USMNT vs Costa Rica
Game #2 for the USMNT in Group A.
Time: 8pm ET
Where: Soldier Field
TV: FS1, Univision (Streaming Fox Sports Go & Univision Deportes en vivo)
USMNT Lineup (no changes from Colombia match)
Guzan, Yedlin, Cameron, Brooks, Johnson, Jones, Bradley, Bedoya, Zardes, Dempsey, Wood
I am surprised there are no changes. I thought at least Nagbe would start and even Beckerman for Jones to allow Bradley to go forward more.
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Would've really liked to see Castillo come in at LB (yes I know he isn't great) so we could push Fabian up on the wing.
Maybe toss Nagbe in the middle with Jones and Bradley and push Bedoya out to the other wing and scarifice Dempsey in the middle so that Wood could play at his more natural position.
Have Dempsey come in around the 65th minute and give us something off the bench instead of running around up top with hardly any service all game.
Whatever.
Edit: so it would look like
Guzan
Yedlin--Cameron--Brooks--Castillo
Jones----Bradley
Nagbe
Bedoya Johnson
Wood
Just imagine Jones and Bradley kind of staggered a little more.
Agree with having Dempsey come off the bench. Can't really get behind the Castillo thing.
I'd have rather they played 4-4-2 diamond with Deuce and Wood on top.
Agree. If Deuce is going to start he isn't effective playing alone. Wood make great runs and would complement Deuce.
Playing a 4-4-2 also likely negates the need for Zardes to start since you can play Bedoya in the MF.
I thank him for his service. He's a fine, fine American.
But I hope we've seen the last of Jozy.
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I think people forget that Jozy is still only 26. We get excited about the "potential" of guys like Zardes and Nagbe but say we are done with Altidore even though they are about the same age. It's silly.
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Costa Rica lineup: Pemberton; Matarrita, Duarte, Acosta, Calvo, Gamboa; Ruiz, Borges, Bolanos, Campbell; Urena.
I know our defense will be different (and better), but how do you guys think it will be deployed vs Costa Rica? And what about our offense? Will it be more up tempo, more aggressive, or the same?
(asking for a jolly friend wearing Red and White)
Other than my meltdown during an MSU game when RichRod was coach or after the Minnesota Hoke debacle, I usually do not call for the head of a coach. Tonight, though, Klinsmann should get fired immediately if we lose.
Also, I know little about soccer so be kind
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Home cooking. It's a huge factor in international soccer.
Zardes needs to try to do the opposite first touch of what we really want - that may be the ticket.
Penalty for USA!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude pushed down Wood.
Deuce converts - USA 1 - 0 CRC 9'
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Pulling for OU. SEC sucks.e
He didn't score as a winger...he scored when he was inside and they switched to a 4-4-2, so your point is still valid.
In reality Wood should be playing Dempsey's role and Dempsey should be coming off the bench in the Abby Wamback role. But how can you really complain after they play the best game they've been in a looooong time and both Dempsey and Wood get goals/create chances.
almost kicked it straight out of bounds
Keep it out wide and we'll be fine, it appears.
Dammit Zardes - good first touch but piss-poor shot (great pass by Deuce)
Got to hit those shots! COME ON!
FUCK YEAH - THE HESSIAN great goal
Thank you JONES!
That ball went in the goal like it had eyes.
perfectly shot - nice work
Dempsey is tearing the Ticos apart! GO USA!!!
GOL GOL GOL GOL - Bobby Wood. Dempsey is playing out of his fucking mind.
SWEEEET!