The Game of the Century: NOV 14 @Krasnodar

The biggest ********* game in the history of mankind is about to take place in just under a month from now.

It is possible that after this game the sport will no longer exist because it will no longer have any purposes. After this game, all bets are off.





Holy ***** shit even these guys are unimportant compared to this

 

US-Russian record


2000: Russia 2-0 Moscow
1994: 1-1 Seattle
1993: 0-0 Palo Alto
1993: Russia 1-0 Orlando
1992: US 2-1 Detroit
1992: Russia 1-0 Miami


USSR

1990: 0-0 Port of Spain
1990: USSR 3-1 Palo Alto
1979: USSR 4-1 San Francisco
1979: USSR 3-1 Seattle


All time record

Russia Wins 6
US wins 1
draws 3

All but two games played in US and only one in Russia.

 

Nothing that I remember

 

I'd say the defense has been doing better than the offense. In friendlies at least against superior opponents

in 2012

Mexico 1-1
Costa Rica 0-1
belgium 0-1
Honduras 1-0
Ecuador 0-1
France 0-1
Slovenia 3-2

B level friendlies
Venezuela 1-0
Panama 1-0

A level
@Italy 1-0
Scotland 5-1
Brazil 1-4
Canada 0-0
Mexico 1-0

World Cup Qualifiers
Antigua 3-1
@Guatemala 1-1
jamaica 1-2
Jamaica 1-0
@Antigua 2-1
Guatemala 3-1

SO in only two games so far in friendlies has the US given up more than one goal and in only one qualifier did they give up more than one goal. That's 3 of 20 games conceding a goal or less.

In qualifiers the US gave up only 3 goals from the run of play, 2 against Antigua and one in the last match against Guatemala. The other three goals away were free kicks.


Now I'd expect Russia to put up a stern fight but if the US has shown anything it's that in friendlies against superior opponents they will batten down the hatches fairly well and try to snag a goal.

I'd venture the guess this one could finish 1-0 or 1-1

 

Only if we lose

 

The Americans are bringing a very young and inexperienced attacking group, but mostly their core defensive group.

 

No not even close. That was 50 years of embarrassment.

 

That's about right. A win in Russia would be nice, but Mexico is our biggest rival and we had managed ONE DRAW in something like 30-40 matches.

 

One bottle of Russian Standard, and it doesn't even have to be the gold stuff.

 

They better be made in Thailand

 

Crazy game.

Basically the US gifted Russia a goal right at the beginning of the game. Weirdest thing I have ever seen where our midfield simply passed the ball to a Russian player on a free kick for a free run in on goal.

Russia seemed content to just sit back and let the US move around with the ball, but whenever the US got close they would close in and take the ball from them. No real danger moments even if the US had the ball more for a good stretch, then Michael Bradley happened. A real golazo, which are kind of becoming a thing for him. A cross headed down to him for a rocket off the post and in from 25 yards or so.

After that Russia started making a hundred substitutions and the game started to fall apart as a real contest. The US waited until late to make their subs but on a free kick the US defenders fell asleep to allow a Russian striker free on goal and despite his bad touch and the fact that the US keeper had the ball, the American central defender just ran over the Russian in the six yard box. Clear and stupid PK, which Russia easily converted.

After that it was basically the US playing with one central defender, 3 strikers and all of their midfielders pressing for the goal. ON the final goal I think I saw four guys in the box. The ball was headed down from deep and Mix Diskerud who had only just come in took a shot that was probably going wide but hit a Russian defender and deflected over the keeper.

 

Kokorin was really good.

That said I still think Pogrebnyak should start in front of him





J/k