​⚽ OFFICIAL GOLD CUP THREAD: United States Beats Mexico. Again. ⚽ (2 Viewers)

[NewlyRetired]

I swear to God......

I hope for the best and am preparing for the worst.

Which means that only one of them will start as I won't get either of my extremes

 

[ChiefD]

Thank god for DVR's

I sat down with her yesterday about being able to watch the game. She agreed on "having it on in the background."

The only saving grace is my father-in-law and brother-in-law are huge soccer fans just like we are, so it shouldn't be a problem. But she wants to eat dinner at halftime. I told her we had 15 minutes to eat.

She was not amused.

 

[Moe.]

My son picked up a case of hand, foot, and mouth disease at daycare this week. Looks bad but pretty harmless. Adults usually don’t show symptoms but of course I got it and my hands are absolutely covered in blisters. Decided to give our tickets to my BIL. So pissed. 

 

[El Floppo]

My son picked up a case of hand, foot, and mouth disease at daycare this week. Looks bad but pretty harmless. Adults usually don’t show symptoms but of course I got it and my hands are absolutely covered in blisters. Decided to give our tickets to my BIL. So pissed. 

Aka Coxsackie Virus? Sucks for the kid. You feeling ok outside of having masturbated too much... I mean the hand blisters.

 

[Moe.]

Aka Coxsackie Virus? Sucks for the kid. You feeling ok outside of having masturbated too much... I mean the hand blisters.

Yeah, that’s the one. It seems like it hit me harder than my son believe it or not. I’m fine, hands were pretty tender yesterday, but it’s more of an annoying tingling sensation than pain. My hands are absolutely covered though, it looks pretty gnarly. I’ve got a bad blister where the mouth turns into the throat that makes swallowing not fun, that’s been the worst aspect by far for me. Didn’t want to take the chance at passing it on to another family. 

 

[TripItUp]

Please post leaked lineup here so I can yell at GGG.  TIA

 

[NewlyRetired]

Honduras has lost one of their top players as Alberth Ellis is out with a foot fracture from last nights game.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I sometimes think this is worse than losing a player as a dual nat.  To have a player refuse to play for his country would make me very sad.

https://twitter.com/MLS/status/1416612699300147202?s=20

 

[NewlyRetired]

Remember when players would have a bench to sit on in the locker room?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6mhuSHWUAEkU5X?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Remember when players would have a bench to sit on in the locker room?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6mhuSHWUAEkU5X?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

I remember when people called Barry Bonds an ####### for getting one for his locker. 

 

[The Z Machine]

Goff tweeted that kickoff will be at 5:15 ET today

Why do they do this crap? Kick it off at 5:00 on the hour.

 

[DaVinci]

Remember when players would have a bench to sit on in the locker room?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6mhuSHWUAEkU5X?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Love the dual cup holders.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Canada: 1-Matt Turner, 3-Sam Vines, 5-Walker Zimmerman (capt.), 6-Gianluca Busio, 9-Gyasi Zardes, 11-Daryl Dike, 12-Miles Robinson, 16-James Sands, 17-Sebastian Lletget, 20-Shaq Moore, 23-Kellyn Acosta

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Zardes and Dike!

 

[The Z Machine]

Not sure I love Zardoz and Dike on the field together, but Canada defense better take close those 2 down quickly if they ever get the ball...

 

[gianmarco]

Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Canada: 1-Matt Turner, 3-Sam Vines, 5-Walker Zimmerman (capt.), 6-Gianluca Busio, 9-Gyasi Zardes, 11-Daryl Dike, 12-Miles Robinson, 16-James Sands, 17-Sebastian Lletget, 20-Shaq Moore, 23-Kellyn Acosta

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Zardes and Dike!

#### yes, GGG.

 

[gianmarco]

Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Canada: 1-Matt Turner, 3-Sam Vines, 5-Walker Zimmerman (capt.), 6-Gianluca Busio, 9-Gyasi Zardes, 11-Daryl Dike, 12-Miles Robinson, 16-James Sands, 17-Sebastian Lletget, 20-Shaq Moore, 23-Kellyn Acosta

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Zardes and Dike!

Is this a 3-5-2?  Back 3 of Zimmerman, Sands, Robinson with Moore and Vines on the outside along with Busio/Lletget/Acosta?

Because the lineup formation I'm seeing has a 4-3-3 with Busio as a winger and that can't be right.

If it is, GGG deserves a ton of praise for going against what he normally does and getting the best guys out there and adapting. I didn't think he had it in him.

 

[TLEF316]

Shocked. Good for Greg. 

 

[Moe.]

Perfect. Hoppe on as needed. 

 

[gianmarco]

Perfect. Hoppe on as needed. 

Yeah, would have preferred to have him in, but if it's Zardes or Dike in his place, I'm ok with him and bring him in when needed to try #### 

 

[NewlyRetired]

Is this a 3-5-2?  Back 3 of Zimmerman, Sands, Robinson with Moore and Vines on the outside along with Busio/Lletget/Acosta?

Because the lineup formation I'm seeing has a 4-3-3 with Busio as a winger and that can't be right.

If it is, GGG deserves a ton of praise for going against what he normally does and getting the best guys out there and adapting. I didn't think he had it in him.

3-5-2 seems to make more sense but GGG seems to love having wings up top.

 

[TripItUp]

Hmmmm….could have been worse 

 

[gianmarco]

3-5-2 seems to make more sense but GGG seems to love having wings up top.

But we don't have any wingers :(

 

[NewlyRetired]

Ives Galarcep

@SoccerByIves

Canada makes a few lineup changes with yellow cards in mind, but it's a solid Canadian XI, with Larin and Buchanan leading the attack, and former #USMNT U-20 Ayo Akinola starting vs. some of his former youth national team teammates

 

[NewlyRetired]

But we don't have any wingers :(

Hence Roldan and Hoppe in the last game as make shift wingers

Sands ability in the back has helped give GGG some options for the poor job he did in rostering wingers for the Gold Cup.  Nips getting hurt was not his fault obviously but the Lewis selection is killing him.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Two natural strikers starting for the US.  what year is it?

 

[NewlyRetired]

Surprised Cannon not starting.  GGG must be very pleased with Moore.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Oh #### yes!

 

[Moe.]

LFG

 

[TLEF316]

BOOM!!!!

Screw canada

 

[encaitar]

#### yeah!!!!!   What a start!

 

[BobbyLayne]

 

[McBokonon]

On pace to win 270-0

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Well now. (Correct thread this time.)

 

[Moe.]

Busio seems really far forward 

 

[gianmarco]

Busio seems really far forward 

He's listed as a forward.

 

[NewlyRetired]

that should have been a pk I think. 

 

[NewlyRetired]

He's listed as a forward.

He is more up field because Sands is sitting in front of the other CB's when the US has the ball.

 

[TLEF316]

Oh boy

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Hmm...

 

[Moe.]

Looks like a pk to me but that is tough 

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Ref has really been letting them play. That has to favor our strikers, Dike especially. 

 

[NewlyRetired]

Tough spot for Pines to come into

 

[Poke_4_Life]

I love when a ref lets them play, but this is going to get very CONCACAF-y, very quick. 

 

[Jaysus]

I love when a ref lets them play, but this is going to get very CONCACAF-y, very quick. 

CONCACAF-y is perfect

 

[gianmarco]

Still early, but so far, liking what I'm seeing from everyone out there. They look connected and on the same page. And it looks like a 3-5-2 and it suits the personnel. 

 

[NewlyRetired]

Zimm looked dazed coming off the field.  I wonder if he took a head shot in the play...

 

[NewlyRetired]

I really like Sands as the 6 when we have the ball.  he hits so many correct passes.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

I really like Sands as the 6 when we have the ball.  he hits so many correct passes.

Was coming to praise him too.  Things flow when he's on the ball.  Had never seen him before this tourney, but he looks good.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Canada will have problems in the Ocho if they can’t figure out how to stop getting bodied. 

 

[gianmarco]

Was coming to praise him too.  Things flow when he's on the ball.  Had never seen him before this tourney, but he looks good.

Yep.

This formation suits us VERY well.