PBP: United States vs Mexico; April 15th; 8:30pm ET

Discussion in 'USA Men' started by AutoPenalti, Apr 15, 2015.

  1. deuteronomy

    deuteronomy Member+

    Angkor Siem Reap FC
    United States
    Aug 12, 2008
    at the pitch
    Club:
    Siem Reap Angkor FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  2. Sport Billy

    Sport Billy Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 25, 2006
    And yet, you ignore that the U.S. was not playing with anything near its first squad either.

    You are the team you field.
    Beating your rival is always a good thing and cause for celebration.
     
  3. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes but a fvcking NCAA kid just scored a goal, it was that type of game.
     
  4. deuteronomy

    deuteronomy Member+

    Angkor Siem Reap FC
    United States
    Aug 12, 2008
    at the pitch
    Club:
    Siem Reap Angkor FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We wish . . .
     
  5. LouisZ

    LouisZ Member+

    Oct 14, 2010
    Southern California-USA
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In case you have see this

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  6. bungadiri

    bungadiri Super Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jan 25, 2002
    Acnestia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, I realize it's an optical illusion, but when he's by himself, his body proportions make him look small. Narrow shoulders, big head maybe?
     
  7. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Well, Rimando is like 5'4".
     
  8. FootyRef

    FootyRef Member+

    Apr 13, 2007
    Westerville, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And it's good...
     
  9. LouisZ

    LouisZ Member+

    Oct 14, 2010
    Southern California-USA
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Rimaldo looked shorter, an inch or two when he stood next to Bedoya, and Bedoya is listed at 5'10. So a good guess is 5'8. Yarbrough is listed at 6'2. Is that just 6 inches difference?
     
  10. truefan420

    truefan420 Member+

    May 30, 2010
    oakland
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's what she said
     
  11. seeds

    seeds Member

    Apr 23, 2002
    NYC
    I think you missed my point. I wasn't advocating that we give him this time. I was saying the only way he is likely to improve is to be given the kind of time and patience that national teams can rarely afford. He showed at the Galaxy that given time and patience he can begin to combine with the likes of Keane and Donovan, but only after many games where those two were left scratching their heads and struggling to hold their tempers with him. I saw a lot of that last night, where Bradley in particular was looking to play him into space only to find Gyasi seriously late in reading the run.

    JK has certainly stuck with players in the past after he sees something he likes, so who knows maybe Gyasi will get the kind of time he needs to make an impact.
     
  12. Football Lover NYC

    Aug 21, 2008
    My Room
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    I don't get the attitude in here, had this been the Gold Cup final and the U.S. had beaten Mexico I would understand but beating a third rate version seems to illicit the same reaction. That seems to reflect more on the U.S. Team than it does Mexico.
     
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  13. Master O

    Master O Member+

    Jul 7, 2006
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    On the contrary, when Mexico was routinely beating the US for decades, their hyper obnoxious fans rubbed it the faces of the few US fans who did exist at the time every chance they got. It's only natural to gloat when Mexico loses 2 - 0, whether it's a friendly, World Cup Qualifier, Gold Cup match, etc...
     
  14. Football Lover NYC

    Aug 21, 2008
    My Room
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Their first team I understand. But beating what's equivalent to their reserve squad doesn't hold much appeal. It's like Juventus beating Torino FC's youth team, I wouldn't even watch that game.
     
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  15. John McGuirk

    John McGuirk Member+

    Jun 12, 2011
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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    what?
     
  16. gunnerfan7

    gunnerfan7 Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 22, 2012
    Santa Cruz, California
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd post here if the US beat Mexico 2-0 in Men's Curling. It's a holy scoreline, and it's not anyone's fault except Mexico's for bringing a crap team. At least the US started an amateur to try and make it fair...:D
     
  17. soccermilitant

    soccermilitant Member+

    Jan 14, 2009
    St.paul
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    because mexican fans like to talk crap and even third generation mexican- americans boo the us team.
     
  18. SaintNdaCity

    SaintNdaCity Member

    Oct 24, 2012
    Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey!
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    1. Was there a tractor pull in the Alamodome before the game?
    2. Call Scotland, there's a clan out there that's been robbed of it's green and brown tartan. It was placed on the field for the game.
    3. USA adapted as well as it could to the conditions
     
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  19. SaintNdaCity

    SaintNdaCity Member

    Oct 24, 2012
    Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey!
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    4. I don't understand all the negativity on this board. "JK can't coach", "JK is giving players a chance that shouldn't be called up" "Morris is a weak college player, he shouldn't get a call" "this guy sucks, that guy sucks"

    Here's something you all missed. It's been 20 years since a college player got a start on a USMNT game. That means we've had professionals available to call up for 20 years. Then -- there's a college player that JK says should get a look. And with Deuce hurting and Altidore serving suspension, here's the chance to see what the kid could do. Morris ran like hell, put himself into some good positions, had some good touches, some bad, and when the ball was free in the box, he got it, ripped it, and put it home. Good for him, good for USMNT, kid should get another look.

    5. Juan Agudelo also gets trashed on this thread, subs in for Morris, hasn't played with MNT in forever, gets the ball, powers right, and also smacks the ball into the net. 2nd striker that got a chance and converted. And what's better, they both did it against our most reviled rival.

    6. After a lot of bad results in friendlies post Brazil, JK put out a lineup that wasn't one you'd expect for a WCQ, but for a friendly, and he got a result out of his players. Whether it was Miguel Herrera or the FMF hierarchy that selected the squad they showed up with on Wednesday, the result Herrera got was that the kids he selected instead of his A squad couldn't get it done. Some of those players will be part of the A squad for El Tri someday, and this experience, though sobering, will vett those players.
     
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  20. SaintNdaCity

    SaintNdaCity Member

    Oct 24, 2012
    Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey!
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    7. What I liked most about this game, more than the Dos a Cero result, more than Morris & Agudelo bending twine, was that the US played with PACE. They were always moving, the ball was always moving. How many times are you saying at home, or hearing Ian Darke say, "The US needs to pick up the pace of the game" "Jurgen Klinsmen is urging his players to get on with it" (yes, I know Darke is on ESPN and didn't have the call in this game, but I digress) --- there was none of that tonight.

    Now it wasn't pretty possession football that we would like to play, and that was because of the awful turf conditions, but our guys ran to the bouncing ball, and layed it out to the next open guy. It was real nice. We didn't switch the field enough for me. But we got to possess the ball a lot more than what I have come to expect from this team in the past 8 months.
     
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  21. ttrevett

    ttrevett Member+

    Apr 2, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The thing that bugs me about the US in the attacking third, when we have the ball centrally, we have no guys making runs. They are sitting in their spot, waiting for the ball to come to them. I think when we talk about the naivite of the US player tactically, it is very evident in that situation. While we move with pace on the counter (though not terribly effectively), we really struggle with imagination in the attacking third. MB gets the ball, faces right, sees his wide midfielder and the RB. He gives the ball to the RB, who sees his defender, passes back to the RM or centrally to MB, who turns left, and sees the mirror image on the left. I think it is just a lack of players who know how to make intelligent runs into space to pull defenders out of shape and open space for others to make runs. Is it overcoaching or tactical rigidity from the coaches? Who knows, but if JK ever wants to be a high tempo pressing ball control team, he has to develop a system in which we have guys who know how and when to make a run to open up space.
     
  22. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Keep Calm & Dos a Cero.

    [​IMG]

    The Same Dosage

    MEX: "It tastes bad!"
    USA: "It's for your own good, son."
    MEX: *cries*
    USA: "So you can grow up and stop being so over-confident. I'm not always going to be taking you by the hand to the World Cup."
     
  23. Football Lover NYC

    Aug 21, 2008
    My Room
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    That's not exactly true, since it was a Non-FIFA date they were limited on who they were able to call. They're core players are in Europe so they wouldn't have been released. It's easier for the U.S. To have their players released since most play in MLS.
     
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  24. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
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    #949 HomietheClown, Apr 19, 2015
    Last edited: Apr 19, 2015
    Mexico agreed to this friendly. They did not have to play this friendly. It is not like the USA put a gun to their head and said "Play this friendly Mexico"!
    They accepted with full knowledge that they would be playing their domestic players and they thought they could win despite that.
    And they did it also knowing that many of these players are fighting for a Copa Americza spot. That should have been inspiration enough for them to perform better, but they did not.

    And I believe it may have caused more confusion for Herrera's roster decisions than clarification.
    But that is another story for another thread.
     
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  25. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    this may be true, but I got to say that team looked pretty poor - independent of the score. Next time they should find better poor players to bring.

    Seriously, those shots were not all that awesome. Bring a decent keeper. They should try and find a guy like Yarbrough, but with Mexican citizenship.

    It's really not some big deal result, but it is kind of fun that we keep doing that.
     

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