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US GAF: Support your national soccer team
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Cornballer
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My stream is pretty bad - looks like an 8-bit video game.
Yedlin just did the same damn thing. Our attackers are making great runs to get into the box.. fire off a shot!
If I ever go to a different tab then it turns to shit (video quality goes to 1 out of 5), but if I go back and reload then it gets clear again. Have this issue every time with WatchESPN. It never gets better w/o a refresh.
If I ever go to a different tab then it turns to shit (video quality goes to 1 out of 5), but if I go back and reload then it gets clear again. Have this issue every time with WatchESPN. It never gets better w/o a refresh.
Cornballer
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Goal! US is playing better now. Nice to finally see a sense of urgency from them.
Yeah, I have that problem, too, though it's just been bad even in the front tab this morning. Not sure what the issue is with our network here.
Cornballer
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Good result for the US. Sounds like a few of the 3rd place teams advance to the knockouts, so they should be able to get in with a win against Ghana. (Why is it always Ghana?)
He's been playing well at Seattle and for the U20 team. Exciting prospect; bad haircut.
This whole group has been like the 2006 WC. Get crushed in the first game, hard fought draw with a European power in the second, play Ghana for a chance to advance in the third. Hopefully the baby Yanks fair better than that senior team did.
platypotamus
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His old bad haircut was way better than his new bad haircut is. I think this kid is awesome. He definitely makes some mistakes out there, rookie mistakes, because he's a rookie. He gets some more games under his belt, and he'll be one of the best right backs in MLS, at least
Watched about 70 minutes of the Ghana-Spain game and I'm afraid we should be worried. Spain sat back in the second half and just killed the clock but Ghana looked very dangerous on attack. Frank Acheampong is definitely one to watch out for as is Richmond Boakye. Acheampong is built quite sturdily despite being fairly short. Boakye is a big, tall dude who looks a lot like Sanogo does in terms of stature.
I could definitely see us losing.
I could definitely see us losing.
American and DAMN proud of it!
So supposedly, tomorrow, the final roster for US Gold Cup comes out. Anxious to see who's on that final roster.
4 years and 1 day ago, the USA shocked the world by beating the European Champions, Spain at the Confederations Cup in South Africa. I know ultimately, the Confederations Cup is a meaningless tournament, but gottdamn...that was an awesome moment for a USA fan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S58rstMhKK8
Doug McIntyre, an ESPN USMNT Insider tweeted that Jurgen Klinsmann is expected to the Gold Cup group stage roster on Thursday.
EDIT: SI.com is reporting that Landon Donovan will be on it.
That'll be interesting to see.
Cornballer
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JF Torres is in according to his club. Holden will be around, as well, per previous comments from Klinsmann.
Cornballer
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US faces off against Ghana in the U20 World Cup in around 3 hours. If they win, they're pretty much guaranteed a spot in the knockout rounds.
The condensed Gold Cup lineup for the group games will be out in about an hour.
The condensed Gold Cup lineup for the group games will be out in about an hour.
Cornballer
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Might be. Supposedly he was injured recently, so that might also be the reason. Grant Wahl mentioned something about Gomez, Wondo, and Boca being questionable due to injuries. I guess the former two came through their tests ok.
Cornballer
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Yes, excited to see Mix for sure.
I don't watch MLS too much, but I've heard good things about Jack McInerney...I'm excited to see if he can succeed in this level!
US U-20 against Ghana happening now!
Cornballer
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US having a tough time w/ Ghana so far. At least they're creating some chances at the other end.
Cornballer
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Blergh. Ghana scores on a broken play. That goal had been coming for a while.
sneakypete
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God damn. Ghana are beastly.
Cornballer
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Ghana gets another one on the counter attack, and I think that'll about do it for the US U20's. Poor performance today.
Afraid I was right on target with this one.
If Rodriguez had been able to score that 1st one when he was all alone after beating his defender, we might have had a chance.. but he just shinned it completely and wasted the chance.Cornballer
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Well, at least there's one.
It's strange because Villarreal has been good for LAG, but he looks really passive for the US.
I liked it when he dropped the hammer on that long range shot in the 1st half but other than that, there has been a severe lack of killer instinct. Acheampong just beasted Gil off the ball. He's a special player.
Wow, that looked like a near penalty and it's somehow against the US? Crazy call by the ref.
Cornballer
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Welp, this has been ugly for a while, but now it's getting really ugly.
Hope these guys can learn something from the tournament. It'd be nice if a couple of them eventually panned out for the full team.
Hope these guys can learn something from the tournament. It'd be nice if a couple of them eventually panned out for the full team.
Not to say I disagree necessarily, but honestly, the team is not very talented (or at least didn't show it in the tournament). They showed some decent quality technically in the first half of the Spanish game but I think that was more due to the fact that Spain was playing pretty wide open. The defenders were frequently burned and there is a clear lack of ability to finish from the forwards -- in each game we saw possessions just utterly die when they got to the final third.
France is big and muscular but lacked a bit of pace and played with the lone striker which seemed to help us. I'm amazed at how poor the midfield was for the US in the game today though -- that is ultimately where almost all of the goals started. Really poor.
Cornballer
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Lots of rumblings this morning that Sunderland are in transfer negotiations with AZ over Altidore. Greg Seltzer over at noshortcorners.com probably has the best info, and he posts short blog blurbs when anything happens.
shoplifter
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Mexico tickets go on sale at 9 central for AO members on the password protected area. Max 4, $62 member, $67 for extras.
Gah. Dunno if I want him there. Maybe another year in Holland (with a bigger club) and then he goes elsewhere! (Italy? Germany?)
sazabirules
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Seltzer is the best when it comes to transfer news for Yanks.
Onyewu played a match!!!
in Steve Nash's charity match... oh well he is still a beast
Holden and Klejstan played there as well.
just picked some up. im comin for you columbus!
Cornballer
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Yeah, I have mixed feelings about it, too. They might be relegation threatened again, and I don't know how well he's going to do with their style of play.
He gets the best info from Europe. Would be nice if he used Twitter, but his blog is so good that it doesn't matter much.
Cornballer
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Via SBI: Josh Gatt's injury will prevent him from participating in the Gold Cup. An alternate will be selected from the standby list consisting of: Tally Hall, Matt Besler, Carlos Bocanegra, Omar Gonzalez, Brad Davis, Brad Evans, Benny Feilhaber, Eddie Johnson, Brek Shea, Graham Zusi, Alan Gordon, Bobby Wood
Disappointing that he's not going to get a shot here.
Disappointing that he's not going to get a shot here.
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