Well that sucks
They had a 93% chance to make the World Cup entering tonight.
I`m not a big soccer guy....But i sure did get into the last world cup......That was some good stuff.
Embarrassing. All they needed was a draw tonight.
If they had beaten Costa Rica at home a month ago, it wouldn't even have come to this. Instead it was a pitiful 0-2 loss.
The US did it all wrong this qualifying campaign. Going with all the tired old MLS veterans who can't cut it in Europe anymore.
If they had beaten Costa Rica at home a month ago, it wouldn't even have come to this. Instead it was a pitiful 0-2 loss.
The US did it all wrong this qualifying campaign. Going with all the tired old MLS veterans who can't cut it in Europe anymore.
plenty of guys on that field play (or played) in pro/rel ... bradley, altidore, yeldin, wood, pulisic, villafana, gonzo ... other than pulisic they were all shit tonight. plagued with lazy strikers that don't want to work, slow central defenders, hideous fullbacks, and no width in midfield when fabian johnson isn't playing. Don't have a single guy that plays with any anger or passion since Jermaine Jones and Donovan stopped playing
only road game won during entire qualifying was st vincent and the grenadines because our coaches create excuses for failure before we ever land in that country. this time it was water on the track surrounding the field and having the game moved to a smaller venue
Gulati, Arena gotta go...Bradley, Jozy, Dempsey, Howard, Beasley, Rimando, Wondo never picked again....that's where they start the rebuild
u20 and u17 teams are very good...u20 made nice WC run this year, u17 currently 2-0-0 in their world cup...plenty of young talent in system but need to get these old fuckers out that just assume making a world cup is their birth right
well, dude, there weren't that many players on the field that have only played in this country. besler and nagbe are it ...
you simply cannot have pro/rel when it costs peanuts to start a USL club but $100M to start a MLS one. Plus you can't have the Pittsburgh Riverhounds promote with a 3500 seat stadium ... USL has complete garbage infrastructure and is run like the 2nd class league that it is
not to mention jozy and bradley play on best team in league (where relegation concern is non-existent) and have lived their careers (until MLS) in pro/rel world and they still have no passion for playing. jozy is the single laziest player to ever start for the men's national team and has the worst first touch in the world. he's just not good enough to be on this team let alone automatic starter for Arena
will reallllllly suck next summer but program will be fine
got a very special player to build around, pulisic, and some really talented forwards that play with great speed and technical ability (sargent, lennon, rubin). in the back Carter-Vickers will be the greatest defender in US history, JA Brooks is just hitting his prime, Miazga and Palmer-Brown just getting into prime years. in 5 years all of them will be in their 20's plus guys like Acosta, Wright, and Weah that look a player.
bad night for US footie but time to press the reset button with strong leadership. the young player cupboard is more full than it's ever been
So many chances to qualify and they piss them all away.
If you know all you need is a draw, how do you lose? Just play defensive soccer. I am not some soccer strategist but getting a draw against the worst team by far in the group shouldnt be that hard.
The only good thing is the world cup will be hard to watch anyway since all the games will be in the middle of the night when live. Foreigners are too damn dumb to be holding events like this. It will be fun to watch Quatr fuck it up when its their turn. Camels and donkeys walking the street while the goat herders try to pick pocket everyone.
If you know all you need is a draw, how do you lose? Just play defensive soccer. I am not some soccer strategist but getting a draw against the worst team by far in the group shouldnt be that hard.
The only good thing is the world cup will be hard to watch anyway since all the games will be in the middle of the night when live. Foreigners are too damn dumb to be holding events like this. It will be fun to watch Quatr fuck it up when its their turn. Camels and donkeys walking the street while the goat herders try to pick pocket everyone.
I agree with you rolltide.
Klinsmann may be a bad gameday coach, but he was right about one thing. The best US players need to be playing in Europe, and the national team needs to be comprised mainly with those players.
So tired of Bradley, Altidore, Dempsey and Howard. None of those guys can cut it in Europe anymore, yet they all get playing time over younger European based players.
Klinsmann may be a bad gameday coach, but he was right about one thing. The best US players need to be playing in Europe, and the national team needs to be comprised mainly with those players.
So tired of Bradley, Altidore, Dempsey and Howard. None of those guys can cut it in Europe anymore, yet they all get playing time over younger European based players.
yep, first name on the lineup card should have been Dax McCarty...the only player selected that is a true D Mid to protect our agonizingly slow, unathletic central defense pairing. From there you play a diamond with a lone striker and sit the lazy fuck (jozy) down because he will never run back to help out in midfield. and the bottom of the diamond (or on left wing instead of nagbe) should be bedoya...a much better defensive player that can still get into attack.
instead that smug prick puts out the exact same XI as the home game vs panama where it was an all-out offensive approach....
stupid coaching coupled with poor, uninspired play
but, fuck it...going to bed
