OT - USA v. ARG Copa Semi-Final Pre-Game Open Thread
Kickoff is at 9:00 pm EST.
I know few around the boards are soccer (sack-ah) followers. For those that are, you're undoubtedly aware of the Men in Blazers. For those who aren't, they are pundits that take a borderline satirical approach to reporting on the game and state of the sport in the US by combining American enthusiasm for all things American with the other football and throw in an excessive dose of hyperbole.
All that to say, the US are facing Argentina, and though I fully expect the US squad to get torched, I would suggest for those who aren't fans of the sport, give this one a watch, it promises to feature "the Best Player in the World against the Best Player in the World named Kyle."
-- Suggestion for I believe Brian who hates the 1-10 rankings after soccer matches, I'm with you in loathing those rankings. I far prefer more subjective metrics: England are Pants.
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Wondo is so horrible.
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I said "top right corner, here it comes"
and boom
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Fucking breathtaking shot...
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rightfully punished for a complete naive foul. well played argentina
That was a perfect free kick. Wow.
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USA just linked 10 passess together!! game is turning around
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Someone with pace just ran past the Argentinian wing. Hmm, if only there were people on our team who could take advantage of that.
Yeah, the only good things for the U.S. have been Zardes and Yedlin's pace on the right flank.
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Argentina looking to sit back, put the onus to attack on the USA and hit on the counter. probably wise to conserve energy, Chile/Colombia will be a much tougher game in the final.
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he's turned it over every time he's touched the ball.
Messi is good at soccer
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Gotta work on that pad level.
Could never work in the Big Ten.
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pretty fair reflection of the gulf of talent between the two sides. Argentina sitting back pretty deep after the second goal, they could probably score 5-6 if they needed too.
Can we put in a forward that will play some defense?
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