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American Soccer |OT| Life, liberty and the pursuit of the beautiful game
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I reeeeeally hope they aren't rushing him back. Or that he's rushing himself back. To say we need him is an understatement, but I don't want to mortgage future games missed games against trying to get him back for this one.
Maybe they shipped in some last minute Horse Placenta for him. We'd get a good 10 minutes out of him at least that way.
Most important question is: Will Petke start Alexander in the middle?
Bover's proven to me that he deserves his first start since the opening game of last season. Now, he said his preferred position is in the center but I wouldn't mind us trotting out Peguy in the middle with Bover on the left. However, Petke's usually gone with more defensive-minded formations away from home.
However, SKC is depleted in the back and we should use that to our advantage. Not to mention our back 5 is not to be trusted as we've been disarmingly open the last few matches. Petke needs to be looking at this game as three points. Fuck a draw.
Bover's proven to me that he deserves his first start since the opening game of last season. Now, he said his preferred position is in the center but I wouldn't mind us trotting out Peguy in the middle with Bover on the left. However, Petke's usually gone with more defensive-minded formations away from home.
However, SKC is depleted in the back and we should use that to our advantage. Not to mention our back 5 is not to be trusted as we've been disarmingly open the last few matches. Petke needs to be looking at this game as three points. Fuck a draw.
I'd imagine Colin wants to bugger the shit out of Henry in his native tongue.
Cornballer
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Some slightly extended thoughts on the practice yesterday.
As previously stated, based on practice yesterday, this is the assumed depth chart / starters:
Starters: Howard; Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Beasley; Zusi, Jones, Bradley, Bedoya; Dempsey, Altidore
2nd team: Guzan; Yedlin, Gonzalez, Brooks, Chandler; Green, Beckerman, Mixx, Davis; Johannsson, Wondo
That's a midfield diamond with Jones staying behind Bradley (good luck with that!) and Dempsey sitting closer to the midfield than Altidore.
Other misc practice notes:
- Dempsey was doing well in the shooting drills. Altidore and Wondo looked ok, but Johannsson was shanking things left and right. Bradley looked sharp, as usual.
- The wind was causing all sorts of problems with any pass in the air, so I imagine it'll cause some unpredictability tonight with any long ball.
- As far as who hung with each other, the MLS guys were in one group. The Germans came out of the tunnel together, and Altidore, Johannsson, and Mixx were in a group. Bradley was doing press before the game and was already out on the field.
- The crowd was mostly positive, though there were a few jokes about Donovan when practice started but that died down quickly.
- There were probably about a thousand people there.
- At one point Diskerud tried to knock Jones off the ball and it was hilariously ineffective.
- Rimando is short
- US is wearing the red-white-blue uniforms tonight.
As previously stated, based on practice yesterday, this is the assumed depth chart / starters:
Starters: Howard; Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Beasley; Zusi, Jones, Bradley, Bedoya; Dempsey, Altidore
2nd team: Guzan; Yedlin, Gonzalez, Brooks, Chandler; Green, Beckerman, Mixx, Davis; Johannsson, Wondo
That's a midfield diamond with Jones staying behind Bradley (good luck with that!) and Dempsey sitting closer to the midfield than Altidore.
Other misc practice notes:
- Dempsey was doing well in the shooting drills. Altidore and Wondo looked ok, but Johannsson was shanking things left and right. Bradley looked sharp, as usual.
- The wind was causing all sorts of problems with any pass in the air, so I imagine it'll cause some unpredictability tonight with any long ball.
- As far as who hung with each other, the MLS guys were in one group. The Germans came out of the tunnel together, and Altidore, Johannsson, and Mixx were in a group. Bradley was doing press before the game and was already out on the field.
- The crowd was mostly positive, though there were a few jokes about Donovan when practice started but that died down quickly.
- There were probably about a thousand people there.
- At one point Diskerud tried to knock Jones off the ball and it was hilariously ineffective.
- Rimando is short
- US is wearing the red-white-blue uniforms tonight.
Thanks for the updates.
Because of it being a long weekend, I forgot the game was on today, and thought it was tomorrow.
So thanks for the reminder as well!
ESPN3 will have a Tactical Cam view of tonight's friendly. http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/1850617/Tactical-Cam-United-States-vs-Azerbaijan
Also, I just realized that this game starts at 7 PM Pacific, not Eastern. That sucks for working stiffs on the East Coast like me.
Also, I just realized that this game starts at 7 PM Pacific, not Eastern. That sucks for working stiffs on the East Coast like me.
Cornballer
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I was wondering what the angle is on that, so I checked:
Sounds like the FIFA tele view.
At least it's not in Hawaii.
Cornballer
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.@MLSAnalyst said:
Okay now everything makes sense, of course if you're bringing Yedlin as a midfield substitute (a position he has never played professionally) rather than a fullback, you pick him over Donovan any day of the week....
You going to the game against the Eagles? Or the game against Chivas, if they win? I might try to get to that game against Chivas.
EDIT: LOL
sazabirules
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Where can I buy the Landon water fountain shirt?
timetokill
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They should've retired the #10 jersey
ActStriker
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ActStriker
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Kronberg saving asses
He was onside it looks like
GO MURICA. Also, Alexi says that the "problem with the USMNT diamond mid featuring Jones behind Bradley is it puts both players in positions they aren't good at."
WTF is he smoking? Does he remember the game where Bradley was the point of the diamond at all? The game that prompted the quote (I'm just trying to recall it, it's not word for word) that Bradley "looked like the best player in the world" or something like that? Fuck, Lalas. Get it together.
WTF is he smoking? Does he remember the game where Bradley was the point of the diamond at all? The game that prompted the quote (I'm just trying to recall it, it's not word for word) that Bradley "looked like the best player in the world" or something like that? Fuck, Lalas. Get it together.
It's clear he wants pace off the bench with both Yedlin and Green available on each side of the pitch.
lastflowers
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Wondo and no D-Piece
ActStriker
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Dempsey groin strain, Wondo in
Grover Cleveland
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Dempsey late scratch with a strained groin.
Tell Landon to stay by the phone.
Tell Landon to stay by the phone.
You going to the game against the Eagles? Or the game against Chivas, if they win? I might try to get to that game against Chivas.
EDIT: LOL
Going to both of course. Will definitely be there tomorrow and if they win will be at chivas game. Got to support them hawks.
lastflowers
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If I hear everyone talk about Landon Donovan every two minutes, I'm going to shoot myself. That or put the TV on mute.
That's all we need: Depsey with an injury.
ActStriker
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The anthem music is too fast, lol
this turned out SO bad. they cut the music though i think, which is kinda cool and it sounds better now.
wait they didn't even finish, gave up before it was over LMAO
we do it better in jacksonville though, we drowned out the singer against scotland a few years back
I think the one everyone sang at SKC inspired this. Music and singing was off key here.
Grover Cleveland
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Yeah, I wasn't feeling that rendition.
If you're going to go acapella, go full on acapella.
If you're going to go acapella, go full on acapella.
lastflowers
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This is Jones' chance to convince his worth to me. He's never shown it to me more than a game or so.
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