Conspiracy theorists will no doubt be convinced that Newcastle United are part of a Great Sell aimed at seducing gullible Yanks.
They will chortle and put forward the wild idea that the Premier League, having just opened an office in New York, issued instructions to all club partaking in their Summer Series across the pond.
Plain bonkers maybe but figures easily support those with the suspicious mind of Donald Trump. I mean a mere three matches have produced a gluttonous 18 goals. Goodness gracious me!
The results so far as we wait the second round of fixtures about to get under way are: Chelsea 4 Brighton 3, Fulham 3 Brentford 2 and Newcastle 3 Aston Villa 3.
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Somehow once the PL season gets under way for real over here I doubt if the goals tally will be as absurdly high. Are you expecting 3-3 at SJP on August 12? Will we have such suicidal defending from both sides?
Americans of course adore the rampant excitement that big scores bring. Bigger the better. That is why they love basketball with a passion and generally cannot stand cricket. Whenever I was over there I was inevitably asked: how can you enjoy a game where you can play for five days and still not get a result? Drawn Tests bamboozle and produce a permanent slumber in equal measure.
That sort of attitude was taken into the initial drive to launch soccer (as opposed to American Football) upon a curious people.
Back in the seventies when Pele, Beckenbauer et al were being imported to sell the beautiful game draws were not allowed. So firstly matches ending all square were subject to a penalty shoot-out. However even that was too staid so a newly formed league opted for a more novel and exciting idea.
Former Newcastle striker Paul Cannell, who played for Washington Diplomats, recalled the fun when I phoned him: "The ball was placed on the 30 yard offside line - anywhere along the line - and you could dribble it towards goal. You had a certain number of seconds to get off a shot but once the keeper touched the ball it was dead."
What it replicated was a thrilling breakaway during ordinary play and the punters loved the drama. FIFA did not however and eventually Big Brother killed the idea stone dead.
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What was crackers in Philly was that United seemed to buy into the Yankie obsession that sport must be fun. Instead of playing with a flat back four which resulted in them having the meanest defence in the PL along with champions Manchester City Eddie Howe surprisingly went for three central defenders and wing backs. It was like dancing to Strangers In The Night. Mistakes rained down like confetti on a blustery day.
If we are playing along with the daft idea of conspiracies then clever Eddie must have done it to fool Villa before they arrive for the serious business in three short weeks. Unai Emery will not, I suggest, face the same United either in personnel or tactics.
Conspiracies? More like the constant rotation of team selection producing a lack of understanding, rustiness, and tactical experimentation.
However United will have to give serious thought to their midfield selection. Villa's power in the middle third both during the 3-0 defeat at Villa Park and 3-3 in Philly swept the Mags aside. Maybe Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali are the first two names on the team sheet in the eyes of supporters but Joelinton's bite and aggression will be critical especially in this particular match.
So what do the goal happy Americans have next to excite them come Wednesday night?
Well first it is Brentford v Brighton in Atlanta, then Fulham v Aston Villa in Orlando, and finally Newcastle v Chelsea back in Atlanta. Anyone want to have a flutter on the scores?
Being serious, nowt much matters apart from players getting match sharp though both Elliot Anderson and Anthony Gordon have taken the opportunity early doors to put down a marker in the mind of Howe.
Harvey Barnes will have had a couple more days to get to know his team-mates and that will benefit him as will the other friendlies to come.
By the way, may I congratulate Nobby Solano on getting a manager's job, which he had told me he was desperate to achieve, even if it has meant a rapid rethink on one of my talk-ins.
Nobby was due to appear with John Anderson and myself at a near sold out Wallsend Buffs on August 18 but having returned to football in Sweden it is a tad far for him to travel!
However we have secured a terrific replacement in Steve Watson, one of Newcastle's original Entertainers with many stories to tell.
