The Soccer Thread

[wvcbxl]

25 years ago today, Antwerp staged one of the greatest miracle comebacks in European soccer against Vitosha Sofia in the then UEFA cup.

Trailing 1-3 after 90 minutes, they scored three goals in added time to win 4-3 and go through to the next round. 8-)

The local TV coverage of those minutes is priceless.

[wolf stansson]

I have no idea why Robbie Keane has so many opinions about the US MNT.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/09/25/la-galaxy-say-robbie-rogers-has-been-brilliant-left-back-robbie-keane-pulls-

[USSoccer]

I am really looking forward to whoever our next NT coach is. I'm so sick of JK's stupid pissing contests, and self aggrandizement.

 

Now he's going to pick a fight with MLS over callups for the least useful friendlies of the 2018 cycle, in the middle of the stretch run, after he publicly stated that the core players would get the rest of 2014 off.

 

F this guy.

[wolf stansson]

It became easier to tolerate when I started ignoring everything that comes out of his mouth. He constantly contradicts himself and he's way too dumb to keep all of his Phil Jackson mind games straight so he just says whatever pops into his head at the time with no regard to how it relates to something he said a month before.

 

It's just pointless. There's no consideration behind any of it. He believes he's playing long con mind games but he just says whatever pops into his head at the moment.

[USSoccer]

It became easier to tolerate when I started ignoring everything that comes out of his mouth. He constantly contradicts himself and he's way too dumb to keep all of his Phil Jackson mind games straight so he just says whatever pops into his head at the time with no regard to how it relates to something he said a month before.

 

It's just pointless. There's no consideration behind any of it. He believes he's playing long con mind games but he just says whatever pops into his head at the moment.

 

I agree with you about ignoring everything he says, but at the same time, it's also difficult to watch games on ESPN because they spend the entire time tripping all over themselves to compliment JK. It's making me choose between Unimas/Telemundo or watching on mute.

 

I'm sick of the media talking point that essentially ignores everything that happened prior to August 2011. The guy really hasn't changed anything.

[Guest]

Hoping for not in the face tomorrow but fully expecting it.

[USSoccer]

Liverpool keeps dropping points that they shouldn't be dropping.

[wolf stansson]

Michael Bradley looked like Michael Bradley again today for the first time since March.

 

He tore Portland apart.

[wolf stansson]

Clint Dempsey & Obafemi Martins ability to hold off defenders, make the perfect off-ball runs & find each other in tight spaces is everything that makes soccer great. They are [expletive] incredible.

 

Oba has 14 goals and 10 assists. Deuce has 13 goals and 10 assists.

[USSoccer]

Michael Bradley looked like Michael Bradley again today for the first time since March.

 

He tore Portland apart.

 

That pass he made to Oduro that Oduro promptly biffed was a great run, and great look.

 

Dempsey & Martins are going to win the SS and the Cup for SSFC, so long as their defense doesn't leak goals.

[wolf stansson]

Landon had a goal and 3 assists which tied him with the career MLS assists record. He might hit 20 assists this year which hasn't been done since Valderrama in '96.

 

He's incredible. Typical Landon that he's going to amaze us and then disappear.

[USSoccer]

Landon had a goal and 3 assists which tied him with the career MLS assists record. He might hit 20 assists this year which hasn't been done since Valderrama in '96.

 

He's incredible. Typical Landon that he's going to amaze us and then disappear.

 

F Jurgen forever for bringing Brad Davis to Brazil instead of LD.

 

The home and home between LA and Seattle to end the year is going to be amazing. The Western Conference playoffs are going to be bananas. 4 of the best 5 teams in the league are out there.

[wolf stansson]

The home and home between LA and Seattle to end the year is going to be amazing. The Western Conference playoffs are going to be bananas. 4 of the best 5 teams in the league are out there.

They're going to play twice in a week and then probably in the WC Finals. Gonna be chippy. Omar and De La Garza vs Oba and Deuce will be fun. Landon, Zardes and Keane are going to slice the Sounders D to ribbons. Yedlin is going to have to stay home a lot and Rogers is going to be able to get high. I don't see how Seattle gets it done at this point. Sigi can clone Brad Evans a couple times and just play him at LB, CB and RM.

 

I'd bet we'll see Evans at either LB or left CB with little to no time there before when it starts to matter. He's the human swiss army knife for Sigi.

[shnsajax]

So is Chivas just going to loan out all of their players still under contract next year?

[wolf stansson]

 

USA! USA! USA!

 

(dope ass Gedion Zelalem goal in u-19 action)

[shnsajax]

Someone needs to step up on his dad citizenship paperwork.

[wolf stansson]

Washington Post's Steven Goff says it's still on track.

[shnsajax]

Mou is a tiny man for being The Great One.

[UMFan83]

Everton sucks this year. What happened after last year and all the positive offseason momentum? They are a bottom 3 squad if QPR gets a win today.

 

I've heard people suggest Howard has a World Cup hangover but it's not just him.

[Guest]

USMNT roster for #USAvECU: GK- Guzan, Hamid, Rimando; D- Brooks, Chandler, Garza, Gonzalez, Orozco, Ream, Yedlin M- Bedoya, Corona, Diskerud, Gil, Green, Morales; F- Altidore, Donovan, Gyau, Ibarra, Wood

[shnsajax]

USMNT roster for #USAvECU: GK- Guzan, Hamid, Rimando; D- Brooks, Chandler, Garza, Gonzalez, Orozco, Ream, Yedlin M- Bedoya, Corona, Diskerud, Gil, Green, Morales; F- Altidore, Donovan, Gyau, Ibarra, Wood

 

I like it!!!

[USSoccer]

I expected it, but I wish that the actual, senior roster would have been called for the send-off.

[wolf stansson]

I'm glad they didn't call in key MLS players for this game (other than Omar and LD). I'm not glad this is the game they're giving Landon. Ecuador in where? Connecticut? I know time is limited if it's going to be more than a testimonial, but it's pretty underwhelming.

No Beas, Deuce, Howard, MB, etc. oh well.

[Guest]

Yedlin, Rimando, and Hamid are pretty key MLS players too. Unless you meant more 'to the USMNT' than 'to their MLS team'.

 

EDIT: Gil too.

[wolf stansson]

Yedlin, Rimando, and Hamid are pretty key MLS players too. Unless you meant more 'to the USMNT' than 'to their MLS team'.

 

EDIT: Gil too.

I basically mean there appears to be a compromise. He took Yedlin but not Deuce. He brought Rimando and Gil but not Beckerman. KC is in a dog fight, none of those guys were called. Same with Toronto and Houston. New England is rolling and they didn't call Jones or Nguyen. LA is losing the most but they didn't call Zardes or Rogers.