LA Galaxy Flavored USMNT in 2015

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  1. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That game was a joke. No ideas. Crappy play. No consistency, and just flat.

    So. 4 points.

    He should be fired.
     
  2. barroldinho

    barroldinho Member+

    Man Utd and LA Galaxy
    England
    Aug 13, 2007
    US/UK dual citizen in HB, CA
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Like I said, there is nothing to suggest that his goal-scoring form in 2014 was anything more than a purple patch. He still wiffed shots that season too.

    He's an athletic, hard-working player, who has good positional awareness and reasonable but erratic technical ability.

    He'll probably score now.

    EDIT: Ah...
     
  3. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    His touch and technicality leaves something to be desired. But I don't believe his overall level of play is demonstrative of "no" talent.

    He should be a sub for the Nats. At this time he isn't starter material.
     
  4. GalaxyKoa

    GalaxyKoa Member+

    Jul 18, 2007
    North County
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Zardes didn't have a good game, highlighted by poor finishing and first touches.

    However, his movement off the ball opens the US attack up quite a bit. He gets into great areas and makes exactly the runs needed (he's a lot better than other options in this area). His passing was okay but if you're playing as a striker you can't be as poor in the finish as he was today. If Zardes had half the touch of someone like Donovan, Dempsey or Bradley, he'd be an elite forward.
     
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  5. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Also, in two appearances Nagbe got played on the wing and looked "meh" (as expected because he shouldn't be on the wing).

    Wood was also not the answer today.

    No matter what forwards are playing with the Nats right now - they are going to be blunt when we have no creativity to speak of in midfield. That's on the boss.
     
  6. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Matt Doyle agrees with you, as do I.
     
  7. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  8. hav77

    hav77 Member+

    May 31, 2010
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Wow, how did Gyasi miss that open header?! Actually, attaboy, do whatever you can to get Jurgen out of there.
     
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  9. pastor

    pastor Member+

    Jul 1, 2009
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
  10. The Cadaver

    The Cadaver It's very quiet here.

    Oct 24, 2000
    La Cañada, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I would have real mixed feelings if Gyasi saved Klinsi's job.

    Hope those "must get 6 points" rumors were well founded.
     
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  11. StillKickin

    StillKickin Member+

    Austin FC
    Dec 17, 2002
    Texas
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So......was Klinsmann fired before he got on the plane coming back?
     
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  12. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    One can only hope. Being that January camp is getting geared up, ideally it would happen in the next 4 weeks.
     
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  13. skydog

    skydog Member+

    Aug 1, 1999
    Durham, NC
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    It's gotten so bad that for the first time in a couple of decades I don't even watch the US team anymore. Let me know when we have a team worth watching again.
     
  14. shurikt

    shurikt Member

    Aug 4, 2004
    Las Vegas, NV
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nah. Just do what I do and pretend it's still 1994.
     
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  15. Dr.Phil

    Dr.Phil Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I took a nap. I felt good after
     
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  16. Geneva

    Geneva LA for Life

    Feb 5, 2003
    Southern Cal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I couldn't watch the game live, via stream, and god only knows how or when I'll find a replay. Bein Sports is not idea - Fox or ESPN I could handle. So all I know is what all of you guys tell me. Sounds like a fun time, especially for Gyasi. :)
     
  17. Ghosting

    Ghosting Member+

    Aug 20, 2004
    Pendleton, OR
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I tried to watch the game but couldn't find anyone who got BEIN. My friend kept texting me throughout complaining about how horrible we were playing, which made me glad I wasn't watching it. :D
     
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  18. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It sucked.
     
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  19. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thanks for saving me the two hours....
     
  20. L.A. Native

    L.A. Native Member+

    Aug 1, 2013
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Watch it. Then let us know how you feel about Zardes. Its agreed that this year playing on the wing he didn't do much but, played at forward for this match and well, he didn't do much.
     
  21. skydog

    skydog Member+

    Aug 1, 1999
    Durham, NC
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    You can't validly evaluate a player on a single game and especially not the player's most recent game where emotions are still involved. Add in this is late November so the guy has been playing non-stop for LA and the US for 10 or 11 months now. And even Keane has had periods where he missed shot after shot for a few games in a row. I remember Donovan missing a fairly easy knock-in for Everton, a miss that cost them the game. I never worried about either player because of their entire body of work and the fact that they were getting and creating chances. Zardes is no Keane or Donovan but it sounds like he is getting himself in positions to score. If so, it will turn around for him.
     
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  22. The Cadaver

    The Cadaver It's very quiet here.

    Oct 24, 2000
    La Cañada, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ^ Agree. And, Z did hit the woodwork. Who else on the nats even came that close to scoring?
     
  23. L.A. Native

    L.A. Native Member+

    Aug 1, 2013
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    I think all of us have seen pretty much every minute Zardes has played. I assumed TH would take every game into acount, not just this one.
     
  24. MPNumber9

    MPNumber9 Member+

    Oct 10, 2010
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Gotta say, after hearing all the grousing about Zardes terrible misses I'm not that offended by them actually seeing the chances in the highlights. Don't get me wrong, Zardes hasn't been in great form over the past couple games. His movement is still very good, which is evidenced by the number of chances he was involved in in both games (he was involved in every run of play goal against STV) but his touch and finishing have been poorer than we're used to. He's had better games for the US against tougher competition and has finished much more difficult chances.
     
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  25. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Agreed. That is exactly why the hate going on on the Nats boards drives me batsh*t crazy. Totally based on the last game opposed to games in total.
     

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