OT: Soccer thread

[trujaysfan]

My presale is open for the game on the 28th... anyone want tickets?

 

[trujaysfan]

Canada Nations League game.is on at 9pm tonight

 

[trujaysfan]

1-0 canada up on Curacao

 

[lecoqsportif]

We’re playing against an umbrella drink?

 

[MindzEye]

Technically a liqueure

 

[lecoqsportif]

I’m guessing most players on that team either were born in or grew up in the Netherlands.

Edit: Yeah, all but four were born in Holland. The other four were grew up and learned to play there, including in guy who is a product of the Ajax system and actually played for Holland three times about a decade ago.

These guys are well coached.

 

[trujaysfan]

Couple of the southern Caribbean islands became much better with the fifa rules change a couple years ago.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Costa Rica was pushed by Martinique… so there’s France.

 

[trujaysfan]

Draw or win tonight and we are off to the nation's league final round

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Draw or win tonight and we are off to the nation's league final round

be nice to score early and then just pack the box and play kitty by the door. The Curacao game was not great but winning on the road in the Caribbean is never easy given the status of their fields.

 

[trujaysfan]

We should take it to Honduras tonight.

 

[zeke]

clinical stuff so far.

really liking the change in formation. if our D suck then play fewer of them. and Osorio fits in real well in the middle.

that being said, Kennedy looks awkward but effective to me so far.

 

[trujaysfan]

clinical stuff so far.

really liking the change in formation. if our D suck then play fewer of them. and Osorio fits in real well in the middle.

that being said, Kennedy looks awkward but effective to me so far.

Kennedy = Holl

 

[zeke]

Kone is the real deal.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Yep.

I though he was moving to Serie A after a spell at Watford, but it look he’s there long term.

 

[trujaysfan]

Yep.

I though he was moving to Serie A after a spell at Watford, but it look he’s there long term.

I think he is going to saputos club after watford

 

[lecoqsportif]

Right, the longer contract probably needed to structure a nice transfer fee for Watford?

 

[zeke]

same owners. i think the plan was always for him to move to italy in the summer.

 

[zeke]

that's an exclamation point.

I thought Osorio had been passed by but he's looking pretty good surrounded by talent.

 

[lecoqsportif]

same owners. i think the plan was always for him to move to italy in the summer.

Yeah. I figured it was just some “cost accounting” where they might need to follow transfers rules. Same owners, but still different clubs for UEFA.

Edit: Pozzo family. Technically dad owns Udinese, son owns Watford.