On today's episode, Jason discusses the USMNT's embarrassing loss to Belgium in the Round of 16 at the World Cup, why it might be time to admit that USA might never recover from this and thus will never be able to compete with the best countries in soccer, whether Christian Pulisic is still worthy of the 'Captain America' nickname, and the arguments for Sergino Dest, Tim Ream and Matt Freese being the USA's worst players against Belgium.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
This is straight Fire with Jason McIntire.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What is up, strick firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight
Bowyer four Tuesday, July seventh, and don't really know where
to start, Folks. You can tell there is a hint
of unhappiness in my voice. But the clock struck midnight
(00:33):
on Team USA and our worst fears were realized. Maybe
we're not that good. I mean, we got smoked by
Belgium four to one, absolutely cooked. We led for I
believe sixty one seconds. Every analytical number in the box
(00:55):
score is heavily tilted toward Belgium. They kicked our ass.
It was not close XG. The stat that I read
about in the newsletter all time expected goals, we had
zero point sixty seven, which is basically trash. Belgium had
two point one five. They destroyed us. We had nothing cooking.
I'll go through the negatives in a moment, but these
(01:17):
were our worst fears, folks. This is part of what
we saw in some of the friendlies earlier this year.
We were like, oh, it's put your Tino in trouble.
Oh boy, that defense is a little leaky, folks. We
lost to Belgium back in March five too, and I
kind of write that off as well. You know, we
were missing Tyler Adams and Richard's and desk wasn't there,
(01:39):
and you know it was a friendly. You know, we
led one nothing and then collapsed. We lost to Belgium
by a combined nine to three in a four month span.
And yes, I know. Also in the round of sixteen,
Canada got bounced. They got destroyed by Morocco, gave up
three goals, although the Canadian coach tried to tell everybody, oh, oh,
(02:01):
we were better than the number seven team in the world,
like that's some solace. You know, they took four shots,
three of them scored like stop. And Mexico, also a
host nation, they lose three to two to England. They
give up three goals. That was a great game, though
Mexican fought hard till the end. USA host nation not
(02:21):
much of a fight. We played by a mile our
worst game of the World Cup. Now you can look
at this many different ways, and I'm gonna break it
down for you. I'll start here. Was it all fools?
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Gold?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Was that run and the wins over Paraguay and Australia
and Bosnia was all that fools gold because we're better
teams than them, unequivocally, and when we had to step
up in class to face the top fifteen team, a
top twelve team, whatever you want to call Belgium. By
the way, I don't put a lot of stock in
the FIFA rankings, Okay, I don't. We step up against
a European power and we get squashed like a bug.
(03:00):
I mean, folks, we could not control the ball, We
got leveled in the midfield. Goalkeeping was abysmal. Freeze again,
Freeze was great all tournament. Had an awesome save one
minute in when you knew, oh snap, we're in some trouble.
A Freeze. I don't know. I don't even begin know
where to begin to talk about the third goal that
we gave up. That might be the most embarrassing goal
(03:22):
of the entire World Cup. It's unspeakable. I'm watching with
the fam, I'm like, what just happened?
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Is that real?
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Is this count? What inexplicable? Tim reem on the back line.
I gave him props because he was good against Paraguay.
And it's funny because I'm watching the game with the
family and I'm like, gosh, get timrim out of there.
He's so bad. And they're like, but you said he
was good against Paraguay, and I was like, he was
solid against Paraguay. If he has to defend anybody in space,
(03:51):
he's in deep trouble. He got bodied on that header
by the big big the big kid I don't even
know his name from Belgium, who basically dunked on him,
Like remember that Shack dunk on Chris Dudley that's replayed forever,
and Shack stood over him and deadly like pushed him afterward.
That's what it felt like. Tim Reim got bodied when
(04:12):
he gave up the second goal and we couldn't we
couldn't play through Balligan. You know, he not really effective.
I go to this site to track a lot of
the LEGA MX scores when my Nick Cox is playing,
(04:34):
and so I go to SOFA Score s o FA
s CORI and what they do is they I don't
know the formula, they give out grades for the performance
of players. And you could see, you know I've been
doing I've been looking at it long enough. Seven is
you had a really good game. Seven is like what
you strive for. That's a really good game. Six and
(04:54):
a half is passable. Anything six and a half to
seven you solid above it. I guess would be that's
a that's a C plus B minus. Okay, under six'
five is not great at. All under six is you
were freaking. Terrible Matt freezer goalie had a five point,
(05:16):
Nine Tim reim had a five point. Four Christian polisic
had a six point, one and at this portion of the,
Podcast i'm going to take a moment to talk About Christian.
Polisic so you guys all Watch sunday night When Jude
bellingham took over For, england scored an awesome goal diving.
(05:37):
Header two minutes later scored another. One he made a
huge play defensively to thwart what should have been an
easy goal For. Mexico Jude bellingham was all over the,
pitch totally. Dominant twenty three years. Old when they say
quotes like big time players make big time plays in big,
moments that's What Jude bellingham. Was that was literally the
definition Of bellingham In england For england Against mexico And.
(06:02):
Mexico and you look At, Erling holland For norway tie
game With. Brazil seventy minutes In, holland just Says i'm
gonna take over and score two. Goals, Now i'm not
Saying polisic is on the level Of holland Or. Bellingham he's. Not,
obviously they play for the best clubs in the, world
super highly, paid they're. Legends but For TEAM, Usa Christian
(06:24):
polisic is that guy are you supposed to? Be and you,
KNOW i think we got to hold off on the
Captain american nickname. Guys i'm. Sorry we got to just
stop with. That we just gotta. Stop he's twenty seven years,
old turning twenty eight here In. September he's a really
(06:45):
good soccer, player the best guy we. HAVE i don't.
KNOW i Thought baligan was the best best guy we,
had BUT i can totally see the argument For.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
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Speaker 2 (07:06):
Live he fumbled his first few, touches, okay and you
can just tell, like, oh he doesn't. EAT i don't
know if he has it. Tonight and then he winds
up to take a huge, whack kicks the defender on,
accident gets injured and has to get subbed. Off so
let me just quickly. RECAP i told you, Guys i'm
(07:26):
in that goals. Content i'm in two goals. Contests Actually
i'm winning one of. Them in the Other i'm doing
horrible because my first pick ended up Being jamaal and
that has not worked out good for. Me but in
the One i'm, WINNING i Got Christian. PULISIC i was,
like all, right he's gonna do some. Things so he
was exceptional in the first half Against. Paraguay, awesome totally,
(07:48):
dominant cooking them on the, wings. Creating he was. Extraordinary
then he got subbed. Off then he missed The australia
game with A caf. Injury then he returned in The
turkey game sometime in the second. Half it was explosive and.
Solid he played Against, bosnia good. Creating you, know he
had a pretty good. Game no goals For Christian, Policic,
(08:10):
Like i'm, sorry but when you are the man and
the alpha on the team and you gotta, deliver and,
FOLKS i don't really know what to say About. Polisic
he had an assist Against, paraguay three shots Against turkey
in reserve Against. Bosnia he had one, Shot, LIKE i don't, know,
(08:39):
guys we gotta stop with This Captain. America he was.
Invisible i'm not calling him, soft but got subbed off
in this. One left at halftime Against, paraguay missed the,
GAME i, mean the, Injuries, like what are you gonna?
Do AND i, know, LISTEN i know everybody's gonna look
for escape good who were gonna? Bury, well you could.
Bury Tim reeman's, fine he's old. Distincts you. Know freeze
(09:02):
had had a, really really really Good World cup and
then he was just. Atrocious oh my, GOSH i don't,
LIKE i. Can't i'm struggling to watch the replay of
that because you're, like what the hell are you? Doing
it just makes no. Sense and NOW i can't just
Crush polistic without, taking you, know taking some shots of my,
(09:23):
Guy Sir genio dest and He if you asked ME J,
mack who do you want the jersey of a player
On TEAM? USA i would have, SAID i want dest
is my. Guy i'm a huge. Fan he's super, fast he's,
creative he is an awesome. Player he had a really
good game Against. PARAGUAY i, mean he total non. Factor
(09:45):
he was subbed off at half. TUB i don't know what, happened,
Guys i'm searching. Here so if you watch the first,
goal essentially one of the one of the players takes
a shot And tillman gets a leg on, it so
it kind of pops up and then backspins and you
can see dest is the, closest and there's two Other.
(10:06):
Americans and you, know my daughter plays, volleyball SO i
know this all the. Time but, like if there's a
ball in your area and there's another kid, there somebody's
got to step up and call it and be, like that's,
MINE i got. It you have to do that otherwise
it becomes you, Know i've been playing some beach volleyball
with the, dad SO i hear them talk all the.
Lingo that's a campfireball where you stand around it and
(10:28):
put your hands up and stay, warm, right or it's
you guys need to go to couples. Counseling that ball
was right. There you. Should somebody's got to step up
and call. It you, know there's all these lines for.
That this ball That tilman deflected bounces in front of.
Desk he looks like to his teammate, like are you
gonna get it or? Me neither of them get. It
(10:50):
The belgian player just Says i'll take it and then
makes a pass and it's a. Goal and it's like
that was on Dest he the first play of the.
Game he thought he was shielding the. Defender literally thirty
less than thirty seconds, in he was shielding the, defender
waits for it to go out and then it's, oh
it's their. Throwing it's, like how did You nobody could tell, you,
(11:11):
hey that's our, ball you got to send it. Up
Nothing and it started early And desk subbed off at,
halftime did not even come OUT. Unti he was the
last guy in the locker. Room i'm sure he was.
Devastated he had two marauding runs up the sideline and
like didn't do anything with, it just ended up.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
Like running into the.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
Defender it's, like, dude you're one of the shiftiest. Guys
we've got what is. Happening so it was like an
all around. Disaster and you, know texting with some of
my buddies who played soccer at a pretty high, level
and you, know they were. Disgusted they're, like this is
just this is. Unacceptable we have this incredible run where
(11:52):
our defense is. Spectacular we give up one, goal zero
played backups Against, turkey zero Against, bosnia and it's like
we just got. Shredded belgium did whatever they, wanted so
that starts getting you thinking, like oh, boy, well, hey
this is the worst beating for any host country deep
in the tournament Since. GERMANY i don't know if you
(12:14):
guys remember. This twenty Fourteen germany Played brazil in the.
Semifinals brazil was at home And brazil got their asses
kicked seven to. One go look it up on. YouTube
it's one of the most extraordinary. Things, LIKE i don't
know That brazil is really bounced back from that as a.
Country they haven't made any deep runs really since. Then
BUT i don't know what this loss is gonna, do
(12:35):
or is everybody gonna take a deep breath and, say,
oh wait a. Minute it is the same OLD usa goalie plays.
Crap defense is a, joke can't control the. Midfield we're
still not. ELITE i mean people are legitimately. Upset like
if you lose the Way mexico lost three to two To,
england you just tip your cap and, say, man we were.
Close we had our. Chances we had a man of,
(12:56):
it we just didn't do. It and then you watch
this one Like damn who played good for. Us, Honestly
tilman was a stud other Than, tillman who was. Good,
Guys i'm asking you. Now tilman's twenty four years, old
plays For Bayer. Labrakusen he's our. HORSE i thought it was,
undeniable he was our best. GUY i Thought balligan was.
(13:18):
Okay he just didn't really get enough. CHANCES i Thought
politic was. Terrible death was. TERRIBLE i think The richard's
mistake at the back was just. Unforgivable. Folks the answer,
IS i don't know where we go from, here and
now you gotta wait four years to bounce back from.
This So freezer's twenty, seven he'll have the inside track
presumably for the Next World cup at. Goalie but LIKE i,
(13:43):
mean you look at some of our. Starters desk will
be about twenty, Nine Chris richels will be, Thirty robinson
will be thirty. Two all these guys are still pretty
much in their. Prime freeman he's only going to be twenty,
Five Tyler adams will be thirty. One this was Year
net we could still do damage next Time west McKinnie
will be thirty. One you, Know politic will be thirty.
(14:05):
One they won't necessarily be, old they'll be. Older and
it's like the third. Cycle you, Know balligan will be twenty.
Nine if we don't get like a central defender to Replace.
REIM i think that should be our top. Priority and
of course people are, saying hey, jmack don't worry the
under twenty, one under twenty that stuff's all coming. Up
we're gonna be. Fine we can start scouting. Guys it
(14:27):
takes a lot to get to The World. CUP i,
mean let's be. Real we didn't even qualify in twenty.
Eighteen i'm not saying we won't for twenty. THIRTY i
think it's In. Portugal but it's, like you, know that's
why The World cup is just such a powerful. Event
like you you spend so many years working up to,
this and then in twenty twenty two it Was netherlands
(14:48):
who dispatched us fairly, easily and then now It's belgium
and it's, like can we hang with These european? Teams
you thought.
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Speaker 2 (15:08):
Live AND i should have listened to the. Model if
you guys read the write, up it was very Clear
belgium's the. Side there's major value On. Belgium they're the better,
team and everybody's BETTING usa AND i took a bit
of a. Bath. Now the win On spain was very.
Nice spain money, Line spain favored by half a goal
(15:31):
and the under. Hit everybody had the over because it's, like,
Oh spain's a machine And portugals of. Machine they got
guys And model love the under so, like you, know
you kind of boot and Rally. Spain wilf now Face
belgium in AT sofi On. Friday and here's the weird
thing About. Belgium so they did not Start, doku who's
(15:52):
one of their best young, players and Then kevin De,
bruyne who's their veteran, superstar and you're, like, oh they're
playing my. Games well, yeah but also remember that group
he started was the same group that in the second
half Against senegal led that stirring. Comeback and it's, like
(16:13):
that's how These european teams. Operate if you're not. DELIVERING
i don't, Know kevin De bruyna is probably THE i
don't know the full history Of, belgium But kevin De
bruyne is probably the Greatest belgian football player. Ever and
IF i miss somebody and speaking at a, turn, sorry
but that appears to be the case with De Brune
(16:33):
and the coach just, said we're subbing you off midway
through Against senegal because you're not delivering and you're not gonna,
start and, uh you know, What you're not even gonna
play against THE. Usa and then of COURSE i got
people texting, me, oh, oh they're saving him for the next.
Game it was, LIKE i don't, know, guys it could
just be that he's not really fitting with what they
(16:54):
want to. Do they're ruthless over, there. Guys that's how it.
Works and, frankly you, know you could have Argued publistics
should have been subbed off before he dinged up his.
Foot he was that. Bad now are we willing to go?
THERE i don't, Know but everybody wants to do a
post wardem and that's gonna be the big thing in
the coming. Days but all our core players will be
(17:15):
thirty two or under and we just need to find
one or two dynamic. PLAYERS i like to cut A,
burholter but remember he's twenty five four year. Cycle. Guys,
now some of these, guys maybe we go out and
Win Copa. America maybe we go out win The Gold
cup like, that that's all in. Play but The World
cup is really come, on that's the crown jewel of the,
(17:37):
sport and we just we didn't deliver it. All it
was extremely. Disappointing and the windows are, small, man unless
your name Is messy and you play in. Forever you,
know we just Watched. Ronaldo that run is. Over ronaldo
And portugal go. Down And ronaldo wasn't very good in this.
Tournament it's. Over we saw him at The World cup.
(18:00):
INCARNATIONS i don't Think Pulistic company are getting to six.
GUYS i don't think it's gonna. Happen AND i don't,
Know i'm NOT i know a lot of people are
kind of out on The World cup. Now or THE
us is, Out, okay we can go back to caring
about college football and THE nfl training. Camps not so, fast,
guys not so. Fast we've still got really really good.
(18:22):
Games i'll remind you the betting. Model AGAIN i personally
and again in the write, UP i said it the
model Like. Belgium so the model was undefeated. Yesterday i'm
the idiot who loaded up on THE usa that was on, me.
Foolish so here's what sets up. Today we have our
handthena Against. Egypt the, model let's see here under two
(18:48):
and a half goals is the most disciplined bet both
teams coming off one hundred and twenty minute. Matches egypt's
games have all been. Tight they're very, physical tired, legs
fewer goals they. Like the model likes under two and
a half In Argentina. Egypt that's In atlanta in The. Dome,
(19:09):
remember by the, Way argentina was mired in like a
zero zero game Against Cape. Verde, okay In Switzerland, columbia
which is interesting Because columbia is kind of, sneaky dangerous
BECAUSE i, mean they did Dominate ghana big. Time BUT
i don't, Know switzerland has some. DUDES i Thought switzerland
(19:30):
had some impressive stuff that they've shown in this. Tournament
currently the play is under two and a half goals
with the quoting the model here and again this Is
Claude ai highest conviction bet of the entire, day possibly the.
Week colombia does not allow, Goals switzerland is not a
high scoring team against quality, opponents and they actually Like
(19:55):
switzerland as a value underdog play at plus two point.
Fifty So i'm just reading. THAT i haven't officially fired
on anything, yet but recording this Late monday night after
THE us got smashed By. Belgium so The World cup,
continues and Then wednesday we get a. Break i'll finally
get to, like actually do stuff that isn't watch soccer
(20:17):
for hours on. End and then we Get Thursday france And.
Morocco friday Is England, Norway Saturday Spain, belgium so we
get a lot of good teams. Left we're probably IF
i had to, guess looking At, France spain And England.
(20:38):
Argentina it's. Funny my family was, like, so who are
you rooting for? Now AND i was, like it's got
to Be england and they were, like, EH i don't.
KNOW i was, like what do you mean? They my
family's Into. Holland everybody Likes Early. Holland he's always, smiling
he's a. Tank guy's Good france And bape everybody likes. Him,
(20:59):
yeah but The World cup is, glorious so it's a
bummer for THE. Usa we, yes this podcast will start
to phase back to some more. Football we have a
really good football guest coming. Up we did an interview
recently with a Former Super bowl winning, quarterback so we'll publish,
that and we'll check out SOME Nba Summer league. Action
(21:20):
but The World cup's not, over although it is over
for THE us seed tomorrow
This is straight Fire with Jason McIntire.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What is up, strick firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight
Bowyer four Tuesday, July seventh, and don't really know where
to start, Folks. You can tell there is a hint
of unhappiness in my voice. But the clock struck midnight
(00:33):
on Team USA and our worst fears were realized. Maybe
we're not that good. I mean, we got smoked by
Belgium four to one, absolutely cooked. We led for I
believe sixty one seconds. Every analytical number in the box
(00:55):
score is heavily tilted toward Belgium. They kicked our ass.
It was not close XG. The stat that I read
about in the newsletter all time expected goals, we had
zero point sixty seven, which is basically trash. Belgium had
two point one five. They destroyed us. We had nothing cooking.
I'll go through the negatives in a moment, but these
(01:17):
were our worst fears, folks. This is part of what
we saw in some of the friendlies earlier this year.
We were like, oh, it's put your Tino in trouble.
Oh boy, that defense is a little leaky, folks. We
lost to Belgium back in March five too, and I
kind of write that off as well. You know, we
were missing Tyler Adams and Richard's and desk wasn't there,
(01:39):
and you know it was a friendly. You know, we
led one nothing and then collapsed. We lost to Belgium
by a combined nine to three in a four month span.
And yes, I know. Also in the round of sixteen,
Canada got bounced. They got destroyed by Morocco, gave up
three goals, although the Canadian coach tried to tell everybody, oh, oh,
(02:01):
we were better than the number seven team in the world,
like that's some solace. You know, they took four shots,
three of them scored like stop. And Mexico, also a
host nation, they lose three to two to England. They
give up three goals. That was a great game, though
Mexican fought hard till the end. USA host nation not
(02:21):
much of a fight. We played by a mile our
worst game of the World Cup. Now you can look
at this many different ways, and I'm gonna break it
down for you. I'll start here. Was it all fools?
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Gold?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Was that run and the wins over Paraguay and Australia
and Bosnia was all that fools gold because we're better
teams than them, unequivocally, and when we had to step
up in class to face the top fifteen team, a
top twelve team, whatever you want to call Belgium. By
the way, I don't put a lot of stock in
the FIFA rankings, Okay, I don't. We step up against
a European power and we get squashed like a bug.
(03:00):
I mean, folks, we could not control the ball, We
got leveled in the midfield. Goalkeeping was abysmal. Freeze again,
Freeze was great all tournament. Had an awesome save one
minute in when you knew, oh snap, we're in some trouble.
A Freeze. I don't know. I don't even begin know
where to begin to talk about the third goal that
we gave up. That might be the most embarrassing goal
(03:22):
of the entire World Cup. It's unspeakable. I'm watching with
the fam, I'm like, what just happened?
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Is that real?
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Is this count? What inexplicable? Tim reem on the back line.
I gave him props because he was good against Paraguay.
And it's funny because I'm watching the game with the
family and I'm like, gosh, get timrim out of there.
He's so bad. And they're like, but you said he
was good against Paraguay, and I was like, he was
solid against Paraguay. If he has to defend anybody in space,
(03:51):
he's in deep trouble. He got bodied on that header
by the big big the big kid I don't even
know his name from Belgium, who basically dunked on him,
Like remember that Shack dunk on Chris Dudley that's replayed forever,
and Shack stood over him and deadly like pushed him afterward.
That's what it felt like. Tim Reim got bodied when
(04:12):
he gave up the second goal and we couldn't we
couldn't play through Balligan. You know, he not really effective.
I go to this site to track a lot of
the LEGA MX scores when my Nick Cox is playing,
(04:34):
and so I go to SOFA Score s o FA
s CORI and what they do is they I don't
know the formula, they give out grades for the performance
of players. And you could see, you know I've been
doing I've been looking at it long enough. Seven is
you had a really good game. Seven is like what
you strive for. That's a really good game. Six and
(04:54):
a half is passable. Anything six and a half to
seven you solid above it. I guess would be that's
a that's a C plus B minus. Okay, under six'
five is not great at. All under six is you
were freaking. Terrible Matt freezer goalie had a five point,
(05:16):
Nine Tim reim had a five point. Four Christian polisic
had a six point, one and at this portion of the,
Podcast i'm going to take a moment to talk About Christian.
Polisic so you guys all Watch sunday night When Jude
bellingham took over For, england scored an awesome goal diving.
(05:37):
Header two minutes later scored another. One he made a
huge play defensively to thwart what should have been an
easy goal For. Mexico Jude bellingham was all over the,
pitch totally. Dominant twenty three years. Old when they say
quotes like big time players make big time plays in big,
moments that's What Jude bellingham. Was that was literally the
definition Of bellingham In england For england Against mexico And.
(06:02):
Mexico and you look At, Erling holland For norway tie
game With. Brazil seventy minutes In, holland just Says i'm
gonna take over and score two. Goals, Now i'm not
Saying polisic is on the level Of holland Or. Bellingham he's. Not,
obviously they play for the best clubs in the, world
super highly, paid they're. Legends but For TEAM, Usa Christian
(06:24):
polisic is that guy are you supposed to? Be and you,
KNOW i think we got to hold off on the
Captain american nickname. Guys i'm. Sorry we got to just
stop with. That we just gotta. Stop he's twenty seven years,
old turning twenty eight here In. September he's a really
(06:45):
good soccer, player the best guy we. HAVE i don't.
KNOW i Thought baligan was the best best guy we,
had BUT i can totally see the argument For.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Policic Fox Sports radio has the best sports talk lineup
in the. Nation catch all of our shows At Foxsports
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Speaker 2 (07:06):
Live he fumbled his first few, touches, okay and you
can just tell, like, oh he doesn't. EAT i don't
know if he has it. Tonight and then he winds
up to take a huge, whack kicks the defender on,
accident gets injured and has to get subbed. Off so
let me just quickly. RECAP i told you, Guys i'm
(07:26):
in that goals. Content i'm in two goals. Contests Actually
i'm winning one of. Them in the Other i'm doing
horrible because my first pick ended up Being jamaal and
that has not worked out good for. Me but in
the One i'm, WINNING i Got Christian. PULISIC i was,
like all, right he's gonna do some. Things so he
was exceptional in the first half Against. Paraguay, awesome totally,
(07:48):
dominant cooking them on the, wings. Creating he was. Extraordinary
then he got subbed. Off then he missed The australia
game with A caf. Injury then he returned in The
turkey game sometime in the second. Half it was explosive and.
Solid he played Against, bosnia good. Creating you, know he
had a pretty good. Game no goals For Christian, Policic,
(08:10):
Like i'm, sorry but when you are the man and
the alpha on the team and you gotta, deliver and,
FOLKS i don't really know what to say About. Polisic
he had an assist Against, paraguay three shots Against turkey
in reserve Against. Bosnia he had one, Shot, LIKE i don't, know,
(08:39):
guys we gotta stop with This Captain. America he was.
Invisible i'm not calling him, soft but got subbed off
in this. One left at halftime Against, paraguay missed the,
GAME i, mean the, Injuries, like what are you gonna?
Do AND i, know, LISTEN i know everybody's gonna look
for escape good who were gonna? Bury, well you could.
Bury Tim reeman's, fine he's old. Distincts you. Know freeze
(09:02):
had had a, really really really Good World cup and
then he was just. Atrocious oh my, GOSH i don't,
LIKE i. Can't i'm struggling to watch the replay of
that because you're, like what the hell are you? Doing
it just makes no. Sense and NOW i can't just
Crush polistic without, taking you, know taking some shots of my,
(09:23):
Guy Sir genio dest and He if you asked ME J,
mack who do you want the jersey of a player
On TEAM? USA i would have, SAID i want dest
is my. Guy i'm a huge. Fan he's super, fast he's,
creative he is an awesome. Player he had a really
good game Against. PARAGUAY i, mean he total non. Factor
(09:45):
he was subbed off at half. TUB i don't know what, happened,
Guys i'm searching. Here so if you watch the first,
goal essentially one of the one of the players takes
a shot And tillman gets a leg on, it so
it kind of pops up and then backspins and you
can see dest is the, closest and there's two Other.
(10:06):
Americans and you, know my daughter plays, volleyball SO i
know this all the. Time but, like if there's a
ball in your area and there's another kid, there somebody's
got to step up and call it and be, like that's,
MINE i got. It you have to do that otherwise
it becomes you, Know i've been playing some beach volleyball
with the, dad SO i hear them talk all the.
Lingo that's a campfireball where you stand around it and
(10:28):
put your hands up and stay, warm, right or it's
you guys need to go to couples. Counseling that ball
was right. There you. Should somebody's got to step up
and call. It you, know there's all these lines for.
That this ball That tilman deflected bounces in front of.
Desk he looks like to his teammate, like are you
gonna get it or? Me neither of them get. It
(10:50):
The belgian player just Says i'll take it and then
makes a pass and it's a. Goal and it's like
that was on Dest he the first play of the.
Game he thought he was shielding the. Defender literally thirty
less than thirty seconds, in he was shielding the, defender
waits for it to go out and then it's, oh
it's their. Throwing it's, like how did You nobody could tell, you,
(11:11):
hey that's our, ball you got to send it. Up
Nothing and it started early And desk subbed off at,
halftime did not even come OUT. Unti he was the
last guy in the locker. Room i'm sure he was.
Devastated he had two marauding runs up the sideline and
like didn't do anything with, it just ended up.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
Like running into the.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
Defender it's, like, dude you're one of the shiftiest. Guys
we've got what is. Happening so it was like an
all around. Disaster and you, know texting with some of
my buddies who played soccer at a pretty high, level
and you, know they were. Disgusted they're, like this is
just this is. Unacceptable we have this incredible run where
(11:52):
our defense is. Spectacular we give up one, goal zero
played backups Against, turkey zero Against, bosnia and it's like
we just got. Shredded belgium did whatever they, wanted so
that starts getting you thinking, like oh, boy, well, hey
this is the worst beating for any host country deep
in the tournament Since. GERMANY i don't know if you
(12:14):
guys remember. This twenty Fourteen germany Played brazil in the.
Semifinals brazil was at home And brazil got their asses
kicked seven to. One go look it up on. YouTube
it's one of the most extraordinary. Things, LIKE i don't
know That brazil is really bounced back from that as a.
Country they haven't made any deep runs really since. Then
BUT i don't know what this loss is gonna, do
(12:35):
or is everybody gonna take a deep breath and, say,
oh wait a. Minute it is the same OLD usa goalie plays.
Crap defense is a, joke can't control the. Midfield we're
still not. ELITE i mean people are legitimately. Upset like
if you lose the Way mexico lost three to two To,
england you just tip your cap and, say, man we were.
Close we had our. Chances we had a man of,
(12:56):
it we just didn't do. It and then you watch
this one Like damn who played good for. Us, Honestly
tilman was a stud other Than, tillman who was. Good,
Guys i'm asking you. Now tilman's twenty four years, old
plays For Bayer. Labrakusen he's our. HORSE i thought it was,
undeniable he was our best. GUY i Thought balligan was.
(13:18):
Okay he just didn't really get enough. CHANCES i Thought
politic was. Terrible death was. TERRIBLE i think The richard's
mistake at the back was just. Unforgivable. Folks the answer,
IS i don't know where we go from, here and
now you gotta wait four years to bounce back from.
This So freezer's twenty, seven he'll have the inside track
presumably for the Next World cup at. Goalie but LIKE i,
(13:43):
mean you look at some of our. Starters desk will
be about twenty, Nine Chris richels will be, Thirty robinson
will be thirty. Two all these guys are still pretty
much in their. Prime freeman he's only going to be twenty,
Five Tyler adams will be thirty. One this was Year
net we could still do damage next Time west McKinnie
will be thirty. One you, Know politic will be thirty.
(14:05):
One they won't necessarily be, old they'll be. Older and
it's like the third. Cycle you, Know balligan will be twenty.
Nine if we don't get like a central defender to Replace.
REIM i think that should be our top. Priority and
of course people are, saying hey, jmack don't worry the
under twenty, one under twenty that stuff's all coming. Up
we're gonna be. Fine we can start scouting. Guys it
(14:27):
takes a lot to get to The World. CUP i,
mean let's be. Real we didn't even qualify in twenty.
Eighteen i'm not saying we won't for twenty. THIRTY i
think it's In. Portugal but it's, like you, know that's
why The World cup is just such a powerful. Event
like you you spend so many years working up to,
this and then in twenty twenty two it Was netherlands
(14:48):
who dispatched us fairly, easily and then now It's belgium
and it's, like can we hang with These european? Teams
you thought.
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Speaker 2 (15:08):
Live AND i should have listened to the. Model if
you guys read the write, up it was very Clear
belgium's the. Side there's major value On. Belgium they're the better,
team and everybody's BETTING usa AND i took a bit
of a. Bath. Now the win On spain was very.
Nice spain money, Line spain favored by half a goal
(15:31):
and the under. Hit everybody had the over because it's, like,
Oh spain's a machine And portugals of. Machine they got
guys And model love the under so, like you, know
you kind of boot and Rally. Spain wilf now Face
belgium in AT sofi On. Friday and here's the weird
thing About. Belgium so they did not Start, doku who's
(15:52):
one of their best young, players and Then kevin De,
bruyne who's their veteran, superstar and you're, like, oh they're
playing my. Games well, yeah but also remember that group
he started was the same group that in the second
half Against senegal led that stirring. Comeback and it's, like
(16:13):
that's how These european teams. Operate if you're not. DELIVERING
i don't, Know kevin De bruyna is probably THE i
don't know the full history Of, belgium But kevin De
bruyne is probably the Greatest belgian football player. Ever and
IF i miss somebody and speaking at a, turn, sorry
but that appears to be the case with De Brune
(16:33):
and the coach just, said we're subbing you off midway
through Against senegal because you're not delivering and you're not gonna,
start and, uh you know, What you're not even gonna
play against THE. Usa and then of COURSE i got
people texting, me, oh, oh they're saving him for the next.
Game it was, LIKE i don't, know, guys it could
just be that he's not really fitting with what they
(16:54):
want to. Do they're ruthless over, there. Guys that's how it.
Works and, frankly you, know you could have Argued publistics
should have been subbed off before he dinged up his.
Foot he was that. Bad now are we willing to go?
THERE i don't, Know but everybody wants to do a
post wardem and that's gonna be the big thing in
the coming. Days but all our core players will be
(17:15):
thirty two or under and we just need to find
one or two dynamic. PLAYERS i like to cut A,
burholter but remember he's twenty five four year. Cycle. Guys,
now some of these, guys maybe we go out and
Win Copa. America maybe we go out win The Gold
cup like, that that's all in. Play but The World
cup is really come, on that's the crown jewel of the,
(17:37):
sport and we just we didn't deliver it. All it
was extremely. Disappointing and the windows are, small, man unless
your name Is messy and you play in. Forever you,
know we just Watched. Ronaldo that run is. Over ronaldo
And portugal go. Down And ronaldo wasn't very good in this.
Tournament it's. Over we saw him at The World cup.
(18:00):
INCARNATIONS i don't Think Pulistic company are getting to six.
GUYS i don't think it's gonna. Happen AND i don't,
Know i'm NOT i know a lot of people are
kind of out on The World cup. Now or THE
us is, Out, okay we can go back to caring
about college football and THE nfl training. Camps not so, fast,
guys not so. Fast we've still got really really good.
(18:22):
Games i'll remind you the betting. Model AGAIN i personally
and again in the write, UP i said it the
model Like. Belgium so the model was undefeated. Yesterday i'm
the idiot who loaded up on THE usa that was on, me.
Foolish so here's what sets up. Today we have our
handthena Against. Egypt the, model let's see here under two
(18:48):
and a half goals is the most disciplined bet both
teams coming off one hundred and twenty minute. Matches egypt's
games have all been. Tight they're very, physical tired, legs
fewer goals they. Like the model likes under two and
a half In Argentina. Egypt that's In atlanta in The. Dome,
(19:09):
remember by the, Way argentina was mired in like a
zero zero game Against Cape. Verde, okay In Switzerland, columbia
which is interesting Because columbia is kind of, sneaky dangerous
BECAUSE i, mean they did Dominate ghana big. Time BUT
i don't, Know switzerland has some. DUDES i Thought switzerland
(19:30):
had some impressive stuff that they've shown in this. Tournament
currently the play is under two and a half goals
with the quoting the model here and again this Is
Claude ai highest conviction bet of the entire, day possibly the.
Week colombia does not allow, Goals switzerland is not a
high scoring team against quality, opponents and they actually Like
(19:55):
switzerland as a value underdog play at plus two point.
Fifty So i'm just reading. THAT i haven't officially fired
on anything, yet but recording this Late monday night after
THE us got smashed By. Belgium so The World cup,
continues and Then wednesday we get a. Break i'll finally
get to, like actually do stuff that isn't watch soccer
(20:17):
for hours on. End and then we Get Thursday france And.
Morocco friday Is England, Norway Saturday Spain, belgium so we
get a lot of good teams. Left we're probably IF
i had to, guess looking At, France spain And England.
(20:38):
Argentina it's. Funny my family was, like, so who are
you rooting for? Now AND i was, like it's got
to Be england and they were, like, EH i don't.
KNOW i was, like what do you mean? They my
family's Into. Holland everybody Likes Early. Holland he's always, smiling
he's a. Tank guy's Good france And bape everybody likes. Him,
(20:59):
yeah but The World cup is, glorious so it's a
bummer for THE. Usa we, yes this podcast will start
to phase back to some more. Football we have a
really good football guest coming. Up we did an interview
recently with a Former Super bowl winning, quarterback so we'll publish,
that and we'll check out SOME Nba Summer league. Action
(21:20):
but The World cup's not, over although it is over
for THE us seed tomorrow
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