2016 Copa America

[Sgt Brutus]

I'll say this. The lineup that stared the second half agains Bolivia needs to be our lineup against Columbia. I'm so sick of Beckerman. Bradley and Jones are much better switching off I this center mid spots and Bradley's long passes from back there are beautiful. Also, I love the top 3 of Wood, Dempsey, and Zardes running all over the place and causing havoc.

Beckerman has been a steaming shit for awhile now, I'd love to see him sit but it worries me when we have guys of his quality still breaking starting lineups

Interest is growing in america but there will be a lag before we start consistently producing quality players in the youth stages. Or just steal all the german-americans

 

[bksballer89]

Mexico vs Uruguay on Sunday night should be good

 

[lasportzphan]

I thought this was funny, because it is true (SBNation):

"Let's be real: I'm only here for the USMNT. Are they any good?
No one has a good answer to this question. Jurgen Klinsmann's team has struggled recently, failing to get to the final of the North American championship -- the Gold Cup -- in 2015. They then lost a playoff to get into the Confederations Cup against Mexico, and they've failed to win both of their early round World Cup qualifiers that were on the road. But some fresh young players like Christian Pulisic, Darlington Nagbe and Bobby Wood have given this team a spark, and they're coming into Copa America off wins over Ecuador and Bolivia. It's possible they've improved significantly in the last few months."

The US has been so poor over the last couple of years since the World Cup (with slight glimmers of hope against soccer elite nations playing their B level teams), I have no idea if this team is any good right now and a few power puff friendlies of late are not enough to convince me. That said, I'd love to see them beat Colombia.

 

[romeo212000]

I thought this was funny, because it is true (SBNation):

"Let's be real: I'm only here for the USMNT. Are they any good?
No one has a good answer to this question. Jurgen Klinsmann's team has struggled recently, failing to get to the final of the North American championship -- the Gold Cup -- in 2015. They then lost a playoff to get into the Confederations Cup against Mexico, and they've failed to win both of their early round World Cup qualifiers that were on the road. But some fresh young players like Christian Pulisic, Darlington Nagbe and Bobby Wood have given this team a spark, and they're coming into Copa America off wins over Ecuador and Bolivia. It's possible they've improved significantly in the last few months."

The US has been so poor over the last couple of years since the World Cup (with slight glimmers of hope against soccer elite nations playing their B level teams), I have no idea if this team is any good right now and a few power puff friendlies of late are not enough to convince me. That said, I'd love to see them beat Colombia.

Those were not B teams that we beat. I'm gonna put a stop to that BS right now.

 

[romeo212000]

Here we go!

 

[bksballer89]

Great atmosphere in the stadium

 

[bksballer89]

Columbia is 3rd in the world

 

[romeo212000]

Columbia is 3rd in the world

FIFA rankings mean dick.

 

[romeo212000]

1-0 Columbia. Worst possible start. Absolutely horrid defending by Cameron on the corner.

 

[bksballer89]

Absolute shitty man marking on the corner. Early hole as always

 

[romeo212000]

Absolute shitty man marking on the corner. Early hole as always

Cameron got caught ball watching on a fucking corner kick.

 

[romeo212000]

Aside from the total brain fart on the corner they've looked pretty good so far.

 

[bksballer89]

Would be nice to do something productive with a free kick

 

[romeo212000]

Maybe we can waste three more dangerous free kick opportunities this half.

 

[romeo212000]

For fuck's sake.

 

[romeo212000]

What a fucking hole we're in now. We've been the better team the entire half but we can't get out of our own fucking way.

 

[kramer1]

I know nothing about the game. I like watching it, though. That said..it's clear to even a novice viewer that Colombia is world's better than us.

 

[bksballer89]

Garbage penalty call. Just like most hand ball calls

 

[romeo212000]

What the fuck are you doing with your hands up you dumb ass?

 

[tabascojet]

done.....