World Soccer XXX: We Have Men Too!

[Jimjamesak]

I have a friend who was on the women’s National team for a while in the 00s. She’s not bitter but she was considered one of the “lost” generation who was kind of ignored and underdeveloped thanks to the continual reliance on old superstars

Didn’t fit in with the Mean Girls clique?

(I’ve heard the WNT described as that, if the vets don’t like you, you don’t make the team)

It’ll be real interesting to see how, eventually, the older stars get replaced. Given the previous results in U17 and U20 tournaments, things do not look bright.

(Though we’re 2-3 years at best from any replacement happening)

[Jimjamesak]

I think outside of the Sweden game the U.S. has been pretty freaking solid.

As for announcers he's a love/hate guy, but Alexi Lalas isn't afraid to call bull**** on a U.S. squad. Obviously he's in the minority.

Lalas is tool. He’s spitting out hot takes only to troll and rile people up. He believes zero of what he says.

He’s right on occasion but even a blind squirrel finds a nut.

[Slap Shot]

Lalas is tool. He’s spitting out hot takes only to troll and rile people up. He believes zero of what he says.

Sure thing. When he called out the 2018 squad before they didn't qualify he looked 100% convincing in his disdain and I have no reason to believe otherwise.

[Kepler]

Alexi Lalas is Stephen A. Smith minus a soul.

He's a self-promoting boob. Believing or not believing his schtick misses the point. He's running a morning drive time derpfest and if he tangentially happens upon a subject he knows or cares about it's an accident.

He's Chris Russo. I find him tedious but not dangerous.

[Jimjamesak]

Alexi Lalas is Stephen A. Smith minus a soul.

He's a self-promoting boob. Believing or not believing his schtick misses the point. He's running a morning drive time derpfest and if he tangentially happens upon a subject he knows or cares about it's an accident.

He's Chris Russo. I find him tedious but not dangerous.

That was pretty much what I was going for.

Lalas believes in one thing: Alexi Lalas.

[Jimjamesak]

TBF, Lalas is better than Dr. Joe.

[Jimjamesak]

Just win baby...

Technically, *pushes up glasses* they’ve only won one game.

(Advancing on KFTM doesn’t actually count as a win)

[First Time, Long Time]

Technically, *pushes up glasses* they’ve only won one game.

(Advancing on KFTM doesn’t actually count as a win)

Just advance sounds stupid though...

[Jimjamesak]

Just advance sounds stupid though...

Survive and advance always works.

[Slap Shot]

Alexi Lalas is Stephen A. Smith minus a soul.

He's a self-promoting boob. Believing or not believing his schtick misses the point.

No everything else you wrote missed my point. I don't disagree with your assessment of him at all, but he will call out poor play from the NT.

[Kepler]

No everything else you wrote missed my point. I don't disagree with your assessment of him at all, but he will call out poor play from the NT.

I was not saying you were missing the point. I was saying with Lalas a given statement's likelihood is orthogonal to its truth value. He could very well be speaking the truth, but that has no effect on whether or not he will say that.

[The Sicatoka]

Alexi Lalas is Stephen A. Smith minus a soul.

He's a self-promoting boob. Believing or not believing his schtick misses the point. He's running a morning drive time derpfest and if he tangentially happens upon a subject he knows or cares about it's an accident.

He's Chris Russo. I find him tedious but not dangerous.

Alexi Lalas makes me want to watch Ken Daneyko on NHL Network.

[Jimjamesak]

Shaking my head at the recaps of the USWNT game.

Soccer writers: Outside of Lynn Williams, the US forwards were terrible and ineffective.

Mainstream media: Rapinoe wins the game!

[Jimjamesak]

CONCACAF S- Housing 101.

[Slap Shot]

USMNT Players Union Writes Scathing Letter to U.S. Soccer Backing USWNT in CBA Fight