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Not sure I'll bet it but over makes sense

Think both squads are trying to figure out the final third and neither one really cares about losing the match other than pride

Poch trying to get the US to look good rather than win should be his goal
 
KJ said:
Buncha pussy all over

Usually the Gold Cup this year would mean automatic entry into the WC next year but US/Mex/Canada are all in as hosts

This is a glorified scrimmage trying to get the team on the same page. For both teams.
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The Gold Cup and WC Qualification are entirely separate from each other so this would have gone the same way whether they were hosting or not. USMNT had lost 4 going into the tournament - I honestly think Pochettino might have been fired if they hadnt at least gotten to the finals. They should be in the finals and this is the B team - with this being the last meaningful competitive game before the WC next year, I think this is an important game for the USMNT to win.
 
~Utah said:
The Gold Cup and WC Qualification are entirely separate from each other so this would have gone the same way whether they were hosting or not. USMNT had lost 4 going into the tournament - I honestly think Pochettino might have been fired if they hadnt at least gotten to the finals. They should be in the finals and this is the B team - with this being the last meaningful competitive game before the WC next year, I think this is an important game for the USMNT to win.
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I firmly believe losing 3-4 would be better than winning 1-0 simply because no one here thinks we can score goals. And they're right.
 
KJ said:
I firmly believe losing 3-4 would be better than winning 1-0 simply because no one here thinks we can score goals. And they're right.
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KJ said:
Winner of Gold Cup this year gets automatic birth into WC by the way. But that's irrelevant.
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I'm not sure I follow the logic of losing would be better but ok!

Can I see a link of it being an automatic birth? That seems like a strange twist since CONCACAF is in the middle of WC qualifying still and a team would have just gotten automatically promoted if they won? What if Saudi Arabia would have won? Seems like a competitive mess to me. Italy petitioned for this after they won the Euros and got knocked out of WC qualifying and they were basically laughed at by UEFA.
 
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