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| Author: | Zizou [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 'Murica's Copa America |
Starts tonight. Escobars against the Try Hards 8:30PM on FS1. It's the Christian Pulisic coming out party. A few matches will be taking place at Soldier Field. I've got tickets to the semi final match on June 22. Anything but an appearance in the last four is a failure for Herr Klinsmann and a downright clusterfuck will likely cost him his job. |
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| Author: | conns7901 [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
Have to love the Spanish pregame music before the game. |
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| Author: | Psycory [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 8:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
I'm already praying for Guzan. |
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| Author: | conns7901 [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 8:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
That was a nice set piece play on the goal by Columbia. |
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| Author: | Psycory [ Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
This Mexico/Uruguay match is fucking crazy. |
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
I very rarely root against an individual these days, but man it's satisfying to have seen Suarez throwing a tantrum while Uruguay is eliminated. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. |
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| Author: | Zizou [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 5:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
US-Ecuador tomorrow night in Seattle. USA can win this but that just sets up a match with Argentina (assuming they defeat Venezuela.) I'm happy to see Uruguay and Brazil out. Brazil still hasn't recovered from that Final Solution Germany deployed on them two years ago. |
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
Zizou wrote: US-Ecuador tomorrow night in Seattle. USA can win this but that just sets up a match with Argentina (assuming they defeat Venezuela.) I'm happy to see Uruguay and Brazil out. Brazil still hasn't recovered from that Final Solution Germany deployed on them two years ago. Jurgen and the boys should advance. No excuses. |
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
And the crowd goes wild! Dempsey getting it done here in this tourney. |
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| Author: | Psycory [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
And now they have a great built in excuse for when they lose to Argentina as half the team will not be playing for yellow card accumulation or red cards. |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
Well they already had a pretty good excuse in that Argentina is 3x as good as they are. |
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| Author: | Psycory [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
KDdidit wrote: Well they already had a pretty good excuse in that Argentina is 3x as good as they are. Yes but now they can say they *might* have been able to hang with them eventhough everyone knows that is not true. |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
US always plays up to the competition though, I'll give them that. |
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| Author: | conns7901 [ Sat Jun 18, 2016 11:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
Chile didn't even bother using lube on Mexico. |
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| Author: | conns7901 [ Sat Jun 18, 2016 11:13 pm ] |
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| Author: | Zizou [ Mon Jun 20, 2016 5:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
If the USA can get an early goal they have a chance. I'd turtle up and play for the counterattack. On paper there is no way, especially with Wood and Jones being suspended. Argentina have superstars on their bench. |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
More terrible keeping by Guzan on that goal. Howard was way better than this turd. |
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
KDdidit wrote: More terrible keeping by Guzan on that goal. Howard was way better than this turd. Yeah no excuse on the first one. He froze and it cost him. The second goal was a thing of beauty though. Nobody was stopping that perfectly place ball from Messi. I've got issues with Bradley. It sure as hell seems like every time the U.S. face good competition he gets exposed. You're getting nothing from him out there. There's no possession or playmaking to be had out there tonight. |
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| Author: | Free Ajent [ Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
Matches Malone wrote: The second goal was a thing of beauty though. Nobody was stopping that perfectly place ball from Messi. That's why he's the best....the BEST! Got to give it to him there, he couldn't have put it in a more tighter spot. |
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
Free Ajent wrote: [quote="Matches Malone" The second goal was a thing of beauty though. Nobody was stopping that perfectly place ball from Messi. That's why he's the best....the BEST! Got to give it to him there, he couldn't have put it in a more tighter spot.[/quote] No doubt. Few players in the history of the game could place that ball where he placed it. And I've actually come around to the belief he's better than Maradona. |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
fuck this. |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
Matches Malone wrote: KDdidit wrote: More terrible keeping by Guzan on that goal. Howard was way better than this turd. Yeah no excuse on the first one. He froze and it cost him. The second goal was a thing of beauty though. Nobody was stopping that perfectly place ball from Messi. I've got issues with Bradley. It sure as hell seems like every time the U.S. face good competition he gets exposed. You're getting nothing from him out there. There's no possession or playmaking to be had out there tonight. I get why "stars" like Bradley come back to MLS to cash checks, but they sure do backslide playing MLS competition. |
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
We all knew this beatdown was coming tonight but it's still a kick to the gut when you realize just how far we've come as a soccer nation only to find we're still miles and miles from where we need to be. It's a similar feel to the Belgium game from the last World Cup. When you play a top tier squad and see what Futbol is supposed to look like it's just deflating as a fan. We should always be right near the top in CONCACAF, but on the world stage, will we ever get past being an opening act in our lifetimes? |
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| Author: | enigma [ Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
I was insulted as a fan during the pregame all the American commentators (like Lalas) picked the US to win. When you are starting players like Beckerman, Wondolowski, and Zuzi against Argentina, there is no fucking way you can win. Start the young players like Pulisic and Nagbe, rather would lose with the young players than lose with the retreads. |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
Matches Malone wrote: We all knew this beatdown was coming tonight but it's still a kick to the gut when you realize just how far we've come as a soccer nation only to find we're still miles and miles from where we need to be. It's a similar feel to the Belgium game from the last World Cup. When you play a top tier squad and see what Futbol is supposed to look like it's just deflating as a fan. We should always be right near the top in CONCACAF, but on the world stage, will we ever get past being an opening act in our lifetimes? Meh, we should have been in the WC semis in 2002. Need Tab Ramos to get the kids to actually excel at the youth level. Also need to find some goons to make sure players like Subotic and Rossi play for the US and not those Euro twerps. |
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| Author: | Psycory [ Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
But if they had all those players who were out due to yellow cards, I'm sure the final score would have been 4-1. |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
enigma wrote: I was insulted as a fan during the pregame all the American commentators (like Lalas) picked the US to win. When you are starting players like Beckerman, Wondolowski, and Zuzi against Argentina, there is no fucking way you can win. Start the young players like Pulisic and Nagbe, rather would lose with the young players than lose with the retreads. one of the biggest problems i have with the whole "USMNT" hype is exactly what you laid out here. an over-inflated sense of self. the americans do have talent, but no depth. i don't think our keeper is world class the way howard was (and howard only had a brief period of that, really), and we don't have young strikers that will take the place of dempsey who is not going to last much longer. normally in copa america we haven't sent our A list players, because i don't think the governing body took the CA as seriously as the gold cup. what i saw last night was the typical script: play a nation that's elite, and get your ass handed to you. |
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| Author: | Zizou [ Fri Jun 24, 2016 12:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
Psycory wrote: But if they had all those players who were out due to yellow cards, I'm sure the final score would have been 4-1. I think it would have been closer, like 2-0. Jones has been great under Klinsmann. Need a dude like that fucking shit up in the midfield. The team had no backbone without him and they seemed starstruck by Argentina. Bradley has been useless since the last World Cup. Not sure what happened to the guy but someone who consistently shits the bed in major tournaments should not be the captain. I though Zardes and Brooks had decent games. Get Chris Wondolowski off the squad posthaste! |
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| Author: | sinicalypse [ Fri Jun 24, 2016 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
KDdidit wrote: Also need to find some goons to make sure players like Subotic and Rossi play for the US and not those Euro twerps. doesn't it pretty much work out like these players will play for european teams if they think they can make it? i.e. you only go and play for the USA if you're not good enough to crack the XI of your possible european country/countries? and this is at both club and international levels i reckon. |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 'Murica's Copa America |
Same thing with all the English who end up playing for Ireland or some other UK team when it's clear they won't get an English call-up and have an Irish Great Grandmother. |
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