7/2 USA v Paraguay: Post-Match [R]

Hell yeah

 

It was. But some coaches don't learn their lesson

 

Ricardo Clark needs to give our forwards shooting lessons. If he can put blistering shots on frame, why can't they? If he doesn't chicken out on shooting, why do they?

Twellman cannot compete at this level.

EJ made some nice passes but he's useless in front of goal.

Keller is a joke now--he can barely move and got caught in no-man's land on the first two goals. So much for his "audition".

Guzan absolutely gets to that second goal.

Big props to Olsen for leaving it all out there.

Drew Moor played a solid match and had some spectacular crosses (who knew? I've never seen him cross it that well for FCD). His play was a great revelation. I don't blame him for missing the sitter--our forwards did that all night.

I'm sorry we didn't have MORE newbies on the field. Guzan would've been an improvement over this broken-down Keller, and I'd take Herc Gomez over what I saw from Twellman any day.

Pfft. Wasted opportunity, this tournament. Not because we took our "B" team, but because Bradley stuck with Twellman and Keller against all evidence that the latter can't compete at this level anymore, and the former never could.

 

Change "your" to "you're" first.

 

How many quality chances did we have in this match? 8-10. Vs probably the 3rd best team in South America known for their defense. The buildup play was excellent. Some of the best you'll ever see from a US team. Quick decisive passing moving into the final 3rd. It was great.

Unfortunately, the finishing was bad and defending was worse.

Liked Clark, Moor, Benny, Benny and Johny

 

Some of those we didn't even need a quality finisher, an above average one would have done. At least test the keeper.

 

Whats with the TT hate? Didn't his pass set up the goal? When the ball went to him, he got it to the open man either inside the box or immediately around it. He didn't play well, but he was better than all but a handful of the Americans out there.

 

wow i very disapointed fielhaber was great at times and showed great potential at other why could we not bring 1 good forward moor was a very very pleasant suprise and there is so much potential in mapp and johnson but the latter needs the best damn sport psychologist in the world keller is done is he starts the next game there should be a revolt against bradley

 

Goodnight. Will watch, and hope for the best, against Colombia. But this is goodnight for the USA in Copa America.

Until another time

 

Hey look on the bright side. If we had our A team we would probably have smoked Paraguay (even with some poor finishing). And in South America no less.

 

What the hell is wrong with you guys? We all said before the tournament that we were going to get killed. Remember 3 and out? What are all you guys all of a sudden so pissed. Jeeez. Get over yourselves and lets look at the positives. We found out several things. Twellman, Keller are done. Benny, Rico, Johnson, Bornstien are studs. Nguyen is freakin' slow.

 

Cut it with the potty talk, mother********er!

 

He's talking about the quality of the competition. The Copa America is a greater test that Gold Cup.

 

USA played a great game. We can hold our heads up high. All of S. America thought that they were going to sweep the floor with us. We missed our chances and at least deserved a draw. Oh well, Americas B team has played a great tournament so far. I look forward to our game against a tough Colombia.

 

You know, I want Colombia to beat the US. Beat them bad. Let the bad run go all out. I don't need any excuses that they won the third match... beating Colombia.

 

No, I was thinking of posting exactly as it was. Then again, I'm quite the bastard...

 

This has "imagine if we sent the A squad over, since the B squad looked so good at times" written all over it. It is what it is.

The problem is that we've seen the A squad blow chances before. The sad reality is that too often the A squad doesn't nearly get as many as they did tonight from the B squad.

I think it's more an overall frustration over a percieved lack of forward progress. It's a wish that we could just get it together in a big tournament again like in 2002.

They'll pop the company line of "Oh, we have to send the A squad to the Gold Cup, it's our federation, it's more important!" But the truth is, this provided a (pardon the pun) golden oppurtunity to send our best to a tournament that has far greater competition. Instead we won the Gold Cup again, but has it really progressed "the program" that far?

 

The problem is that the idiots in charge thought sending this squad could be a good idea in any WAY, SHAPE, or FORM.

YEAH, LET'S GET EMBARRASSED AND HAVE OUR YOUNGSTERS LOOK LIKE AMATEURS IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE WORLD, THAT'S A STELLAR IDEA.

 

News Flash!!!!!!!!!!!!!



All teams, even Argentina and Brazil don't score all the time.

Was it frustrating watching miss after miss tonight? Yup it sure was.

I'm willing to bet Brazil felt the same way against Mexico. But they are much better than us so it's OK for them I guess.

That's the nature of the beast in soccer my friend. If it were so easy, games would have lacrosse scores.

 

when have we stopped letting the "lads gain experience"

i hope suinl gulati has hard times sleeping after this result.

So now I have to deal with all my mexican friends saying "see, see, the USA sucks!"

The real regret is that we would have blown this paraguay team out of their boots with our A squad.

 

And a right foot.

 

Unfortunately, FIFA doesn't agree with that.

 

Absolutely 100% agree.

I'm happy that we outplayed them, but I'm infuriated with the inability to finish. This may be the best the U.S. has ever looked losing by 2 goals.

I for one wish Kenny Cooper and/or Chris Rolfe could have been our "B" forwards brought to this tourney. I'm betting they were in the running before getting injured.

 

I feel that the first two Paraguayan goals could have been stopped by Keller. He looked like a deer staring down oncoming headlights on both occasions.

I love Keller, but it's time for him to go back to his castle.