OT: USMNT vs Ecuador

[Bulldogg31]

Master Tinkerer Jurgen Klinsman has played nearly the same lineup 3 games in a row and results have been good.

I believe that we will win.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

I haven't felt this good about a game since last Friday night.

 

[EngDawg]

GOAL!
USA leads 1-0

 

[patdog]

Interesting concept the two mad tinkerers have been using the last couple of months. Put your best players in the lineup every game. Who'd have ever thought of that?

Pretty amazing his much better the state of US Soccer looks now than it did a year ago. Lot of good young players.

 

[The Maroon Pug]

Of course i sit down to start watching and ECU starts attacking our defense like crazy

 

[patdog]

Can't stay on our heels like this the whole 2nd half.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Total boneheaded move by Jones. And then Wood gets a yellow.

 

[patdog]

Jones has to know better than that. We had an 11 vs 10 advantage for all of 15 seconds. Foolish.

 

[patdog]

Gooooaaaaalll! 2-0 USA

 

[The Maroon Pug]

Great goal. 2-0 Good Guys.

Now have to hold on for 20ish minutes..

 

[The Maroon Pug]

17... spoke to soon.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

THAT was fun to watch, especially the crowd.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Yes it's nice to finally have a pro USA crowd.

 

[Bulldogg31]

USA Soccer is becoming pretty fun to watch. I'm looking forward to a potential John Brooks vs Lionel Messi matchup next Tuesday night.

I also recently read a great article about the unique formation the US shifts to about 20 minutes in. Amazing what a difference it makes, and we seem to get a lot of chances in the 25 minute range.

Here's a link

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/the9...klinsmann-is-finally-coaching-within-himself/

 

[8dog]

Thank you for appropriately labeling this OT

 

[The Maroon Pug]

Good article, thanks for the link.

 

[Will James]

I honestly don't see how athletes in these competitions can be so stupid as to get themselves suspended and cost your country or team a chance of winning it all.

We have 3 damn starters suspended for the next game... Same for Draymond Green I mean you have to know you are on your last leg don't be a dumbass and hit Lebron in the balls

 

[patdog]

Good article. That 4-4-2 definitely puts Dempsey and Wood in their best positions. As good as Dempsey's USA team career has been, he's rarely been able to play at his natural position.

 

[rem101]

To be fair, the yellow cards should have been wiped clean after the group stage. That's ********.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Yeah, not

wiping cards away after the group stage is really stupid.