The Soccer Thread

[USSoccer]

CRC are so gassed; I'd be stunned if they win the shootout.

 

you were saying?

 

 

I was saying they were exhausted and I'd be stunned if they won the shootout. They were exhausted, and I am stunned they converted all of them. Especially Campbell.

[Derwood]

CRC are so gassed; I'd be stunned if they win the shootout.

 

you were saying?

 

 

I was saying they were exhausted and I'd be stunned if they won the shootout. They were exhausted, and I am stunned they converted all of them. Especially Campbell.

 

crazy thing keep happening this World Cup

[wolf stansson]

Here at NSBB, we like American soccer players who "just try [expletive]" and here is Jack McInherney trying some [expletive].

 

http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-06-29-montreal-impact-vs-houston-dynamo/details/video/19270

 

Oh my oh my oh my. Don't hurt em, Jack.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Here at NSBB, we like American soccer players who "just try [expletive]" and here is Jack McInherney trying some [expletive].

 

http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-06-29-montreal-impact-vs-houston-dynamo/details/video/19270

 

Oh my oh my oh my. Don't hurt em, Jack.

 

a) That was awesome.

 

b) Whatever intern labeled it a "world class golazo" can take a long walk off a short pier.

[shnsajax]

Good lord. He's another guy I keep forgetting about.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Nigeria look perfectly capable of winning this game.

[Guest]

Nigeria look perfectly capable of winning this game.

 

about as evenly matched as it gets today

[Guest]

Jozy cleared to play tomorrow!

[Guest]

France is lucky not to be down a man now.

 

Also:

 

@espnfc BREAKING: @ussoccer announce Jozy Altidore is "ready and available" for tomorrow's match against #BEL pic.twitter.com/nUqVdUqIF9

[Guest]

Jozy cleared to play tomorrow!

When World Cup is over, can the trainer be sent to AZ to work with Soler?

[Guest]

I can't imagine being emotionally invested in Nigeria winning this game. They've had no less than a half dozen terrifying mis-touches in the defensive 3rd, now a ball saved off the line, I'd be dead.

[jersey cubs fan]

I have to imagine that when the goalie comes out like that and doesn't end up with the ball doom is inevitable.

[wolf stansson]

Nobody gives more validity to match fixing rumors than Nigeria's keeper.

[jersey cubs fan]

I have to imagine that when the goalie comes out like that and doesn't end up with the ball doom is inevitable.

 

and it nearly happened again on the other end.

[Guest]

the Nigerians just have nothing left at all

[jersey cubs fan]

Nobody gives more validity to match fixing rumors than Nigeria's keeper.

world cup rumors or club team stuff?

[USSoccer]

https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/2DC170A0071083520895936593920_1401305697393d50df72436.mp4.mp4?versionId=6OqKi5bTGznBelXb8ZhUMi9.MH6TL9A9

 

Their goalie did this in a game in May.

[UMFan83]

Jozy cleared to play tomorrow!

 

Do you start him or bring him in as a sub to play 20 mins?

[USSoccer]

Jozy cleared to play tomorrow!

 

Do you start him or bring him in as a sub to play 20 mins?

 

You start him, because if he pulls a Costa and re-injures himself, it only burns one sub, as opposed to subbing him on and then having to bring him right back off. Or worse, if he's the 3rd sub and re-injures himself, then we're down to 10 men.

 

For me, he either starts, or doesn't play at all.

[wolf stansson]

Even when healthy, he's more effective as a starter. He has to feel a game. Throw his weight around a little. He isn't instant offense off the bench.

[jersey cubs fan]

Jozy cleared to play tomorrow!

 

Do you start him or bring him in as a sub to play 20 mins?

 

You start him, because if he pulls a Costa and re-injures himself, it only burns one sub, as opposed to subbing him on and then having to bring him right back off. Or worse, if he's the 3rd sub and re-injures himself, then we're down to 10 men.

 

For me, he either starts, or doesn't play at all.

 

I'm kind of proud that this was the strategy I was thinking about being the best.

[Guest]

Algeria are not screwing around.

[USSoccer]

If Algeria pull this off I will never stop patting myself on the back for calling in after the matchup was set.

 

Germany's slow-assed backline and Loew's bizarre insistence on playing Lahm in the midfield despite Howedes being a traffic cone and Mertesacker being German for Clarence Goodson is mystifying.

[wolf stansson]

Hopefully this last 16 trend of underdogs standing strong only to lose late or in pk's ends tomorrow.

[wolf stansson]

Mertesacker being German for Clarence Goodson is mystifying.

Howedes is German for "Why is Fabian Johnson playing for America?"