usmnt

Eddie Johnson over Zusi is slightly surprising but whatevs

Gonzalez starting is weird too but Bocanegra is old and they gotta bloody the new kids' noses sometime.

hex starts now. for as little attention as i've paid to this team, i'm nervous

lol studio commentators

where is this being televised?

bein

or via dodgy internet stream.

deuce

Hey! My dodgy stream froze but the audio continued :/

what a goal for honduras

amazing power on that bicycle kick.

Deserved. The defense is HORRID.

Yeah, really really bad play from both CBs. Weaker there than at forward?

Also fu Stoke City 4 playing Cameron as RB instead of CB where we need him.

klinsmann out

i was only able to periodically look up from work, but there seemed to be a . . . 'subpar work rate'. no pressure on the cross that led to the first honduras goal. guess it was pretty hot/humid tho

Gays and Sports

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/285771_485489558152784_1643447115_n.jpg

"you goin to practice? I'm goin to CAMBODIA. backpack a little, make love under a waterfall, pray @ ankor wat."

needs to be a dealwithit.gif imo

Brian Straus‏@BrianStraus

More history. #USMNT pictured before 1st official int'l, 3-2 win over Sweden in Stockholm on 8/20/16, via @ussoccer. pic.twitter.com/qYsHfyKoqW

http://i48.tinypic.com/2hoeidz.jpg

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/313316_490847570950316_243026598_n.jpg

dope. where is that from?

New badge for the centennial of USSoccer. Hope they stick with it!

leaked image of alleged new shirt

http://majorleaguesoccertalk.com/files/2013/02/usmnt-soccer-shirt-600x881.jpg

p boss imo

roster for next 2 quals (vs Costa Rica, @ Mexico) out today

Brian Straus ‏@BrianStraus

Hearing Tony Beltran and Justin Morrow are only outside backs on roster. No Bocanegra. Jermaine Jones only German-American coming.

good luck usa

U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION (World Cup qualifying Caps/Goals) – Detailed Roster
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa - 5/3 SO), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire – 0/0), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake – 0/0)
DEFENDERS (6): Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake – 0/0), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City – 0/0), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City – 6/0), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy – 1/0), Clarence Goodson (Brondby – 5/0), Justin Morrow (San Jose Earthquakes – 0/0)
MIDFIELDERS (9): DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla – 26/6), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake – 2/0), Michael Bradley (Roma – 20/5), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana – 1/0), Maurice Edu (Bursaspor – 10/0), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04 – 6/0), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht – 13/0), Brek Shea (Stoke City – 2/0), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City – 4/0)
FORWARDS (5): Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar – 18/6), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna – 2/0), Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur – 27/11), Herculez Gomez (Santos – 6/2), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC – 12/10)

on one hand omgwtflol we r fucked, but on the other, a roster worse than this one got the first win at azteca

That's the spirit Dan!

ha not even going to bother trying that tack with my more usmnt-crazy friends, who will discount it w/o any consideration what so ever

Kaiser von Amerika ‏@FakeKlinsmann

Excited to trot out in this lineup in the stadium named after U.S. Soccer legend Dick Sporting-Goode (I assume).

More Klinsmann criticism, spot on imho: http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/story/2013-03-19/jurgen-klinsmann-us-mens-soccer-coach-national-team-usa-american-world-cup-2013

damning imo. a great read.
certainly not any less concerned about qualifying!

The more I think about it, the more I think there is a certain amount of clickbait/confirmation bias to that article. Which is not to say there isn't important info there for US fans, just that a whole lot of people are finding exactly what they want to hear (and exactly what they have been posting on BigSoccer for years, regardless of coach) in it.

yeah i kind of agree, even though the artivle does an alright job pointing out that disharmony is found in every team.
but i feel like the bocanegra example could be seen the other way. so he was dropped, that sucks, but asking him to be involved in the team talk somehow makes it worse? shouldn't he want to contribute any way he can?

Seeing analysis calling for a back 4 of Beasley, Edu, Gonzalez, Cameron. It's kind of sad that that's about the best lineup to be had there.

baby bradley's response to the article/rumors:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BF1_fF9CAAAfVze.jpg

baby otm

conspiracy theories now swirling that this was all a stunt to whip up interest and motivate the team

http://images.scribblelive.com/2013/3/23/4c2b740b-e61a-4b27-92be-a5db5210937e.jpg

We the people demand an orange ball.

Holy shit this snow!

Are they fucking calling this??? No.

Incredible.

Photo a friend took at the game

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/562151_10152805727650727_61932924_n.jpg

There was a former Costa Rican international in the bar tonight for the first half, he was shaking his head at the whole crazy situation when he left.

first thought: field hockey?
didn't see this, wish i would've
loved this picture
http://i48.tinypic.com/25unp1k.jpg

Jones out for the Mexico game tomorrow, hearing Edu or Sascha in his place.

Looks like Costa Rica muffed their appeal so no replay.

Snowsta Rica

USA: Howard; Cameron, Gonzalez, Goodson, Beasley; Zusi, Jones, Kljestan, Davis; Dempsey, Altidore. Subs: Guzan, Besler, Evans, Parkhurst, Holden, E Johnson, Boyd, Gomez.

Belgium: Mignolet; Alderweirend, Vermaelen, Kompany, Vertonghen; Defour, Fellaini, Dembele; Mirallas, Lukaku, De Bruyne. Subs: JF Gillet, Kaminski, Ciman, Pocognoli, G Gillet, Simons, T Hazard, Lestienne, Vossen, Benteke.

Belgium is slightly good huh