Friendly vs Nigeria

[xpuctaqpGT]

Last match before the WC. 6pm EST today. What are your hopes and expectations for today's match?

 

[romeo212000]

Actually, they'll play a closed door match with Belgium once they get to Brazil. Good because they get another game to develop their chemistry, but always nervous about injuries.

What I want to see?

Stability and continuity from the back line and from jermaine jones. The diamond formation has made us dangerous offensively, but has raise a lot of questions on defense. They need to communicate and get their spacing figured out.

Would really like to see Jozy score, but more than that I hope he continues to improve his play and continues to put himself in dangerous positions and hold the ball when necessary. He's got to continue to be that strong presence up top.

Somebody besides Jozy or Dempsey being dangerous on offense. Preferably someone like Johanssen or Diskerud.

Bradley really take the reigns on pulling strings on offense.

A sub come off the bench and change the game.

I'm sure I'll think of more.

 

[ugafan6612]

Actually, they'll play a closed door match with Belgium once they get to Brazil. Good because they get another game to develop their chemistry, but always nervous about injuries.

What I want to see?

Stability and continuity from the back line and from jermaine jones. The diamond formation has made us dangerous offensively, but has raise a lot of questions on defense. They need to communicate and get their spacing figured out.

Would really like to see Jozy score, but more than that I hope he continues to improve his play and continues to put himself in dangerous positions and hold the ball when necessary. He's got to continue to be that strong presence up top.

Somebody besides Jozy or Dempsey being dangerous on offense. Preferably someone like Johanssen or Diskerud.

Bradley really take the reigns on pulling strings on offense.

A sub come off the bench and change the game.

I'm sure I'll think of more.

Interesting, I never knew that. Too bad it's closed doors.

Yeah I'd love to see atleast a 2-0 win but Nigeria isn't bad so I'm hoping for just no injuries again really

 

[romeo212000]

Interesting, I never knew that. Too bad it's closed doors.

Yeah I'd love to see atleast a 2-0 win but Nigeria isn't bad so I'm hoping for just no injuries again really

Nigeria will be a perfect test for Ghana.

 

[antone112]

Nigeria will be a perfect test for Ghana.

RACIST!

 

[RegentDenali]

USA: Howard: Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Beasley; Beckerman, Jones, Bradley, Bedoya; Dempsey, Altidore.

 

[RegentDenali]

Last match before the WC. 6pm EST today. What are your hopes and expectations for today's match?

No injuries.

Like to see better defense than the Turkey game.

Besides that, it's way late in the hour and this is our WC team. Just want to see an inspired performance and no injuries. GO USA!!!

 

[romeo212000]

USA: Howard: Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Beasley; Beckerman, Jones, Bradley, Bedoya; Dempsey, Altidore.

Neither Beckerman nor bedoya will be starters. Both are auditioning to come off the bench. That will be our starting back line though.

 

[RegentDenali]

GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!

Altidore got the monkey off his back.

USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

 

[xpuctaqpGT]

Another goal for Altidore. That 2nd one was a thing of beauty!

 

[RegentDenali]

GOOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!

Altidore strikes again.

USA 2 - Nigeria 0

 

[RegentDenali]

Great effort by team USA. Can't find anything to complain about. Let's just take this down to Brazil.

 

[wildturkey]

Easily the best the team has looked and that's even a bigger plus considering Nigeria is no slouch.

 

[ugafan6612]

Great game. Was the best a USA fan could ask for. Downside was the defense again in the final minutes but that's about it. Bradley and Jozy played great

 

[romeo212000]

Great effort. Bedoya still shouldn't be starting.

 

[romeo212000]

Actually, they'll play a closed door match with Belgium once they get to Brazil. Good because they get another game to develop their chemistry, but always nervous about injuries.

What I want to see?

Stability and continuity from the back line and from jermaine jones. The diamond formation has made us dangerous offensively, but has raise a lot of questions on defense. They need to communicate and get their spacing figured out.

Nailed it. Back four looked great, and jones looked much better.

Would really like to see Jozy score, but more than that I hope he continues to improve his play and continues to put himself in dangerous positions and hold the ball when necessary. He's got to continue to be that strong presence up top.

Boom

Somebody besides Jozy or Dempsey being dangerous on offense. Preferably someone like Johanssen or Diskerud.

Not sure I'd say this happened, but Bradley did such a fantastic job creating for Jozy and Deuce I can't complain.

Bradley really take the reigns on pulling strings on offense.

Bradley is playing out of his mind right now.


A sub come off the bench and change the game.

Can't say I saw this specifically, but both Diskerud and Zusi did a nice job being dangerous off the bench.

I'm sure I'll think of more.

This team seems to be peaking at the right time. Hope for no injuries against Belgium.