Luna has to be on the team. Lalas has him starting, though not sure I agree with that. I see him as bench / sport starter guy input into the lineup as a motivator / energy guy. If our soft starters aren’t giving full effort, bring Moon Man in. He never takes a minute off. He is all gas, all the time. Love it.
https://x.com/GoldCup/status/1941947249132535858
Betting it’s going to be about an 80-90% El Tri crowd.
https://x.com/USMNT/status/1942009385217089594
We scored first, but Mexico dominated from that point until the last few minutes. Glad we finally showed some fight to close the half.
There is a bit of a talent gap on the field I think. Our likely World Cup roster guys are outplaying our B team guys - the talent gap is showing against a more talented team.
clt says put in the mayor!
Mexico is the cheapest, dirtiest team in CONCACAF. I cannot stand the way they play. They foul us like crazy, dive every single time on every remotely contested ball and shamelessly waste time to a ridiculous extent.
I was commending them for dominating the run of play until they took the lead and then showed why everyone absolutely hates them. They have the worst sportsmanship in international soccer. I cannot stand them. Cheapens everything they did leading up to it.
Fuck Mexico.
And if our A team doesn’t want revenge then they are every bit the giant weenies that everyone says they are.
Agyemang, Luna, De la Torre… So many guys dispelled the narrative that they belong on the USMNT tonight. They were between ineffectual to actual 
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Richards was man of the match for the U.S. He was solid the entire match. It wasn’t just his goal.
Tillman belongs too, but he needs to cut down on the giveaways.
I have no idea why anyone thinks Tyler Adams is any good. He doesn’t do anything.
Ream is too slow. He should be coming off the bench for the USMNT. But he will start because we don’t have better options.
https://x.com/FOXSoccer/status/1942019456156467535
I wasn’t knee jerking on this. I’m still trying to decide. I think though that objectively it is and I don’t think subjective judgment should apply in situations like that.
https://x.com/MenInBlazers/status/1942020506699403512
https://x.com/FavianRenkel/status/1942024425433358512
Would have been a PK. Game changer.
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Aside from Tillman earning a spot, it feels like it was a waste of time in hindsight.
clt says barstool is not worth the click anymore. sad
Totally agree there.
Man I love Luna’s effort but I see now why he shouldn’t be on the WC roster except as a deep reserve.
Our A team guys are probably busy patting themselves on the back - secure in their jobs. I was really hoping the B team could push them.
https://x.com/usmntonly/status/1942235601732096065
Monday morning sobriety.