Pre-match: 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: USA vs Nicaragua (Saturday, July 15, 2017)

Campbell's going to be out injured for six months. It's not like he just got up and left.

http://www.beinsports.com/en/premie...-forward-campbell-suffers-serious-kn-1/594163

"The 25-year-old is thought to have torn a ligament during the meeting in Houston and is reportedly facing up to six months out of action."

 

This Costa Rica side may not be that good. But I'm sure they very much want to finally get their hands on this trophy and knock us and Mexico out in the process.

 

into new pussy, eh?

 

Looks like Bruce is determined not to wear players out. He's basically alternated lineups for the three group stage games. I hate this lineup but it gives me optimism for the next game. Happy to finally see Miazga but curious if this means he and Dwyer aren't going to start the knockout stage game

 

They've been pretty unimpressive the whole tournament tho

 

Karmas a bitch, i didn't feel one ounce of sympathy for him.

 

This lineup makes me sad for US Soccer.

 

Yeah but Campbell got rid of Klinsmann for us.

 

Fox hates soccer.

 

I like this line up. You can pretty easily see where the starters switch in. Unfortunately it looks like Bedoya is beating out Acosta for that #8 spot next to Bradley.


Switch Jozy (or Wood, depending on tactics or form) for Dwyer. Pulisic and then Dempsey for Corona. Bradley for Dax, Pontius for Arriola, and Johnson for Rowe.

Yedlin for Zusi. Vill starts at right back. Brooks for Besler and Cameron for Miazga.

There is still come experimentation this game so that the depth chart is muddier at CB and wing but overall ... not bad.

 

It's comments like this that make me wish we had a down vote button like reddit.

 

Very happy Miazga is at least getting a start but he really should of been brought in sooner. Also, no image is more evocative of the USMNT mediocre performance throughout this GC than Bedoya walking out with the captains armband lol. I know it's the b/c team but cmon

 

On the bright side, anyone who ranks Roldan even with Bradley is easy to ignore..

 

Watching this version of the U.S. is equivalent to getting a root canal

 

It's such a shame we don't have better options than the likes of Bedoya, Zusi, Zardes, etc.

These guys should never be anywhere near the USMNT roster. And yet people are saying we can win WC 2026. They must be smoking some really good stuff.

This B team has been playing crap for the past 3 games.

Panama just gave Martinque a 3-0 beating and yet we let them scored 2 on us.

Time for a reality check.

 

Are we really struggling against Nicaragua?

Looks like we been playing boot the ball up field all day

 

No - we haven't been struggling ...it's just very direct, attaching style

 

Our C team played them and scored the same as panama's A team ... chill

 

Glorious flop

 

Karma. Bogus PK calls get karma smacked

 

Do we have anybody that can take PK's competently?

 

No. No we don't.