***Official Soccer Discussion Thread*** (3 Viewers)

[Steve Tasker]

Wondo missing repeated chances against lesser competition.

Eerily reminiscent of....Robbie Findley

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Wondolowski can't score for ####

 

[Native]

Great crowd in KC tonight - Fans are really into the game.

 

[The Gator]

open goal with the keeper giving away the free kick and LD dribbles?

 

[The Z Machine]

I like Jones putting the body on the 'lupe players.

 

[The Z Machine]

Ok I take it back about wondo. He sucks.

 

[whoknew]

Dempsey is a little off tonight.

 

[TLEF316]

just pissing chances away over and over. Wondo's movement is good, but he shoots like a girl.

God i wish Davies hadn't gotten in that car.....

 

[The Gator]

Ok I take it back about wondo. He sucks.

 

[Native]

Ok I take it back about wondo. He sucks.

Come on, you gotta stick with him longer than that!

 

[The Z Machine]

I think demps will score tonight.

 

[The Z Machine]

Ok I take it back about wondo. He sucks.

Come on, you gotta stick with him longer than that!

Too many dribbles. It was ugly.

 

[Christo]

GO TO THE BALL

Jozy made that mistake 3 or 4 times.

 

[El Floppo]

Wondo seems like one of those strikers who you know will never score consistently against good competition but adds a little something extra that the rest of the players don't. Always working hard, good hold up play.Eerily reminiscent of....Brian Ching.

bigger upside IMO

Ching had the bigger upside. Lots of nuance to his game, along with tireless hustle. Not a great player, but more complete than Wondo. And a much better fit in the Bradley system.That said, I'd love to have Wondo prove me compltely wrong and score a ####load of goals for the US. So far, I'm not seeing him combine well with anybody. But he does bring a different style than Agudelo who plays too similar to Jozy right now.ugh... too many closish calls on defense.

Ching was absolutely zero threat against good teams. Wondo is a very minor threat simply because he's liable to pull a rabbit out of a hat.Neither are the answer but it is obvious that we need someone with a motor opposite jozy.

I haven't seen anything from Wondo yet for the US that shows any rabbits. I hope to be proven wrong.Yeah, Ching wasn't a major goal threat, but he'd put the ball in on occasion. Mostly, he made his team mates better by getting to where he needed to go and playing the smart, simple balls to guys running off him. I haven't seen that yet from Wondo for teh US.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Is it me or does Landon never run at players any more? He seems to always check up every time now. He must feel he no longer has the extra gear.

 

[El Floppo]

Guadeloupe will be getting tired and hopeless in the 2nd half.

An early goal for the US and the floodgates should open PDQ.

 

[The Gator]

GO TO THE BALL

Jozy made that mistake 3 or 4 times.

He was the one that caused me to curse at the TV. LD had a nice break and fed him the ball and he almost backed away from it and a foreigner got it. <_<

 

[El Floppo]

Is it me or does Landon never run at players any more? He seems to always check up every time now. He must feel he no longer has the extra gear.

I wonder though if whatever illness he had that kept him out vs Spain is sapping him a bit. LA Gal fans... has he looked slowish before the GC?

 

[Christo]

GO TO THE BALL

Jozy made that mistake 3 or 4 times.

He was the one that caused me to curse at the TV. LD had a nice break and fed him the ball and he almost backed away from it and a foreigner got it. <_<

I yelled those exact four words on that play.

 

[El Floppo]

GO TO THE BALL

Jozy made that mistake 3 or 4 times.

He was the one that caused me to curse at the TV. LD had a nice break and fed him the ball and he almost backed away from it and a foreigner got it. <_<

 

[NewlyRetired]

Is it me or does Landon never run at players any more? He seems to always check up every time now. He must feel he no longer has the extra gear.

I wonder though if whatever illness he had that kept him out vs Spain is sapping him a bit. LA Gal fans... has he looked slowish before the GC?

I have seen him play multiple times for LA and it's very similar to how he plays for the US.

 

[El Floppo]

GO TO THE BALL

Jozy made that mistake 3 or 4 times.

He was the one that caused me to curse at the TV. LD had a nice break and fed him the ball and he almost backed away from it and a foreigner got it. <_<

I yelled those exact four words on that play.

ditto

 

[NewlyRetired]

Guadeloupe will be getting tired and hopeless in the 2nd half.An early goal for the US and the floodgates should open PDQ.

I hope so. Team could use some confidence going into the Jamaica game who is the only team unscored upon in Gold Cup. Even Mexico gave up a goal.

 

[El Floppo]

It seems like when teams put high pressure on the US, M Bradley tends to drop back deeper making a more flat-two with his other central MF. The resulting spacing completely ####s the US possession and attack, and opens too much space for possession by the opposing teams in the middle. The high pressure and the crappy US spacing constantly puts the US on the wrong foot on both sides of the ball. On the other hand, when he or his partner stays pushed forward a bit, ths US attacks and defends so much better. IMHO.

 

[El Floppo]

Guadeloupe will be getting tired and hopeless in the 2nd half.An early goal for the US and the floodgates should open PDQ.

I hope so. Team could use some confidence going into the Jamaica game who is the only team unsecured upon in Gold Cup. Even Mexico gave up a goal.

Jamaica has looked pretty good- very physical, fast and enough guys are pretty skilled on the ball. Again, IMO, the US will have to hope that Jamaica will be tired, as they are in form right now.

 

[The Z Machine]

Crack it open fools!

 

[NewlyRetired]

Guadeloupe will be getting tired and hopeless in the 2nd half.An early goal for the US and the floodgates should open PDQ.

I hope so. Team could use some confidence going into the Jamaica game who is the only team unsecured upon in Gold Cup. Even Mexico gave up a goal.

Jamaica has looked pretty good- very physical, fast and enough guys are pretty skilled on the ball. Again, IMO, the US will have to hope that Jamaica will be tired, as they are in form right now.

Jamaica will have an extra day rest on the US which likely means they will be plenty fit for game.

 

[El Floppo]

I'd like to see Juan come in at 60.

 

[TLEF316]

Jozy misses on the doorstep, Wondo runs into the 6 yard box and gets "surprised" by a cross that basically lands on his feet.

Unreal.

 

[TLEF316]

and wondo misses on the doorstep again.

 

[El Floppo]

Guadeloupe looks gassed going forward.

Now is the time to press ths #### out of them and get that ... jesus. how many times will they miss from inside the 6?!

 

[El Floppo]

Some tired fouls by Guad... the US just has to score soon

 

[NewlyRetired]

and wondo misses on the doorstep again.

That was Landon. Team effort tonight on missing chances.

 

[El Floppo]

and wondo misses on the doorstep again.

upside

 

[TLEF316]

and wondo misses on the doorstep again.

That was Landon. Team effort tonight on missing chances.

yup, i stand corrected

 

[The Z Machine]

Us needs to make a sub IMO. Not sure who but someone.

 

[El Floppo]

Us needs to make a sub IMO. Not sure who but someone.

juan for wondo

 

[Good Posting Judge]

The foreigner goalie seemed fooled by Dempsey's free kick. ??

 

[The Z Machine]

Wondo would have burried it.

Into the goalie's chest.

 

[El Floppo]

Bedoya? for who?

 

[TLEF316]

bedoya coming in. Wondo off, deuce up top?

 

[El Floppo]

ahh... dempsey goes up front.

somwhere, lhucks just shot a wad.

 

[The Z Machine]

You do NOT sit on a 1-0 lead. The US is not Italy.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Wondo, wait.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Good to see CONCACAF thinks Benny just subbed in.

 

[El Floppo]

You do NOT sit on a 1-0 lead. The US is not Italy.

That was an offensive minded sub, fwiw.at least, as offensive as can be mustered with these players.

 

[TLEF316]

Not like Clint hasn't blown a few chances of his own tonight, but why doesn't Bob at least give him a CHANCE to start a game up top?

It just seems like such a better option that plugging in the MLS flavor of the month/year who is ALWAYS overmatched.

 

[El Floppo]

Guad names are pretty great, btw- Viator... Nabab (first name, Nittering).

 

[The Z Machine]

Dempsey won't score up front if he stays there.

They'll play lone striker and have no attempts more.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Not like Clint hasn't blown a few chances of his own tonight, but why doesn't Bob at least give him a CHANCE to start a game up top?

I think if Benny was healthy he would have done that. He only brought 3 strikers with the thought that Dempsey would play up top.