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U.S. Men's National Soccer (Official Thread)

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Honor&Glory said:
I am not a soccer fan but after years of rolling my eyes at it I am at least trying to root for the national teams and learn about the game. My question to you guys is this: is Haiti supposed to be capable of putting this much pressure on the U.S.? Since I've been watching this game they appear to be able to do whatever they want...except shoot.
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No. This has been garbage and most of the problems stem from defenders and midfielders turning the ball over and being caught out of position.
 
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Honor&Glory said:
I am not a soccer fan but after years of rolling my eyes at it I am at least trying to root for the national teams and learn about the game. My question to you guys is this: is Haiti supposed to be capable of putting this much pressure on the U.S.? Since I've been watching this game they appear to be able to do whatever they want...except shoot.
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Short answer- no, they shouldn't be doing this. Haiti are a spirited team, with more talent than say, Cuba who was thrashed 6-0 by Mexico yesterday.

Still, my expectations were a 3-0 or 4-0 win. The coach didn't do any favors with an uninspiring lineup that hasn't played together. Heck, even if they had played together for some time I still don't think the lineup would mesh.

Just a blah, borderline shitty performance tonight. Haiti deserves to have pulled off the shocking upset, honestly. Disappointing as a follower of the national team.
 
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Player ratings:

Guzan - stellar
Garza - trash
Ream - trash
Gonzalez - trash
Ream - trash
Mix - trash
Bradley - effectiveness limited by having to play out of position
Zusi - passenger
Dempsey - see Bradley, but got a goal anyway
Johannsson - good, but not dangerous. made the team better, not worse
Altidore - trash

Zardes - man of the match, instant impact, dangerous
F. Johnson - solid
Beckerman - did not play long enough to make an impact one way or the other
 
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jlb1705 said:
Player ratings:

Guzan - stellar
Garza - trash
Ream - trash
Gonzalez - trash
Ream - trash
Mix - trash
Bradley - effectiveness limited by having to play out of position
Zusi - passenger
Dempsey - see Bradley, but got a goal anyway
Johannsson - good, but not dangerous. made the team better, not worse
Altidore - trash

Zardes - man of the match, instant impact, dangerous
F. Johnson - solid
Beckerman - did not play long enough to make an impact one way or the other
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Should pretty much submit this to every soccer publication and save those writers' time.
 
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jlb1705 said:
If you liked this lineup, just wait until the next match. Klinsmann experimented a little, and with nothing to play for in the final group stage match he'll have license to do all kinds of crazy [Mark May].
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At this point Clint Mathis could start on this teams back 4. I hope he uses the game to try and drag the defense out of Homerian levels of epic failure
 
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