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[Cornballer]

Brian Straus on FCD for SI: FC Dallas is a model for youth development, but urgency for senior success grows

Oscar Pareja and FC Dallas have built a youth academy juggernaut, but the club is also enduring a major trophy drought on the senior level that dates back two decades.

 

[Cornballer]

Galarcep and MLS Analyst take a crack at the USMNT September qualifying roster:

Galarcep:
GK: Brad Guzan, Tim Howard, Ethan Horvath.
D: DeAndre Yedlin, Geoff Cameron, John Brooks, Steve Birnbaum, Matt Besler, Fabian Johnson, Jorge Villafana, Timmy Chandler.
M: Michael Bradley, Gyasi Zardes, Alejandro Bedoya, Darlington Nagbe, Perry Kitchen, Christian Pulisic, Lynden Gooch.
FW: Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, Bobby Wood, Jordan Morris, Rubio Rubin.

MLS Analyst:
GK: Brad Guzan , Tim Howard , Bill Hamind
D: John Brooks, Geoff Cameron, Steve Birnbaum, Fabian Johnson, DeAndre Yedlin, Timothy Chandler, Omar Gonzalez, Kellyn Acosta
M: Michael Bradley, Perry Kitchen, Alejandro Bedoya, Jermaine Jones, Gyasi Zardes, Darlington Nagbe, Christian Pulisic, Lynden Gooch
FW: Bobby Wood, Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, Rubio Rubin

 

[Dartastic]

Galarcep and MLS Analyst take a crack at the USMNT September qualifying roster:

Galarcep:
GK: Brad Guzan, Tim Howard, Ethan Horvath.
D: DeAndre Yedlin, Geoff Cameron, John Brooks, Steve Birnbaum, Matt Besler, Fabian Johnson, Jorge Villafana, Timmy Chandler.
M: Michael Bradley, Gyasi Zardes, Alejandro Bedoya, Darlington Nagbe, Perry Kitchen, Christian Pulisic, Lynden Gooch.
FW: Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, Bobby Wood, Jordan Morris, Rubio Rubin.

MLS Analyst:
GK: Brad Guzan , Tim Howard , Bill Hamind
D: John Brooks, Geoff Cameron, Steve Birnbaum, Fabian Johnson, DeAndre Yedlin, Timothy Chandler, Omar Gonzalez, Kellyn Acosta
M: Michael Bradley, Perry Kitchen, Alejandro Bedoya, Jermaine Jones, Gyasi Zardes, Darlington Nagbe, Christian Pulisic, Lynden Gooch
FW: Bobby Wood, Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, Rubio Rubin

Fuck, while I'd love to see Villafana get a callup I just don't see it happening.

 

[B-Dubs]

With the way Jozy has been playing I don't really think Wood should get the starting spot.

 

[zroid]

With the way Jozy has been playing I don't really think Wood should get the starting spot.

Maybe they like him as a super sub. He's been doing wonders in that role since returning.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Not used to having a regular usmnter on our squad and maybe losing him for qualifiers.

 

[Cornballer]

- SI.com: After lengthy USMNT layoff, expect Copa continuity as World Cup qualifying resumes

 

[Cornballer]

Bundesliga matches today. Johannsson is starting for Werder Bremen and Green is on the bench for Bayern.

Also:
- Grant Wahl: Source: 50-50 chance Christian Pulisic is sold or loaned from Dortmund

A source close to U.S. 17-year-old Christian Pulisic says there’s a 50-50 chance that Pulisic will be loaned or sold from Borussia Dortmund before next week’s transfer deadline.

Pulisic was disappointed that Dortmund replaced one outgoing attacker with four new ones this summer (Andre Schurrle, Mario Gotze, Ousmane Dembele, Emre Mor), and he’s worried about taking a step backward this season. Pulisic was offered a new contract by Dortmund earlier this year but turned it down and would not accept a new offer right now, either. A Stoke City source denied a report that it had offered €20 million for Pulisic, but I am told that newly promoted Bundesliga side Red Bull Leipzig is prepared to offer €15 million for him.

Pulisic's current contract runs for three more seasons with Dortmund, which is now saying he's not for sale at any price. But the remaining days before the transfer deadline could get interesting. Pulisic, who scored a pair of goals in Dortmund's preseason, will be in the 18-man roster for the club's Bundesliga opener against Mainz on Saturday.

 

[Cornballer]

That's not good:

- Seattle Times: Sounders and U.S. national team forward Clint Dempsey undergoing medical evaluations for irregular heartbeat

Sounders and U.S. national team forward Clint Dempsey is undergoing medical evaluations for an irregular heartbeat. He has been ruled out of this Sunday’s match at Portland, and there is no clear timeline for either a more specific diagnosis or a potential return to action.

Dempsey, 33, has tallied eight goals and two assists in 17 MLS appearances this season. He played all 90 minutes against the Timbers at home last Sunday but did not travel with the team to its midweek match at Houston.

No other details are being made publicly available.

 

[Cystm]

That's not good:

- Seattle Times: Sounders and U.S. national team forward Clint Dempsey undergoing medical evaluations for irregular heartbeat

Really hope that doesn't turn out to be something serious

 

[Dartastic]

Really hope that doesn't turn out to be something serious

Same. Hope he recovers soon.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Also:
- Grant Wahl: Source: 50-50 chance Christian Pulisic is sold or loaned from Dortmund

Per Twitter:

Liverpool have made an £11m offer for Christian Pulisic, Borussia Dortmund's 17-year-old winger.

 

[Mully]

Per Twitter:

PLEASE. PLEASE.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

If this happens he'll become the most expensive 17 year old in history. Mad.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

who holds the record for highest american transfer?

 

[ZZMitch]

who holds the record for highest american transfer?

Jozy I think?

 

[B-Dubs]

Jozy I think?

Yea, probably Jozy. I think Red Bull sold him for like $10 million when he was 18 or so.

Hopefully Pulisic doesn't run into the sort of problems Jozy did.

That's not good:

- Seattle Times: Sounders and U.S. national team forward Clint Dempsey undergoing medical evaluations for irregular heartbeat

Oh man, I'm a little nervous about this after the Eddie Johnson thing.

 

[ZZMitch]

Holy hell Tim

 

[sazabirules]

Bobby Wood has scored in his debut for Hamburg.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Bobby Wood has scored in his debut for Hamburg.

Dope goal too.

https://streamable.com/2qmm

 

[imBask]

so we lost against Chicago and tied against the Union, I think it's safe to assume we're going to destroy Toronto at the BMO Field because that's how the Impact logic works

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Dope goal too.

https://streamable.com/2qmm

class finish.

 

[Cystm]

Dope goal too.

https://streamable.com/2qmm

Some links for you, SoccerGAF:

Here is that save Timmy made on JavyMo icymi

Schweicago? Grant Wahl is hearing that Chicago Fire are interested in Sebastian Schweinsteiger.

Luis Solignac misses an open goal from six yards. Because, Chicago.

Toronto FC Loan Clint Irwin to Toronto FC II on road to recovery

Diego Chara: Defense Attourney

Edit: Chicago down to 10 men against DC and just gave up a FK just outside the box.

Edit: 2 - 1 DC. Patrick Mullins scores after a nice dish from Lloyd Sam. Fire bad. Fire bad.

 

[zroid]

Toronto FC Loan Clint Irwin to Toronto FC II on road to recovery

yussss it's happening!!! 🙏🙏🙏

 

[B-Dubs]

Schweinsteiger to Chicago would be a good base to rebuild on, but the team is so shit that he'd never go there.

 

[Cystm]

https://youtu.be/nApazedQ7-E

 

[imBask]

good stuff TFC fans, nice tifo

https://twitter.com/bougioni/status/769680397093462017

 

[Cystm]

good stuff TFC fans, nice tifo

https://twitter.com/bougioni/status/769680397093462017

EhahYeahaha. That is Freak'n awesome.

 

[B-Dubs]

good stuff TFC fans, nice tifo

https://twitter.com/bougioni/status/769680397093462017

That is amazing.

 

[zroid]

good stuff TFC fans, nice tifo

https://twitter.com/bougioni/status/769680397093462017

It's even more appropriate because the Exhibition fair is going on beside BMO Field right now

 

[imBask]

for those who don't know i'm pretty sure it's a reference to the fact that we've been calling TFC "clowns" for years

 

[zroid]

welp things are going off the rails :lol

 

[SuperSonic1305]

Both those cards are dumb.

 

[imBask]

he ran right into Mallace, that's some fucking bullshit right there

 

[zroid]

Montreal will probably win this now because that's how it goes when TFC is up a man

 

[imBask]

Montreal will probably win this now because that's how it goes when TFC is up a man

dude that's the secret, Bekker and Mallace was a terrible idea, getting rid of one of them was the plan all along

 

[Dr Campino]

I'm here with ZZMitch, and we both say fuck imbask.

 

[imBask]

I'm here with ZZMitch, and we both say fuck imbask.

i'm flattered :')

 

[zroid]

i'm flattered :')

 

[SuperSonic1305]

This ref is a fucking clown.

 

[imBask]

This ref is a fucking clown.

This giovinco flopping is the real joke

 

[zroid]

Seba no (._. )

 

[B-Dubs]

Looks like Gio is about to come out

 

[Dr Campino]

Can we just decline the red card next time?

 

[zroid]

I wish I could say I'm surprised, but I totally called it

 

[imBask]

lol get fucked ref

 

[Dr Campino]

I feel like TFC is good despite Vanney. You can't go up a man (or two), get scored on and lose. Certainly not twice in a season.

 

[zroid]

There is something seriously awry with how TFC plays with a man advantage

They completely lack composure when the opposition bottles up defensively, and they are clueless at defending quick transition play. It's a recipe for disaster.

 

[imBask]

I think our physio was sent out

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Hey a win. Against a western conference team. A win!