Socceroos vs USA 2026 World Cup match thread 🇦🇺 🇺🇸
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I suggest we pick these two blokes for our WC and then we can really confuse opponents when we name neither!
One thing Herrington might give in these types of games is line-breaking passing out of the press.
For Colorado - a rebuilding (i.e. not-great) MLS team that is often pressured - they have decided to play out of the back all the time - no matter what. And they have given Herrington the keys to the car to start it all come hell or high water.
He currently is 2nd (!) in MLS in passes (1,143) with a 95% accuracy. Obviously % is helped by a lot of short build passes.
Not saying he’s been perfect - but he’s getting a crazy amount of reps each game. He can deliver line-breaking passes into space or feet for forwards.
Even attempting those types of passes can force a team back (and would force Robinson/Dest/attacking wide players into relentless sprints trying to track back each time).
For Colorado - a rebuilding (i.e. not-great) MLS team that is often pressured - they have decided to play out of the back all the time - no matter what. And they have given Herrington the keys to the car to start it all come hell or high water.
He currently is 2nd (!) in MLS in passes (1,143) with a 95% accuracy. Obviously % is helped by a lot of short build passes.
Not saying he’s been perfect - but he’s getting a crazy amount of reps each game. He can deliver line-breaking passes into space or feet for forwards.
Even attempting those types of passes can force a team back (and would force Robinson/Dest/attacking wide players into relentless sprints trying to track back each time).
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Agree with this!
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Pop inexplicably dropped the 2 scorers, while Poch went w/ 2 strikers against a bunker. They stepped on each other's toes & it's not a good strategy against an organized d. Wide play's better. Pulisic would have provided it. He was a big loss.
The US earned a ton of set pieces for territorial dominance & Australia conceded some unnecessarily sending balls into touch. Then the supposed crooked ref was looking for a reason to find an infraction. Chalked off the goal Schwarzer said was legit. Didn't impact the play.
The hand ball would have been a smash and grab. Just 2 guys jumping for a pop-up that had 0 chance leading to a goal directly and you're not going to arms to side. I'm not for gifting goals, regardless who gets them. You should have to earn them, unless the opponent has intent/total recklessness. Reffing just needs to be consistent. Didn't give US a borderline one either, nor should they have.
The US shouldn't have went so negative in the 2nd half. They didn't do it against Paraguay. Went away from what worked. Sat back, made defensive subs, which actually downgraded them in the dept/overall, and let Australia in the game a bit. Surrounding had some uncharacteristic bad touches to sabotage chances. Unaesthetic win in the end, but they ain't all gonna be pretty.
Of course the US were going to be favorites at home. More talented team, w/ the crowd buoying them and a consistent WC history outside Europe (6 for last 6 advancing from group at least). Not disrespect, outside over the top comments from random pundit(s). Bending over backwards for bulletin board material, which ironically validated US confidence.
Paraguay's going to be a battle. The US made them look bad, as the win over Turkiye, down a man even, evidenced. Two scrappy teams here. W/ that cancelling out, Enciso may be the x-factor. But you only need a draw, though. Good luck.
The US earned a ton of set pieces for territorial dominance & Australia conceded some unnecessarily sending balls into touch. Then the supposed crooked ref was looking for a reason to find an infraction. Chalked off the goal Schwarzer said was legit. Didn't impact the play.
The hand ball would have been a smash and grab. Just 2 guys jumping for a pop-up that had 0 chance leading to a goal directly and you're not going to arms to side. I'm not for gifting goals, regardless who gets them. You should have to earn them, unless the opponent has intent/total recklessness. Reffing just needs to be consistent. Didn't give US a borderline one either, nor should they have.
The US shouldn't have went so negative in the 2nd half. They didn't do it against Paraguay. Went away from what worked. Sat back, made defensive subs, which actually downgraded them in the dept/overall, and let Australia in the game a bit. Surrounding had some uncharacteristic bad touches to sabotage chances. Unaesthetic win in the end, but they ain't all gonna be pretty.
Of course the US were going to be favorites at home. More talented team, w/ the crowd buoying them and a consistent WC history outside Europe (6 for last 6 advancing from group at least). Not disrespect, outside over the top comments from random pundit(s). Bending over backwards for bulletin board material, which ironically validated US confidence.
Paraguay's going to be a battle. The US made them look bad, as the win over Turkiye, down a man even, evidenced. Two scrappy teams here. W/ that cancelling out, Enciso may be the x-factor. But you only need a draw, though. Good luck.
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Just watched the second half. This fight and effort was needed in the first half. I just hate how our urgency came too late and the problem it's rushed and a half chance. Everything or nothing play. Had we started aggressively and calculated a match plan then we may have had a better chance.