Gold Cup: USMNT vs. Haiti, 7:30pm CDT, FS1
Match day two for group A. USA should stomp Haiti, but of course....No idea what the starting lineup is yet, but that comes soon. Panama is up 1-0 over Honduras at HT in the other group match. USA would be safely through to the knockout round if they beat Haiti.
I know it is sacrilegious but I'd like to see how the U.S. looks with Ice man and Zardes up top with Dempsey as the attacking midfielder with Beckerman the holding midfielder. Bradley sitting on the bench. He has not been the same player the past 2 years.
Bradley was fantastic in the games against Germany, Holland and Guatemala.
I woudnt say fantastic. Id say better than the horrific WC but not near his 2012ish form.
If he was able to raise his arms to complain.
The obvious tell for fakers...
Let me kick you in the leg and see if your first reaction is to grab and cover your face.
It's the dumbest thing I've ever seen. No one EVER grabs their face unless they were actually hit in the face.
But it's the only way they can cover up the lying.
Always looks like he was in the MGoDrinking Thread from the night before.
...Greg Garza
Garza off for Fabian. This is interesting, more attacking.
Ok well 2 of my subs are in althought I'd like to see Fabian try the midfield.
So he can play next week in his home stadium.
Wow Haiti is throwing in USL players. This is like some U.S. Open ...
is that a strategy?
What a beautiful first touch by Ice Man.
Sick skillz by Dempsey there!
I would've freaked had AJ made that overhead kick.
That was a fantastic chance. This half is how we should've been playing in the first, but I truly believe Jozy hurts you because he doesn't allow this speed, chemistry, flow and freedom of movement. He's Roy Hibbert, lol.
Scary good on the subs.
'beautiful game' stuff by Dempsey and Zusi, so close!
haha Jurgen picked all the same 3 subs I vented about at halftime. Now convinced he is a MgoBlog lurker!
being found out
Nice blocks- its like a red wings playoff game!
Would love to see Ream/Besler and Gonzalez/Brooks be the only 4 in the center from now until the World Cup. You need to build chemisty and those 4 create the best 2 ideal pairings in the center.
It always sounds like he is saying Shaggy
But I was thinking Mr. Boombastic.
I thought he was
Still got a few minutes left but they can't seem to get a good offensive attack going; US beginning to look like they are in control
Love that explosion from Zardes. Very close there.
Nice possession here. Haiti is exhausted.
Fergodsakes
Ok let Timmy Chandler and Altidore enjoy 90 minutes in game 3. Then sit them the rest of the way.
Good 2nd half.
At the same time, I'd still like to see some chemisty from much of the lineup we saw in the 2nd half for the first half of the Panama match and then put those 2 in...