Howdy y'all? And step right up to the Total Soccer show. My name is Daryl Grove, and I'm joined by a man who doesn't like it when I do an introduction for his country. His name is Taylor Rockwell. Hello. What, do we all Texans to you? Is that what we are? In the popular imagination, kind of, yes. Like how all Brits are from East London, apparently. I mean, they are. That's how it works. Or we're Lords of the Manor. Just expository Brits for purposes of furthering the plot in, like, historical movies. It's always somebody from East London telling the tale. The best expository British character is Basil Exposition. This is true. This is very true.

We are here to preview Group F, the finale of our World Cup 2019 group previews.

In Group F, you will find the United States of America.

I'm guessing we're going to go long on that one, because I'm guessing we both have things to say.

It's a safe bet.

Thailand, Chile, and Sweden. And Sweden. And our Scandinavian nemesis. Yes. Kind of, right? You are correct. Yes. You ready to jump right in? I'm ready to jump right up. Mm-hmm. To the USA. Is that the first time you've said y'all, or have you started to say that more often? No, I don't really say it. It's the best word there is. It kind of is.

It's actually two words, right?

Yep.

Contraction. said y'all or have you started to say that more often no i don't i don't really say it yeah it's the best word there is it kind of is actually two words right yep contraction means one is there an

apostrophe in y yeah yeah okay why apostrophe a l you've seen my texts i put it in there yeah you do

yeah you do okay i like it i like it i'm all that fluctuation texts you ready to talk USA I suppose

okay quick background on USA for those who don't know. 2015 was glorious. No. Women's World Cup winners. Carly Lloyd Hattrick. Uh-huh. 2016 was not so glorious. Went to the Olympics. Just couldn't break down Sweden and eventually lost to them. I would argue that since then, Gillilis stayed in charge, the World Cup winner, and the Olympic not winner, I guess. Julev has stayed in charge. I don't think she'll love that, but sure. And built this team. I think the idea is to change this team up and build it so that never again are we stymied by a defensive team. Okay. Do you think she's done that?

We'll find out very soon. All right. But things have been changed up, I would say. And that's why the nickname for the USA is, weirdly, the USWNT, right? That tends to be what everyone calls in. The USman international team, USWNT. The nickname should be the gamblers. All right. Because this, to me, this is an attacking team.

It's really doubling down on the southerness, and I like it. Yeah.

The... The nickname should be the gamblers. All right. Because to me, this is an attacking team.

It's really doubling down on the southernness, and I like it.

Yeah, the riverboat gamblers.

This is an attacking team that takes risks.

And it's also a roster that took a lot of risks by being stacked with attacking talent at the expense of defensive talent.

Still not sure I feel about that, although I feel like what I feel is concerned. But you agree with me so far, right? Okay. The playing style for the US Women's National team, it's going to be a 433, right? We know it. I would say at this point, you and I, everybody fit, could name the starting 11. Yes. Yeah? I'm going to do it, if you don't mind. Go ahead. It's going to be a listen eye on goal.

It'll be Kelly O'Hara at right back.

It'll be Becky Sauerbren and Abidalka as the two centrebacks.

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