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No corner kicks, no shots on goal and only two shots recorded all night. It was so bad it is hard to understand if the US was that good or Scotland was just that bad. They appeared out matched at every position. Wednesday should provide a significant reality check for the US.
I didn't listen with the sound on, so this might have been covered on the broadcast... but Scotland looked like they were trying out a bizarro formation that not a single outfield player knew how to play. There was SO much space in the MF... either they were dropping really deep or pushing really high, but not high enough to adequately pressure the defense who seemed to have plenty of time to work the ball around and always find Bradley (yet another fantastic game by him).
) off... did I really just say that? If this triangle game is something that can happen against better teams, Torres is a better fit for it than the LD of tonight. But LD does defend better and attack space better.
Will be interesting to see how this style works against a team like Brazil who will most certainly want to keep possession more than Scotland did. Can't wait for Wednesday. Hope Jozy is ready.Andy- you asked about how Jozy and Dempsey fit in... tonight, Torres was more useful than LD IMO (goals aside, obviously), so I'd be tempted to take LD (
You mean on the telecast? Yes, they mentioned a few times the record breaking crowd. The crowd looked awesome on tv.
Not me. The Scots always travel well.
If that site is letting you place the bets as late as Thursday just wait for the result and clean 'em out.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2012/may/27/usa-usmnt-scotland
yeah, we'll see what Brazil has to say about all of this.We already knew we were better than Scotland.
Why would Brazil say anything about that game?
I didn't say they would, Christo.
That's right, you were just dropping some knowledge on all of us. I'm sure all of the boys will be along shortly letting you know how grateful they are that you let us know that Brazil is better than Scotland.
They typically don't. Not a great business practice.
Nike ruins everything, uniforms-wise.
There were only ever two English teams that could afford him.
The great majority of rumors I've read the past few weeks, for what they're worth, claim that his decision was down to the two Manchester clubs until Chelsea won the CL, at which point he reconsidered. He also reportedly wanted some form of guarantee that he would play in a central midfield role.
He was going to City until Chelsea won, which opened up Chelsea. United doesn't have the pay scale nor were they ever going to pay the 6M Euros Hazard's agent wanted.
Any surprises for you?
I don't think there are any. Gundogan is a small surprise but not shocking by any means. Back-up GK was a bit of a question mark, but Germany is so loaded at that position it really doesn't matter. The guy they left off, Ter Stegan (M-gladbach), would most likely start for England ahead of Hart if he were English. They can't afford any injury at striker, but that's always been the case with Cacau being a distant next choice behind Gomez and Klose, but they have very strong attacking midfielders.The only difficulty for Loew is that he relies so heavily on Bayern players, and they are somewhat worn out and joined camp nearly two weeks behind the rest of the starters due to the CL final. The Dortmund and Real Madrid players also joined a bit late. This shouldn't trouble them to much imo and I expect (as do most) to see the Germans put a great side out there.
It is a pretty big disparity in depth between the strikers and the rest of the team. I say this as a stout Mario Gomez hater though. I love Muller and Podolski so having them available to play up helps a lot. What would be your ideal starting lineup and ideal substitutions (say the game is still tied when you make your subs)?
This is almost entirely based on what I've read and discussions with friends, as I have not seen the German team play since South Africa:4-2-3-1
The biggest surprise for me is leaving Cacau out. If Gomez and Klose go cold, and it has happened, Cacau would be a great option. As mentioned they do have great attacking midfielders and if need be I'm sure Kroos, Müller or Podolski could cover.Carrying two forwards and three keepers makes me nervous.
Arlo (and most US announcers) needs to learn he doesn't have to fill every second of air. I love watching games with guys that can go 10, 15 or even 20 seconds without saying anything. Sometimes the game speaks for itself.
Arlo is not a US bred announcer. He comes from England where he did radio calls for multiple sports for the BBC. It is likely his experience in radio which leads him to over talking. I personally prefer a busy announcer. Even though I can't understand a word of Spanish, the Spanish announcers make the game seem alive and exciting. They out talk even the busiest US announcer in any sport.
If only they could get Ray to call the MLS!
Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl)5/29/12 10:54 AMHearing Ray Hudson has left GolTV, been approached by Al Jazeera-owned Bein Sport, new US rights holder for leagues in Spain, Italy, France.'CGRdrJoe said:
I found Waldo!
Hazard was 20+/20+ last year, no? He should be fun to watch next year with Mata.
