No Flames (canadian or otherwise) No trolls. Keep it on topic. 2-Jonathan Bornstein 5-Oguchi Onyewu 8-Clint Dempsey 9-Charlie Davies 10-Landon Donovan (capt.) 12-Michael Bradley 13-Ricardo Clark 15-Jay DeMerit 17-Jozy Altidore 18-Brad Guzan 21-Jonathan Spector looks like a 4 - 4 - 2 with Dempsey and Donovan out wide
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Man this team is dying for some width in the attack.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Anyone but torres and adu right bob? God this idiot thinks we have a chance. This is a disgusting (losing)lineup
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] We need to beat Egypt by a ton of goals and he starts BOTH Bradley Jr. and Clark? WTH!!??!?!
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] im going to be risky and predict that Guzan gets the red card today
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Why do we insist on the double defensive CM's? It hasn't really helped our defensive posture. Clark will be horrible, again. Ugh. This is depressing.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Not a Fire bob thread (just a pre-emptive, and probably fruitless effort )
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Disappointed, but I'll try to hide it. It looks to me as though BB decided not to think about advancing and decided simply try to win the game, against a team that must also (assume they have to) win. This is a realistic scenario for 2010, if we don't get blown out then in games 1 & 2 as we did here (scorewise) in both games. Hope the team is ready to play!
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] That's my thought. He simply doesn't want move away from what he knows.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] LOL. fair enough. I think this lineup has to be questioned. Wynne probably won't get in. No Torres and/or Adu to start, which would give us an idea of how they can put their imprint on the game. Dempsey starts? So far, we have answered very few questions about our "A" and the lack of answers looks like it will continue.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] hmm. well it's a 4-4-2. No wingers. two DM's It's a box/bucket again. Vs. a 3-5-2/5-3-2. With good wingbacks. We will be hoofing long balls against a team that uses two marking backs. We will have to hope we can outrun them. Use Davies/LD speed. This has 4-2 Egypt looking likely. At least it's not a 4-3-3 with no wingers. Should have pulled out a 4-4-2 with Dempsey and Altidore up top and with Adu and LD on the wings and Benny and Rico in the center. That would have some potential. Just don't like a Bucket vs. a 3-5-2/5-3-2 Not good tactics. Out only hope is that they are tired... PooBah
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] There's only two changes? really? Guzan and Davies. Wimpy lineup Bradley. Most of these guys are on their last leg!
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Yeah, lets play for the 0-0. Too bad Egypt is going to score at least 1 or 2 goals. lol@Bob playing for 1 point.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Agreed. Of course, utilizing the personnel better in the first two games would have helped prevent this. I am happy to see Davies start. I hope we run a 4-4-2 as that seems to be our best lineup. I guess those are 2 positives. I'm trying.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Wow, BB has learned nothing, and now I'm on the Fire BB thread, full time. 1) Double d-mids again. This will lead to no possession, little attacking play, and lots of long balls. 2) How do we win 3-0 with this lineup? No chance. He gives up. 3) He gives up, and fails to experiment. No Freddy, Benny, or Torres in the lineup. No creativity in there. 4) No accountability. Dempsey starts again after the stunt he pulled. And Clark gets another chance after the boneheaded red. Too bad Adu can't still play for Ghana, it seems that's his only chance. I'm officially buying my sombrero's in anticipation of rooting for Mexico in Azteca.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] i've noticed i'm becoming more familiar with my thought process before/during/post US games. letters, email requests to resign.. blogs.. but as usual, i want to punch bob bradley in the face and knock him around a few times. might go to prison, i know. i understand.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Call me an ahole or whatever....but anyone actively rooting against USA in this thread is going to have his/her posts deleted, and be infracted. While we always welcome constructive criticism of play, openly rooting for USA to lose is considered trolling. Regardless of what your ultimate desire might be.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] I like the inclusion of Davies. May be he will prove a good foil for Altidore who has been pretty ineffective in his two previous games. With Zidan out you will have to wonder where the goals will come from. I'd put my money on Ahmed Abdel Ghany starting who is a big striker in the Zaki mold. Not as good as either Zaki, Mido or Zidan I'd wager, but still able to do a job. I think this will be US's best performance of the tournament, but it might not be enough to beat an Egyptian side desperately seeking a win on home soil. I'll go with 1-0 Egypt.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Hard not to be disappointed with this line-up. Bradley at least does the smart thing and goes with a 4-4-2, but who gets these guys the ball? Twin d-mids will not get it done offensively. I think those who have suggested that Bradley simply wants to win the game, not advance, are right. Amazing that Dempsey started. What does it take for this guy to hit the bench?
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] I am frustrated and I think too much so to properly articulate why this lineup by Bob bothers me. I think True Crew sort of expressed how I feel. Yes it starts with wanting to see the US play differently, which leads me to Torres and Adu and to a lesser extent Benny. It also is frustrating because he seems to run some sort of meritocracy with a different set of rules for each different player. Having said that, I haven't watched much of Egypt so I can't make any analysis based on matchups. I just always am of the mind that its better to possess the ball than to concede possession. And I am not sure where you get that in this lineup. And however you feel about Clint, its clear he needs some rest.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] Having said all that, I am glad to see Charlie get a start and the chance to play with Jozy.
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] ...which apparently isn't much! !!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know if I want to cry or SCREAM
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] This lineup shows you just how unqualified Bumbling Bob is to be a coach. Egypt is missing its top three scoring threats and we play TWO defensive midfielders????? Can someone explain this to me? PLEASE?
Re: USA - Egypt PBP Thread, Confederations Cup[R] It would be nice to see Altidore and/or Davies knock in a goal or two - hey, a guy can hope - and raise their profile enough to make a difference this upcoming club season. People continually tell me these games don't matter (in that sense), but I think a really well-taken goal (not a tap-in) might set things in motion.