***Official Soccer Discussion Thread*** (4 Viewers)

[LHUCKS]

Btw, here's your FIFA World Cup Qualifying player of the day:

At Tblisi, Georgia captain Kakha Kaladze—who plays for AC Milan—had own goals on headers in the 57th and 67th minutes, giving Italy a 2-0 victory over Georgia.

Talked about

wow, two own goals in a qualifier...can't recall the last time that's happened.

 

[Big Rocks]

Here's a link to the Brazil game:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gio46-1

 

[QuizGuy66]

Btw, here's your FIFA World Cup Qualifying player of the day:

At Tblisi, Georgia captain Kakha Kaladze—who plays for AC Milan—had own goals on headers in the 57th and 67th minutes, giving Italy a 2-0 victory over Georgia.

Talked about

wow, two own goals in a qualifier...can't recall the last time that's happened.

Guess I shoulda put two of these instead - At home no less! And the dude probably is their biggest star since he play for AC Milan. Crazy.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Here's a link to the Brazil game:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gio46-1

Part of me wants to see Brazil win, make Argentina sweat (cuz it's interesting) and even potentially match up with Mexico if the cards fall right. The other part of me worries that they would match up against us instead

-QG

 

[LHUCKS]

Here's a link to the Brazil game:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gio46-1

Part of me wants to see Brazil win, make Argentina sweat (cuz it's interesting) and even potentially match up with Mexico if the cards fall right.

that would be sweet

 

[Native]

Not a big Spector fan. I know others rate him quite highly, but Ive never been impressed.

 

[Big Rocks]

Grant Wahl's twitter says that Castillo is now approved by FIFA.

 

[Big Rocks]

Here's a link to the Brazil game:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gio46-1

Part of me wants to see Brazil win, make Argentina sweat (cuz it's interesting) and even potentially match up with Mexico if the cards fall right.

that would be sweet

Hopefully Costa Rica can beat them tonight by a few goals.

 

[QuizGuy66]

El Salvador seems to have adjusted pretty well to playing on a non-paved surface unlike what they are accustomed to.

 

[LHUCKS]

Not a big Spector fan. I know others rate him quite highly, but Ive never been impressed.

Meh...he's okay.

 

[Native]

Not a big Spector fan. I know others rate him quite highly, but Ive never been impressed.

Meh...he's okay.

Two bad crosses in a row....

 

[LHUCKS]

Not a big Spector fan. I know others rate him quite highly, but Ive never been impressed.

Meh...he's okay.

Two bad crosses in a row....

Yeah, he's not playing well tonight...he shouldn't get much WC action.

 

[QuizGuy66]

How is it that we can play a tiny country like El Salvador in the middle of nowhere Utah and still have the crowd is against us?

 

[Native]

Grant Wahl's twitter says that Castillo is now approved by FIFA.

We could definitely use some help at left back - arguably our weakest position. This could be a real blessing..

 

[Steve Tasker]

Jooooooooozy

ETA: or not

 

[Big Rocks]

What the ####?

 

[QuizGuy66]

the usual quality reffing we know and love

Though it was kinda funny to hear the goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool guy get cut off in the middle by his partner.

 

[Native]

 

[Steve Tasker]

I have the game on mute (listening to football on the radio)....I don't get what happened. Offside?

 

[LHUCKS]

Regardless, that's a goal...great play by Dempsey/Altidore.

Altidore is really getting better by the match...he'll be a force for us for the next decade.

 

[Native]

Still not clear.

 

[Big Rocks]

The defense is terrible.

 

[Native]

Spector beat again. Lucky not to have relinquished a goal there.

 

[LHUCKS]

Best run I've seen from Dempsey in a while...

 

[Big Rocks]

Wow, that was a horrible shot.

 

[LHUCKS]

Great turn by Altidore, Spector is terrible..

 

[Steve Tasker]

Clint,

I could've scored that. Do better next time. HTH

 

[Big Rocks]

Hanging on by a thread...

 

[Native]

Davies missed Jozy there...

 

[LHUCKS]

Cool, holden in, Landon up top?

 

[Native]

Cool, holden in, Landon up top?

Grant Wohl says Dempsey on top...

 

[Native]

HUGE save by Howard in the 86th.

 

[Native]

Beckermen with a dubious pass backwards...to noone.

 

[Steve Tasker]

JUST SCORE DAMMIT

 

[Big Rocks]

Great cross and header....just missed it

 

[Native]

Holden very dangeorus on the flank. Almost set up two goals.

Torress with a great header.

 

[Native]

Blow the whistle already...

 

[Native]

Game.

 

[Big Rocks]

And the US holds on. The 3 points were huge.

 

[LHUCKS]

Sloppy match...granted we were missing two defenders, but still, awfully sloppy.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Football is a results game

 

[QuizGuy66]

a win is a win but man that was ragged and ugly.

We were playing them like we were trying to hold a lead against Italy or something

Embarrassing. Got a lot of improving to do in the next 270-odd days.

-QG

 

[Native]

Well played game offensively. Defense was shaky without our regulars.

Heres hoping Bradley sticks with this lineup up front. Donovan was very dangerous from the wing; Davies and Altidore were terrific up front. Dempsey very involved (which doesnt always happen). Lets hope Charlie is ok.

 

[andy_b]

a win is a win but man that was ragged and ugly.We were playing them like we were trying to hold a lead against Italy or something Embarrassing. Got a lot of improving to do in the next 270-odd days.-QG

good lord, that was the furthest thing from embarassing. You may not follow WCQing much but this is what it is. Rarely pretty but in the end its the three points we needed.We need 3 more on Wednesday.If Mexico and Honduras win tonight, all 4 teams will be within 1 point of each other, with the 4th place prize possibly being a pissed off Argentina.

 

[Native]

a win is a win but man that was ragged and ugly.We were playing them like we were trying to hold a lead against Italy or something Embarrassing. Got a lot of improving to do in the next 270-odd days.-QG

Disagree completely. We scored three legit goals (although the last one was erronously called back) and our attack was dangerous for 90 minutes. Sure our back-line was poor but we were playing without the heart of the defense. Very encouraged by this performance despite the stressful final minutes. ANd dont discount El Salvador - they beat Mexico and almost beat us earlier in qualification.

 

[Native]

Next qualifier on Wed vs Trinidad....

 

[andy_b]

CR Mexico is on Telemundo right now

 

[QuizGuy66]

a win is a win but man that was ragged and ugly.We were playing them like we were trying to hold a lead against Italy or something Embarrassing. Got a lot of improving to do in the next 270-odd days.-QG

good lord, that was the furthest thing from embarassing. You may not follow WCQing much but this is what it is. Rarely pretty but in the end its the three points we needed.We need 3 more on Wednesday.If Mexico and Honduras win tonight, all 4 teams will be within 1 point of each other, with the 4th place prize possibly being a pissed off Argentina.

Just in terms of watching those last few minutes, it was very very tough to watch us give them so many chances. At least it was El Salvador who we could afford to give those kind of chances to since they couldn't finish them. I have been following the WC Qualifying closely. I will say that El Salvador was less chippy than most of the sides in CONCACAF at least. Very much a survive and advance type game for sure.Btw, for those curious. If things stay as they are in SA:Brazil 30 +21Chile 29 +10Paraguay 27 +8Argentina 22 +2--------------------Colombia 20 -2------------------Ecuador 20 -4Uruguay 18 +6Venezuela 17 -8Lots of key matchupsUruguay Plays Colombia, at Ecuador, Argentina so they still control their own fate.Ecuador plays at Bolivia, Uruguay, and at Chile (one easier game but no game at Bolivia is really easy - Ecuador would probably be better equipped than most to handle it)Colombia plays at Uruguay, Chile, and at ParaguayArgentina plays at Paraguary, Peru, and at Uruguay. Expect them to beat Peru by like 8 goals but they have a real legit chance to drop to the playoff if they stumble just a little.-QG

 

[Native]

Im still not entirely sure who were supposed to be rooting for tonight. Tie? Assuming we get 3 points vs T&T and 1 at Honduras, that would put us at 19 going into the finale vs Costa Rica. Does that put us in good position for the WC?

 

[QuizGuy66]

a win is a win but man that was ragged and ugly.We were playing them like we were trying to hold a lead against Italy or something Embarrassing. Got a lot of improving to do in the next 270-odd days.-QG

Disagree completely. We scored three legit goals (although the last one was erronously called back) and our attack was dangerous for 90 minutes. Sure our back-line was poor but we were playing without the heart of the defense. Very encouraged by this performance despite the stressful final minutes. ANd dont discount El Salvador - they beat Mexico and almost beat us earlier in qualification.

Yeah I remember the game on the Veterans Stadiumesque surface. They do have a lot of heart down there in El Salvador, I have to say that. I guess I am discounting the losses on defense a bit too much. As for the taken-back goal - we get one of those every game don't we? I guess I'm never much of a fan when teams go into that prevent mode at the end.-QG