Anyone watching our soccer match?

[scdog1]

Passing, possession, ball control...horrible. Guess our boys don't have to worry about heading to the WC if this keeps up.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Chick at halftime was good looking. Only positive.

 

[KurtRambis4]

The past year or two

has been the worst play from the usmnt over the past 22 years.

I don't see this current formula getting them to the WC.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I agree Kurt. Maybe they're just young but we look really disorganized, especially in the back.

US has historically been good on defense right? Looks lazy.

 

[patdog]

Sad that I don't even watch the men's team much any more. It's time for Klinsmann to go. He talks a good game, but he's done a terrible job of preparing the team to play in these 2 important matches. Yet again. Inexcusable to go with a 3-5-2 in the Mexico game when we've never played that formation before (not counting a January friendly between our B team and Chile's C team 4 or 5 years ago).

 

[Shamoan]

American soccer is a disgrace. Some of our players are about as worthless as Brandon Bryant.

 

[scdog1]

Yeah I'm done now, 3-0? Embarrassing, Klinsmann should be done now.

 

[patdog]

US has historically been good on defense right? Looks lazy.

It was a lot easier to be good defensively when we had Brad Friedal, Kasey Keller or an in his prime Tim Howard in goal. They covered up a lot of deficiencies at defensive midfield and along the back line. But now we have Brad Guzan and a back line that's leakier than ever, partly because of injury to Cameron, partly because Bradley has gotten a lot older and worse in the last 2 years, and partly because Klinsmann is an idiot in how he uses them.

 

[ll Martain ll]

The hex still has a lot of matches left, but holy 17 starting with 2 losses and a -5 goal differential is pretty embarassing. Luckily we played the 2 best teams in the hex thus far.

Also, the decline of Tim Howard and the form of Brad Guzan is showing me how special Howard really was in his prime.

 

[patdog]

Luckily we played the 2 best teams in the hex thus far.

The two things we have going for us are, these were the 2nd and 3rd most difficult games out of the 10, and even finishing 4th out of 6 teams would put us in a playoff with a mediocre Asian team to advance to the World Cup.

 

[EngDawg]

Didn't watch the game. Is it time to Kiffin Kilnsman's butt?

 

[Shamoan]

Yes. 4-0 Costa Rica final. Won't happen tomorrow, but I think IT is coming.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

We is just po ole USA. We should be happy with fielding a team.

 

[SwampDawg]

We is just po ole USA. We should be happy with fielding a team.

I see what you did there.

 

[MSUDC11]

Thank goodness we are in CONCACAF. It's still a disgrace that we will struggle to finish third or fourth in a very crappy federation.

 

[Shooter McGavin.sixpack]

a back line that's leakier than ever, partly because of injury to Cameron, partly because Bradley has gotten a lot older and worse in the last 2 years, and partly because Klinsmann is an idiot in how he uses them.

Bingo. The back 4 were stout in the Copa but Cameron's injury and Klinnsman inexplicably playing Chandler over Yedlin have been problematic to say the least.

 

[DudyDawg]

Not only is it pretty obvious the guys don't like playing for klinnsman or like him personally, it's becoming obvious he doesn't know wtf he's doing tactically. We were a Chris Wondolowski tap in from beating the now number 1 in the world Belgium in the WC round of 16 and have done nothing to capitalize on it. He needs to pack his bags and head back to Germany.

 

[Col. Forbin]

The fact that Wondo was even in the game at that moment is enough for me to send Klinnsman.

 

[patdog]

It's time.

 

[DudyDawg]

The fact that Wondo was even in the game at that moment is enough for me to send Klinnsman.

Agreed

 

[Maroon Eagle]

The hex still has a lot of matches left, but holy 17 starting with 2 losses and a -5 goal differential is pretty embarassing. Luckily we played the 2 best teams in the hex thus far.

Also, the decline of Tim Howard and the form of Brad Guzan is showing me how special Howard really was in his prime.

The fact that the USMNT opened the Hex with two of its three toughest matches will be why there won't be a move made coaching-wise now.