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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 7h

I can fucking FLY right now

Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 7h

Pochettino: "Cristian Roldan is maybe an example of if you want to build your perfect player...he has a little bit of everything."

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 7h

Pochettino: "Cristian Roldan is maybe an example of if you want to build your perfect player...he has a little bit of everything."

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 7h

Yeah it was a great exercise for the US. Still a little miffed that there were a couple chances to hit 7 with a reducer that were not taken.
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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 7h

If this was a WC game I’d be screaming for yellows & probably a red against them.

That said, I felt Australia brought the WC intensity to this game. Those tackles were anything but friendly.

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 7h

Australia racked up 11 interceptions and won 12 of their 16 tackles, which is a very high %. Also, they won 33/57 ground duels, which is pretty dominant.

Also despite playing rugby they somehow only committed 10 fouls 😂

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 7h

Here's an interesting note: all 10 of the US's shots were assisted. Just two of Australia's were.

US did look vulnerable to tricky 1v1 play in space, certainly, and Australia caused some high turnovers that are worrying. Richards didn't have himself a great night.

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 7h

xG from that one: USA 0.99 - Aus 0.75

US had 64% possession, 10 shots to 9. Showed some toughness against a good Aussie team, and it's nice to see them get a win again.

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 9h

give me a double pivot of cristian roldan and marky delgado and i could move the world

John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 9h

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 13h

like, there is something genuinely wrong with me because I absolutely love it. Salvor Hardin forever (not in the TV adaptation way)

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 13h

I love Asimov's prose.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Ghost Malone @thoughtmarker.bsky.social · 15h

LMAO

“Homegrown midfielder Cooper Sanchez got 85 minutes against Inter Miami last weekend, and I liked what I saw from the 17-year-old. Can they resist the urge to sell him to Montréal at a cut rate?”

Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 18h

The 2025 MLS post-mortems have started!

Here's the Eastern Conference dregs – the playoff misses who are about to spend a long, cold winter wondering if they'll still have a job come 2026.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/what-no...

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 18h

The 2025 MLS post-mortems have started!

Here's the Eastern Conference dregs – the playoff misses who are about to spend a long, cold winter wondering if they'll still have a job come 2026.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/what-no...

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 21h

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Justin Horneker @hornekerjustin.bsky.social · 21h

Build the statue.

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 1d

Also if we get Mariners/Brewers can we get a Salmon/Sausage royal rumble???

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 1d

If the Mariners make the World Series what level does Humpy reach in the all-time Seattle sports pantheon?

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David Beffert @dbeffert.bsky.social · 1d

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 1d

Free Newsletter: A quick look back at the U-20 group who were eliminated in the quarterfinals – again – yesterday, and a broad look ahead at the U-20 group to come.

Short version: You should feel optimistic.
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A look-ahead to the 2027 US U-20 group

Another trip to the quarterfinals, another frustrating exit

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 1d

very good pooch

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 2d

always

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 2d

Final Sunday night column of the year!

Short weekend, but we had some history in Miami, a superstar gets his team 3 more points in Orlando, and a big, looming decision in Seattle...
www.mlssoccer.com/news/inter-m...

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 2d

the vision of Project 2010 has finally been realized

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah. Good news is that the next two groups have a bunch of high-level 9 prospects, so hopefully we won't have to see too many more false 9 experiments.

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 2d

Just like last summer at the Olympics.

Mitrovic's done some good things, but it's hard to miss the fact that he's now had two tournaments where he never quite figured out how to work a true 9 into the mix.

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David Gass @empiregass.bsky.social · 2d

NY Jets hat in the crowd celebrating US u20s equalizing goal. Pack it up now you can’t overcome that bad juju

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