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[Oveja Negra]

Right. But guys were saying this Copa wasn't official, and it clearly is.



An official title, registered with FIFA, that will coexist with the 2015 title.

I think I was one of those guys but by "not official" I meant this Copa is not the next traditional Copa América, which is played every 4 years.

When this Copa Centenario was announced, everybody in Chile was "ohh crap, so if we don't win again, we'll be the champions for only 1 year? that sucks!". Then our federation stated what now has been said by Conmebol.

With that information, it was a good amount of pressure from media, guys at the federation and fans to go with a B Team so Sampaoli could try new players blabla, but since Sampaoli resigned and we began to play like crap, that B Team idea was discarded cause everyone realized Pizzi was going to need a fair amount of time to try to improve our game with the A team.

That's basically why we ended surprised about earlier Domínguez's comments.

 

[B-Dubs]

I asked this before, but what happened to Aaron Johanson? He looked like a European player at times. Great technique.

He is a European player. We snaked him from Iceland. I actually think they're still pissed.

 

[LAM09]

Anyone bothered about tonight's match?

 

[Oveja Negra]

Anyone bothered about tonight's match?

Not really, I doubt I will watch it, but I want Colombia to win because:

a) They play a much more beautiful football than USA.
b) I like the idea of Conmebol teams being the numbers 1, 2 & 3 in this tournament.

 

[Santiako]

When this Copa Centenario was announced, everybody in Chile was "ohh crap, so if we don't win again, we'll be the champions for only 1 year? that sucks!".

What? This copa was announced 4 years ago.

 

[Oveja Negra]

What? This copa was announced 4 years ago.

Oh shit, really? LOL, I never heard of it until a couple of months after Chile won its first copa, it seems it was the case for a lot of other people, at least here

 

[tim.mbp]

Not really, I doubt I will watch it, but I want Colombia to win because:

a) They play a much more beautiful football than USA.
b) I like the idea of Conmebol teams being the numbers 1, 2 & 3 in this tournament.

 

[CMojicaAce]

Whatever happens today, it surely won't be as bad as Portugal vs Croatia.

 

[Oveja Negra]

 

[Mestizo]

The rematch of the 2 most expected matches of the group stage.

It was clearly an Illuminati curse:

 

[tim.mbp]

#USMNT XI: Howard, Yedlin, Orozco, Cameron, Besler, Jones, Bradley, Bedoya, Zardes, Dempsey, Wood.

Los XI de #Col: Ospina, Arias, Zapata, Murillo, Fabra, Cuadrado, Celís, Torres, Cardona, James, y Bacca.

Edit: Was hoping Colombia would rest some guys and make for a slightly easier game for the US. Oh well.

 

[The Chosen One]

Booo....

I would have liked to have seen Nagbe get the start.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Wait what happened to johnson?

Booo....

I would have liked to have seen Nagbe get the start.

Yeah...both teams really want to win it seems. As in, going with their "tested" lineups.

 

[Lkr]

#USMNT XI: Howard, Yedlin, Orozco, Cameron, Besler, Jones, Bradley, Bedoya, Zardes, Dempsey, Wood.

Los XI de #Col: Ospina, Arias, Zapata, Murillo, Fabra, Cuadrado, Celís, Torres, Cardona, James, y Bacca.

Edit: Was hoping Colombia would rest some guys and make for a slightly easier game for the US. Oh well.

lol is this for real? i thought guzan was being given the reigns for the tournament? not like you can blame him for the argentina game

 

[CMojicaAce]

Huh. Thought for sure Colombia would rest some guys for this game. Now I'm not sure who will win.

 

[Cornballer]

Johnson and Brooks are injured. The Howard decision was made a few days ago.

 

[The Chosen One]

lol is this for real? i thought guzan was being given the reigns for the tournament? not like you can blame him for the argentina game

You can blame him for the first goal.

And the third goal he probably could have parried better.

 

[The Chosen One]

After the tonight, we'll either finish the tournament 3-3 or 4-2.

The latter sounds better. Not to mention it'll mean we will have finished higher than any previous non-CONCACAF competition.

 

[Mory Dunz]

After the tonight, we'll either finish the tournament 3-3 or 4-2.

The latter sounds better. Not to mention it'll mean we will have finished higher than any previous non-CONCACAF competition.

Didn't we get 3rd in some world cup forever ago? >_>

 

[Lkr]

You can blame him for the first goal.

And the third goal he probably could have parried better.

the other 10 guys didn't contribute anything, i think it is wrong to put a lot of the blame on him. i don't know how howard will come in and be any better either, when was the last time he actually played a game?

 

[Mory Dunz]

the other 10 guys didn't contribute anything, i think it is wrong to put a lot of the blame on him. i don't know how howard will come in and be any better either, when was the last time he actually played a game?

Didn't he play the last couple of everton games

 

[The Chosen One]

Didn't we get 3rd in some world cup forever ago? >_>

Nope. Our best finish in a World Cup was in 2002 when we reached the quarterfinals. To date, that's still been our best performance through and through in a major competition. 14 years ago...

 

[Dartastic]

Nagbe not being on the field is immensely frustrating. If he plans to bring him into the team for 2018 we have to give him meaningful minutes. Ugh.

 

[The Chosen One]

the other 10 guys didn't contribute anything, i think it is wrong to put a lot of the blame on him. i don't know how howard will come in and be any better either, when was the last time he actually played a game?

Howard is completely out of form. I'm not saying he would do any better.

But fact is, Guzan definitely should have stopped the first goal. He either should have came out and caught the ball or stayed on his line. But he got caught in no man's land of indecision and he got burned. Obviously that goal wasn't entirely his responsibility, but it's one he definitely could have stopped. If we don't allow that early goal, then the tone of the match changes.

IMO, Guzan is the weakest #1 keeper the US has had in 3 decades.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Nope. Our best finish in a World Cup was in 2002 when we reached the quarterfinals. To date, that's still been our best performance through and through in a major competition. 14 years ago...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup


but apparently there was no official third place match

 

[Tagyhag]

Get some Howard, you should have been the keeper in the Argentina match. Could have been 2-0.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I would like us to at least play better this time against them, especially on defense. We pretty much let Argentina walk on our faces, showing some dignity out there isn't too much to ask is it?

 

[B-Dubs]

Howard is completely out of form. I'm not saying he would do any better.

But fact is, Guzan definitely should have stopped the first goal. He either should have came out and caught the ball or stayed on his line. But he got caught in no man's land of indecision and he got burned. Obviously that goal wasn't entirely his responsibility, but it's one he definitely could have stopped. If we don't allow that early goal, then the tone of the match changes.

IMO, Guzan is the weakest #1 keeper the US has had in 3 decades.

The fact Robles isn't even rated by Klinsmann is a goddamn crime.

 

[Niks]

Why is Cardona starting??? Whyyyyyy!!!!

 

[GTP_Daverytimes]

the emptiness of that stadium is making me sad.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

COME ON MURICA!

 

[Mory Dunz]

Wood looking lively

 

[The Chosen One]

Wood looking lively

He has already created more chances than the entire Argentina game.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Why is Bradley the captain of this team

 

[Mory Dunz]

Yedlin should've ran forward there instead of passing back.

Especially after Cameron just did it 2 sec before.

 

[The Chosen One]

Also I would have subbed out Bradely for today's match. For both his poor performance and his comments after the game. If he doesn't want to play in a third place match, then he can ride the pine.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Dempsey or Jones's fault there?

 

[Omega Kirby]

How many times has bradely passed the ball to a colombian player so far?

 

[Niks]

Bad referring, that play should've continued...

 

[Mory Dunz]

We really need to get Yedlin down that wing.


Cameron shouldn't be making the most positive passes out of the back. Jones and Bradley need to be more positive.


NOOO REF
Zardes was getting to that first. I think...

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Why are we passing it to Ospina by kicking deep balls to him

 

[The Chosen One]

This thread is moving very slow considering the US is playing in a third place match in a major tournament... where are all the Colombians as well?

Bunch of fair-weather fans

 

[Clydefrog]

USA's lookin' good

 

[Dartastic]

FUCK SO CLOSE DEUUUUUCE

 

[Mory Dunz]

Close

 

[Megabyte117]

This thread is moving very slow considering the US is playing in a third place match in a major tournament... where are all the Colombians as well?

Bunch of fair-weather fans

At a bar currently, but it's full and most people seem to be intently watching.

 

[Mory Dunz]

This thread is moving very slow considering the US is playing in a third place match in a major tournament... where are all the Colombians as well?

Bunch of fair-weather fans

Especailly considering both teams clearly want to win

 

[R10Neymarfan]

Puto chants when Colombia goalkicking? Where am I?

 

[Dartastic]

At a bar currently, but it's full and most people seem to be intently watching.

Especailly considering both teams clearly want to win

The only reason I'm in the thread is because I'm watching from home trying to integrate two cats.

 

[dallow_bg]

Howard looking better than Guzan.