Will the USA continue on to the final? Can the Reggae Boys upset the USA’s plans?
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Will the USA continue on to the final? Can the Reggae Boys upset the USA’s plans?
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Wyrm1
I’d rather be playing the Reggae Boyz than Haiti. Jamaica is a better team than Haiti, but they lack the speed that the US struggled with in group play. I think 2-0 is about right.
raven
Lot a bitchin about the women playing on artificial turf. That ain’t grass.
Randinho
Anyone have a streaming option that doesn’t require a subscription. SporTV is not covering either game here.
MattR
@Wyrm1: I’ll have to go 2-1 USA because of the American defensive center backs. Are Brooks and Alvarado supposed to have tremendous upside? Is that why they are starting? They have looked pretty terrible all tournament. I thought the Gonzalez and Ream pairing was much better and Gonzalez was an improvement over Brooks in the last match. I was actually shocked that neither Brooks or Alvarado was dropped for Besler after the group stage.
Randinho
Found one! Thanks anyway
raven
@Randinho: Good, I had no help.
Randinho
My live stream is in Portuguese de Portugal, btw! Sounds like Russian.
Baud
@raven:
Georgia Dome! (Just learned about venue).
Tripod
US showing speed going forward but lacking final pass.
Barnes got dished a nice pass in the middle of the box and put it in the cheap seats. Not sure what the US center backs were doing.
raven
@Baud: Yup, I gotta go down there tomorrow. I bet it was a mess at 5 with the Braves-Dodgers just getting out.
raven
@Tripod: There ain’t no cheap seat there tonight with both the US and Mexico playing. I think the worst seat (the ones that I get for the SEC championship game) were $150.
dedc79
Um… not good
Tripod
@raven:
Yikes.
Bit of a unlucky bounce for the US – they aren’t reacting well to the goal, look flustered in midfield.
Tripod
That was a hell of free kick.
2-0 Jamaica
Randinho
A bit of a defensive collapse so far
Tripod
US looks to be playing to get to the locker room rather than to get one back.
Randinho
@Tripod: Probably not a bad idea at the moment. They need to regroup.
Randinho
Okay, let’s see a repeat of USA v Slovenia from 2010 without the mysterious disallowed goal.
MattR
US looked like the better side up until the goal. Will be interesting to see if the Jamaicans come out more defensively in the second half and if the US is able to continue getting quality scoring chances against that more defensive posture.
(EDIT: And I guess the answer to the latter is “YES!!!!!”)
Tissue Thin Pseudonym
Hockey-style rebound goal to make it 2-1.
Randinho
That’s one.
raven
It’s the Georgia Dome not the Atlanta Dome!
Tissue Thin Pseudonym
Man, female track athletes don’t wear clothes anymore, do they?
dedc79
So many missed opportunities just in the past few minutes…
Wyrm1
Well, we have definitely struggled with their speed, but the defense was embarrassing on the first goal (great header by Mattocks though) and the second was just a great free kick from a stupid foul by Guzan. Hopefully we will get the second back, we seem to be swarming in the second half
Randinho
Well, I’m going to pull for a Mexico v USA third place game. Go Panama!
Wyrm1
@Randinho: Same with me. Mexico/US in the consolation game would at least show an increase in CONCACAF depth past these two squads.
Jamaica outplayed the US and probably deserved the win…. oh well.
Tripod
Jurgen Klinsmann is a Harold Hill level bullshit artist.