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US GAF: Support your national soccer team

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xbhaskarx said:
ESPN's Soccer Power Index, which I believe was created by Nate Silver, has the chances of Mexico winning at 71.4%.
That is way too high imo.
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Like FIFA rankings, the Soccer Power Index is a bunch of bullshit.
 
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xbhaskarx

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#USMNT lineup: 1-Howard, 6-Cherundolo, 3-Bocanegra, 21-Goodson, 14-Lichaj, 13-Jones, 4-Bradley, 10-Donovan, 20-Adu, 22- Bedoya, 8-Dempsey


#USMNT Bench: 2-Spector, 7-Edu, 9-Agudelo, 12-Bornstein, 15-Ream, 16-Kljestan, 23-Hahnemann
 
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Hopefully we come out attacking as I don't think trying to stop Chicharito for 90 minutes would turn out very well.
 
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hopefully this doesn't end up like the 09 WC qualifying game in Mexico City where we got an early goal and then Mexico just dominated.
 
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xbhaskarx

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Bradley <3

Bornstein in for Cherundolo, Lichaj moves over to RB (not out of position Kyle Martino that's where he's most comfortable).
 
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BlueTsunami

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Didn't realize the Women's WC was this close. Tomorrow's matchups will make up for GoT's season being over... sorta. Go GO USA!
 
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Yeah we're going to need another goal, no way we keep a clean sheet today.

edit: "No way" might be a bit much, I don't see it though.
 
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So, I know alot of people want Bradley's head on a platter after this game, but what should we really do in preparation of WC qualifying? I think a top-to-bottom look of all our regulars is at hand. Some just don't cut it anymore.
 
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The defense was bad, no other way around it. Boca and Goodson weren't terrible, but Lichaj and Bornstein were pushing up too far leaving huge holes in the defense. Bornstein in particular was singlehandedly responsible for two of the goals, and played a part in another. It's terrible to let four goals go unanswered, especially when you had a 2-0 lead. This game proves we aren't as solid as we thought we were. I'd say the only positive to take from the tournament is that Adu can play. Hopefully that gets him some more first team football somewhere.

I'm not ok with firing Bradley just to fire him as I know it would bring in someone like Sigi Schmid again. I want Klinsi or something equivalent. If we can't do that, don't bother and just keep going with the mediocre coach we've got.
 
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until they fire Bob, fuck this team. i quit.

i refuse to invest myself emotionally in this team anymore if they're gonna play a shitty, uninspired style and get curbstomped by the first real opposition we play.

USSF needs to stop being cheapo bastards and pay for a real coach.

i feel so empty after this game.
 
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DominoKid said:
until they fire Bob, fuck this team. i quit.

i refuse to invest myself emotionally in this team anymore if they're gonna play a shitty, uninspired style and get curbstomped by the first real opposition we play.

USSF needs to stop being cheapo bastards and pay for a real coach.

i feel so empty after this game.
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If I stopped being a Chivas fan and a Mexico fan after so much time without a trophy I would be... well, I dunno.

It hurts dude, but c'mon. USA is a good team and can play against top-level teams very well. It's just one match.
 
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how bout Adu.

Oh and our defense is puuutrid. I choose to look at this game as glass half full. Some good positives to take out of it..
 
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DominoKid said:
until they fire Bob, fuck this team. i quit.

i refuse to invest myself emotionally in this team anymore if they're gonna play a shitty, uninspired style and get curbstomped by the first real opposition we play.

USSF needs to stop being cheapo bastards and pay for a real coach.

i feel so empty after this game.
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Try being a Cubs fan.
 
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DominoKid said:
until they fire Bob, fuck this team. i quit.

i refuse to invest myself emotionally in this team anymore if they're gonna play a shitty, uninspired style and get curbstomped by the first real opposition we play.

USSF needs to stop being cheapo bastards and pay for a real coach.

i feel so empty after this game.
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I kind of feel the same way, but the US has bigger problems than the coach and money can't solve any of it.
 
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Subitai said:
I kind of feel the same way, but the US has bigger problems than the coach and money can't solve any of it.
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There's no solving the problem that American football, baseball, and basketball are all way more popular than soccer and all kids want to play those sports when they grow up. In a way, it's a self-defeating situation for US soccer, as long as kids want to play all these other sports, we'll never be able to build the talent base we need to be successful on the international level where all the other countries eat, breathe, and worship soccer and so that's all their kids want to play when they grow up.

I've been following the national team more or less since the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup and I don't see any forward progress in a decade, at best we've moved sideways and around but never up. I just don't see how we will ever progress upwards as long as we have all these other pro sports which always get first pick of our best young athletic talent.
 
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Pre said:
Try being a Cubs fan.
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Pretty sure that guy is a Lakers and Man U fan.
The US soccer team is definitely not for frontrunners who overreact to every loss, they would be way happier rooting for Brazil, the Yankees, and casinos to take money from retired people on fixed incomes.
 
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I'll just post my impressions from the other thread:


Mexico deserved the win. Dos Santos was a beast. The 4th goal should never have been. Our midfield doesn't string passes for long periods and we lost the possession game early on.

Positive I guess is seeing Adu show some promise. He needs to get regular playing time at his club side and if he doesn't should make a move MLS or elsewhere. More playing time is the key. Dempsey was off target and a bit too selfish at times in this tournament.

Overall US still need to do work in all aspects. Wish Holden was fit. Guy gives 100% all the time. Firing Bradley will do no good since we have no one to replace him. 2014 will be the key.


Disheartening to see more Mexican jerseys at the Rose Bowl. Soccer needs more support in this country.

Well at least SKC won tonight.
 
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xbhaskarx said:
The US soccer team is definitely not for frontrunners who overreact to every loss, they would be way happier rooting for Brazil, the Yankees, and casinos to take money from retired people on fixed incomes.
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And what's the point of rooting for a team that will likely never win anything important within your lifetime? I was thinking about that when the Giants won the World Series last year, there were probably people who were born after the New York Giants won the World Series in 1954, they lived an entire lifetime as a loyal and dedicated fan who went to games every season, and then they died before 2010. An entire lifetime of futility, just thinking about it made me sad. It seems so futile to support some of those Premier League teams which will never fight for anything except avoiding relegation for next year. I'm all for supporting a team which has a chance of winning something in my lifetime, and right now the US hasn't shown me a goddamn thing for a decade now.
 
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Unknown Soldier said:
And what's the point of rooting for a team that will likely never win anything important within your lifetime? I was thinking about that when the Giants won the World Series last year, there were probably people who were born after the New York Giants won the World Series in 1954, they lived an entire lifetime as a loyal and dedicated fan who went to games every season, and then they died before 2010. An entire lifetime of futility, just thinking about it made me sad. It seems so futile to support some of those Premier League teams which will never fight for anything except avoiding relegation for next year. I'm all for supporting a team which has a chance of winning something in my lifetime, and right now the US hasn't shown me a goddamn thing for a decade now.
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:lolol: u mad bro?
 
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