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Originally posted by Viking View PostSheesh the us stinks.
This is the most mediocre seleção brasileira in three decades and they are having their way
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The Klinsmann way is paying off. I've never seen the US so dynamic on offense. They followed up their dramatic 4-3 comeback win over the Netherlands a few days ago with a 2-1 stunner over Germany today. We are playing and beating elite European soccer powers on their own soil. Yes, these teams aren't the A squads but neither is ours right now. These are fantastic wins even when the rosters are considered.
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Originally posted by Omaha 680 View PostThe Klinsmann way is paying off. I've never seen the US so dynamic on offense. They followed up their dramatic 4-3 comeback win over the Netherlands a few days ago with a 2-1 stunner over Germany today. We are playing and beating elite European soccer powers on their own soil. Yes, these teams aren't the A squads but neither is ours right now. These are fantastic wins even when the rosters are considered.Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”
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I'll try to resurrect this thread instead of posting all US Soccer stuff in the current World Cup thread. Copa America kicks off tonight. Klinsmann is surely feeling the heat and has to win over a lot of skeptics (including me at times). Bombing out of the Gold Cup the way we did and then losing the Confederations Cup playoff to Mexico made for a really awful summer last year.
I think Klinsmann still tinkers too much but I do like that he has been showing willingness to give the next generation a chance to step up. Zardes and Nagbe both played well in the tune-up games last week, and Christian Pulisic became the youngest American (17) to ever score a goal for the national team. These guys along with Yedlin and Green will need to become leaders soon if the Klinsmann experiment will be allowed to continue through this cycle. We haven't had a young group leading the team since LD and Beasley in 2002, and it's no coincidence that was our best WC finish ever. I love Dempsey, but if a 35 year old striker is still our team and offensive leader next world cup, we will struggle to get out of group play and will certainly not advance farther. The average age of our players on the field is always significantly higher than our competition and that needs to start to change.
As for Copa America, if we want to get out of group play, a result tonight is important. A draw puts us in a good position. Colombia will certainly be the better team and have far and away the best player on the field in James Rodriguez, but they are not unbeatable. I see it as a similar challenge to when webeatdrew with Portugal in group play last world cup.
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Originally posted by Omaha 680 View PostI'll try to resurrect this thread instead of posting all US Soccer stuff in the current World Cup thread. Copa America kicks off tonight. Klinsmann is surely feeling the heat and has to win over a lot of skeptics (including me at times). Bombing out of the Gold Cup the way we did and then losing the Confederations Cup playoff to Mexico made for a really awful summer last year.
I think Klinsmann still tinkers too much but I do like that he has been showing willingness to give the next generation a chance to step up. Zardes and Nagbe both played well in the tune-up games last week, and Christian Pulisic became the youngest American (17) to ever score a goal for the national team. These guys along with Yedlin and Green will need to become leaders soon if the Klinsmann experiment will be allowed to continue through this cycle. We haven't had a young group leading the team since LD and Beasley in 2002, and it's no coincidence that was our best WC finish ever. I love Dempsey, but if a 35 year old striker is still our team and offensive leader next world cup, we will struggle to get out of group play and will certainly not advance farther. The average age of our players on the field is always significantly higher than our competition and that needs to start to change.
As for Copa America, if we want to get out of group play, a result tonight is important. A draw puts us in a good position. Colombia will certainly be the better team and have far and away the best player on the field in James Rodriguez, but they are not unbeatable. I see it as a similar challenge to when webeatdrew with Portugal in group play last world cup."Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein."
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Originally posted by Topper View PostOther than Rodriguez who plays for Columbia? Are we with all relevant starters for this game? Where is it being played?
You can filter, such as choose a national team like US, then it will list all US players with the estimated transfer values this site gives. It's not perfectly accurate, and the US league is devalued a bit, and to compare transfer value to true competitive value older players are devalued a bit and younger players overvalued a bit, but gives you a general idea of how teams stack up. Anything over 5M pounds would be considered a Champions League level player. Colombia has 14, US has 2.
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Originally posted by jay santos View PostThis is an interesting site I like to use to compare teams. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spiel...d=184&yt0=Show
You can filter, such as choose a national team like US, then it will list all US players with the estimated transfer values this site gives. It's not perfectly accurate, and the US league is devalued a bit, and to compare transfer value to true competitive value older players are devalued a bit and younger players overvalued a bit, but gives you a general idea of how teams stack up. Anything over 5M pounds would be considered a Champions League level player. Colombia has 14, US has 2.
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