mustache eagle 2,397 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Was a frustrating game. That is a once preferred centerback, paired with reigning MLS defender of year and our number 2 (aging) keeper. thought lihaj had a decent showing. Midfield was just fair. Other than glimpses, Very little creativity and technical ability in final third. zardes had a decent game but I just can't seem to like him over others. He isn't a forward, so wide mid is better but He isn't technical enough, though he thinks he is - but he does make things happen often enough that you can't ignore him. morris has become more technical and intelligent but there is no denying that speed is his game. He has to be scary to play against btw, I thought arriola had a better game than the announcers gave him credit for. Dude is quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTUmike 79 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 I don't understand how Guzan still has a place with the national team. He really is utterly terrible. Surely some of the younger keepers could be used instead to spell Tim Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTUmike 79 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 So here's something: It's seemed like awhile since we scored on a corner so I went digging through stats and game reports and found that the USMNT has not scored from a corner since November of 2015. That's a whopping 30 games with no goals from corners. We are 0 for the last 136 chances on corners. That ain't good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 7 hours ago, AUTUmike said: I don't understand how Guzan still has a place with the national team. He really utterly terrible. Surely some of the younger keepers could be used instead to spell Tim Howard. "How the hell did Atlanta United get relegated to the NASL?!" "Brad Guzan" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Some news. The USA will be calling up Howard, Dempsey, Bradley, Nagbe, Jozy and keeper Jesse Gonzalez for the knockout round. Panama is crushing Martinique 3-0 in the 68th minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Lineup tonight is a 4-1-4-1 Hamid Zusi Miazga Besler Villafana McCarty Rowe Corona Bedoya Pontius Dwyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 37th minute from Corona! About time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Dwyer is hooked on a through ball, but his penalty is poorly taken and saved. 50th minute. Right behind, earns us a FK right outside the box. Comes to nothing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Rowe in the 56th doubles our lead! Bedoya's 2nd assist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Rowe is off for Arriola. Good. Need some speed on the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Handball in the box by Nicaragua! Our second penalty in 10 minutes. Corona to take. And saved off a poorly taken kick again. Two saved penalties. Awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Jordan Morris on for Corona. Good. More speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 75th Agudelo on for Dwyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Copete gets his second yellow and will finish a man down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Also an injury. 2 down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Miazga off the FK from Zusi! We lead the group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 And we win the group. Thank goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,080 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 53 minutes ago, Bigbens42 said: And we win the group. Thank goodness. Just saw the tweets. What is this Cold Cup competition & does it have any relevance to World Cup Qualifying? The USA website does a poor job of communicating all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 2 hours ago, ellitor said: Just saw the tweets. What is this Cold Cup competition & does it have any relevance to World Cup Qualifying? The USA website does a poor job of communicating all that. No relevance to World Cup Final qualifying. It does play into qualifying for other tournaments like the Confederations Cup though. Our WC Final qualifying rotation resumes in September. As for what it is: You've heard of FIFA, the worldwide governing body for soccer. Well, there are also continental sub confederations that operate under the auspices of FIFA. They govern the national teams of their regions as well as the professional leagues. The one you're probably most familiar with is the UEFA, which governs Europe, and also governs club competitions like the Premier League (England), La Liga (Spain), Seria A (Italy) and by extension the UEFA Champions League. You play World Cup Final qualifiers through your confederation, but the Gold Cup is a different competition. There are six of these sub confederations. CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), AFC (Asia), OFC (Oceania), CAF (Africa) and UEFA (Europe). Each region has a regional championship held every few years. UEFA has Euro for instance, CAF (Africa) has the African Cup of Nations, CONMEBOL (South America) has Copa America etc. We are in CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central and Caribbean Association Football, and our tournament is called the Gold Cup. There are qualifiers, but we never have to play in them because big fish like us and Mexico automatically qualify. It's not typically considered a big time tournament, so among the bigger nations like us and Mexico, you'll see a lot of experimentation with the lineups. We're basically playing our B team, as is Mexico. We're usually so much better than everyone else, that one of us will still likely win it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,074 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I just saw the highlights. Wow. Nice to see the fight to get the result needed, despite missing 2 penalties. Crazy. That assist from Zusi along with the header for goal was special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 1 hour ago, AUBwins said: I just saw the highlights. Wow. Nice to see the fight to get the result needed, despite missing 2 penalties. Crazy. That assist from Zusi along with the header for goal was special. We need to get Miazga more game time going forward,. Had a few softies, but his passes, especially his outlet passes, were excellent, his goal was a thing a beauty and I was very satisfied with his defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Hilariously, we're probably going to get Honduras. A team that has yet to have scored in this Gold Cup. Poor Martinique got screwed by French Guiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 ch ch ch ch changes. Quote Goalkeepers Tim Howard and Jesse Gonzalez, midfielders Michael Bradley and Darlington Nagbe and forwards Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey join the roster. The six players replace goalkeepers Brad Guzan and Sean Johnson, midfielders Alejandro Bedoya, Cristian Roldan and Kelyn Rowe, and forward Dom Dwyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,074 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,141 Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 Quarterfinal games Costa Rica v. Panama USA v. El Salvador –------------------------ Jamaica v. Canada Mexico v. Honduras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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