Concacaf Gold Cup 2021

[Nokhodi]

Delete. Wrong thread.

[Team Melli Fan]

I disagree I think it’s really stupid to use this tournament as a B and C team tournament when you have crucial World Cup qualifiers coming up and a brand new generation/crop of players you need to get together.

This applies to no team more than USA who has that absolute joker of a coach Greg Berhalter. USA has capped hundreds of different players over the last 3-4 years instead of doing what any teams in a fe-build phase needs to do which is to put a steady strong and consistent team together. The crop of players that they have currently is incredible, without a doubt their golden generation but it will 100% go to waste if he stays as the head coach for the reasons I just mentioned. I don’t care how talented of a team you have if they don’t have stability and the opportunity to work together and gel together they will not succeed in reaching their max potential. Literally every camp is just new players after new players. I’ve never seen a national team run like that……only the US soccer federation could mess it up this bad

I always wanted Taylor Twellman to become head of the federation but unfortunately US soccer is full of politics just like Iran, AFC, FIFA, etc.

Agreed but their clubs wouldn't release the A players since they have pre-season & Champions League qualifiers going on. So they compromised and had A team for Nations League last month and B team for Gold Cup, giving them depth for the upcoming WC qualifiers.

I really hope to see US & Canada advance to the final as I always root for both of them, but I think Mexico is too strong. Qatar could pull an upset but hopefully their asses get sent back across the Persian Gulf. As long as US & Canada qualify for the World Cup (& Iran of course), I'll be happy.

[Ghermez Agha]

Agreed but their clubs wouldn't release the A players since they have pre-season & Champions League qualifiers going on. So they compromised and had A team for Nations League last month and B team for Gold Cup, giving them depth for the upcoming WC qualifiers.
I really hope to see US & Canada advance to the final as I always root for both of them, but I think Mexico is too strong. Qatar could pull an upset but hopefully their asses get sent back across the Persian Gulf. As long as US & Canada qualify for the World Cup (& Iran of course), I'll be happy.

Are you sure teams can block their players from joining their national teams? This is a major/official FIFA tournament and in those scenarios usually clubs don’t have any authority and it’s usually up to the players.

Qatar looks super good offensively but very weak defensively but USA has had a lot of trouble creating decent chances so I think Qatar has a good shot at winning that game. Will look good for asia if they do pull off the win but of course I can’t root against USA (unless of course they play Iran then that will be very easy )

I’d like to see Canada do well too their quality of players has never been as poor as the results they have gotten the last 20 years or so. This crop of players they have, like USA, is truly a special group for their own standard. USA’s for any country would be considered really great…..excited to see them play in the qualifiers.

[Team Melli Fan]

Are you sure teams can block their players from joining their national teams? This is a major/official FIFA tournament and in those scenarios usually clubs don’t have any authority and it’s usually up to the players.

Qatar looks super good offensively but very weak defensively but USA has had a lot of trouble creating decent chances so I think Qatar has a good shot at winning that game. Will look good for asia if they do pull off the win but of course I can’t root against USA (unless of course they play Iran then that will be very easy )

I’d like to see Canada do well too their quality of players has never been as poor as the results they have gotten the last 20 years or so. This crop of players they have, like USA, is truly a special group for their own standard. USA’s for any country would be considered really great…..excited to see them play in the qualifiers.

FIFA always urges clubs to release players for major tournaments but the US chose to call up their A players for Nations League and planned on calling up the B/domestic team for the Gold Cup. Nations League was right after the seasons ended so it was easy to tack on, but Gold Cup is mid summer and the federation knew it'd be tough dealing with clubs. Mexico is fielding A teams for both Nations League and Gold Cup.

[KC McElroy]

So much grass rolling by players wearing qatari jerseys.

[perspolis#1]

Qatar has been better than the US so far but lack finishing.

[Team Melli Fan]

https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comment...caf_is_paying/

[PEJ]

https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comment...caf_is_paying/

No bro! Those are the democrats who hate America. Lol

[TM4LIFE]

USA fans getting a taste of the grass rolling we have had to endure all these years

[diz]

Qatar misses a Penalty! C'mon man, you gotta make those.

[TM4LIFE]

Pretty embarrassing for Qatar not to get a result against USA B/C team

[perspolis#1]

Pretty embarrassing for Qatar not to get a result against USA B/C team

Lol, the Fox announcers thought this game was an easy 4-0 win.

[KC McElroy]

Congratulations to the winner of the Canada-Mexico semifinal for winning the 2021 Gold Cup.

[IranPowned]

I don't understand how Qatar became Asian champion. The team can't even give a pass over 3 meters.

[KC McElroy]

I don't understand how Qatar became Asian champion. The team can't even give a pass over 3 meters.