The Soccer Thread

[wolf stansson]

Well good for Barbados, they really put up a valiant effort against Costa Rica tonight.

I'm still not sure when they switched uniform designs.

[USSoccer]

Horrid. Horrid.

 

Saturday now becomes completely must win.

 

Sacha should be embarrassed

[wolf stansson]

Lol, Harksey's just "tryin to keep it real."

 

 

Preach it, brutha.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

So people who know soccer better than me:

 

Is this a sign that this team is in trouble, or just a single awful game?

[USSoccer]

Donovan and Dempsey have played like 9 year olds

[USSoccer]

So people who know soccer better than me:

 

Is this a sign that this team is in trouble, or just a single awful game?

 

Kind of both. This game highlights some issues that have been apparent for a while.

[Guest]

Saturday now becomes completely must win.

 

Absolutely. You have to get three points from these three games.

 

You're obviously not winning today and there's a 99% chance you lose in Mexico (the other 1% is a draw). Have to beat Honduras.

[USSoccer]

God I'm so pissed off. We're making them look like fricking Man U

[USSoccer]

Wow, Landon's on the field.

 

Unfortunately it wasn't a PK

[Guest]

I wouldn't have minded a loss (mainly because I expected one) as long as we didn't get embarrassed and actually played okay.

 

But we're getting embarrassed and are playing like [expletive].

[USSoccer]

There's not a single good performance today

[wolf stansson]

So people who know soccer better than me:

 

Is this a sign that this team is in trouble, or just a single awful game?

Both. It says we still have a coach who struggles tactically. It says we still have players who wait for the game to find them instead of going after it. It says our back line sucks. It says were mentally weak.

 

It's also a venue where no road team wins. It's the worst case scenario for a lot of things that could go wrong but usually don't. A lot of players just finished the stretch runs of their season and may be tired.

 

 

Bottom line, we don't battle, and if we don't battle on the road against Costa Rica, what is going to happen in the Confed and more importantly the World Cup? It's looking like a repeat of 06 from here.

[shnsajax]

So people who know soccer better than me:

 

Is this a sign that this team is in trouble, or just a single awful game?

 

This team never came to play from the very first minute. Since the begin of his tenure, I have seen almost no emotion from Bradley. This is a game he needs to go into the locker room and go Piniella on their asses. It was ok to not win this game, but they didn't even show up.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

There's not a single good performance today

 

I liked what I saw from Torres. But I'll admit to only half paying attention in the second half.

[USSoccer]

Was that Donovan again wasting that restart?

[USSoccer]

What's our center mid pairing Saturday?

[Guest]

What's our center mid pairing Saturday?

 

Torres and Adu?

[shnsajax]

There's not a single good performance today

 

I have liked the 5 touches Adu has had so far. He at least acts like he has a clue out there and any potential to do anything.

[Guest]

So people who know soccer better than me:

 

Is this a sign that this team is in trouble, or just a single awful game?

Both. It says we still have a coach who struggles tactically. It says we still have players who wait for the game to find them instead of going after it. It says our back line sucks. It says were mentally weak.

 

It's also a venue where no road team wins. It's the worst case scenario for a lot of things that could go wrong but usually don't. A lot of players just finished the stretch runs of their season and may be tired.

 

 

Bottom line, we don't battle, and if we don't battle on the road against Costa Rica, what is going to happen in the Confed and more importantly the World Cup? It's looking like a repeat of 06 from here.

 

We're going to get smashed in the Confed Cup.

 

The World Cup depends on the draw. If it's like 06, we'll get worked again.

[USSoccer]

That was embarrassing

[Guest]

There's not a single good performance today

 

I have liked the 5 touches Adu has had so far. He at least acts like he has a clue out there and any potential to do anything.

 

Howard certainly hasn't been bad. None of the goals were his fault at all. I wouldn't say he's been good, though.

[USSoccer]

Nice job Davies.

[wolf stansson]

The Incredible Disappearing Donovan brings his act back from Munich. Altidore has done ok with what he's gotten. Dempsey too. Almost impossible to judge them because they've had so little to work with.

 

 

Howard - 5 - not much he could do.

Wynne - 2 - bad.

Gooch - 1 - too slow.

Boca - 2 - bad.

Beasley - 0 - Can't play the position.

JFT - 5 - Does well shifting direction and point of attack.

Mastro - 0 - bad, old, slow, clumsy. He can't play in games where his middle partner doesn't pull his weight distributing.

Bradley - 2 - did nothing.

Donovan - 0 - Mr. USA was Mr. Invisible. Grow a pair, Landon.

Dempsey - 2 - had little say in anything.

Altidore - 4 - Worked hard, created the best chance on a through ball in the box to Beasley who didn't follow it.

Kljestan - 0 - Embarrassing defending.

Adu - 4 - This game would have suited him. Still did little, though more than most.

Davies - n/a - not enough time. Was active in limited duty.

 

I'm glad this happened. Wake up, USSF. JUST LIKE IN 06, COMPLACENCY ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

Edited June 4, 2009 by wolf stansson

[wolf stansson]

What's our center mid pairing Saturday?

What's Edu's status?

[shnsajax]

The Incredible Disappearing Donovan brings his act back from Munich. Altidore has done ok with what he's gotten. Dempsey too. Almost impossible to judge them because they've had so little to work with.

 

 

Howard - 5 - not much he could do.

Wynne - 2 - bad.

Gooch - 1 - too slow.

Boca - 2 - bad.

Beasley - 0 - Can't play the position.

JFT - 5 - Does well shifting direction and point of attack.

Mastro - 0 - bad, old, slow, clumsy. He can't play in games where his middle partner doesn't pull his weight distributing.

Bradley - 2 - did nothing.

Donovan - 0 - Mr. USA was Mr. Invisible. Grow a pair, Landon.

Dempsey - 2 - had little say in anything.

Altidore - 4 - Worked hard, created the best chance on a through ball in the box to Beasley who didn't follow it.

Kljestan - 0 - Embarrassing defending.

Adu - 4 - This game would have suited him. Still did little, though more than most.

Davies - n/a - not enough time. Was active in limited duty.

 

I'm giving him the MOTM. And its really not even close.