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  • VaporTrailV VaporTrail wrote on
    #91

    That was hard to watch. Our sidebacks were awful, especially Beasley, and I'm not looking forward to him matching up against Nani or Ronaldo. Bradley needed to wake the fuck up because he was awful too. Jermaine Jones played lights out. Tim Howard let in an easy near post goal, but it was one-on-one, and his play kept us in the game as usual - the guy's in the top 5 keepers. Sucks to see Altidore go out like that, but hopefully Johannsen steps up as he'll be getting some first team reps in practice.

  • Z Zombo wrote on
    #92

    I hear we beat a small African country and had a player with pulled hammy taken off the field on a stretcher ... Proud day in American sports history.

    Z

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  • Z Zombo

    I hear we beat a small African country and had a player with pulled hammy taken off the field on a stretcher ... Proud day in American sports history.

    Z

    VaporTrailV VaporTrail wrote on
    #93

    Zombo said:

    I hear we beat a small African country and had a player with pulled hammy taken off the field on a stretcher ... Proud day in American sports history.

    Z

    I know you're being facetious, but you're god damn right it is a proud day. This small African nation sent us packing from the last two World Cups, and they're ranked better than we are.

  • Z Zombo

    I hear we beat a small African country and had a player with pulled hammy taken off the field on a stretcher ... Proud day in American sports history.

    Z

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #94

    Zombo said:

    I hear we beat a small African country and had a player with pulled hammy taken off the field on a stretcher ... Proud day in American sports history.

    Z

    Yea, but the guy that took the knee to the nose, which was broken, sucked it up and stayed in the game.

    But, I agree, US soccer players should not be the preening pansies they are everywhere else on the globe. You don't flop, you don't whine, you don't cry. You don't act like a fucking drama queen. You are an American athlete....act like one. Dempsey, the guy with the broken nose, did so. Not sure about the other guy. I wasn't watching it then ..I hadn't gotten home from work yet. But even if he was legitimately hurt, which I don't doubt....a gurney for a hamstring pull? You walk off with the limp...or you get a couple of teammates to help you off while you lean on their shoulders.

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  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #95

    Even though they won, even I, with my non soccer background, could tell that it looked like the US Soccer team was playing sluggish. They seemed overall slower than the other team. And they seemed sloppy...always losing possession. And it seemed that for most of the game that I saw, (which was maybe a half to 2/3rds of it) it was Ghana that seem to press the action. They seemed more aggressive. The US seemed to a great extent to just want to do a 4 corners act after they got that first goal very early on.

    I mean, is that a strategy? Get a goal in the first minute of the game and then play prevent defense for the other 90+ minutes. It seemed like that is what they were attempting.

    Those of you with more intimate knowledge of the sport, please advise if I am off base here. Was that the strategy...or was the US just more affected by the heat and humidity than the other team?

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  • gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #96

    I didn't watch the game (it kicked off at 11pm last night), but that's not something I've read in any reports here. USA got an early goal, then Ghana were the better team for large parts, while USA tired in the second half. Ghana got the equaliser, and it looked like they would be the team most likely to get the winner, but then the young lad popped up with a header from a corner and that was all she wrote.

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    Zombo said:

    I hear we beat a small African country and had a player with pulled hammy taken off the field on a stretcher ... Proud day in American sports history.

    Z

    Yea, but the guy that took the knee to the nose, which was broken, sucked it up and stayed in the game.

    But, I agree, US soccer players should not be the preening pansies they are everywhere else on the globe. You don't flop, you don't whine, you don't cry. You don't act like a fucking drama queen. You are an American athlete....act like one. Dempsey, the guy with the broken nose, did so. Not sure about the other guy. I wasn't watching it then ..I hadn't gotten home from work yet. But even if he was legitimately hurt, which I don't doubt....a gurney for a hamstring pull? You walk off with the limp...or you get a couple of teammates to help you off while you lean on their shoulders.

    VaporTrailV VaporTrail wrote on
    #97

    @the-gipper said:

    Yea, but the guy that took the knee to the nose, which was broken, sucked it up and stayed in the game.

    But, I agree, US soccer players should not be the preening pansies they are everywhere else on the globe. You don't flop, you don't whine, you don't cry. You don't act like a fucking drama queen. You are an American athlete....act like one. Dempsey, the guy with the broken nose, did so. Not sure about the other guy. I wasn't watching it then ..I hadn't gotten home from work yet. But even if he was legitimately hurt, which I don't doubt....a gurney for a hamstring pull? You walk off with the limp...or you get a couple of teammates to help you off while you lean on their shoulders.

    For the most part, the hold-your-face-and-roll around flopping doesn't happen too much on the US side compared to the rest of the world, especially Central American and African teams, imo. That being said, I've seen Dempsey flop more than anyone else on our team.

    @the-gipper said:

    Even though they won, even I, with my non soccer background, could tell that it looked like the US Soccer team was playing sluggish. They seemed overall slower than the other team. And they seemed sloppy...always losing possession. And it seemed that for most of the game that I saw, (which was maybe a half to 2/3rds of it) it was Ghana that seem to press the action. They seemed more aggressive. The US seemed to a great extent to just want to do a 4 corners act after they got that first goal very early on.

    I mean, is that a strategy? Get a goal in the first minute of the game and then play prevent defense for the other 90+ minutes. It seemed like that is what they were attempting.

    Those of you with more intimate knowledge of the sport, please advise if I am off base here. Was that the strategy...or was the US just more affected by the heat and humidity than the other team?

    Your first paragraph sums up the game aptly.

    Altidore and Dempsey both getting hurt disrupted the rhythm of the offense. To further compound this problem, Bradley had one of the worst games of his career, imo. This had a huge impact as Bradley is usually heavily involved as we bring the ball upfield. Unfortunately for the team, his passes were way off, his runs off the ball were non-existent, and it resulted in turnovers and a stagnant offense. I don't necessarily think that a prevent defense was the strategy, rather poor play from the defense and midfield which resulted in Ghana's offense teeing off against Howard.

  • Kosar_For_PresidentK Kosar_For_President wrote on
    #98

    Awesome match last night. You fags missed it, what a game.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/16/us-fans-world-cup-american_n_5501067.html?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

    Luck is Tim Couch. Big, Dumb Goofy, slow thinking QB - Ghoolie, 2-28-12
  • Kosar_For_PresidentK Kosar_For_President wrote on
    #99

    What a game. I can't believe people are not watching it.

    FYI, it got a 7.0 rating. NBA Finals Game 5 got a 6.8.

    You guys are gay.

    Luck is Tim Couch. Big, Dumb Goofy, slow thinking QB - Ghoolie, 2-28-12
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  • The GipperT The Gipper

    Even though they won, even I, with my non soccer background, could tell that it looked like the US Soccer team was playing sluggish. They seemed overall slower than the other team. And they seemed sloppy...always losing possession. And it seemed that for most of the game that I saw, (which was maybe a half to 2/3rds of it) it was Ghana that seem to press the action. They seemed more aggressive. The US seemed to a great extent to just want to do a 4 corners act after they got that first goal very early on.

    I mean, is that a strategy? Get a goal in the first minute of the game and then play prevent defense for the other 90+ minutes. It seemed like that is what they were attempting.

    Those of you with more intimate knowledge of the sport, please advise if I am off base here. Was that the strategy...or was the US just more affected by the heat and humidity than the other team?

    Kosar_For_PresidentK Kosar_For_President wrote on
    #100

    @the-gipper said:

    Even though they won, even I, with my non soccer background, could tell that it looked like the US Soccer team was playing sluggish. They seemed overall slower than the other team. And they seemed sloppy...always losing possession. And it seemed that for most of the game that I saw, (which was maybe a half to 2/3rds of it) it was Ghana that seem to press the action. They seemed more aggressive. The US seemed to a great extent to just want to do a 4 corners act after they got that first goal very early on.

    I mean, is that a strategy? Get a goal in the first minute of the game and then play prevent defense for the other 90+ minutes. It seemed like that is what they were attempting.

    Those of you with more intimate knowledge of the sport, please advise if I am off base here. Was that the strategy...or was the US just more affected by the heat and humidity than the other team?

    The most important stat, they won. Their defense is ranked in the top 10. Probably the best goalie. If they can get the players that were hurt back, they have a good chance.

    Luck is Tim Couch. Big, Dumb Goofy, slow thinking QB - Ghoolie, 2-28-12
  • Kosar_For_PresidentK Kosar_For_President

    What a game. I can't believe people are not watching it.

    FYI, it got a 7.0 rating. NBA Finals Game 5 got a 6.8.

    You guys are gay.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #101

    @kosar_for_president said:

    What a game. I can't believe people are not watching it.

    FYI, it got a 7.0 rating. NBA Finals Game 5 got a 6.8.

    You guys are gay.

    Uhh, no. The article I saw says that the Nielsen ratings for USA-Ghana were 7.0, but for Spurs-Heat is was 11.7.

    http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-tv-ratings-nba-finals-20140616-story.html

  • Kosar_For_PresidentK Kosar_For_President wrote on
    #102

    That trend continued on Monday, when the Ghana-USA broadcast on ESPN earned an 11.8 overnight rating in the Washington market, the highest number in the country by quite a bit. New York (10.2), Hartford/New Haven (10.1), Boston (10.0) Columbus (8.9) and Baltimore (8.7) rounded out the top six.

    Luck is Tim Couch. Big, Dumb Goofy, slow thinking QB - Ghoolie, 2-28-12
  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #103

    The 7.0 rating does not, overall, match World Series ratings. (obviously World Cup ratings could get higher if USA continues to win.).

    One thing they did good: start the game early. World Series games start and end way too late.

  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on
    #104

    The USA vs Germany match would get huge ratings if it wasn't in the afternoon

    Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody!
  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on
    #105

    This great performance too

    Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody!
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  • The GipperT The Gipper

    Zombo said:

    I hear we beat a small African country and had a player with pulled hammy taken off the field on a stretcher ... Proud day in American sports history.

    Z

    Yea, but the guy that took the knee to the nose, which was broken, sucked it up and stayed in the game.

    But, I agree, US soccer players should not be the preening pansies they are everywhere else on the globe. You don't flop, you don't whine, you don't cry. You don't act like a fucking drama queen. You are an American athlete....act like one. Dempsey, the guy with the broken nose, did so. Not sure about the other guy. I wasn't watching it then ..I hadn't gotten home from work yet. But even if he was legitimately hurt, which I don't doubt....a gurney for a hamstring pull? You walk off with the limp...or you get a couple of teammates to help you off while you lean on their shoulders.

    MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on
    #106

    @the-gipper said:

    Yea, but the guy that took the knee to the nose, which was broken, sucked it up and stayed in the game.

    But, I agree, US soccer players should not be the preening pansies they are everywhere else on the globe. You don't flop, you don't whine, you don't cry. You don't act like a fucking drama queen. You are an American athlete....act like one. Dempsey, the guy with the broken nose, did so. Not sure about the other guy. I wasn't watching it then ..I hadn't gotten home from work yet. But even if he was legitimately hurt, which I don't doubt....a gurney for a hamstring pull? You walk off with the limp...or you get a couple of teammates to help you off while you lean on their shoulders.

    'Murica

    But hell, look at some of the "American Athletes" in the NBA. They need that little pep talk more than these guys. Flopping or exaggerating fouls happens in every sport, even football.

    Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody!
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  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody

    This great performance too

    T Taco918 wrote on
    #107

    @mld-woody said:

    This great performance too

    My God was that a hell of a performance by him. I hate Mexico but they look legit this year.

  • T Taco918 wrote on
    #108

    I was too busy celebrating and nursing a hang over today to post about our game but I will now.

    Great start, great finish, everything else sucked. Our midfield couldn't keep possession to save their life. I honestly think they should move Beasley to the mid because he was the only one to sustain possession for most of the match, plus he was awful on D. (Did y'all see him get his ankles broke in the first half?)

    As stated in previous post, Bradley played like complete shit. It wouldn't have shocked me if he got pulled if we didn't have the early injuries. Dempsey is a badass but that goes without saying. I feel bad for Altidore. As for the stretcher, they bring it out for all legit injuries, he didn't have a choice in the matter.

    All in all, I would say it was a disappointing win, especially in comparison to watching Germany play the best game of the tournament earlier. Thankfully Portugal is depleted but they are going to be pissed. I'm not sure if a draw is going to be good enough against them. I see Portugal beating Ghana in their third game as Ghana should be coming off a loss to Germany and all but eliminated. I don't like our chances against Germany obviously.

    We need a W fellas. It doesn't have to be pretty. I want to advance damn it.

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    Zombo said:

    I hear we beat a small African country and had a player with pulled hammy taken off the field on a stretcher ... Proud day in American sports history.

    Z

    Yea, but the guy that took the knee to the nose, which was broken, sucked it up and stayed in the game.

    But, I agree, US soccer players should not be the preening pansies they are everywhere else on the globe. You don't flop, you don't whine, you don't cry. You don't act like a fucking drama queen. You are an American athlete....act like one. Dempsey, the guy with the broken nose, did so. Not sure about the other guy. I wasn't watching it then ..I hadn't gotten home from work yet. But even if he was legitimately hurt, which I don't doubt....a gurney for a hamstring pull? You walk off with the limp...or you get a couple of teammates to help you off while you lean on their shoulders.

    T Taco918 wrote on
    #109

    @the-gipper said:

    Yea, but the guy that took the knee to the nose, which was broken, sucked it up and stayed in the game.

    But, I agree, US soccer players should not be the preening pansies they are everywhere else on the globe. You don't flop, you don't whine, you don't cry. You don't act like a fucking drama queen. You are an American athlete....act like one. Dempsey, the guy with the broken nose, did so. Not sure about the other guy. I wasn't watching it then ..I hadn't gotten home from work yet. But even if he was legitimately hurt, which I don't doubt....a gurney for a hamstring pull? You walk off with the limp...or you get a couple of teammates to help you off while you lean on their shoulders.

    So far our team has flopped the least in this tournament, something I'm incredibly proud of. Altidore being taken out on a stretcher is how FIFA and professional soccer in general deal with legit injuries. I have no doubt Altidore would've preferred to walk off under his own power but he didn't have a choice in the matter. Bitching about that is akin to bitching about an NFL player missing a play so the doctors can check for a concussion. It's protocol, the players have no choice in the matter.

    Although I'll admit, if he shoved the doctors (or whatever personal was manning the stretcher) away to walk off under his own power, it would rank right up there with my "Proudest to be an American Moments." Regardless of our end result, that would've been the image of the tournament.

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  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody

    @the-gipper said:

    Yea, but the guy that took the knee to the nose, which was broken, sucked it up and stayed in the game.

    But, I agree, US soccer players should not be the preening pansies they are everywhere else on the globe. You don't flop, you don't whine, you don't cry. You don't act like a fucking drama queen. You are an American athlete....act like one. Dempsey, the guy with the broken nose, did so. Not sure about the other guy. I wasn't watching it then ..I hadn't gotten home from work yet. But even if he was legitimately hurt, which I don't doubt....a gurney for a hamstring pull? You walk off with the limp...or you get a couple of teammates to help you off while you lean on their shoulders.

    'Murica

    But hell, look at some of the "American Athletes" in the NBA. They need that little pep talk more than these guys. Flopping or exaggerating fouls happens in every sport, even football.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #110

    @mld-woody said:

    'Murica

    But hell, look at some of the "American Athletes" in the NBA. They need that little pep talk more than these guys. Flopping or exaggerating fouls happens in every sport, even football.

    Perhaps it does to a bit. But the soccer players make an art form of it.....and practice their art constantly it seems.

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