OT: USA V Argentina

[EngDawg]

Anybody think we have a prayer?

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Maybe they we had a full roster.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Maybe if they had a full roster.

 

[Palmettodog]

Who all on the USA team will be out? Yellow cards?

I'm kinda excited to watch. Isn't Argentina the World's #1?

 

[fishwater99]

No...

4-1 Argentina and it won't be that close..

 

[EngDawg]

Buy or Sell

Messi gets a hat trick

 

[Bulldogg31]

I'm kinda excited to watch. Isn't Argentina the World's #1?

Wood, Bedoya, and Jermaine Jones are out. If we can get an early goal from Dempsey, limit Messi's space to work (I know), and Guzan has the game of his life, we've got a shot.

 

[was21]

Don't see it listed on DirecTV?

 

[Requiem For A Dawg]

FS1 at 8.

 

[was21]

k...thx

 

[The Maroon Pug]

17 Argentina

 

[57stratdawg]

Whew. What a shot.

 

[Palmettodog]

Welp, Argentina is really good and the US is still way behind in soccer.

 

[The Maroon Pug]

We have no energy or tempo at all

 

[Palmettodog]

We can't even control the ball. We've had one offensive possession with pressure this whole half.

 

[Shamoan]

Once again, we are totally outclassed against an upper tier team. That first goal was a damn joke but messi clocked the second as he usually does. They look like they were born kicking a ball and we look like we kicked it for the first time yesterday. Get possession after chasing for 5 min only to give it back after a pass or two then another 5 min chase.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Dayum. No Little Debbies after the game for team USA.

 

[The Maroon Pug]

Is Argentina's whole team named Messi?? Serious question. The announcers call every one of their players messi, no matter who touches the ball

 

[Palmettodog]

A lot more soccer balls in Argentina than PlayStations. Our best athletes play football, baseball and basketball, theirs play soccer.

 

[Shamoan]

Buckle up. 3-0 Argentina. That's what happens when you make countless careless passes and can't keep possession worth a 17.

 

[MaroonNation]

Score?

 

[The Maroon Pug]

We look like we have never been in a passing drill... at all. I can make better passes than about 70% of the ones made tonight

 

[57stratdawg]

Yeah. They're better, but we've played like ****.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Ok, it's time to flex some US recruiting power.

Go down to some of these poor countries and scout the best young players, then buy the whole family and move them to the US before the kid declares his international team loyalties.

That's how it works in the SEC, why not international soccer?


Only half kidding...tired of being outclassed the last century or so.

 

[aTotal360]

I watched about 10 minutes and we look like an XFL team compared to an NFL team. For starters, our spacing is horrific. And I know that's a byproduct of our inability to handle and pass the ball accurately. Just reminds me of a U12 rec team all huddled around the ball.

Maybe Freddie Adu can save us. **

 

[fishwater99]

It was worse than I thought. What an ***-kicking.

11 shots on goal vs USA's 0.

Touches 844 vs 461

Passes 622 vs 253

 

[HardyStreetAlumniClub]

Our use of space was awful tonight and we were outplayed in every aspect of the game. I know we were playing #1 Argentina but we looked like we didn't have a game plan at all. If they want to pull in tight and play defense and counter, that's fine, but we didn't do that. The problem with the US national team has and always will be first touch and ball control. Even countries who we usually beat (Guatamala, Jamaica, Honduras) have a first touch on the ball that simply looks better than ours.

USA is good at a few things and scoring goals in our offensive third is one of them. That's why we are able to beat teams that usually outclass us. The brand of soccer we play is not beautiful like most other countries. It's ugly and disjointed but it works against inferior opponents. Teams who are able to exploit that constantly make us look like we did tonight. Think about how great we would be if we could develop players with the skill sets that players like Messi.