So, if you believed that Trump created an inappropriate furor that took your attention away from

Author: TyroneIrish (25633 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)

Posted at 7:27 pm on Jul 7, 2026

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focusing solely on game preparation, you'd call him out on it?...Seriously?

Note that the 'Mental Game' is extremely important in sports...especially at the World Cup level in Soccer...which is why Premier teams employ Sports Psychologists to help their players deal with the unseen challenges of competition. The players are real people...they are not 'Automatons'.

Link: https://soccerinteraction.com/the-role-of-a-psychologist-in-a-football-team

Replies to: “So, if you believed that Trump created an inappropriate furor that took your attention away from”

Absolutely awful play. [NT] - jimbasil - 1:22am 7/7/26 (47) [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
        
        It's funny how libs here assume the soccer players are Dems w TDS like them who were bothered by the - BaronVonZemo - 10:00pm 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
        
        Can't answer that very easy, and relevant question?...i.e. What would You Do in such a situation? - TyroneIrish - 8:04pm 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
        
        He's engaged jim in the highest downvote competition for years now. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:02pm 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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