Pre-match: US v. Bosnia, August 14, 2013

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  1. Harper916

    Harper916 Member+

    Mar 30, 2001
    Lake Charles, La.
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

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  2. dlokteff

    dlokteff Member+

    Jan 22, 2002
    San Francisco, CA
    Bradley makes a pretty good Howling Mad. LOL
     
  3. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    All in all, this is a stronger team than the one in the GC. Position by position:

    Guzan/Howard > Rimando/Johnson

    Evans/Parkhurst > Parkhurst/Beltran (RB)
    Cameron = Goodson/Gonzo (RCB)
    JAB/Ream < Besler/MOF (until I see Brooks with the NT, I won't put him above Besler)
    Fabian/Castillo > Beasley/Castillo (LB)

    Jones/Williams > Beckerman/Holden (DM/CM)
    Bradley/Mix > Mix/Holden (B2B)

    Corona/Bedoya/Torres = Corona/Bedoya/Sacha (central-wide players)
    Fabian/EJ/Wood > Beaz/EJ/Shea (impact sub/impact move to winger or WF)

    Johannsson/Mix/Sacha < LD/Mix/Holden (if played as creators, LD's are big shoes to fill)

    Jozy/Boyd > Wondo/EJ

    So this team is stronger in 7 positions, same in 2, and weaker in 2 (because of Besler and Donovan).
     
  4. JoeCelt

    JoeCelt Member+

    Jul 7, 2012
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
  5. Lloyd Heilbrunn

    Lloyd Heilbrunn Member+

    Feb 11, 2002
    Jupiter, Fl.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My Mom's High School classmate! :)
     
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  6. jakepc42

    jakepc42 Member+

    Mar 26, 2011
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yea im not a big Evans fan especially not with Lichaj having just put in two good games in a similar league. But Parkhurst....We could do worse. He's capable and trustworthy at least from what i've seen. The guy is tactically sound and at least not a disaster.
     
  7. USOutlaw16

    USOutlaw16 Member+

    Green Bay Voyageurs
    United States
    Jan 22, 2011
    On the Gringo Wall of Shame
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    We could always bring back Bornstein :whistling:
     
  8. luvdagame

    luvdagame Member+

    Jul 6, 2000
    Grant Wahl ‏

    wow! klinsi knows people.

    normally that paperwork sits on a bureaucrat or the bureaucrat's secretary's desk until they come back from their 10th leisurely fifa junket.

    bet klinsi made some calls.
     
  9. Sebsasour

    Sebsasour Member+

    New Mexico United
    May 26, 2012
    Albuquerque NM
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The news on Aron is huge. I really don't want him getting his first cap in a qualifier, and after qualifying we only get a few matches before Brazil. Good chance to evaluate him
     
  10. JoeCelt

    JoeCelt Member+

    Jul 7, 2012
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
  11. FirstStar

    FirstStar Hustlin' for the USA

    Fulham Football Club
    Feb 1, 2005
    Time's Arrow
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't. I think the Iceland FA chief made such a fuss that FIFA is sending him a big, loving, bureaucratic "F*$k you!" by expediting Bacon's application. They love to show everyone just who really is in charge.
     
  12. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Give this man way too much credit. He didn't have time. He was healing the sick, visiting the orphanage and defusing landmine fields left over from the '90's war.
     
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  13. NoSix

    NoSix Member+

    Feb 18, 2002
    Phoenix
    Calculated odds based on results of all international matches over last 5 years:

    BIH vs USA
    Probability of BIH win: 44%
    Probability of USA win: 32%
    Probability of draw: 24%
    Prediction: BIH 2 USA 1 (9% probability)
     
  14. drgonzo

    drgonzo Member+

    Jun 1, 2011
    Club:
    San Diego Flash
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is it me or does everything look weird right now?
     
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  15. Bosnian Diamond

    Bosnian Diamond Member+

    Aug 9, 2011
    Mars
    Club:
    FK Velez
    Nat'l Team:
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
    Yep, they could Be Croat, Slovenian, Serbian, Macedonian, or Montegrin.
     
  16. Wessoman

    Wessoman Member+

    Sep 26, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's because I laced your morning orange juice with LSD.
     
  17. drgonzo

    drgonzo Member+

    Jun 1, 2011
    Club:
    San Diego Flash
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    shit
     
  18. JoeCelt

    JoeCelt Member+

    Jul 7, 2012
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
  19. ckl26

    ckl26 Member+

    Jul 21, 2012
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Is that the confirmed starting lineup? Hope not
     
  20. ttrevett

    ttrevett Member+

    Apr 2, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Took me a while to figure out Dzons! Is this what they anticipate or what has been released?
     
  21. nbarbour

    nbarbour Member+

    Jun 19, 2006
    Washington DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Awesome. Only ones unchanged are Kljestan and...Parkhurst? Not a bad lineup, though!
     
  22. ttrevett

    ttrevett Member+

    Apr 2, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    If this is accurate, it might not be a straightforward two man front, with EJ playing wide with FJ on the other flank and a three man central midfield. Aside from Kjlestan and Castillo, sounds about what I expected.
     
  23. JoeCelt

    JoeCelt Member+

    Jul 7, 2012
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
  24. nbarbour

    nbarbour Member+

    Jun 19, 2006
    Washington DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  25. Pragidealist

    Pragidealist Member+

    Mar 3, 2010

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