There are still tickets for Argentina x Canada at Metlife Stadium on the official website (ticketmaster). Semifinal.
FRO Bielsa. You're coaching one of the most cynical tournament runs ever with an ugly violent style that depends entirely on cowardly refs. STFU.
Tell me what you think about Red Bull soccer.It's likely an unpopular opinion but I've found Urgaguay to be the most entertaining team to watch across both Copa and the Euros. In past competitions, I've been annoyed by their cheap shots and the antics but this iteration of the squad to me is different. The intensity with which every player on the pitch sprints all over the field is insane. They are fearless as they press in ways that leave them totally exposed. I spent the early rounds thinking this is fun and all but there is no way this is going to work against the better teams but they did it against Brazil last night. De La Cruz and Nunez sprint into the press like they are chasing a breakaway goal. It's like they made an entire squad of Taty. Yes, they foul a lot and the refs should start the yellow cards earlier but that's on the refs. Until a ref forces them to adjust why would they?
So I get where Bielsa is coming from. Teams across both tournaments that are stacked with world-class attackers (France, England, Argentina, Netherlands, Brazil) have played passively against far less talented opponents like they are more worried about not making a mistake than they are about actually trying to score goals. Watching England and France attack this tournament is like watching paint dry, until they go down a goal and then decide they need to play hard and chase a goal. To me, the most entertaining teams across both tournaments have been Uraguay, Columbia, Germany, and Spain because they are the only teams that went out and tried to dominate the game, and score goals to get the win. All the other big teams despite all their star power have played not to lose.
It might be ugly to some but I bet if the USA team played with 50% of the intensity that Uraguay does we probably could beat Panama down two men. It was reckless but at least last night Nández got a red trying to aggressively win the ball and not because he's a soft baby that let a player get under his skin like Weah.
Tell me what you think about Red Bull soccer.
Tell me what you think about Red Bull soccer.
I will admit I was watching Canada thinking that the USA should have hired Marsch and played an aggressive press. Half the teams in the tournament have low-talent rosters and are just trying to muck out a win through antics, crappy refereeing, and parking the bus. Why try to outplay them with possession when you can press them and watch them fall apart due to their lack of skill?
It could be copium but to me Uraguay plays more like Taty than Redbull. Taty fouled a ton but it was in aggressive often borderline reckless pursuit of trying to win the ball. Same with Uraguay they are 1st and foremost trying to win the ball, they are aggressive about trying to turn it over and often foul and they do tactically foul when they are caught out but to me, it looks like fouls as the result of trying to win the ball. Red Bull soccer at its worst is just fouls to not allow the other team to ever play soccer. In a Redbull game play can be settled with the opposition just starting to take them on or passing around in a triangle and the RB player will just run up and kick them to stop them from playing soccer. To me that is different than the hyper-aggressive press that Uraguay runs, but like I said I admit I could be splitting hairs to justify that I've found it entertaining.
FRO Bielsa. You're coaching one of the most cynical tournament runs ever with an ugly violent style that depends entirely on cowardly refs. STFU.
Guess that's why Don Garber said this...seeing so many comments on south american refs really reminds me that people dont watch much of the south american game. for years watching copa americas/ libertadores/ sudamericanas it is often known that there is high chance refs will screw you or just be plain incompetent. and there has been many cases of it. their style is very different. this is why i chuckle when i read that concacaf refs are the worst
Guess that's why Don Garber said this...
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It was a fun game! Was better than the Chile game.Hey, I got to see Julian Álvarez and Leo Messi score goals. I'm good.
I do appreciate that Canada tried to play tonight. They didn't shithouse. They didn't bunker. Respect to them for that.
colombia are playing so hard. it's incredible. much respect to play like that with 10 players in THAT heat and humidity. insane.I'm at a loss for words rn. How has Colombia hung on? How has Uruguay not been able to do anything?