Deuce Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Whew, pulled through with a 1-0 win. Let off a bit after the goal, Jamaica shouldn't have been able to put as much pressure on as they did. Except for the goal he probably should've saved, the Jamaican keeper was immense. Mariappa looked a smart player as well, should be getting more playing time for Reading. Back 4 were outstanding. Danny Williams was lock-down at DM, absolutely should start over Beckerman and Edu. Jones, Torres, and Zusi all put in solid if not great performances. You can tell Clint still isn't 100% match fit, but he fought hard for 90+ minutes and gave the Jamaican CBs fits. And that fucking gif The only real let down was the performance of the subs. Shea, Edu, and Altidore did jack shit after they came on and actually looked more like liabilities than anything. I'm so tired of the garbage put forth consistently by Altidore. The Eredivisie must be a putrid league if he can score as many goals as he does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Whew, pulled through with a 1-0 win. Let off a bit after the goal, Jamaica shouldn't have been able to put as much pressure on as they did. Except for the goal he probably should've saved, the Jamaican keeper was immense. Mariappa looked a smart player as well, should be getting more playing time for Reading. Back 4 were outstanding. Danny Williams was lock-down at DM, absolutely should start over Beckerman and Edu. Jones, Torres, and Zusi all put in solid if not great performances. You can tell Clint still isn't 100% match fit, but he fought hard for 90+ minutes and gave the Jamaican CBs fits. And that f***ing gif The only real let down was the performance of the subs. Shea, Edu, and Altidore did jack s*** after they came on and actually looked more like liabilities than anything. I'm so tired of the garbage put forth consistently by Altidore. The Eredivisie must be a putrid league if he can score as many goals as he does. agreed on all points with extra emphasis on how disappointing Altidore truly is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 At this point I'm pretty sure our women's team could beat our men's team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Klinsmann's squad for the October qualifiers against A&B (A) and Guatemala (H): GOALKEEPERS (3) : Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) DEFENDERS (8) : Carlos Bocanegra (Racing Santander), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Maurice Edu (Stoke City), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland) MIDFIELDERS (8) : Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Roma), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Danny Williams (Hoffenheim), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) FORWARDS (5): Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Herculez Gomez (Santos), Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders) People feigning outrage that Altidore wasn't called up. I'm sorry, but I'm still not convinced that scoring loads of goals in the Eredivisie is really indicative of anything. And his play for the national side has been so poor lately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Altidore is disappointing to me, regardless of league he's in the club form of his life. I'd be a little more willing to accept it if Boyd or Wondolowski were called up, I mean...Alan Gordan, does he really deserve it over Wondo? Also, get fucking Beckerman out here, we have enough DM's as it is and he just sucks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Altidore is disappointing to me, regardless of league he's in the club form of his life. I'd be a little more willing to accept it if Boyd or Wondolowski were called up, I mean...Alan Gordan, does he really deserve it over Wondo? Also, get fucking Beckerman out here, we have enough DM's as it is and he just sucks. This is the line-up I'm expecting/wanting to see: --------------------Gomez-------------------- Dempsey---------------------------Donovan -------------Bradley-----Jones--------------- -------------------Williams-------------------- Johnson-------------------------Cherundolo ----------Bocanegra---Cameron------------ --------------------Howard------------------- Beckerman absolutely shouldn't be there, but I'll bet he gets minutes. Gomez, imo, is the best goalscorer in the bunch. Gordon is there as the strong-man, to come on with 15 left and hold the ball up top. If we're going 4-3-3 like we did against Jamaica, we really don't need more than one true striker at a time. I would've liked to have seen Boyd, as I still rate him higher than Altidore in all-around play. But overall, I'm quite pleased with this roster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 That's what I assume it will be too, which should be good enough to get the job done. Just went over to BigSoccer to see what others were saying, big mistake, that place is insane. There's a thread about who our new manager should be as "It's clear JK isn't cut out for coaching at the international level..." Right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I am f***ing stoked that Lazy Altidore has finally been dropped. That guy was frustrating as hell and a terrible player for our national team. We have way better striking options than him that have been overlooked because of his status as an established regular on the squad. About damn time. Ridiculous to leave Wondo out (though as a quakes fan I don't mind as much) though. The man has 26 goals this season! The closest guy to him has 17. Wondo is a true striker and needs to be on the pitch for America in every game imo. Alan Gordon is good too and has a knack for scoring clutch goals at the death, but he's not at the level of Wondo for just pure goal scoring ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Where's Wondo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 That front 6 posted above is the best I've seen in ages. We have a real goal scorer, Dempsey and Donovan in the advanced roles of a front 3. Bradly, Jones in the box-to-box pulling the strings and Williams holding. I'm with you all on Jozy. What a frustrating guy. Had such high hopes for him that he'd finally kick off at some point and lead our line like a fucking beast. He's just so worthless in our shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Great to see Eddie Johnson called up. He's turned his form around. Fully deserved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Donovan and Shea both out, Johnson and Castillo likely to miss the A&B game at least. Which means we travel to A&B with 16 field players, not one of them a naturally left-sided player. Klinsmann has to make at least 2 emergency call-ups. I'm calling Chris Pontius and Jonathan Spector. Not ideal, but Bocanegra is likely gonna have to play at LB for the A&B game (as Spector probably wouldn't be ready in time). Which means there will be no attacking play down the left flank. The midfield is gonna have to adjust. --------------------Gomez-------------------- ------Dempsey---------------Zusi----------- --------------------Kljestan------------------- ---------Bradley--------------Williams------- Bocanegra-----------------------Cherundolo ------------Cameron----Goodson----------- --------------------Howard------------------- I could see Klinsmann still starting 3 DMs unfortunately. In which case we might as well completely write-off the left side of the field. I can't even begin to tell you how much I'll be raging if Beckerman starts this game. Bradley is fully capable of playing out wide on the left, but it's just not fully utilizing his ability. I certainly trust him more than Kljestan out there, who can only really play in the middle of the park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillClinton Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 great cross from Zusi, hes looking like a pretty decent player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Blackstock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Come on Antigua, 1-1 after 30 minutes. USA population 300 Million, Antigua 75,000. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Come on Antigua, 1-1 after 30 minutes. USA population 300 Million, Antigua 75,000. Antigua would give these chumps a kicking at cricket too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I was going to go but the weather is pretty wild today and into tomorrow, with a tropical wave heading up through the islands, lots of rain and lots of wind. Still nice and warm though!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Look at me, look at me I'm in Antigua. Pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Unbelievable that this game is tied. They have one good player and he plays in the Championship ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillClinton Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 the size and condition of the pitch is hilarious. add in the rain storm and I can easily see this staying a draw.. pretty embarrassing, there shouldn't be any excuses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Unbelievable that this game is tied. They have one good player and he plays in the Championship ffs. http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maj47f2nBE1qzvb12o1_400.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillClinton Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 can't even get a shot here ffs... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Stole it at the death. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Thank fuck for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Great to see Eddie Johnson called up. He's turned his form around. Fully deserved. Boom, the Sounder does it again. The man is a beast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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