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US GAF: Support your national soccer team
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xbhaskarx said:
And his brother may end up playing for Scotland.
xbhaskarx said:
You don't have to remind me about that.
missbreedsiddx said:
For the 46,395,234.6th time...
Kabouter said:
They tend to adopt American pro sports (not college).
Tecate beer is keeping boxing alive in the US though, that's pretty much mostly Hispanic fans now.
Idea: who would be your guys starting XI vs England?
Mine:
Altidore/Dempsey
Donovan/Bradley/Edu/Holden
Spector/Demerit/Onyewu/Bocanegra
Howard
Looks like a mid-table Premiership side, which means it should have about a 15-20% of winning vs England. Then again, a draw vs England= a win for the US. Means you don't have to press vs Slovenia, which is the game that is dangerous.
Meus Renaissance
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I will be supporting the USA when they play England
Meus Renaissance
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:lol You have no idea what that would doSyNapSe said:
Facism said:
I thought vs the Turks you brought body armor and practice 9 on 9 play for the inevitable rash of red cards. (the US gets a ton of red cards as well, but usually not for ultravicious stuff)
Interested in the Aussie games- because don't the Aussies play the same style as the US?
MidnightRider
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SyNapSe said:
That would be the worst possible thing that could happen to the game......
MidnightRider
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xbhaskarx said:
And remind Italy that G. Rossi was born in the states.
Gamecocks625
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Blablurn said:
sneakypete
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MidnightRider said:
I can't blame him for choosing to play for Italy over the US, but the Italy v USA Confederations Cup game will always be unforgivable in my mind.
Now, Im Scottish (And Scotland arent in the World Cup
again) and live in England. Im not a massive fan of the England team at all, and really never go out of my way to show masses of support for them, although i know I should. Thats a Scottish football fan for you.
Im in Las Vegas on the 12th June when the USA vs England game is on, and I may go grab some food and a drink and watch the game over lunch.
The question is who does a Scot support in this situation when in the US? :lol
Im in Las Vegas on the 12th June when the USA vs England game is on, and I may go grab some food and a drink and watch the game over lunch.
The question is who does a Scot support in this situation when in the US? :lol
MidnightRider
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arstal said:
BUDDLE - DEMPSEY
DONAVAN - CLARK - BRADLEY - HOLDEN
BORNSTIEN - GOOOOCH. - BOCANEGRA - SPECTOR
WE have a chance with that line up.
PS screw lazy Jozy up front
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Gav said:
I'll be in Tokyo. I'll be supporting the Netherlands (who are always my second team behind Scotland because of my Dutch grandfather) and Japan (my hosts.) The awesome thing being that the NL are playing Japan. Should be interesting night for me. I'm looking to get a Dutch and Japanese shirt before proceedings start.
Anyhows, support the USA. Go hog wild and do a "USA! USA! USA!" chant with your most obnoxiously forced Rab C. accent. Worst case scenario: everyone thinks you're Irish. Best case scenario: a girl who thinks you're Irish gives you a blowjob because she likes the Irish.
Either way, if the USA don't do it then maybe Madjid Bougherra and his Merry Men can do the job. I wonder if Slovenia have any Rangers players...
I think we'll probably start Altidore/Dempsey up top against England and then use Gomez as our super sub option.
That said, I find it a bit odd that the England fans are so certain of their imminent victory. We've already proven we can hang with (and beat) the best in the world at the Confederations Cup when we 2-0'd Spain. (And should have beaten Brazil in the final, as we were up 2-0 at the half.) We can beat anyone in the world on any given day, England included.
The position I'm most concerned about right now is left back. Bornstein and Pearce are both dogshit, meaning that we'll have to play Boca there and he's not really a strong left back at the international level. With Boca out of the picture at center back, it'll mean we'll have to hope that Gooch can get up to full speed. On the plus side, I thought that Clarence Goodson looked solid and could be another option in the center.
And can we all agree that Sacha Kljestan (aka the Human Turnover Machine) needs to stay far, far away from international action? I really don't understand why Bob continues to bring him to matches.
My starting 11 vs. England:
----------------Altidore----Dempsey--------------------
Donovan-------Edu-----------Bradley----------Holden
Bocanegra-----Onyewu---Demerit-----Cherundolo
-------------------------Howard-------------------------
Edit: And if no one is already using the Timmy avatar in the OP, I'm totally laying claim to that shit.
That said, I find it a bit odd that the England fans are so certain of their imminent victory. We've already proven we can hang with (and beat) the best in the world at the Confederations Cup when we 2-0'd Spain. (And should have beaten Brazil in the final, as we were up 2-0 at the half.) We can beat anyone in the world on any given day, England included.
The position I'm most concerned about right now is left back. Bornstein and Pearce are both dogshit, meaning that we'll have to play Boca there and he's not really a strong left back at the international level. With Boca out of the picture at center back, it'll mean we'll have to hope that Gooch can get up to full speed. On the plus side, I thought that Clarence Goodson looked solid and could be another option in the center.
And can we all agree that Sacha Kljestan (aka the Human Turnover Machine) needs to stay far, far away from international action? I really don't understand why Bob continues to bring him to matches.
My starting 11 vs. England:
----------------Altidore----Dempsey--------------------
Donovan-------Edu-----------Bradley----------Holden
Bocanegra-----Onyewu---Demerit-----Cherundolo
-------------------------Howard-------------------------
Edit: And if no one is already using the Timmy avatar in the OP, I'm totally laying claim to that shit.
SovietStriker
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I think the new USA jersey looks pretty good (with the white stripe on blue), i might get it (a chinese knock off but still looks nice, no nike logo though). Looks kind of like the Peru Jersey with the stripe going sideways and stuff
sneakypete
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Pre said:
I completely agree! Jozy is a very strong player(his turn against Spain resulting in a goal had me screaming) that will certainly be a handful, and Gomez's goal after being subbed last night was impressive.
I hope to see Sacha and Bornstein kicked to the curb, they're both horrible.
StriKeVillain
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Anyone know where on Nikesoccer/football.com to find wallpapers? That website is clumsy as fuck.
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The ironic shit is that I know half of these players since I managed the USA in Football Manager three years ago. Sasha Kljestan was my star player. IIRC I humped Canada 7-1 and got 9-0 over El Salvador. I quit after being put out of the World Cup in the Last 16, but they kept asking me to come back. I never did.
StriKeVillain
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Crashing out to Germany in the semis because of shit refereeing.Mr Cola said:Of?
The US needs to get out of the group first, not a formality by any means, if you lose to England Slovenia are no pushover, you would need 2 wins and 2 wins from those two games is still asking alot.striKeVillain! said:
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striKeVillain! said:
Hugh Dallas retired a long time ago. No worries there.
If we can win our group, we could have a manageable road to the semis. We can beat whoever would come out second in Group D (Germany, Australia, Ghana, or Serbia), and then we'd likely face Mexico (who I have winning Group A) in the quarters, who is definitely beatable. Of course, after that we'd probably go against Brazil...
Pre said:
Where is this notion coming from? Do you know your own team and their history in international tournaments? Also to say you could beat Germany seasoned veterans in these tournaments and substantially better, or even Australia or Serbia is just....well its just fanciful at best and at worst ludicrous. Coming 2nd in the group would be an achievement of some merit for the US.
ConfusingJazz
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industrian said:
No, but Jorge Larrionda is still fucking there.
Mr Cola said:
I didn't say that we'd win the group... I said if. Yeah, it's asking a hell of a lot, but we are capable of doing it.
And again, if we can beat Spain, we can beat any team in the world, England and Germany included. We could just as easily lay an egg and get the shit pummeled out of us, but you never know.
StriKeVillain
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You're preaching all doom and gloom. We're coming into the tournament with a pretty good squad in decent form. We have talent and most of this squad was there to upset Spain and take it to Brasil IN South Africa last year.Mr Cola said:
I don't expect that to happen again, but there is precedent for the US team to OVERachieve.
Two things herePre said:
Capable, yes, but only in the sense that every team in the group is capable of winning, it would take a huge huge upset for you to win the group, and a stroke of luck for you to come second.
Secondly ive heard this argument a few times on here "we beat spain, we can beat anyone" while technically true you can beat anyone, again so can anyone in this tournament. The Spain result was a huge upset, and if we are to take from that game that magically you are on par with Spain then we can say that a team that got relegated from the premiership this season is on part with the Champions last year. Upsets happen, what you are asking for in this tournament is not just one upset, but 4 or 5 to get to the semi finals. I know im coming across as a jerk here but your assertion just comes across really ill informed, and alot of us football fans on gaf are noticing it alot in the past week or so leading up to the world cup.
sneakypete
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Pre said:
Tis the beauty of the game, no one is out until the final whistle blows.
:lol @ pessimistic cynics trying to shit on our hope, thisisamericadude.gif
USA USA USA
newelly87 said:
That sounds familiar. Do the Aussies play that way vs everybody or just the good teams?
Honestly, that Spain game- I felt was luck+ some miracles. Yeah, the US is capable of pulling an upset- but I don't think they can pull 2 in a row.
I'll be pleasantly surprised if the US gets out of the first round, I think Slovenia will finish 2nd.
Once you get to that 2nd round, it's the NCAA tournament, so maybe they can pull off a Jimmy V.
They're a pretty good team who should give the US fits in the 2nd game, especially if the US needs a win, which they likely will if they lose to England (which is the most likely result)
Not pooh-poohing things, but that's realistic. The best thing that can happen to the US is an Algeria-Slovenia draw in the first game.
As for Jozy, if he's going to headbutt people like Zidane- he should try to score like Zidane. Then again, he's capable of world class goals- just not when on a crap team. Not having Davies is a big blow- but it's his own fault for being an idiot and getting in that wreck after hours.
Alot of what i said above is still an answer to this but to add a bit more. Im really not trying to instill doom and gloom, just perspective. Ive covered beating Spain as an upset so ill leave it there. You are an ok international team, capable of beating anyone if the circumstances are right, but that can be said of pretty much any international team. You do have some talented players, BUT most of them play in mid to low tier clubs around the world, and while respected inside those clubs, are not thought of above their station in their respective leagues.striKeVillain! said:
This is what we have to keep out of the world cup thread, support your team, argue your case, but keep the pointless and half baked assertions to your own rather than embarrass your country by asserting them around actual football fans. You guys have to realise how this attitude comes across to the world.sw33tclyde said:
sneakypete
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Mr Cola said:
That's my new sig, only because all of you fererners seem to loathe it so much. Who needs arguments when you got..
USA USA USA
shoplifter
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Mr Cola said:
I could say the same of England
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