USMNT: To Rüssia With Love

[Cellar-Door]

I'd put Bradley and Johnson ahead of him but he's critical to this team.

I'd also put both keepers and Dempsey in front of him on talent.
He is our best CB, by a lot.

 

[ifmanis5]

Nice backtracking hustle by Bradley.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Guzan, so indecisive. What a nosedive his stock has taken in the last year.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Guzan's going to give me a(nother) heart attack.

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

Zero confidence in Guzan right now

 

[crystalline]

Nice to see other teams sometimes forget to mark on set pieces.

US is taller and bigger and that was a good ball by Bradley. Tough for Mexico, they have to body up Cameron and take away the angle. That's hard with the size diff.

 

[coremiller]

Guzan is giving me a heart attack every time he gets involved.  It's too bad we don't have a quality, experienced alternative.

 

[teddykgb]

"Well" is not the word I'd choose to describe Guzans work there

 

[McBride11]

I cant hear the announcers at the bar, but it just seems Cameron is much taller than Mex defenders. Tough for them.

But ya Cameron Besler at the back is very strong. Guzan... sigh.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Jozy, what the fuck.

 

[OCST]

Beckerman, if you would do something other than stand there, Guzan wouldn't have to leave the box

 

[Cellar-Door]

Guzan has been playing pretty well for Villa. I wonder how much of his decision making issues for the USMNT are just not being on the same page as  his defense. The screwed up punch into a slide tackle was partly because his defender prevented him from just catching it by backing into him.

 

[IdiotKicker]

I'd also put both keepers and Dempsey in front of him on talent.
He is our best CB, by a lot.

I don't know if I'd put Dempsey there at this point in his career. And I just haven't seen Timmy enough recently to be able to say anything there, so you may be right in that one.

 

[shawnrbu]

What is the chant every time Guzan boots the ball?

 

[McBride11]

What is the chant every time Guzan boots the ball?

Boo?

 

[Cellar-Door]

Danny Williams better come on at the half.

 

[OCST]

Jozy's default move tonight is "knock dude over"

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

USA is going to need 3 to win this match. At least.
Are there the goals in this squad?

 

[Infield Infidel]

Altidore has played his butt off so far, I hope he's not hurt

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Way too much space given to guys in that 18-25 area. One of our classic deficiencies.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Altidore has played his butt off so far, I hope he's not hurt

The classic Altidore first half. He's played hard, but not very well.

 

[Infield Infidel]

What is the chant every time Guzan boots the ball?

https://news.vice.com/article/mexico-soccer-fans-debate-use-of-controversial-puto-chant

 

[ifmanis5]

Almost. Good idea.

 

[OCST]

Ohhhhhhhhh needed to do more with that

 

[Dummy Hoy]

I hope Guzan gets ejected

 

[SoxFanInCali]

This ain't ending 11 on 11.

 

[ifmanis5]

Intense down there.

 

[McBride11]

Jurgy disapproves.

 

[OCST]

Why the yellow? Didn't see it

 

[ifmanis5]

I wonder if Donald Trump's name was featured prominently in Mexico's pregame locker room speech.

 

[OCST]

Jurgy disapproves.

Germans don't like fighting

 

[Cellar-Door]

Why the yellow? Didn't see it

I saw nothing. I thought it was for the kick on Guzan, but it was given to Jiminez who was just standing there.

 

[Cellar-Door]

All the players I was worried would suck, have all sucked.
Jozy
Jones
Beckerman.

 

[OCST]

Beasley frisky going forward

 

[McBride11]

Germans don't like fighting

Haha. Well played.

And Jozy Wondos it.

 

[blueguitar322]

Several good half-chances on the counter for the US, but otherwise Mexico just looks faster.

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

Still too porous and such little possession, but last ten minutes have been more positive

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Couple of good chances there. Beasley couldn't get the right angle on the first cross and Jozy couldn't get the touch in the right direction on the second.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Jozy is so fucking terrible.
He hasn't had a good performance against good competition in years.

 

[blueguitar322]

Ooh was that last man?

 

[OCST]

Third yellow for MEX

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Moreno playing with fire there. There was a covering defender...just.

 

[blueguitar322]

Second outstanding set piece for Bradley - good save.

 

[McBride11]

shitt. Great save. Mb almost had it

 

[ifmanis5]

How could there be only 1 minute of added time?

 

[OCST]

Mexico is doing stupid things

 

[Cellar-Door]

How could there be only 1 minute of added time?

Other than the pushing match, there haven't been any real stoppages.

 

[blueguitar322]

Given the start and the energy disparity, I'll take tied at half.

 

[Dummy Hoy]

Other than the pushing match, there haven't been any real stoppages.

 
Mexico celebrated for well over a minute on their goal.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

How could there be only 1 minute of added time?

Probably should have been 2 with the 2 goals and the shoving match on the Guzan save, but it's not way off.
 
In the Women's World Cup final there was only 1 minute added in the first half when there were 5 goals and 2 subs. After that I stopped trying to figure it out.