Intentionally or not, this is more or less what Stoicism is all about. Its a really practical philosophy for dealing with all the distractions of modern day life.

Another non-article from Billy Haisley. His writing throws cold water on my Screamer reading craze.

Pulling off a blind nil was one of the finest moments of my life.

Guess there were no other sports on for the so called soccer obsessive to watch.

This is a really good reply. The “dark side” of all these academies in Europe is that a small percentage of them ever go on to play at the top levels of the sport. You need to look no further than the Premier League, whose teams have extensive academy programs. Premier League teams are relatively light on actual…

Ecuador wanted to play fast. But the US did something we haven’t seen much of and that was getting on the front foot early. We tested their back line early and often (Woods was awesome doing this) and we sent a lot of long balls in early which was exactly the right thing to do since Ecuador’s back line is definitely…

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I find Zardes’s first touch and finishing as frustrating as everyone else does. However he is probably the best choice we have at that spot right now. Klinsmann take a lot of stick, and rightfully so in many cases, but I’m sure he is at least competent enough to be aware of Zardes’s shortcomings. But for now, his…

I was going to bring up Leicester City as well. Frankly a counter-attacking mindset probably suits the strengths of the USMNT better than anything else. I'd like to see some selective use of pressing as well. Maybe not a full on high-press (good luck getting Dempsey to do that) but a mid-field press would suit as well…

Fair enough. Looks like Pemberton was positioned correctly but likely the defender screened his view enough that he didn't have time to react to the strike.

I’m not sure how you can call Woods’ goal “weak.” It was a great back to the goal striker move. It certainly highlighted the fact that his talents are wasted playing him out wide.