942It was actually 10 starters lol, we even swapped goalies
>155789702>Underperformed with fucking spursThe most midwit take I've read on this board in years. Actually made me wait for captcha and reply, go fuck yourself and back to ripping off tourists gyppo
>>155792752Wrong.
>155789702>Underperformed with fucking spursThe most midwit take I've read on this board in years. Actual retard typed your post
>>155788985That's actually a good thing
>>155788985You’d think Americans would understand with the way teams tank to get the best draft picks
>>155789099That makes the decision to put in Pulisic in the 2nd half look bizarre.>this game is a meaningless scrimmage, which is why I sent in the B teamDefensible >and then when we were losing I put in our biggest celebrity and star player who got a massive pop from the crowdIncompatible with the previous statement.
>>155792217Heh
You can't convince me that it's better to bench your players for the dead rubber for rest and avoid injuries/yellows than to build confidence in your starting 11.
>>155793817Just a good opportunity to try things out
>>155793817I'd argue two things:-he was sent in when the draw was already set and had been that way for a while if I remember right. American mind set does not like draws, he was sent in to finish it, hopefully score the winning goal.-keep him fired up for the next game. He's your spark, giving him a few minutes on the last group game keeps him with that edge. Watch Argentina do the same today with Messi, he will probably not play the whole match.But yeah, a lost game was deffinitely not in the cards. Don't worry this will make the team more cohesive I believe instead of giving them a hit on their morale.
>>155793817It's about getting him match fit, he needs to feel the pace and pressure of a real match. Poch did nothing wrong.
>>155793969He was always going to come in paco. He needed to get some play time so he wouldn't be rusty for the bosnia game.
>>155793910I mean on paper Turkey was the toughest team in the group, imagine if the starting 11 played and looked rough like Germany against Ecuador. Thats the true momentum killer
Watch enough of these tournaments and your realise that "momentum" from the group stage isn't a thing. Any momentum you build is in the knockout phase. Really you can scrape your way through every match and still win, it's been done before.
>>155794201there's a difference between losing your first game and then regaining confidence and losing your last game and losing the momentum you'd already built though.
>>155788942Would have done the same. The real tournament starts on our lord and savior Jesu Christ's day, Sunday.
Poch is starting to remind me of John Goodman when he was younger and fatter. The american diet has been awful for him.
if you're planning a deep run resting makes senseif you need "momentum" to beat Bosnia its already over
>>155788985100% correct. It has nothing to do with "knowing better" either since it killed the momentum and instilled doubt into the team's mind, as well. It was a catastrophe that has written the US team's fate during this World Cup. They just don't realize it yet.
>>155795483this is you getting your cope in earlyit doesn't make any difference
>>155789197>>155789278>>155789297>>155789328>>155789491He's correct and you all are acting like you know what you're talking about, but in reality that no nothing boomer on x is right and you're wrong.
>>155788942bosnia's going to btfo this faggot. even zlatan thinks so.
>>155794448This. USA will still easily beat Bosnia and after a knockout win you’ll have all the momentum you need, no one remembers the individual group stage results once you’re in the knockouts and winning
>>155788985He doesn't give a shit about that. He wanted to rest the starters in a meaningless game and American fans are retarded anyway, they should not be considered at all on decision making
>>155794448It was less of giving them a break and more of being afraid they would get injured. They'd have a week of rest or so anyway, plenty of time.He made a good decision but it came at a cost: exposing your team's weaknesses.
>>155788942Why is Russel Crowe your manager? His American accent isn't even good
>>155788942because we're in the exact same spot as we were yesterday, except we were able to rest guys who were clearly gassed at the end of australia game and avoided suspensions for guys on yellows
>>155795523he's not correct at all. This is a guy who rants about clutch genes and killer instinct, and now he's saying a narrow loss by the reserves in a game with no bearing on the larger tournament is going to ruin everyone's mentality
>>155795505>UK FlagYou're the biggest delusional retards. You guys think you're some world class football nation, when in reality you're at the same exact level as the US and have been for decades. You're delusional and mentally ill, collectively as a nation. Your opinion holds zero weight.
>>155793969That's what I mean though, Poch is saying "lol who cares" but CLEARLY he did care. He sent on our star play to try and get a win during what was supposed to be a rest game. It makes sense to get Pulisic more big game experience in this situation, which was basically a scrimmage but with full real-game pressure. Ideal training conditions that rarely happen. But it makes it harder to argue that we weren't trying to win when you make an decision that looks like it was made to secure a win.
>>155793817yeah pulisic was hurt and missed the previous 4 halves. had to get him some run, this was planned before the game if you were paying any attention whatsoever.
>>155795558I... Want to fuck this thing. What the fuck is wrong with me?
>>155788985To be fair we always lose in the Middle East
Now the US team knows they have no backup. They're not the big euro teams who have backups and killer subs and can spare them. They have the A team plus a few maybe picks.It made sense to relax though, can't risk injury with that exact problem. The loss is just in optics with people getting into the sport. A bosnia win should fix it, then next game is going to be super risky. Super vulnerable team going forward though.
>>155795596Yes I am an expert on copes, that's why I could spot yours a mile off, we went through all this superstitious bullshit decades ago.
>>155788942He let the reserves experience playing in the World Cup since the R32 matchup had already been established.Retard.
>>155795596>when in reality you're at the same exact level as the US and have been for decadesthat's not really true if you consider where our players are playing for clubs, the quality of guys who didn't make this roster, and the fact that this is the first generation of players that came through academies of professional teams in the history of the country. Otherwise you're generally correct, but you got mad and shitted the bed because you tried to comment on something you don't actually understand.
>>155795847i have an unhealthy love for Press.
>>155795736dude he preferred to win, but obvioulsy not at the expense of tiring or jeopardizing our most important players for the next round. tells you everything you need to know. outcome didn't matter in the big picture, a win was marginally preferrable.
To be fair, this world cup has an extra match, so it really it makes sense to rest players more than before
>>155795922Based burger verbally cucking his fellow burgerman
>>155795973Can not understand this cope. USA fucking lost in front of the whole world and sucks shit. We are already spiritually eliminated.
>>155795922You're just regurgitating the nonsense you heard from FOX pundits while pretending like you have some great insight. Just looking at reality you can see the two teams are level in their playing ability and that you're wrong. None of your fake expertise or coping can that change reality.
>>155795973True
americans are childrenyoull be all over him and your winning team when you beat bosniatry to understand the sport
>>155796344>We'renot beating Bosnia There's no need to waste your energy, Denmark.
>>155796384We're going to bootyblast Bosnia
>>155796564It's ogre...
>>155796182desu i read your post wrong and was describing the american team relative to its previous level. but you're incorrect about the regurgitation thing. and you're also wrong that england is at the same level as the US. England have made two euro finals and made the QF twice this century in the world cup. The gap isn't massive, but they're demonstrably ahead of our team's results over the past few decades.
>>155794448This is correct and the only post itt that matters. Going all out to win that game would have been scrappy loser underdog team mindset, like from the days when we were just happy to make it out of the group.
>>155796344most americans are disagreeing with him, flagposting dork. this will be a complete non-issue if we beat bosnia as you say. However a bunch of know-nothing analysts will point to this match in the event that we lose to bosnia or a weak RO16 opponent.
>>155796719
>>155795558only 5 days of rest between the 3rd group game and the first KO game, then more games in rapid succession.
>>155796749>irrelevant
>>155789399Probly the smartest take here. The obvious takeaway is: our A team better not get hurt
>>155788942To avoid injuries for the top ngubus
>>155789149COME ON NAW SKEEEEUP
>>155788942My only complaint was Turner starting. Freese needed the reps. Turkey was the best attacking team they saw.
>>155796148Shut the fuck up you weak minded basedboy
>>155788985Pulisic has glass legs he ain’t risking him to appease some mutts that spent 90000$ for tickets
>>155796759Plenty of time still
>>155797036fair enough but I disagree if pressing is an important part of your strategy and you don't have a ton of depth and your best players is already dealing with a calf injury
>>155788985Cooling expectations here is a good thing. You clowns were getting too carried away.
>>155788942Half the starters had yellows, not worth risking problems in the round of 32. It was the correct play, and it's really important for those younger players to get experience playing on this kind of stage. The US will likely make it to round of 16, and maaaaybe with some luck we can make it to quarters with a good bracket, but ultimately I'm more excited about future years. Even my small great plains city (Omaha rep!) is getting a brand new soccer stadium. It's becoming very popular here.
Just for perspective, Norway will use 10 subs today vs France and their group's #1 spot is contested, whomever wins takes #1 and they prefer to rest their starters than go all in to try and take the top spot.
>>155788985no. we're just mad we lost to muzzroaches. and by we i mean everyone on 4chan, twitter, irl, our media, ypu know. not the voices in your head
>>155796759Interesting
>>155789523This. I'm hoping we get eliminated so we're out of this sports discussion.
>>155797102Good goy
>knew turkGODS would wreck him>benched starters to look like a respectable lossYou don't trick me
>>155797627They needed a last minute goal to beat our reserves then celebrated like they won the World CupEmbarrassing display by the Turks
Wait a fucking minute I knew our goalie wasn't that buns. We don't have elite goalkeeping but still I didn't even realize that was the backup because I was like oh yeah Matt Turner I'm pretty sure I heard that name at the last world cup so he is the starter. Yes I'm a casual
>>155789577Spain has to win OR draw, they can't field the B team because if Cabo Verde wins they'll end up in 3rd place if they lose vs Uruguay.
>>155797883our two keepers are a coinflip, there's not a clear 1 or 2
>>155797086Muh backbench is a cope.The World Cup is a tournament that requires depth. Starters are going to get injured or worn down.If our backups can't handle Turkey its a guaranteed choke in knockouts.Non zero chance we are btfo by fucking Bosnia
>>155798335That was the point I was making, doofus. This team has no depth which is why it's important to get these guys experience where we can, when the stakes are low.
Interesting to see what the excuse of the "Muh B team" shitposters is for the fact that we subbed on Pulisic with more fanfare than even Neymar got (in addition to several others as well) and we still didn't do anything
>>1557984666 starters didnt play at all, and 3 others only played 20 to 30 min
>>155798609And they didn't do anything (but let the worst team at the tournament put 3 past us)
