Foluwashola Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Nah, that's bollocks that like. Media happily lying to the public. Nee better than North Korea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 US paper: "MANAUS, Brazil – Make no mistake about it. The United States played Portugal, and Cristiano Ronaldo off the pitch. Following Nani’s goal in the fourth minute off a Geoff Cameron miscue, the U.S. dominated every aspect of play in the sweltering jungle." Is that really true? I thought so like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 538 says we've got a 76% shot. I'm holding on to that for dear life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeToon Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Portugal/Ghana draw isn't that far-fetched. Definitely our most likely path to advancement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 You mean the White Sox, of course. Fucking cheap shot. I don't even come in this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 It should also be noted that 8 MLS players got on the field yesterday. Beckerman and Besler especially have had solid performances back-to-back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Why in God's name did Bradley turn into 2 Portuguese players at the end there? I can't get my head around that gaff man. Jermaine Jones played like a boss yesterday, by the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 tbf there were a handful of stupid choices to cross the ball rather than take it into the corner from the 85th minute onwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 tbf there were a handful of stupid choices to cross the ball rather than take it into the corner from the 85th minute onwards. I agree about that too, was saying it to anyone listening to me yesterday - ball needed to be taken to the corner flag and we needed to adopt some ultimate time wasting tactics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I thought Jones was good and also thought Johnson (rb?) and Beasley (LB?) were both very good. Beckerman was better last night than against Ghana. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearer9 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Jones is playing better than he ever has for the USA. Never liked him but he is repaying some faith here, been played in 2 different positions and put in 2 outstanding performances. What team will you go for now knowing that a draw is good enough? I'd go: Howard Cameron-Besler-Gonzalez-Beasley Jones Zusi-Bradley-Diskerud-Johnson Dempsey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'd again take out Bedoya for Mix or Johannson, but that won't happen. No to Gonzalez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Mix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Jones is playing better than he ever has for the USA. Never liked him but he is repaying some faith here, been played in 2 different positions and put in 2 outstanding performances. What team will you go for now knowing that a draw is good enough? I'd go: Howard Cameron-Besler-Gonzalez-Beasley Jones Zusi-Bradley-Diskerud-Johnson Dempsey I'll be surprised if Klinsmann changes anything from the Portugal game, unless injury/fatigue is setting in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Gonzalez the big man in the air didn't even do shit for that goal either. (still bitter) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 One of the criticisms of Bob Bradley when he was coach was that he'd often pick a head-scratching starting XI, but make brilliant substitutions. Klinsmann seems the opposite. Outside of the Brooks substitution against Ghana, which was out of necessary, there've been some very questionable switches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thought Yedlin was excellent tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thought Yedlin was excellent tbf Good point. Gonzalez for Zusi is staring me directly in the face. Have to think a big forward like Boyd or Eddie Johnson would've been key, though Wondo showed okay after he came on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Blatant the lack of Donovan made the Portoguese equalize. Though really I blame it on Michael Bradley who had been absolutely brilliant up until that moment. Can't even imagine how it must feel for the actual Americans on here considering just how gutted I felt as a US sympathizer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thought Yedlin was excellent tbf Can he play on the left? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 30 seconds away from qualifying from the "Group of Death" - I really hope we don't rue that missed opportunity. I thinkhope we'll see a really boring 1-1 draw against Germany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Really hope we get to see Mix on the pitch at some stage. Well impressed with Bradley last night. Looked much better in a deeper role rather than playing off Dempsey, mind. That right back looked a very good player as well. Portugal's tactics probably made it a bit easy for him, but he got forward well and made things happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Man, head scratching at Bradley - thought he was rather poor so far this cup. But thought Yedlin was a great substitution. Zusi should have absolutely stayed on as well. I'm still gutted man, still. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 http://soccer.si.com/soccer/planet-futbol/2014/06/23/usa-portugal-tactics-world-cup-cristiano-ronaldo-michael-bradley-varela http://www.zonalmarking.net/2014/06/23/world-cup-2014-group-stage-day-11/ ...the wider problem is the USA’s tendency to react too much to the game state. Throughout their opening two matches they’ve showed some great attacking play when behind, or drawing. They started brilliantly against Ghana, and responded superbly to conceding an equaliser – but during the period they were ahead, they sat extremely deep and invited so much pressure. Bingo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 And. failed. to. waste. time. take. ball. to. corner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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