So I just got back from Gordon Biersch watching the Czech Republic dominate the USA. “Sucked” is an understatement. There were several players who had bad games, the coach made some decisions I don’t agree with, we gave up an early goal, we lacked effort at times, we got soundly beat in all areas, and … Continued
PreGame USA vs Czech Republic
The lineup is announced on the US Soccer website. According to the MatchTracker, the starters are Kasey Keller, Steve Cherundolo, Oguchi Onyewu, Eddie Lewis, Eddie Pope, Pablo Mastroeni, Claudio Reyna, Bobby Convey, DeMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan, Brian McBride. If they post (as they usually do) a image with the projected formation, I’ll edit this post … Continued
Germany – Hanging by a thread already…
Germany’s run up to the World Cup has been auspicious to say the least. Their play has been lackluster, uninspiring, unimaginative, and at times, downright atrocious. There offense has struggled to score, the defense has struggled to keep the other team from scoring. The look like a team that is just plain lost. The USA … Continued
Gotta score first
BigSoccer poster bmoregnr says in his post “Winning/Scoring First is Key- Stats” “Since the beginning of group play in 1950, teams that have won their first games have advanced to the second round 81.1 percent of the time. Teams that lost their first games advanced only 18.8 percent of the time. Teams that tied advanced … Continued
Getting ready for the World Cup
OK, so we are a day away from the World Cup opening game. I am so excited I can barely see straight. I need to come up with some sort of excuse so I can get out of work. Normally, this wouldn’t be an issue since I can just cough a little or sniffle. But … Continued