World Cup: USA vs Algeria, 10am 6/23

• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  Laley23;397523 wrote:BAB, it wouldnt be unheard of to do that, but you wouldnt do it for the first part of the game only. It would be for the whole game, as a kind of tactic. You would do it because you are inferior and are more or less playing for a tie. Like if Algeria was going against Spain, they would probably go either 5-4-1 or 4-5-1 putting the extra forward in the defense or midfield. But the scenario wouldnt really be appropriate for the USA here. As S&L mentioned, we arent struggling early because we dont have enough defenders, we just have shitty and lazy defenders.
  
  Now, if this is a very open game, like I expect it will, Bradley might add a midfielder (imo, having a 5th Mid is better for controlling the game and slowing it down, as opposed to a 5th defender which can become confusing and people stop working as they have the extra guy to cover for them). But I dont think he would do that unless we are up 2 goals with say 30 minutes to go.

  Thanks for the explanation Laley, that makes a lot of sense. Hopefully this won't even be an issue, and we jump on these guys early!
• Laley23

  

  sportchampps;397542 wrote:Taking that goal away from us is about is wake up a sleeping Giant. US will win, then beat Serbia and Uruguay to make the semis.

  
  So Serbia is gonna take down their group? I wouldnt be shocked to be honest. I have them in the Semis...
  
  Or do you think England is gonna wake up and score a shit ton of goals and we will get second? Or Slovenia is gonna get first?
• gorocks99

  

  I just hope the US beats the shit out of Algeria. 4-0 or something ridiculous. I'm itching for a "Confed Cup vs. Egypt" type of performance.
• I Wear Pants

  I'm so excited yet at the same time extremely nervous for this game.
• gorocks99

  

  I Wear Pants;397618 wrote:I'm so excited yet at the same time extremely nervous for this game.

  
  This too. We have a chance to do something special this year, I just hope our team doesn't F it up before it even really starts.
• hoops23

  

  I'm going to be arrested if we win the group.
  
  I'm also going to be arrested if we fail to advance.
• trackandccrunner

  SportsAndLady;397452 wrote:It's not unheard of to play one less forward, especially for a team who is a huge underdog.

  Yeah thats true but I meant in the US's case to where they are a better team you normally wouldnt see it happen.
  
  And Laley nice explanation I figured you'd have a great one haha.
• Laley23

  

  hoops23;397623 wrote:I'm going to be arrested if we win the group.
  
  I'm also going to be arrested if we fail to advance.

  
  DITTO.
  
  If we win the group....oh man I get a boner thinking of the possible draw we have to the Semis. Seriously, a Viagra type development in my pants.
• gorocks99

  

  Yeah ... winning the group nets us probably Ghana/Serbia in round of 16, Uruguay in quarterfinals, Brazil/Netherlands in semis. Nothing un-doable before the semis.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Laley23;397652 wrote:DITTO.
  
  If we win the group....oh man I get a boner thinking of the possible draw we have to the Semis. Seriously, a Viagra type development in my pants.

  
  Viagra type development eh?? Well when I think about that path to the semi's, I get a gorocks' mom development in my pants.
• gorocks99

  

  SportsAndLady;397656 wrote:Viagra type development eh?? Well when I think about that path to the semi's, I get a gorocks' mom development in my pants.

  
  
• SportsAndLady

  

  Haha I was waiting for this one
  
  
• hoops23

  

  
• dazedconfused

  

  where's everybody getting uruguay from? don't we play group d in the knockout stage? which would mean germany at some point in time. we wouldn't see uruguay until the semis (and that's providing they get past argentina) or am i way off base on this?
• GOONx19

  

  If we win the group we would play the second place team in Group D (likely be Serbia or Ghana). A win against that team would result in a match against the winner of the A1/B2 game (Uruguay vs. South Korea).
• GOONx19

  

  In the second round, here are the matchups:
  
  (1) A1/B2
  (2) C1/D2
  
  (3) E1/F2
  (4) G1/H2
  
  (5) B1/A2
  (6) D1/C2
  
  (7)F1/E2
  (8)H1/G2
  
  The winner of (1) plays the winner of (2), the winner of (3) plays the winner of (4), etc.
  Then 1/2 plays 3/4, and 5/6 plays 7/8.
  This gives you the two teams for the finals.
• dazedconfused

  

  GOONx19;397700 wrote:In the second round, here are the matchups:
  
  (1) A1/B2
  (2) C1/D2
  
  (3) E1/F2
  (4) G1/H2
  
  (5) B1/A2
  (6) D1/C2
  
  (7)F1/E2
  (8)H1/G2
  
  The winner of (1) plays the winner of (2), the winner of (3) plays the winner of (4), etc.
  Then 1/2 plays 3/4, and 5/6 plays 7/8.
  This gives you the two teams for the finals.

  
  thanks for clearing that up for me...looks like they want to avoid the same matchups over and over again
• Mulva

  

  Fuck being an adult. If I wasn't completely broke I would call off work tomorrow and watch live. But as it is... it's gonna be DVR and hope like hell I can avoid spoilers for 6 hours until I get home to watch.
• gorocks99

  

  Your starting lineup:
  
  Howard; Cherundolo, DeMerit, Bocanegra (c), Bornstein; Donovan, Bradley, Edu, Dempsey; Gomez, Altidore
• SportsAndLady

  

  Like I posted on the other thread, anyone know why Onyewu is not in the starting lineup??
• gorocks99

  

  Gomez, NOT Buddle, gets the start up top. Wonder what Buddle did between the Australia game and the WC to piss off Bradley.
  
  No Onyewu. Surprising to say the least. Dude has been inconsistent, but come on. He's still a good player when he's on. If this blows up in the team's face I hope they can Bradley the first chance they get.
• trackandccrunner

  Onyewu not starting doesnt suprise me to much hes been inconsistent but still should have started. I really want to know what Buddle did tho I figured he was a lock to start this game. I won't be to happy if this blows up in Bradley's face.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  My boss is letting us watch the 2nd half at a bar and grill across the street, but I have to watch the 1st half on my computer. Can someone direct me to a good link where I can catch the game online? Thanks!
• SportsAndLady

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;398196 wrote:My boss is letting us watch the 2nd half at a bar and grill across the street, but I have to watch the 1st half on my computer. Can someone direct me to a good link where I can catch the game online? Thanks!

  
  Do you get ESPN3? If not, try adthe.net
• gorocks99

  

  Best bets are http://www.atdhe.net or http://www.channelsurfing.net, unless you can access espn3.com.