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

[Mac]

ALTIDORE!!

That man is on fire!

 

[jlb1705]

Let's hope don't take their foot off the gas in this match.

 

[Bestbuck36]

So is Guch done with US Cup teams then? Missing his big presence in the back in my opinion.

 

[TDunk]

Solid goal. (with no PK). Now let's get the differential total up.

 

[jlb1705]

So is Guch done with US Cup teams then? Missing his big presence in the back in my opinion.

He hasn't been the same since he blew out his knee. They gave him a run of matches after he came back from it, and was terrible.

Gonzalez is the best hope to provide what Onyewu once did. He is prone to gaffes right now, but I think he could settle in by next summer.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Thanks for the info. Huge bummer.

 

[AKAK]

Beautiful. Fitting that it was the combination of Bradley, Johnson and Altidore that did it. All three have been excellent so far.

Best sequence was just before that with Bradley playing the ball vertically then the head back. But I may quibble a bit with Johnsons play, but generally this is a nice match... very "klinsmannesque on the attack... the marking backs are wide and high to start the possessions... dempsey is showing why he's a wing player, not the off forward...

Altidore isn't on fire.btw. they're just figuring out who he is and he figuring out his part. Its always been there.

 

[TDunk]

GOALLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jlb1705]

There we go.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Wow! Cameron with a beautiful freaking pass. Great finish by Eddie.

Whoot!

 

[AKAK]

Which Johnson was I quibbling with?

 

[jlb1705]

 

[Bestbuck36]

Weak ass yellow right there. Diving bastard.

 

[Bestbuck36]

LOL. The "you're not going to Brazil" song was great. Then they changed it to "We are going to Brazil." Nice

 

[jlb1705]

My goodness. That sequence was like a cat continuing to play with a bird whose neck is already broken. That deserved to end with a goal but that was a tough, tricky attempt at a finish by Dempsey.