Quote :

"I agree that he's been somewhat anonymous in the last few friendlies. I'm just saying I don't think he's a flash in the pan or got lucky in his first few appearances."

Gotcha. I'm hoping for the same as you...I've just been a little disappointed with the last few matches. But I've been disappointed in all of the young guns as well. Hopefully Klinsman can get them ready for qualifying and the next World Cup.

11/11/2011 10:35:51 AM

bump for kickoff

and yes, Beckerman starting. Gooch is hurt but at least Orozco Fiscal isn't starting in his place. Nothing against Timmy but I want Hamid to get a start in one of these friendlies, he's our GK of the future.

USA lineup: Howard; Cherundolo, Goodson, Bocanegra, Chandler; Beckerman; Williams, Edu, Shea; Dempsey, Altidore.

USA bench: Hamid, Orozco Fiscal, Bradley, Johnson, Jones, Beasley, Buddle.

11/11/2011 2:54:43 PM

Interesting no Bradley again...

I miss Stu, but he's entering that "can't count on him every being healthy" phase at this point. Fuck Man U

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 3:05 PM. Reason : with jozy getting regular first team action, i'm curious to see his improvement]

11/11/2011 2:56:58 PM

what an awesome fucking setting

11/11/2011 3:16:24 PM

I see you Beckerman. Giving away possession in dangerous places.

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 3:19 PM. Reason : i know i'm repeating darke, but chandler does look good]

11/11/2011 3:19:29 PM

Beckerman/Altidore's first touch is atrocious

11/11/2011 3:19:40 PM

really drives me insane that he is playing

11/11/2011 3:20:12 PM

this camera work is awesome, btw

11/11/2011 3:21:01 PM

not much possession for us but we do look really organized in the back

11/11/2011 3:21:14 PM

to me it looked like a penalty to me

11/11/2011 3:25:51 PM

Fucking French assholes pointing green lasers at Howard's eyes. They should find those schmucks and charge them with assault.

11/11/2011 3:31:18 PM

Quote :

"I see you Beckerman. Giving away possession in dangerous places."

i would still rather have bradley in there doing the same thing

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 3:42 PM. Reason : and beckerman on cue]

11/11/2011 3:41:31 PM

11/11/2011 3:43:39 PM

Beckerman: terrible.

Harkes: clueless.

11/11/2011 3:43:49 PM

hell of a half from Altidore, I must say

11/11/2011 3:45:13 PM

I think a second grader could mark better than Beckerman.

11/11/2011 3:47:23 PM

just added this gem to my christmas list:

11/11/2011 3:47:48 PM

got the home crowd to boo at halftime, that's a win, right?

Shea is nowhere to be found. Chandler's had the ball in the attacking third more than him

11/11/2011 3:50:18 PM

i really wish gourcuff was playing

11/11/2011 3:50:21 PM

Dempsey always looks one move away from stabbing fools out there.

11/11/2011 3:52:44 PM

Dempsey hasn't done anything of notice yet. Hopefully he gets pissed.

11/11/2011 4:06:06 PM

Dempsey is permanently pissed

11/11/2011 4:10:45 PM

Sweet shot, Becks.

11/11/2011 4:11:27 PM

Chandler thinks he's playing LM... he's coming forward, which can be good occasionally, but it's taking away all the space for Shea who has nowhere to go.

11/11/2011 4:12:52 PM

Boca's on the take from some French guy, methinks.

11/11/2011 4:14:46 PM

Tim fucking Howard.

11/11/2011 4:16:44 PM

damn what a save

forget a goal, let's see the u.s. string 3 passes together

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 4:17 PM. Reason : i see mr. laser is still at it]

11/11/2011 4:17:23 PM

Not sure how Jozy being shoved down isn't a foul considering the last one on Ribery...

11/11/2011 4:19:14 PM

^ was thinking the same thing.


Bradley for Beckerman please.

dude, Jozy can't buy a damn foul

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 4:23 PM. Reason : .]

11/11/2011 4:20:35 PM

Can someone explain to me why we keep shooting from 40m?

11/11/2011 4:24:45 PM

TIMMY

11/11/2011 4:30:02 PM

Timmy just escaped a penalty.

11/11/2011 4:30:34 PM

Underwhelming from Shea.

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 4:32 PM. Reason : dancing L]

11/11/2011 4:31:28 PM

That was a tad stupid by Goodson, probably should've took the angle.

11/11/2011 4:33:27 PM

been 20 minutes in the making

11/11/2011 4:33:29 PM

damn

11/11/2011 4:33:38 PM

Soft yellow. Dempsey got lucky too, bad touch.

11/11/2011 4:38:17 PM

Dempsey should have passed it. But then again, it was Buddle so I can understand why he didn't.

11/11/2011 4:38:23 PM

Well, he did make contact with the face... miss Donovan's pace.

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 4:41 PM. Reason : fuck you harkes]

11/11/2011 4:38:34 PM

lol at Harkes arguing with Darke

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 4:42 PM. Reason : lol]

11/11/2011 4:42:10 PM

Ian Darke to Harkes:

Love Darke.

11/11/2011 4:42:50 PM

John Harkes is so goddamn insufferable with his homerism. I feel bad for Ian Darke when he has to constantly correct Harkes' favoritism.

11/11/2011 4:43:16 PM

WTF is Deuce doing? SHOOT THE FUCKING BALL.

I feel like I'm watching the fucking Hurricanes with all these extra passes.

11/11/2011 4:44:14 PM

Not only is he always wrong, he's also a terrible orator. I don't understand how he still has his job.

It's like hiring Mike Tyson to be a boxing analyst. Except Harkes doesn't even have that acumen.

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 4:46 PM. Reason : /]

11/11/2011 4:45:08 PM

Quote :

"WTF is Deuce doing? SHOOT THE FUCKING BALL. I feel like I'm watching the fucking Hurricanes with all these extra passes. "

11/11/2011 4:46:39 PM

^^I don't understand how Darke hasn't completely berated him yet on air after all the US games they've done together. It's really unbearable listening to Harkes, honestly.

11/11/2011 4:47:37 PM

this image is making me laugh

11/11/2011 4:50:00 PM

Wet-willy alert

11/11/2011 4:50:50 PM

so much for this klinsmann offense...we play just as we did with bradley...too much defense, zero offense

11/11/2011 8:08:52 PM

^I didn't see the game, but you're actually shocked by that? No coach can change the fact that in the short term we just aren't as good as some of the other teams in the world.

11/12/2011 1:24:46 AM