MrBug708 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Jurgy going to be hanging in the balance tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I would hope so but despite all of our resources, somehow USA soccer has convinced itself that Jurgy is the best we could hope for, which of course is ridiculous. I hope I'm wrong as he should be coaching for his job tonight but I haven't heard any rumors to indicate this is the case. With that being said, I am really underwhelmed by our talent. No speed, no technical ability, one slow midfielder who is decent and that's it. Dempsey has disappeared and our defense is god awful. I'm sure you'll say that we have the wrong guys playing and that there's better talent out there but how much better are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Same lineup. After 2 years of never having the same lineup, he watched the colombia game and thought "that's the winner" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Same lineup. After 2 years of never having the same lineup, he watched the colombia game and thought "that's the winner" He made some Tedford-esque statements about winning the 2nd half so I think he's doubling down on those comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 Funny, I was thinking he reminded me of Neu, where he did well in previous jobs, but when he came to UCLA, he promised a better style, which turned out to be an unmitigated mess. I think tactically speaking, half the MLS managers are probably better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 If Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson had a son he'd look like Fabian Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUGRDON Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 If Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson had a son he'd look like Fabian Johnson Maybe, but he wouldn't play soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 I hate Mexico more than I hate USC and the Giants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 build a wall why don't you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Not necessarily Mexicans. My wife is half and my son is now a quarter but ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 The US is starting the same lineup for the third game in a row, for the second time in history. The other time was at the 1930 world cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scscsc89 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 When is the next game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 Thursday at 630. We beat them in a meaningless friendly a few weeks ago with both teams fielding weaker teams. I was hoping to see Mexico in Argentina's bracket. Ah well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaG Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Did anybody else watch the Iceland match? Ugh, wasn't pretty when you beat a country of 330,000 people on a late goal. Canada tonight. Needs to be a convincing result or I have serious doubts. Jozy looks much lighter and faster than last time I saw him play, which is a plus. I take back everything I said about Iceland, although Portugal was clearly the better team today against them. Impressive draw for the Bjorks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaG Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Interested in seeing Ngabe and Pulisic as 2nd half subs against better teams when Jurgy can't just park the bus with a lead. Jurgy is running with a senior squad at this point, although Wood getting starts is nice to see. The style of play is just awful to watch but he's getting results, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 Iceland is the opposite team that is Belgium. Iceland seems to play well as a team despite a lack of real stars. Belgium has a ton of stars, they just dont have heart or chemistry together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 We are playing well actually, ecuador is giving up tons of space here. We have Clint Dempsey playing like he cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Solid win but no Jones or Wood vs Argentina is not good. I suppose we weren't going to win anyway but having those two guys would at least increase our chances from none to slim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Chile beat down Mexico harder than anything Trump could do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 One of my best friends is Chilean and he was going nuts yesterday. Chile has a surprisingly good soccer team for how small that country is. They won the last Copa and if Argentina wasn't playing head-and-shoulders above everyone else -- even with an injured Messi -- I would like their odds at repeating. Everyone is destroying Mexicos defense but their midfield was exposed even harder IMO. Chile took the ball from Mexico whenever they felt like it and put maximum pressure on their defense. The Chilean midfield so dominant they could pinch in without fear of a counterattack. Once Mexico couldn't possess the ball in any meaningful spots of the field and couldn't counter, the rout was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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