Final USMNT cup warmup

[KurtRambis4]

vs Nigeria on ESPN (1602 in noxapater) now

 

[esplanade91]

Look pretty solid so far. Nigeria is a good team too.

 

[GratefulDawg.sixpack]

Good first half. Nice to see Altidore FINALLY get a goal.

So far, they've done a good job on Moses, Mikel and Odemwiggie. Nigeria has some talent.

 

[esplanade91]

Very much so. Fullbacks seem to finally be meshing.

 

[GratefulDawg.sixpack]

Other than Dempsey, I thought the team played very well. Bradley had a terrific game. He is directing the action really well. The backline did well, other than getting exposed before Besler's penalty.

I am a little bit more optomistic today.

 

[esplanade91]

I've noticed from Dempsey this entire send-off series that he's putting 50% effort into these games. There have been 1000 chances where he could have made a play on the ball and didn't, and I attribute that to these games not mattering.

He's a physical player and makes his money by being physical. When the games count, that's going to come out.

 

[GratefulDawg.sixpack]

I've noticed from Dempsey this entire send-off series that he's putting 50% effort into these games. There have been 1000 chances where he could have made a play on the ball and didn't, and I attribute that to these games not mattering.

He's a physical player and makes his money by being physical. When the games count, that's going to come out.

He has to do better. Other than Gonzalez, he was the worst player on the pitch today.