Amibguous Cad
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Gimme a second shot at Jamaica, please
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CONCACAF Gold Cup | 7-26 July 2015 | The Ecstasy of Gold
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Gimme a second shot at Jamaica, please
I thought winner of this earns a auto qualification
NobleGreenBeast
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Obviously he is not coming back, even though he did retire to early. Donovan has won more than any other US player, and has come big in more occasions than anyone else as well.
Its is good that the competition is getting better, but this is clearly a failure for the US.
Hopefully San Penedo can save us.
American Eskimo
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If the US would of won this Gold Cup, they would of qualified for the Confederations cup. Which is basically a precursor to the World Cup.
The irony of Donovan taking Klinsmanns job.
xbhaskarx would explode from sheer joy.
dr3upmushroom
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So good it'll make you forget yo' grammar!
You sure? I tried Uni and it prompted me to input my service provider (I don't have cable).
In what way? Lineups? Tactics?
Even in hindsight I would've done the same lineup and subs tbh. Yedlin is a wild card at times but you have to try him. Maybe gonzo and not Alvarado though.
Tactics? I mean, set pieces I guess. But brooks got worked and guzan effed up. Not sure what to do to fix that.
Offensively we played decently enough, but just didn't score.
Maybe we just lost. And that's it.
I'm trying to find something to blame and I dunno. It isn't there. We just didn't score make able chances. Zardes was kinda guilty there.
NobleGreenBeast
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They play well together, so that would have to keep Zardes.
Alan Gordon was really impressive.
The Chosen One
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I think someone here said it best. Bradley is our worst best player. He can't dribble out of pressure. He can't dribble in pressure. He always dribbles into the 2nd defender. And he can't shoot with any kind of pace unless he's completely wide open on his strong foot.
Pretty much the only thing Bradley excels at is the occasional floater pass and taking corners. He just doesn't have the technique to run the show at a world class level.
Dempsey is good but we still lack a true striker who can create shots and opportunities with limited space. There's just too much of a big drop off between Dempsey and all the rest of the forwards. Zardes can't finish. Kevin Bacon can't finish. And the list goes on.
I don't understand why so many US players try to launch the ball into orbit when they are only 10 yards or less away from the goal.
I don't know if we have a coaching or player problem. But I do blame Klinsi for pulling the plug on Donovan prematurely. He still could have been effective in games like this even just coming on as a sub. He has natural instincts and composure in the final third that our current group of forwards and midfields completely lack.
Pretty much the only thing Bradley excels at is the occasional floater pass and taking corners. He just doesn't have the technique to run the show at a world class level.
Dempsey is good but we still lack a true striker who can create shots and opportunities with limited space. There's just too much of a big drop off between Dempsey and all the rest of the forwards. Zardes can't finish. Kevin Bacon can't finish. And the list goes on.
I don't understand why so many US players try to launch the ball into orbit when they are only 10 yards or less away from the goal.
I don't know if we have a coaching or player problem. But I do blame Klinsi for pulling the plug on Donovan prematurely. He still could have been effective in games like this even just coming on as a sub. He has natural instincts and composure in the final third that our current group of forwards and midfields completely lack.
No, if the USA won they'd go to the Confederations Cup. They still might. They have to play a playoff against whoever wins this Gold Cup.
World Cup qualifying is completely different.
smokeandmirrors
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I mean he very well could be a good coach but I'm not sure if we should hand the reins to him just yet if he was/is an option.
That's for the Confederations Cup, which is kind of a dry run for the World Cup for the host country.
MRrogermoore
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Pls explain. I think the pride is making us salty
Cellbomber
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Never got into the Donavan hype over the years. Not saying he wasn't good or accomplished anything but we have players already that has potential of accomplishing more over their careers.
It's definitely a failure for the US but it's good for the tournament showing it's not a given they always get through.
CMojicaAce
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I think the winner qualifies for next year's Copa America. Could be wrong though.
I'm kidding. If be does well with the homegrown team LA should give him LosDos or something to train on.
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our best strikers right now are
Wood, Morris, Jozi(healthy)
i havent seen green in a while so i dunno how he looks now
Nemesis121
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Not against Mexico, even if they are winning 1-0, Concaca will bail out Mexico...
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he's been the best player on the field
K. Beckermann needs to not be there with Bradley. Kyle slows EVERYTHING down and his defense is pretty bad. He always struggle vs more Athletic teams
Cellbomber
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Contender teams lose matches all the time when they shouldn't I wouldn't base one loss as being a deciding factor. The world cup is really all about for during the tournament more than the actual qualifying or run up to it. The US has tons of area for improvement with first touch being the main one.
He's our best player of the tournament aside from Dempsey.
Mix will likely take his slot, he'll be getting a crash course in midfielding from Pirlo soon enough.
The dude makes a nice pass once every three games and people think he is the cornerstone of the offense
smokeandmirrors
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ah okay. kinda hard to tell who's joking and who's not. But yeah I'm very interested to see what he does and if he's open to coaching.
timetokill
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Bradley is getting way too much shit. His touch wasn't great today but he's far from a problem for the team.
Thought Bradley played pretty poorly overall. Lots of bad passing and giveaways.
Alex_Mexico
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Try Univision or UniMas if you don't mind Spanish narration.
That bail out stuff sounds out of place after the US just got sent to the 3rd place match by Jamaica. There's just poor referring in the zone outside of Mexico.
M1ch04c4n0
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Just like the last tournament!
Ugh, even as much as I dislike Herrera and its band of yellow chicken and woodwork rejects, I just won't be able to stand all the salt and ironic remarks for every single little "suspicious" play during the match. Worst, since El Horrible Peralta already know the "America FC Theatrical Method" works, he and the rest of coop will surely dive like it's the olympics.
Sylverstone14
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Crazy game. My family was watching and were celebrating when it ended. Finally, we get the once-over!
The USMNT did play a crazy offensive second half. The Jamaican goalkeeper's gonna need a breather after this match.
The USMNT did play a crazy offensive second half. The Jamaican goalkeeper's gonna need a breather after this match.
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He makes more then a pass every 3 games, he makes alot of passes to "forwards" that stand around, cant control the ball or who just pass it right back to him...
He keeps the ball well, controls the pace well in the mid... he Not the BEST midfileder in the world by far, but he creates enough danger for the US to win matches like today's.
Or maybe zeleam. Heh.
But be warned people. Zeleam looks slow as death.
He would probably tie Beckerman in a sprint lol.
He is a better dtibbler though
Hasphat'sAnts
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go away alexi
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What did I miss?
Oh.
Congrats to Jamaica.
And our best CB wasn't even on the roster.
EDIT - I researched poorly.
Oh.
Congrats to Jamaica.
And our best CB wasn't even on the roster.
EDIT - I researched poorly.
Now that the dust has settled.
Eff dempsey for all the showbaoting. It was really annoying. Especially when you're losing and it doesn't come off
He had a good GC though.
Johnson was one of our best players this cup. Funny how everyone forgets about him.
Wait why not play him instead of zardes. And find someone else at lb???
Eff dempsey for all the showbaoting. It was really annoying. Especially when you're losing and it doesn't come off
He had a good GC though.
Johnson was one of our best players this cup. Funny how everyone forgets about him.
Wait why not play him instead of zardes. And find someone else at lb???
Simply not true. The US has been knocked out by Brazil u-23 (twice) and Colombia before.
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D. Beasley was on the bench
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Wow yeah I really blew that post. Thanks.
I don't get the anti-Klinsmann agenda some people in US soccer media have lol. There are just some people who really want the guy out.
dr3upmushroom
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Let's see if the last game was a fluke for Mexico.
Donovan.
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