PBP: Biting our nails: United States at Antigua and Barbuda: 7pm ET

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Good to hear the American fanatics in the distance.

 

that pitch really is a piece of garbage

 

don't insult garbage....

 

Balboa is amazing at not talking about anything remotely related to the topic at hand.

 

That is an awfully narrow field. Can't blame A&B for that.

 

09' 0-0 USA sharp ground pass up centerline, hits #? at 25m arc left. Quick out-flick hits #18 Eddie (I'm going to call him GAM hereafter, to avoid inevitable confusion with Fabian J. ) overlapping past box top left. GAM circles back, hooks a cross to 14m center. Just high, A&B jump and flick-head it across and over.

10' 0-0 USA right corner, headed clear.
11' 0-0 USA overhit a long ground ball to the right corner flag, too fast for Gomez.

 

I thought cricket grounds were a bit more plush than what this field appears

 

That field is sooooo SMALL & A&B's playing with 11 men behind the ball. Almost no space.

 

Tres bien! Un French lesson avec Celo in the background !

 

Why not? There's unused field on both side of the touchlines. Could easily be expanded. This looks intentional.

 

is celo a deuce hater like harkes? does he not know deuce exists?

 

12' 0-0 A&B goal kick, fouled at center circle top. #5 Joseph free kick floats to 9m mid-left, A&B rises first and heads across the 6-top. Goodson(?) heads it out to arc top center, #? volleys waist-high but shanks it wide right. Meh, they actually got some looks there.

 

as long as its within FIFAs proscribed dimensions how can you "blame" A&B?

 

Good play by Williams to draw a foul. Finally somebody tries to move with the ball...

 

Exactly. Considering they're going to pack 9 men behind the ball, why not make the field as small as possible and make your life easier?

 

Seeing this pitch and the way Antigua plays, suddenly their 0-0 draw at home versus Jamaica is much more understandable.

 

Jozy's ability to link up centrally, ball on the floor, looks like it might be missed.

 

Gamesmanship

 

Good corner by Zusi. We need to bang one of those in.

 

Too much tippy tappy. Pump that thing into teh box a few times.

 

Balboa continues to get hired for soccer commentator jobs.

 

honestly zusi corner was one of the prettiest i've seen for usmnt in a long time

 

Already with the time wasting? At min 16?

 

Some phenomena can never be explained