USA vs. Ghana Open Thread
I BELIEVE!
As the starters has been announced I thought it time to start the thread.
Altidore---------Dempsey
Jones-------Beckerman------Bradley------Bedoya
Beasley-----Cameron-----Besler-----Johnson
Howard
(No they don't use a true 4-4-2 but it isn't a true 4-3-3 either...but these are your starters)
Edit-Being listed as a diamond w Bradley attacking & Beckerman defensive/holding
Also notable exclusions for Ghana starters are Boateng and Essian
Go USA!!!!
Howard our best player right now. Which is not good. Has Aron had a touch this half? Dempsey?
32 :-(
I just don't see much skill on this team. Perhaps this is abnormally performance, but after watching most of the games in this cup I would have to put the US in the bottom half of the teams when it comes to skill.
rarely on ESPN.
Can we hang on to possession for more than 5 seconds? This is nerve-wracking.
If Ghana beats Portugal 2-0 I will feel a lot better about this domination. But we won't know that until game 3. Germany is going to be ugly if we play like this; like 5-0 ugly.
Really one shot on goal?
And for the Indians, one run on one hit...one goddamn hit?
28 minutes of "hanging on" to go guys. #ShootingGallery #HowardforHeisman
What happened to the team I watched through qualifying and friendlies? This team cannot hold onto the ball for it's life. Is it a pass? Yes, well then it's probably going to a Ghana player.
Upside: Imagine how frustrated you'd be as a Ghana fan right now being down dominating like this.
This was funny...yet man, good point!
What is wrong with Bradley? I feel like he's completed more passes to Ghana than the US.
Bradley has been awful today. Looks totally flustered. They need to close down that right side. Nobody looks on the same page. I have zero idea how it's still 1-0.
Was Mitch McGary seen around Bradley this afternoon???
Too soon?
Yeesh. Like Ian said, gotta find a way to KEEP the ball, possess it at times. Damn.
This is a glorified mls game
No one on the US knows what else anyone else is doing on the offensive end.
Who is our 4th central back if Cameron is out?
Oooofff...put a foot on it!
Bradley just watching the fucking ball...
MAKE THE RUN TO THE BACK POST BRADLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job Jones.
NICE DEFENSE!!! Jones has played well.
19 minutes of #ShootingGallery to go
We looked at the clock at the same time....looked up and said to myself...."19 more of this, can we hold on?"
Sleeping 14 hours a day? I wish I could do that.
Zusi for Bedoya? Or Jones?
This is the worse game I've seen us play in at least 18 months. This will be an absolute theft. Reminds me of the Red Wings era when they outshot teams 48-18 in playoffs and lost 2-0.
Well it's relative. The midfield has been horrible, but the defense has played as well as I can remember despite being under siege most of the game.
EDIT: Dammit, of course that had to happen.
All three guys came off holding hamstrings. Wow.
OMG OFFENSE.
Finally, some good play.
Too much dribbling in the box. Pass it or shoot it.
9+ minutes of "suffering" to go.