(R) Gold Cup 2017

Discussion in 'Columbus Crew' started by kgilbert78, Jul 7, 2017.

  1. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Figure we needed a thread for this as it started tonight. Just got done watching the Canada-French Guiana match--whoch was quite entertaining though not of the highest quality. They have a kid who looks good, tho.
     
  2. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    Does they refer to Canada or French Guiana?
     
  3. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sorry--Canada. He's 16 and scored two. Alphonso Davies. Belongs to the Whitecaps.
     
  4. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    3-0 win minimum. We've got something to prove versus last time.
     
  5. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Panama is a decent team. We should win, but I'd be surprised at a 3-0, especially with us only having a B team.

    EDIT: OK... just looked at Panama's roster. They have a bit of a B team as well. No Penedo is goal. No Torres, Baloy, Cummings, or Machado in defense. No Quientero on the wing. No Tejada or Perez up top. Looks like they are resting a lot of their veteran players for WCQ. Though some could come in after the group stage I suppose, especially in defense since three of those four guys play in MLS.
     
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  6. Psycho_Derek

    Psycho_Derek Member+

    Nov 18, 2005
    Is full back a low depth position in USMNT?
     
  7. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's gotta be, right?

    TBH the entire back looks weak. Gonzalez and Besler are shadows of what they were before. Yedlin and Zusi are the only options at right back (unless you want to try the Chandler experiment), and at left we have...DaMarcus Beasley.

    And minding the net is none other than Charlie Brown.

    [​IMG]
     
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  8. CoSprings CrewFan

    Mar 29, 2012
    Colorado Springs, CO
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Eric Lichaj is also an option at right back. I think a lot of USMNT fans want to see him get a shot. Voted player of the year at Nottingham Forest, seems like a good potential backup option for Yedlin at RB.
     
  9. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was talking about him as one of the many "where did that guy go" defenders we've had over the years.
     
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  10. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well... that game was... uh.... yeah.... not exactly a barnburner. First half was pretty uneventful for the most part. Second half was better, but more because Panama really started putting us under pressure.

    No one in the defense looked good except for Guzan. Zusi is good going forward but predictably, and understandably, a liabilty defensively. Villafaña was crap. Omar and Besler weren't great, but i dont think McCarty or Acosta helped much.

    Dax was quite simply not good enough. Acosta is still young and inconsistent. He's a good complimentary piece, but not ready to be the main man. Rowe was ok, but I'm still not convinced he's A Team quality. Corona... meh. Bedoya was garbage. He's been garbage since joing Philly. I'm done with him.

    Dwyer works hard, but I still think he's only super sub level for the senior team.

    Man of the match was clearly Miguel Camargo. I definitely think he's getting more minutes when he goes back to NYCFC.
     
  11. Hamburgler03

    Hamburgler03 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 31, 2000
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It can only be a CONCACAF tournament when a team intentionally fields an ineligible player.

     
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  12. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Weird situation though. French Guiana is not FIFA. Which begs the question of why they wee allowed to compete in the first place. Yeah, I know. Politics. But if Puerto Rico can have a FIFA team, why not these locales?
     
  13. porchlight

    porchlight Member+

    Jul 27, 2013
    Crawlumbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    And..the USA soccer team..look like the Crew..l must Google powerhouse Martinique
     
  14. CrewV Man

    CrewV Man Member+

    Aug 18, 2011
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But the USMNT scored against a parked bus. Not well but they did score. The Crew can't do that.
     
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  15. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ligue 3 has some good goalscorers.
     
  16. DAK77

    DAK77 Member+

    Nov 10, 2008
    Merion Village, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That was painful to watch
     
  17. LastOfEleven

    LastOfEleven Member

    May 1, 2007
    Cincy, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But the USMNT(b) did have a disorganized defense and many wasted scoring opportunities...
     
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  18. CrewV Man

    CrewV Man Member+

    Aug 18, 2011
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    True true. On a positive note, I think the Crew found a second striker who can score and would be cheap, Parsemain.
     
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  19. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  20. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    USMNT has just pulled a Columbus Crew impersonation off perfectly. Another instance of Two PK's.
     
  21. Hamburgler03

    Hamburgler03 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 31, 2000
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    now we know what it's like to be England.
     
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  22. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We still won 3-0.
     
  23. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Anyone else go to the Panama-Martinique game?

    If so, any trouble finding where to enter?

    Also, does CONCACAF have a rule against printing game programs? None at the first-round qualifier at MAPFRE and none for the Gold Cup.
     
  24. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, my buddy and i were there for both games, no issues.

    The panama v martinique game was far superior to the US v nicuragua game. US game so boring we left around the 70th min to go get something to eat before making the drive back to Cbus.
     
  25. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have to believe that Nagbe and Bradley are going to make our midfield look more like a team, and less like a group of old men trying to find Bingo night.
     

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