Unofficial World Cup Thread de 2014

[Guiness]

Agreed on Bradley, he seems to have been in a funk for most of the WC.

Solid outcome against a squad like Germany's. And somebody needs to send the Portuguese a case of whiskey for showing up for their game.

[Freak Out]

The right side vs Portugal was open all day for the counter attack and the USA took advantage of it. Germany played a completely different game today and it showed.

[pbmax]

Funny and more than slightly unsettling:





Looks like Brooks wiki page will have to be changed back now that Ronaldo has replaced Abraham Lincoln.

[Freak Out]

LOL....well...he did help today.

[gbgary]

he owed us that.

[hoosier]

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.

But you could even see the difference within the game today. After Germany went up 1-0 the US began attacking a little more and were able to put some pressure on the Germans. They didn't score but if they had kept that up for 90 minutes they probably would have. They seem to go into these long spells, first against Ghana and today against Germany, of playing back and showing little interest in advancing the ball. I am sure that is not helped by the problems they have completing passes when they do try to advance. Better passing and a more aggressive approach is what this team needs. But then again, what do I know.

[pbmax]

Now that I think about it, Ronaldo not existing would have helped just as much, if not more, in the US advancing. Put Brooks back up there.

[Joemailman]

http://www.cbssports.com/world-cup/e...te-broken-nose

United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann sounded hopeful when speaking to the status of injured striker Jozy Altidore, who was able to run during the team's training session for the third consecutive day.

"We are very optimistic to have him to be a part of the Belgium game," Klinsmann said Friday, according to Yahoo! Sports. "Every day is a big step forward."

[Freak Out]

Ok....if he can move and is not a liability fine. One thing I know is they need to keep Gonzalez the hell out of there.

[Freak Out]

Oh wait....that means cameron is in then. Not sure if I like that either. Gonzalez has more upside if he plays smart. What is the yellow card count now?

[red]

Oh wait....that means cameron is in then. Not sure if I like that either. Gonzalez has more upside if he plays smart. What is the yellow card count now?

not 100% positive, but i want to say the cards reset after the group stage

nvm, that rule got changed in 2010

[bobblehead]

I'm going to be honest. I find soccer more offensive than most people find politics, and as such, I am requesting this thread be moved to not offend me.

[Freak Out]

You and Bretsky can both fuck off. ☺

[pbmax]

Oh wait....that means cameron is in then. Not sure if I like that either. Gonzalez has more upside if he plays smart. What is the yellow card count now?

Gonzlalez got some run in the press as Man of the Match (is that a universal soccer thing?) versus Germany. But they all acknowledged he had looked terrible at points before the World Cup.

[pbmax]

I'm going to be honest. I find soccer more offensive than most people find politics, and as such, I am requesting this thread be moved to not offend me.

What if we changed the name?