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It's one thing for a player to have a bad day. But when the entire squad suffered so horribly, ...

Author: conorlarkin (22846 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 6:27 pm on Jul 7, 2026

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.... at such a moment, we know why.

The American Dream belongs to all of us. — Kamala Harris

Replies to: “It's one thing for a player to have a bad day. But when the entire squad suffered so horribly, ...”

Absolutely awful play. [NT] - jimbasil - 1:22am 7/7/26 (44) [View All]
- Back to coed softball for you, Sally [NT] - ColeyO - 1:35pm 7/7/26
- that was an interesting side trip. can we get back to football now? [NT] - und67 - 12:28pm 7/7/26
  - No. Now we have to turn our interests to the WNBA and ladies flag football. - ELP - 2:35pm 7/7/26
  - Good call ! [NT] - ColeyO - 1:30pm 7/7/26
- Not ready for prime time with big boys. - Curly1918 - 11:42am 7/7/26
  - I have it on high soccer authority that it was because of Trump. - BaronVonZemo - 12:20pm 7/7/26
    - The Mean Girls Clique has some exquisite Dilly Dancers. [NT] - Hensou - 12:36pm 7/7/26
- Thank goodness Trump took away the excuse of US not having their best player for the loss. - BaronVonZemo - 2:10am 7/7/26
  - Trump’s meddling negatively impacted the US team. - conorlarkin - 12:00pm 7/7/26
    - The Unified Theory of Trump! A NYT writer spits it out, and you inhale it! Totally not a cult! [NT] - MAS - 12:49pm 7/7/26
      - The Rigger in Chief - here’s one for you. [LINK] - jimbasil - 1:45pm 7/7/26
        
        That is a snarky and sophomoric opinion article with no factual evidence. - Hensou - 1:54pm 7/7/26
    - So then you’re saying Trump provided the team with an excuse. Amazing. The man keeps on giving! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:18pm 7/7/26
      - Did the US look like a committed and focused squad last night? - conorlarkin - 1:08pm 7/7/26
        
        The USA coach explicitly debunked your preposterous claim. [NT] - Hensou - 1:44pm 7/7/26
        
        “Everyone saw from the beginning we didn’t connect with the game,” said Pochettino, an Argentine. - TyroneIrish - 4:39pm 7/7/26
        
        Your parsed quote and amateur concoction is not true. [LINK] - Hensou - 4:45pm 7/7/26
        
        What is your explanation for the USA team not being connected to the game? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 5:20pm 7/7/26
        
        I agree with this assessment from Soccer News and the Coach himself: - Hensou - 5:35pm 7/7/26
        
        As for the Coaches and Players 'shrugging' it off...they are smart enough not to publicly accuse DJT - TyroneIrish - 6:44pm 7/7/26
        
        Pure Political Science Fiction. - Hensou - 6:54pm 7/7/26
        
        "Pochettino acknowledged the performance was below their usual standards and suggested it was a - TyroneIrish - 6:11pm 7/7/26
        
        USA Defender Tim Ream actually played in the game. Do you know more than him? - Hensou - 6:44pm 7/7/26
        
        See my comment to that above. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 6:54pm 7/7/26
        
        Is the elephant still chasing you? [NT] - Hensou - 6:57pm 7/7/26
        
        There is no way that any coach or player is going to pin the blame on Trump...in spite of his - TyroneIrish - 7:04pm 7/7/26
        
        So the USMNT is mentally weak because of noise and a bunch of cowards for not blaming Trump? - Hensou - 7:15pm 7/7/26
        
        So, if you believed that Trump created an inappropriate furor that took your attention away from [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:27pm 7/7/26
        
        Ridiculous premise. Stop bad-mouthing the USMNT. They are not cowards. They are not mentally weak. - Hensou - 7:34pm 7/7/26
        
        Answer the question...if you truly believed that Trump acted wrongly, would you publicly state it? [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:38pm 7/7/26
        
        False premise. Dilly Dancing. - Hensou - 7:43pm 7/7/26
        
        It's one thing for a player to have a bad day. But when the entire squad suffered so horribly, ... - conorlarkin - 6:27pm 7/7/26
        
        Have you ever competed at a high level in anything? - Hensou - 6:47pm 7/7/26
        
        * [NT] - Hensou - 5:34pm 7/7/26
        
        What does that have to do with Trump? You are insufferable. [NT] - ColeyO - 1:27pm 7/7/26
        
        Conor is paralyzed by Trump obsession. He projects this on everyone else as well. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:28pm 7/7/26
        
        From the #1 Cheerleader and Defender of Trump on this Forum...no matter how Immoral and Illegal - TyroneIrish - 5:51pm 7/7/26
        
        Your words: "We were miserable on US soil". Yes, you are. You. The rest is projection. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:26pm 7/7/26
  - But we have excuse of US having the worst goalies which cost us eventually when we play elite teams - Eli - 2:45am 7/7/26
    - I don't know much about soccer either, but I think being a goalie is a tough position - THEISMANCARR - 11:46am 7/7/26
    - I don't know much about soccer but I do know bad effort when I see it. - ELP - 2:50am 7/7/26
      - Poor goalkeeping is excuse. We’re not on the game today. This is not what we’re supposed to be today [NT] - Eli - 3:01am 7/7/26
- Nervy. Numerous lapses in passing and ball skills. [NT] - conorlarkin - 1:27am 7/7/26
  - This just in. Belgium has just scored again. [NT] - ELP - 2:36pm 7/7/26

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