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re: Brazil 3, USA 2 - FINAL
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:43 pm to lsuin09
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:43 pm to lsuin09
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Who was on the back post on that final brazil goal?
The swing in momentum that ultimately led to the Brazil victory started well before the subs happened. In fact, the swing started at the end of the first half.
The subs didn't help, I'll give you that.
The point is Brazil pounded our goal all half.
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Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:43 pm to TxTiger82
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Rather, we simply caught this elite team by surprise, and couldn't keep up with them once they started playing their best.
That excuse would've worked if we'd lost to Spain but not this game. We didn't catch them by surprise, we defended superbly and took supreme advantage of our opportunities for a half. That level of execution (be it spurred by a wave of confidence after the two previous games) fell off, Bradley made some poor decisions (though our bench cannot be said to be strong) and Brazil took advantage of their opportunities.
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:44 pm to Ron Mexico
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you are acting like we just showed up and were gifted 2 goals, bc brazil wasnt playing
No I am not. I never said we didn't earn the goals.
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dont even bring that shite in here.
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we fricking outplayed them in the first half
No doubt. Nobody is disputing that.
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thanks to us being pussies and an unfortunate weak first goal, we crapped our pants
This is where I disagree. Again, it wasn't us being "pussies" or "choking" it was more a case of Brazil playing their best soccer in the second half. They are better than us. Accept it.
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:44 pm to usc6158
usc, why is casey getting minutes, hes fricking garbage
then we bring on jonathan STABstein. all he fricking does is stab.
klejstan has done nothing but regress, its embarassing really
rick, frick off
then we bring on jonathan STABstein. all he fricking does is stab.
klejstan has done nothing but regress, its embarassing really
rick, frick off
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:45 pm to rmc
I watch soccer frequently, and we DID play like pussies in the second half. Or at least, we play enough like pussies to let a team as good as Brazil to take advantage of miniscule mistakes we were making.
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:45 pm to lsuin09
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Who was on the back post on that final brazil goal?
Dempsey was the guy covering Lucio. I guess it makes sense because Onyewu, DeMerit, and Spector should be covering more important targets.
ETA: The fact that Bocanegra is not 100% really hurt. Maicon and the Brazilian midfielders were able to make some very nice runs against him on the left side because he gave up a lot of space and could not cover at the space level that he does at full strength.
This post was edited on 6/28/09 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:46 pm to Hideo Nomo
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We didn't catch them by surprise, we defended superbly and took supreme advantage of our opportunities for a half.
A good argument. Perhaps we had more energy on defense in the beginning and they just wore us down?
I will buy that. We were winning balls in the first half, but we they wore us down by moving the ball and making us chase in the second.
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:46 pm to Froman
I'd watch the frick out if I was Mexico...This team is going to want to kick some arse.
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:46 pm to TxTiger82
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The point is Brazil pounded our goal all half.
That alone is not a death sentence. Spain was in the box so often but we frustrated so many of their attempts that they were left trying to cross from the wings toward the end. What is the death blow is when you have that constant assault without a prayer of putting up an effective counterattack.
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:47 pm to rmc
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I have no idea why we lost. I don't watch soccer much
Just like FOOTBALL!!!! Why do you eevn post at all!~!!!!!
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:48 pm to TxTiger82
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This is where I disagree. Again, it wasn't us being "pussies" or "choking" it was more a case of Brazil playing their best soccer in the second half. They are better than us. Accept it
you have got to be fucing kidding me
what you are saying is that we played the same quality of soccer in the first and second halves
i really really really hope that is not what you think
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:48 pm to Hideo Nomo
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That alone is not a death sentence. Spain
Howard saved us against Spain. That could have turned out like this game.
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:48 pm to tigerking765
I hope we take Mexico behind the woodshed and shove taquitos up their asses at Azteca.
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:48 pm to TxTiger82
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They are better than us. Accept it.
Nobody is dusputing that Brazil is better than us, but we did PLAY BETTER than Brazil for 45 minutes, sadly we aren't at the level to play that good against such a good team for 90 minutes.
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:50 pm to TxTiger82
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The point is Brazil pounded our goal all half.
because we allowed them to
if you sit back against a team like brazil, they will get chances
we should never have sat back
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:51 pm to Ron Mexico
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you have got to be fucing kidding me
Why the incredulity man? And why so combative?
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what you are saying is that we played the same quality of soccer
No, that isn't what I said. Naturally, if Brazil is playing better, we are playing worse.
Jesus you are just looking for something to fight about. Look....Brazil possessed the ball and made us chase in the second half. Its not like we stopped trying to win the ball and stopped trying to attack.
Its just that we spent so much energy getting the ball that our attack became more frantic and disjointed once we did get the ball.
Brazil wore us down, man. It happens when you play against a better team.
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:51 pm to TxTiger82
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Perhaps we had more energy on defense in the beginning and they just wore us down?
we attempted an offense in the first half, so they had to respect it. when they didn't, we scored on them on the counter
when we don't attempt an offense, we have no threat, and they can just send everybody and shoot shoot shot
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:52 pm to Keys Open Doors
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ETA: The fact that Bocanegra is not 100% really hurt
this
and also, we are ATTROCIOUS at winning headers outside of gooch
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:52 pm to SlowFlowPro
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we should never have sat back
:kige:
bob bradley special in the second half. Sit back and then pray on 40 and 50 yard passes
and then bringing in Bornstein and fricking Casey for good measure
This post was edited on 6/28/09 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 6/28/09 at 3:52 pm to SlowFlowPro
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because we allowed them to
Again, its not like we weren't trying to win the ball! Brazil possessed it, switched the point of attack frequently, made us chase, and wore us down.
I think we just couldn't sustain the energy on defense that we had in the first half, and on top of that Brazil started playing better.
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