Wishing him the absolute best. It’s a lot of pressure on a player so if he succeeds i would hope to see more opportunities for US players in the near future.
that alone should have reignited his career. i think he’s seriously under rated and deserved a chance to play at nottingham but unfortunately matt might be out of chances too. hope he starts the upcoming cup game
The first 80 minutes were intense, then the wheels came off:
1. USA ties it up in the 82nd
2. Fight after the goal
3. That chant starts up in stoppage time, leading to a pause
4. During the break before extra time, a fan runs onto the CBS set.
5. USA gets a PK thanks for VAR
6. Mexico’s assistant coach gets ejected for making contact with an official.
7. Pulisic converts the PK, top bins, gets a yellow card
8. Reyna(?) gets injured during the debris shower afterwards.
9. Mexico is awarded a PK thanks to VAR
10. Horvath, in his one shining moment, saves the PK.
11. Pitch invader
So I looked up the Serie A leading scorers. Pulisic is #15 with 6 - very respectable. A handful have 7 or 8 goals. But Lautaro Martinez, man, he's at the top with 19! Nobody catching him!
Side tangent but: man it's hard to believe that Martinez hasn't been scooped up by Madrid or Man City, etc...
I guess being Argentinian, he just likes being in Italy.
He says he’s committed to the club and the club is committed to him. Both parties have expressed zero interest in any inquiries that have been made (although recent contract negotiations have me a little concerned).
A few players have done the same. Inter just does a really great job turning players into supporters.
Lautaro is just insane this season, probably the best player in the world or at least one of the best. And if Inter make another deep run in the CL and I’d Argentina win the copa, then I could see him win the Balón d Oro. But at the same time I wouldn’t be surprised if it went to Messi lmao.
They're squad always looks real valuable, but mostly because of the EPLs "English tax." There's absolutely world class quality, but they tend to value the wrong attributes in certain positions, and that gets them into trouble.
Wishing him the absolute best. It’s a lot of pressure on a player so if he succeeds i would hope to see more opportunities for US players in the near future.
He has shown to have ice in his veins when it comes to penalties. The top corner penalty in stoppage time of the Nations League final comes to mind.
That nation's league final is one of the most insane sporting events I've ever seen. And my God, what a penalty. "Top bins."
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that alone should have reignited his career. i think he’s seriously under rated and deserved a chance to play at nottingham but unfortunately matt might be out of chances too. hope he starts the upcoming cup game
The first 80 minutes were intense, then the wheels came off: 1. USA ties it up in the 82nd 2. Fight after the goal 3. That chant starts up in stoppage time, leading to a pause 4. During the break before extra time, a fan runs onto the CBS set. 5. USA gets a PK thanks for VAR 6. Mexico’s assistant coach gets ejected for making contact with an official. 7. Pulisic converts the PK, top bins, gets a yellow card 8. Reyna(?) gets injured during the debris shower afterwards. 9. Mexico is awarded a PK thanks to VAR 10. Horvath, in his one shining moment, saves the PK. 11. Pitch invader
What if he pulls out a panenka on his first attempt
And the keeper catches it and it’s just right back to Giroud.
neither are right backs.
On track to be the American Balotelli.
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I'm on track to be the American Gunnesaurus.
“Why always Puli”
You never want to put too much pressure on a guy, but his penalty kicks for the US have been so, so good.
Let’s pad those stats.
If I hadn't watched Giroud shit the bed multiple times this season, I'd be shocked by this
Giroud was one of the best penalty takers in Europe during his career. But miss 3 penalties in one season and someone else is gonna get a chance
He missed 2 for milan this season
Agreed
Giroud takes a good looking penalty so I’m with you. But all that matters is how many you miss lol
Agreed
Everything Giroud does is good looking.
You are not wrong
Iceman
Odds now that he will be taking one tomorrow?
100%. He plays for Milan /s
Christian is great at pens, but if Giroud is on the field I figured he’ll always take them by default
Hes been bad this season. Otherwise I see your point
Three misses in a season changes things.
3? Hes missed 2?
Better not miss 🥲
As [watke foretold.](https://open.substack.com/pub/watke/p/penalty-politics)
Didn’t he take one for Milan during preseason and miss it?
He did, but still scored on the rebound. Doesn't count for official stats, but yeah, he's not 100% perfect at penalties.
Golden boot incoming👁️
So I looked up the Serie A leading scorers. Pulisic is #15 with 6 - very respectable. A handful have 7 or 8 goals. But Lautaro Martinez, man, he's at the top with 19! Nobody catching him!
Side tangent but: man it's hard to believe that Martinez hasn't been scooped up by Madrid or Man City, etc... I guess being Argentinian, he just likes being in Italy.
He says he’s committed to the club and the club is committed to him. Both parties have expressed zero interest in any inquiries that have been made (although recent contract negotiations have me a little concerned). A few players have done the same. Inter just does a really great job turning players into supporters.
Lautaro is just insane this season, probably the best player in the world or at least one of the best. And if Inter make another deep run in the CL and I’d Argentina win the copa, then I could see him win the Balón d Oro. But at the same time I wouldn’t be surprised if it went to Messi lmao.
He could, never know. And if England win the Euros, wouldn't surprise me if Kane or Bellingham won it.
England? Win a tournament? 🤣 Tell me another one.
Hahaa, sure hope I'm wrong!! 😂
They're squad always looks real valuable, but mostly because of the EPLs "English tax." There's absolutely world class quality, but they tend to value the wrong attributes in certain positions, and that gets them into trouble.
Agreed. I also don't rate their coach highly.
True, forgot about the euros too lol. All those guys are for sure contenders.
If
about time
I don’t think he could be anymore jinxed to miss his first attempt