Agreed. I thought the players were playing conservatively because they did not want to do anything wrong. Only Wondo and Gatt showed up offensively while everyone else was trying not to piss themselves.
BeIN doesn't have rights to the MEX away qualifier. The only English-speaking option in the U.S. will be ESPN.
Yes on the frirst part, no on the second part. BeIN does have the right to the US AWAY qualifiers. So, when we roll into Azteca, the game should be on both ESPN(probably 2) as the Mexican home game provider, and BeIN as the US Away game provider.
Probably Saturday or Sunday. Klinsmann has a tendency to wait until the very last minute to release the roster to the media.
That contradicts what has been reported by USA Today and CNNSI (Grant Wahl): "The new beIN Sport network said Wednesday it had acquired rights to U.S. road qualifiers this year and next along with all other qualifiers in the North and Central American and Caribbean region for the 2014 tournament, except for matches involving Mexico" http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/spor...-cup-qualifiers-beIN-sport-network/57219424/1 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...0/12/bein-sport-us-antigua-barbuda/index.html
Apparently, I stand corrected. I thought I read that BeIN's release included the away Mexico match. My bad. Thanks for putting it out there.
Squad will be announced Monday, even though players will be arriving stateside on Saturday and Sunday. I wouldn't be surprised if the roster contained 18 "John Doe"s and the players all wore Guy Fawkes masks and the same numbers during the game Wednesday.
BeIn is also available on DISH and Bright House. I recently heard they're in final negotiations with Verizon, too.
I switched from U-Verse to Insight this week because they are $70 a month cheaper. I knew I was losing GolTV but they claimed to have BeIn. I now suspect they thought I was asking about BTN the Big Ten Network. Insight was bought by TimeWarner and they merge in June so maybe by then Insight will have BeIn.
Anyone with time Warner in Columbus get bein and if so what channel is it? Can't seem to find it on their website?
Just because a channel comes to terms with a cable company doesn't mean it's available everywhere, as we all probably know. It appears this is the case with BeIN which just launched on TW one or two months ago. When it does launch, it appears the English-language channel will be on the Sports Pack ad the Spanish-language channel will be on Nuestra Tele and El Paquetazo, aka the "Spanish Package." In the meantime, come down to 4th Street for a few drinks with good people and good times.
Thanks, will have the parents look for it later. You would thing TW support could give me the channel number, last night they said it wasn't available in Columbus. Always fun. No luck with Uverse and BeIN unless something is added in the next day or two.
I check a couple times every month. There hasn't even been talk about it happening. Guess I'll find a bar in the area that has it.
GOALKEEPERS- Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Sean JohnsonDEFENDERS- Tim Chandler, Fabian Johnson, Geoff Cameron, Carlos Bocanegra, Edgar Castillo Matt Besler, Omar Gonzalez, Brad Evans, Michael ParkhurstMIDFIELDERS- Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Danny Williams, Maurice Edu, Graham Zusi, Brad Davis, Jose Torres, Sacha KljestanFORWARDS- Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, Eddie Johnson, Herculez Gomez
No real big surprises. Evans is probably the one that sticks out the most, but there is really no chance he sees the field. Lineup looks pretty easy to predict at this point. Locks- Howard (GK), Chandler (RB), Cameron (CB), F. Johnson (LB), Bradley (CM), Dempsey (ST) Pretty much locks- Altidore (ST), Zusi (RM); Pretty clear that Altidore is our 2nd best forward option (behind Dempsey) and Zusi is our best wide option (since Donovan is still being a bitch) 50/50: Gonzalez/Bocanegra (CB), Jones/Williams (CM); I think we'll see Bocanegra > Gonzalez and Jones > Williams due to seniority; it'd be tough on Gonzalez to be thrown into the fire away at Honduras, but I think he'd show well; Williams hasn't been playing regularly in the Bundesliga and Jones is the safer pick between the two Last Spot: Kljestan/E. Johnson (LM); Sacha isn't a true winger, but he is a very solid player and can provide a veteran presence; while I hate EJ as a forward with the USMNT, I think he has the pace to give defenders trouble and for the most part he'll just play simple and work his tail off if given the opportunity Slight Chance: Besler (CB), Davis (LM), Torres (CM), Edu (CM), Gomez (ST); Jurgen could favor Besler over Gonzalez and Bocanegra; while he doesn't have a lot of experience at the international level, Davis has a dangerous left foot and could work well on the outside; Torres and Edu really only have a chance if we play a 4-3-3, but even then it'd be more likely we go with Williams and Jones with Bradley; Gomez could start up top with Jozy and Clint if we go with a 4-3-3 (Jurgen has said he prefers the 4-4-2, though he used the 4-3-3 most of the time when he started with the USMNT) or even start with Jozy in a 4-4-2 and push Dempsey wide Most likely, we'll end up with this XI: Howard; Chandler, Cameron, Bocanegra, F. Johnson; Zusi, Bradley, Jones, E. Johnson; Altidore, Dempsey
If I was Klinsmann I would go ------------------Howard---------------------- Chandler------Boca----Cameron----Johnson -------------Williams-------Bradley----------- ---------------------Kljestan------------------- ------Johnson-----Altidore---------Dempsey Possibly Zusi or Torres for Kljestan. Is anyone else disappointed by Gatt's exclusion?
I really thought he'd get a chance. The game seemed to pick up and get a little better after he came on. I agree that he did send some crosses high and wide, but still felt like he deserved the call up.