Unofficial World Cup Thread de 2014

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fucking bradley.i don't know if he's completed a single pass yet

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american players laying all over the field

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looks like jones broke his nose too

[hoosier]

Well isn't that a nice image of the US team: knock yourself out!

[Freak Out]

Germany showing what ball control and passing is.

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Wow.

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WOW

hell of an accomplishment getting out of the group of death

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no shame losing to that team 1-0

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Picked up a couple yellow cards though right? Who is it next...Belgium? They have a shot......

[Teamcheez1]

They earned the right to advance to the knockout round. Nobody expected the US to have a chance, and they proved the doubters wrong.

Go USA!

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Picked up a couple yellow cards though right? Who is it next...Belgium? They have a shot......

either them or algeria i think, its yet to be decided who wins that group

they are the next games coming up

US can beat both imo

[wootah]

Congratulations. The bad luck they had with the draw was somewhat compensated by some lucky bounces during the games itself, but neverteless a great result not many expected It's impressive how the US always ignores the lack of faith and just goes for it every time. Great mentality.


Algeria is not better than you, but you'll only face them if they win & Belgium loses tonight. I see Belgium still as a couple of classes higher, but you guys are definately not without a chance. I just heard Januzaj will make his debut tonight btw. He was chosen biggest talent in Europe last year, so buckle up, this might be a thrilling ride.

[pbmax]

Well that wasn't the most encouraging game. I think my original thought about Bradley stands, he is playing terribly. Each other midfielder has done more.

Here's the big question though: Altidore supposedly could play in the knockout round. Do you put him in and go two strikers? Or do you think the relative offensive explosion versus Portugal is reason enough to stay with a single striker?

According to LaCanfora, the single striker was looking to be Klinsman's choice leading up to the WC, but it went into a shell for a few games right before the WC and he went back to his diamond and 2 strikers.

[hoosier]

The univisión commentators were pretty unanimous in their belief that the US team is better than it has been playing. Or more exactly, that the team isn't really maximizing its talent and that the way to do so would be to attack more. Not clear if that is an option at this point or if that would be a radical remake of the entire scheme.

[pbmax]

The univisión commentators were pretty unanimous in their belief that the US team is better than it has been playing. Or more exactly, that the team isn't really maximizing its talent and that the way to do so would be to attack more. Not clear if that is an option at this point or if that would be a radical remake of the entire scheme.

I don't have anyway to know, but the attacks from the wings versus Portugal seemed far more threatening than anything from the middle in any of the 3 games. Whether it was the opponent or a US decision (tactical/player) would make all the difference. But very little in the middle of the field has looked good.