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MrBug708 · 05-28-2008, 01:19 PM

12 PM start time. Just a tuneup for England's Euro competition

Lathum · 05-28-2008, 01:20 PM

thats 3:00 EST

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2008, 01:29 PM

good thing i'm home today - I can watch this

Critch · 05-28-2008, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

12 PM start time. Just a tuneup for England's Euro competition

Not a tuneup for England's Euro competition, England didn't qualify.

Expect a disinterested show from an England team full of players tired at the end of a long season and with nothing to warm up for. Hope they get beat.

MrBug708 · 05-28-2008, 02:07 PM

I know. It was scheduled with that in mind though

Coffee Warlord · 05-28-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Critch

Not a tuneup for England's Euro competition, England didn't qualify.

Expect a disinterested show from an England team full of players tired at the end of a long season and with nothing to warm up for. Hope they get beat.

Except they played a USA team that lacked creativity and any sort of quality passing.

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2008, 04:11 PM

how'd the boys do?

MrBug708 · 05-28-2008, 04:44 PM

We surrendered

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2008, 04:46 PM

yeah I popped over to espn and saw -- ah well

MrBug708 · 05-28-2008, 05:08 PM

Why would we start Wolff in a game like this? It seems like it would have been a good game to feature Jozy vs some better competition

BishopMVP · 05-28-2008, 05:11 PM

Jozy's been fatigued a bit, and had ingrown toenails last week. Plus, he'll be leaving for the olympics, so it makes some sense to leave him out of this one. If he's not on the field for the Argentina match, I'll be very mad.

kingfc22 · 05-28-2008, 07:01 PM

Sounds like we never got off the plane. Anybody have a good showing?

MrBug708 · 05-28-2008, 07:30 PM

Tim Howard was decent

Crapshoot · 05-28-2008, 07:42 PM

I expect VPI to tell us that the US team is still better.

I watched a bit of it at the gym - I just didn't see any sort of spark on the US team, and the marking on Terry's goal was awful - why the heck was Dempsey trying to pick him up instead of one of the defenders?

BishopMVP · 05-28-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Crapshoot

I expect VPI to tell us that the US team is still better.

I watched a bit of it at the gym - I just didn't see any sort of spark on the US team, and the marking on Terry's goal was awful - why the heck was Dempsey trying to pick him up instead of one of the defenders?

It looked like Bocanegra had him first and lost him.

I thought Onyewu played pretty well at CD and Adu provided a little spark when he came on. Absolutely no reason he shouldn't have been starting over Wolff.

GoldenEagle · 05-28-2008, 10:52 PM

US did not stay connected in the midfield at all. Clark and Bradley are really the same player. The US needs to find an attacking midfielder who can add a creative spark and breakdown defenses from the midfield. You really can't fault Wolff or Johnson as they never got decent service.

BishopMVP · 05-28-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

US did not stay connected in the midfield at all. Clark and Bradley are really the same player. The US needs to find an attacking midfielder who can add a creative spark and breakdown defenses from the midfield. You really can't fault Wolff or Johnson as they never got decent service.

Adu, Donovan, Dempsey for A-mids? God forbid we ever eschew the empty bucket. Heck, even Bradley has shown scoring ability in league play with Heerenveen.

Crapshoot · 05-29-2008, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

US did not stay connected in the midfield at all. Clark and Bradley are really the same player. The US needs to find an attacking midfielder who can add a creative spark and breakdown defenses from the midfield. You really can't fault Wolff or Johnson as they never got decent service.

Too be fair, the English team could use one of those as well.

I think the US has some creative talent, but there's no one who can justify building a team around, and letting him/her eschew defensive responsibilities.

Butter · 05-29-2008, 06:27 AM

What the fuck kind of passing was that? Horrible, horrible display.

Marc Vaughan · 05-29-2008, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

12 PM start time. Just a tuneup for England's Euro competition

Errr apart from we failed to qualify

ISiddiqui · 05-29-2008, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BishopMVP

Adu, Donovan, Dempsey for A-mids? God forbid we ever eschew the empty bucket. Heck, even Bradley has shown scoring ability in league play with Heerenveen.

Donovan probably really could have helped. As much as I get on him, the team really sometimes looks lost without him as attacking mid.

05-28-2008, 07:01 PM	#12
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Sounds like we never got off the plane. Anybody have a good showing? __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

05-28-2008, 10:52 PM	#16
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	US did not stay connected in the midfield at all. Clark and Bradley are really the same player. The US needs to find an attacking midfielder who can add a creative spark and breakdown defenses from the midfield. You really can't fault Wolff or Johnson as they never got decent service. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

05-29-2008, 06:27 AM	#19
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	What the fuck kind of passing was that? Horrible, horrible display. __________________ My listening habits

05-28-2008, 01:20 PM	#2
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	thats 3:00 EST

05-28-2008, 01:29 PM	#3
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	good thing i'm home today - I can watch this

05-28-2008, 02:07 PM	#5
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	I know. It was scheduled with that in mind though

05-28-2008, 04:11 PM	#7
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	how'd the boys do?

05-28-2008, 04:44 PM	#8
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	We surrendered

05-28-2008, 04:46 PM	#9
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	yeah I popped over to espn and saw -- ah well

05-28-2008, 05:08 PM	#10
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Why would we start Wolff in a game like this? It seems like it would have been a good game to feature Jozy vs some better competition

05-28-2008, 05:11 PM	#11
BishopMVP Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Concord, MA/UMass	Jozy's been fatigued a bit, and had ingrown toenails last week. Plus, he'll be leaving for the olympics, so it makes some sense to leave him out of this one. If he's not on the field for the Argentina match, I'll be very mad.

05-28-2008, 07:30 PM	#13
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Tim Howard was decent

05-28-2008, 07:42 PM	#14
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	I expect VPI to tell us that the US team is still better. I watched a bit of it at the gym - I just didn't see any sort of spark on the US team, and the marking on Terry's goal was awful - why the heck was Dempsey trying to pick him up instead of one of the defenders?

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