Was cleaning out my email draft box today, and found this half finished transcription of a text conversation Noah and I had during last years confed cup us-eqypt group stage match.... ah, memories.
in honor of this afternoons preposterous result, im going to share the text message exchange between noah and myself:
2:33, JF: God, we're screwed
2:33, ND: Why even bother
2:52, JF: Even the goals we do score are terrible
2:52, ND: Let's not get too critical here. Also, we fucking suck. And thanks to Egypt for deciding not to show up
2:53, JF: I hate the long balls. I hate the timidness in front of net. I hate the panic at the back. Even if we win, this is still terrible
2:59, ND: Well, Egypt woke up
3:01, JF: Why is dempsey on the field?
3:45, ND: Once again we are being handed a gift and failing to do our part.
3:45, JF: Seriously. Jozy, how do you not find a way to score that? He was paying rent he was camped out over the ball for so long
3:46, ND: it has to be a handball
3:47, JF: Deflection off the thigh into the arm? I don't hate the non call
3:48, ND: The ball is going into the net even after it hits his thigh
3:49, JF: Well, that was almost a nice goal....
3:49, ND: Egypt is dead tired
3:50, JF: They are not interested. Landon needs to take this home.
3:55, JF: I will take anyone over Dempsey. Where is Torres?
3:56 ND: I thought Dempsey was great in the early going. Feilhabers coming on
3:57 JF: Jesus. I hope your eyes are better than mine
4:00 ND: Thanks. I'll be here all night.
4:00 JF: Well, you were right. And I love it. Great cross from Spector
4:01 ND: Wonderful ball
4:01 JF: Also, I should have been nervous when I was agreeing with harkes
4:03 ND Guzan is terrifying. Don't take any pointers from him
4:05 JF: Haha. Also, I may be striking up my love affair with gooch again.... going to be a good final 15
4:09 ND: He doesn't lose balls in the air
4:12 JF: Davies needed off 20 mins ago
4:13 JF: Or 82 mins ago
4:14 ND: Yep. Although he ran hard. And then he started falling over
4:17 JF: Very little intent, or execution. Everyone loves energy, but that was a mess
4:23 JF: Wow.
