ESPN has it as a 4-3-3 Howard Chandler - Cameron - Boca - Johnson Bradley - Williams - Jones Gatt - Altidore - Gomez
I think the whole team will be playing defensive! Not just Bradley. This isn't a possession XI but a quick-counter XI. The speed on the right flank should be fun, and Johnson won't be afraid to counter along the left, either.
1-0 win. A deflected goal off Altidore's back. That would be best, because a clearer scenario would be irritating. Altidore scores: it's because Klinsmann sent him a "message". Altidore doesn't score: it's because he sucks, Klinsmann was right to send him a "message".
01' 0-0 ESPN3's screen resolution is awful, like old VGA graphics. The blue pixels lose the square into touch.
02' 0-0 Russia crosses, high pop-up drops to 7m center. Howard punches it away. 03' 0-0 Russia right corner, headed out. Russia crosses from box top right toward left post, USA (Cameron?) heads it over. 04' 0-0 Russia left corner, to 5m 6-right, headed wide right. 04' 0-0 USA cross midfield ...
05' 0-0 USA ping up centerline, back to midfield left. Decent possession, short passes on the left. Work back to the right. Forward pass across midfield toward #11 Gatt, he sticks his butt out too far and tries to shield-and-spin, clips #? down. Foul on Gatt. 06' 0-0 Russia hoof it long to Howard. USA lose it long to Russia's CBs. 06' 0-0 Russia raid down the left to 5m. Gatt blocks a cross over. 07' 0-0 Russia left corner, cleared. Russia volleys from box top arc left, high wide left.