CONCACAF HEXAGONAL MATCH DAY 1 (US-Hon C.R.-Pan & Jam-Mex)

Hard to know what to expect from the US after that draw against Canada. Our roster:
(WCQ Caps/Goals)

GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa – 5/3 CS), Tim Howard (Everton – 22/9 CS), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire – 0/0)
DEFENDERS (9): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City – 0/0), Carlos Bocanegra (Racing Santander – 31/5), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City – 5/0), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana – 0/0), Timmy Chandler (Nuremberg – 0/0), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders – 0/0), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy – 0/0), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim – 3/0), Michael Parkhurst (Augsburg – 3/0)
MIDFIELDERS [8]: Michael Bradley (Roma – 19/5), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo - 0/0), Maurice Edu (Bursaspor – 9/0), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04 – 5/0), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht – 12/0), Jose Torres (Tigres – 9/0), Danny Williams (Hoffenheim – 4/0), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City – 3/0)
FORWARDS (4): Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar – 17/6), Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur – 26/10), Herculez Gomez (Santos – 6/2), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders – 11/10)

Game starts at 1600 EST on beIN Sport.

GO GO USA!

At work for the start of this

Need a win here, fearing a loss, hoping for draw.

I miss hearing Pablo Ramirez call US games.

Anyone remember Teal Bunbury's penalty?

Dempsey!

Made it look easy.

Was just thinking about how I don't like Jones a millisecond before he made that pass.

edit: damn

Fuck bikes man

nasty

I just noticed Crisanto is not in the Honduran squad. Guess, he hasn't recovered from that 2 yellow cards in a minute thing that happened in the Olympics.

I think he's a fantastic player though.

I hate how we pass.

We pass?

so lucky

menalawyerguy wrote:We pass?

sometimes.

the pace is always slow and to me its never forward thinking enough *grumble*

2-1, terrible.

EDIT: Waved off because of poor awareness by costly, lol.

both dudes were offside there.


lucky again

MB90 is looking pretty average.

menalawyerguy wrote:both dudes were offside there.


lucky again

At first I thought lucky, but now I'd say it was a good step up, close though, never should've been under that type of pressure.

Early subs by Klinsi, Sacha and Edu in.

playin for a draw

Sacha on the wing? Why not Zusi?

Dena, do you know what happened with landycakes? I only became aware of his hiatus last week. Don't really know the full story though. Was pretty surprising.

Ché Guayaba wrote:Dena, do you know what happened with landycakes? I only became aware of his hiatus last week. Don't really know the full story though. Was pretty surprising.

Fucking asshole decided to knit scarves and swim in the dead sea instead of being the GOAT American footballer.

what an asshole.

EDIT:

Zusi in for Jones.

He's acting like he's contemplating retirement. So full of shit.

Honduras has had plenty of good chances if they could just stay onside. Can't do much about tat bicycle kick for the equalizer.

sick back-heel nutmeg.

Timmy Chandler just got got.

Have a shot Bradley, jeez.

dena wrote:MB90 is looking pretty average.

Looks like he's trying to pull the strings and it aint pretty

Carlos Jenkinson wrote:

dena wrote:MB90 is looking pretty average.

Looks like he's trying to pull the strings and it aint pretty

He's done well in this role before, just looks like he's having a bad day, usually one of our best 3 performers, looks timid and just poor today.

I notice that ESPN 2 now has English language coverage for the Mexican national team. Which leads to the question who will commentate for Mexico v USA at the Azteca? Will it be the Mexican English broadcast crew or the standard USA crew? This is the only USA away game they will have coverage of.

dena wrote:

Ché Guayaba wrote:Dena, do you know what happened with landycakes? I only became aware of his hiatus last week. Don't really know the full story though. Was pretty surprising.

Fucking asshole decided to knit scarves and swim in the dead sea instead of being the GOAT American footballer.

what an asshole.

EDIT:

Zusi in for Jones.

So basically had a midlife crises like 20 years too soon.

In all seriousness there must be something serious going on in his life that it makes him take a break from football.

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This feels like one of those games where it looks like the US is lucky to come out with a point but then manage to win it on a corner or something.

Ché Guayaba wrote:

dena wrote:

Fucking asshole decided to knit scarves and swim in the dead sea instead of being the GOAT American footballer.

what an asshole.

EDIT:

Zusi in for Jones.

So basically had a midlife crises like 20 years too soon.

In all seriousness there must be something serious going on in his life that it makes him take a break from football.

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This feels like one of those games where it looks like the US is lucky to come out with a point but then manage to win it on a corner or something.

I can understand it, he's logged a lot of minutes, spent most of his life as the face of American soccer, probably going over things being all emotional and shit, but maaaaaaaaan. We need him.