World Cup: USA vs. Slovenia

• SportsAndLady

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;393951 wrote:Help me out ... assuming we lose today, basically our only chance to advance would be:
  
  *England loses to Algeria
  *We beat Algeria
  *England loses to Slovenia
  
  Correct? I think that would give Slovenia 9 points, the U.S. 4 points, Algeria 3 points and England 1 point ... unlikely, but possible, no?

  
  England COULD beat Algeria today, and lose to Slovenia, giving them 4 points...we beat Algeria, that gives us 4 points...then we would need a goal differential advantage.
• rock_knutne

  patriots34;393922 wrote:How can the defense breakdown so much? Demerit and Oneywu are always out of position. Torres and Bradley have not come back to help at all.

  
  
  That's the problem with the tactics employed by Bob Bradley. He doesn't have a holding and/or defensive midfielder in place so the right and left backs can't get up the field and stretch the Slovenian defense, make them play wider to open up the middle of the box. His midfield is too offensive minded, let the pressure come form the back and play it wide.......there's still time if they can do that.
• Glory Days

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;393951 wrote:Help me out ... assuming we lose today, basically our only chance to advance would be:
  
  *England loses to Algeria
  *We beat Algeria
  *England loses to Slovenia
  
  Correct? I think that would give Slovenia 9 points, the U.S. 4 points, Algeria 3 points and England 1 point ... unlikely, but possible, no?

  
  i dont see England losing 1 game, let alone 2.
• SnotBubbles

  I know enough about soccer to know that England wont lose to Algeria and Slovenia.
• mucalum49

  

  SportsAndLady;393952 wrote:I believe USA scored against Italy in '06.

  
  You are correct. I thought I saw on here the other day someone mentioned that stat. Oh well, take that one back..
• rock_knutne

  LMAO.....Lalas just said that Torres needs to get forward, what game has this guy been watching?
• Glory Days

  

  SportsAndLady;393952 wrote:I believe USA scored against Italy in '06.

  
  wasnt it an own goal or a PK? i dont think it was a regular goal.
• rock_knutne

  mucalum49;393963 wrote:You are correct. I thought I saw on here the other day someone mentioned that stat. Oh well, take that one back..

  
  It was an own goal.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  unfuckingbelievable this team...
• tk421

  

  rock_knutne;393968 wrote:It was an own goal.

  
  Correct.
• ts1227

  

  SportsAndLady;393956 wrote:England COULD beat Algeria today, and lose to Slovenia, giving them 4 points...we beat Algeria, that gives us 4 points...then we would need a goal differential advantage.

  
  One needs goals to win the goal differential tiebreaker.
• Firad

  

  dat dude;393869 wrote:Its soccer. Just sayin'.

  
  Yeah you've got a point lol
• tk421

  

  ts1227;393972 wrote:One needs goals to win the goal differential tiebreaker.

  
  Yeah, we'd have to score 5-6 goals (maybe more) against Algeria. I don't have to tell anyone how impossible that would be.
• Glory Days

  

  thats why you fucking shoot the ball.
• raiderbuck

  ts1227;393972 wrote:One needs goals to win the goal differential tiebreaker.

  
  Was thinking the same thing...lol
• tk421

  

  Wow! We scored! 2 - 1. Where the fuck was this during the 1st half? Good god, this team pisses me off.
• patriots34

  WOOOOOOOOOW!!!! USA I am still pissed at you but what a strike by Donovan!!!!
• tk421

  

  Glory Days;393977 wrote:thats why you fucking shoot the ball.

  
  Exactly. No pass there. I was surprised.
• ts1227

  

  Nice shot, that was impressive at that angle.
• like_that

  

  That was some pussy goal keeping.
• Pup

  

  What a finish!
• KnightXC1

  

  HUGE goal from Donovan!
• SnotBubbles

  So it's 2-1 now...is it still "over?"
• tk421

  

  If we somehow pull out at least a draw here, that would be huge for the U.S. We would still have to beat Algeria, which might be problematic, and hope for an England draw in one of their games.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  A glimmer of hope....