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Mosconi Cup standings after the US Open

sjm
uk_9_ball_convert said:
I think the complete skill sets is a key part of it. Feel often in the early stages of the Mosconi the differentiator has been Europe being better in safety battles. I know there have been some big American misses at key points, but those are normally after they are already behind and under extra pressure because of it.
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Yes, and half of defense is good decision making. For over fifteen years, Europe has tended to beat the US to the shot in tactical sequences, with Woodward, a superb defensive player, the one clear exception. This has always meant extra runout chances for Team Europe.

This particular gap in performance is too often overlooked, but you've hit the nail on the head here.
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Mosconi Cup standings after the US Open

sjm
uk_9_ball_convert said:
If U.S do win would be nice if Tyler had a redemption arc. If he is playing again I wonder what state of mind he'll go out in as he must have a lot of mental scar tissue. Would Johan be the type to tell him to speak to a sports pyschologist? I think it would be really beneficial for him.
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Interesting.

The truth is that Tyler has tended to play his best pool when Johan is watching. Johan's training of Tyler in 2018 figured prominently in his win at the 2018 Kremlin Cup, and his good play continued at the 2018 Mosconi Cup, in which Team USA broke its losing streak. At this year's UK Open, I sat next to Johan for some of the match as we watched Tyler easily beat Neuhausen, who had just won the European Open.

I hope, and believe, that Tyler will fight the good fight this year at the Mosconi, but we shall see.
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