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!!!!
Vine of brooks goal
Can these be embedded? help if so.vine.co/v/MIjYxtzdn1H
Guts of Steal....He's just playin some Soccer!
Well done though, both sides of the field.
are they DAFT
why 5
5 minutes? wttttfffff
5 minutes stoppage time.
Jesus..FIVE!??
"I see dead Muppets..."
ALL OF THE FREE KICKS.
How fucking frustrating for Ghana.
5 minutes: Spartan Bob?
3 minutes...
C'MON HANG ONNNNNN!
2 minutes.
1 minute
Bradley dribble to the corner my man... sigh
Lets.... Go.... WHISTLE!!!
Ballgame.
Payback bitch
wow just wow. Did not deserve. Will take.
U-S-A! U-S-A!! U-S-A!!!
V I C T O R Y ! ! ! !
Holy Shit. Got 3. Wowzers.
...Oh God we have to play Germany.
Awesome last 20 minutes!
John MF Brooks
Never any doubt...psssshh.
Trainers will really be earning their money now.
I think we can make better passes. Still will turn the ball over more than I'd like. But it's important to keep some more possession, so you're not under attack all the time.
Germany will not have clinched the group by the time the US plays them. Cross that off the list of hopes.
A better plan would be to beat Portugal; if Germany also wins both teams will have qualified and that last game will just be for place (and avoiding Argentina).
...are always a possibility.
In their last eleven meaningful games (the qualifiers, plus today) Germany's scored at least two in every game. They've scored at least three in ten of the eleven.
Best to get the job done now, than hope for goal difference. And it might well be possible for Portugal to put a dent in that goal difference against a Ghana that's already on their way home, if things went the way you describe.
Rosters are frozen 24 hours before kickoff of a team's first match. If he'd been hurt in training before yesterday a change was possible, but not now.
It's one of the reasons I don't like giving spots to players who are only fit to come on late in the match. You might think those last couple of field players are never going to see the pitch anyway, so what does it matter? And then suddenly you get some injuries and suspensions and you find yourself either playing people completely out of position or starting someone who can barely give you 30 minutes of effort.
Especially this tournament. Fatigue's going to be a real issue in this heat and humidity and you have to rotate the minutes around some, at least if you're planning to make a long run of it in the knockout stages.