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  • gftChrisG gftChris

    @vaportrail said:

    So Belgium, Argentina, The Netherlands, and France are all that lies between us and the title. Hrmph.

    Belgium are beatable, but will be very tough. After that you don't have much hope I'm afraid 🙁 France won't get past Germany IMO.

    VaporTrailV VaporTrail wrote on
    #154

    @gftchris said:

    Belgium are beatable, but will be very tough. After that you don't have much hope I'm afraid 🙁 France won't get past Germany IMO.

    France and Belgium have been playing lights out. Germany not so much. It's either gonna be France or Brazil from that side of the bracket.

    gftChrisG 1 Reply
  • gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #155

    France couldn't score against an Ecuador team down to 10 men desperately trying to attack. Germany will beat them - I'll put a beer on it.

  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on
    #156

    that was a hell of a game

    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!
  • T Taco918 wrote on
    #157

    I truly hope we don't go to penalties, unless we win of course.

  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on
    #158

    That was nerve racking and I didn't even care about the two teams lol

    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

    That was nerve racking and I didn't even care about the two teams lol

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #159

    @mld-woody said:

    That was nerve racking and I didn't even care about the two teams lol

    My uneducated thinking on the Brazil- Chile match. If you're going to play all that time, and go down to penalty kicks- at least make it like tennis- you gotta win by 2.

    The GipperT 1 Reply
  • T Taco918 wrote on
    #160

    Wow. That was a heart breaker for Mexico.

  • VaporTrailV VaporTrail wrote on
    #161

    I'm glad that Mexico and Greece got sent home.

    gftChrisG 1 Reply
  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on
    #162

    I was at the Belgium friendly in Cleveland... hopefully this rematch goes better

    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!
  • VaporTrailV VaporTrail

    I'm glad that Mexico and Greece got sent home.

    gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #163

    @vaportrail said:

    I'm glad that Mexico and Greece got sent home.

    Mexico don't care about so much, but Greece just play such anti-football, it's horrific. I was gutted when they beat Ivory Coast.

  • VaporTrailV VaporTrail wrote on
    #164

    US coming out in a 4-3-3, love it.

    Some explanation -

    4 defenders, 3 midfielders, 3 attackers

    With Altidore in the lineup we started in a 4-4-2. As he was injured for the next two games, we played in a 4-5-1, which is a much more defensive-minded formation.

    Today, we're putting 3 guys up top, and hopefully it translates to more scoring chances.

  • gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #165

    4-5-1 transitions to 4-3-3 very easily, and usually teams will play a combination of the two formations.

    Wow, what a free-kick routine!

  • T Taco918 wrote on
    #166

    So damn close.

  • miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on
    #167

    now we'll get back to reality where the american people really think soccer sucks.

    we'll cheer for anything as long as we're in it. start losing and you can't find the exits fast enough.

  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on
    #168

    I still like soccer. Always have, always will.

    The sport will keep growing though. The next 2 years or so will be huge for soccer in the US

    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!
  • gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #169

    Tim Howard doesn't care how many saves he made - "I signed up to do that, to put my face in front of balls"

    ...nope, nothing remotely funny about that at all...

    MLD WoodyM 1 Reply
  • VaporTrailV VaporTrail wrote on
    #170

    I'm proud of this team. We made it out of the group of death, which is more than just about everyone expected.

    As for the game, Belgium just dominated us for the first 90 minutes, and if it wasn't for Howard, it'd have been a blowout. I think Belgium's strategy was brilliant, they correctly bet that they would be able to hold off the US without Altidore attacking. Their best player, Lukaku, sat on the bench until extra time. When he came in, he immediately created two scoring opportunities that sealed the game. Now he's well rested for their matchup with Argentina.

    In extra time, the team finally woke up, and Bradley, who is supposed to be the best player on our team, finally made a hell of a pass that found 19 year old, Julian Green in the box. The goal was beautiful, and that kid is the future of this team. Klinsmann deserves some flak for leaving Donovan off the roster - his replacement, Wondolowski, missed a wide open net in extra time of the second half that would have won the game. I think if Donovan's taking that shot, it's a goal. Dempsey had a shit game, and blew two chances, toeing the ball at the keeper in a one-on-one, and not striking the ball as it hit his right foot at the top of the box.

  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on
    #171

    That last attempt by Dempsey right into the keeper, there wasn't too much more he could have done. Especially considering they'd been playing fit so long. He also played out of position every game.

    The young guys Klinsman picked played well. The next 4 years of US soccer should be very interesting

    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!
  • gftChrisG gftChris

    Tim Howard doesn't care how many saves he made - "I signed up to do that, to put my face in front of balls"

    ...nope, nothing remotely funny about that at all...

    MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on
    #172

    @gftchris said:

    Tim Howard doesn't care how many saves he made - "I signed up to do that, to put my face in front of balls"

    ...nope, nothing remotely funny about that at all...

    I essentially saved a shot with my Adam's Apple a few times. I'd take a ball to the face over a ball to the throat any day lol. That shit hurt

    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!
    gftChrisG Kosar_For_PresidentK 2 Replies
  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody

    @gftchris said:

    Tim Howard doesn't care how many saves he made - "I signed up to do that, to put my face in front of balls"

    ...nope, nothing remotely funny about that at all...

    I essentially saved a shot with my Adam's Apple a few times. I'd take a ball to the face over a ball to the throat any day lol. That shit hurt

    gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #173

    @mld-woody said:

    I essentially saved a shot with my Adam's Apple a few times. I'd take a ball to the face over a ball to the throat any day lol. That shit hurt

    I'd take a shot to the face to stop a goal, regardless. Have done many times, although my goalkeeping days are well behind me (about 10 years behind me!)

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