Random Soccer Chatter

• gorocks99

  

  Anyone see that Orlando City SC's coach has said if they are an MLS side by 2015, Kaka will be there? Crazy.
• SportsAndLady

  

  I actually get to watch the games today and I get fucking Spain Tahiti lol this is gonna be a blood bath.
  
  Nigeria Uruguay should be good though.
• Automatik

  

  Arsenal to sign Higuain today.
• gorocks99

  

  Automatik;1460623 wrote:Arsenal to sign Higuain today.

  Shit yeah. Didn't do a good job replacing Van Persie last year (Giroud wasn't close) so hoping Higuain does the trick. 150,000 pounds per week is a heck of a lot of money though.
• ohiobucks1

  

  gorocks99;1460626 wrote:Shit yeah. Didn't do a good job replacing Van Persie last year (Giroud wasn't close) so hoping Higuain does the trick. 150,000 pounds per week is a heck of a lot of money though.

  Hope he fails and then comes to CBUS to play with his brother.
• Automatik

  

  gorocks99;1460626 wrote:Shit yeah. Didn't do a good job replacing Van Persie last year (Giroud wasn't close) so hoping Higuain does the trick. 150,000 pounds per week is a heck of a lot of money though.

  Ya that is some major cash. I'm not sure he's worth that, but I hope I'm wrong.
• gorocks99

  

  gorocks99;1457818 wrote:I'm interested in Spain vs Tahiti the same way I'm interested in a car wreck during a NASCAR race. It could be 15-0.

  I was close...
• SportsAndLady

  

  Neymar..too good
• SportsAndLady

  

  The amount of flopping and simulating in this game is disgusting.
• Terry_Tate

  

  SportsAndLady;1461542 wrote:The amount of flopping and simulating in this game is disgusting.

  
  Turned it on and immediately saw a flop, lol. Knew what to expect with Italy though.
• Terry_Tate

  

  Random question I was just thinking about: would any American players make the top 100 list in the world? I figure Clint Dempsey is the best chance but wasn't sure if he would make it. Was Landon Donovan at his best on the list? Jozy may be able to get there but he's not close yet.
• Laley23

  

  Clint is easily a top 100 player. Jozy would be considered. Howard would be up there depending on how you value keepers.
  
  Jozy scored a shit ton of goals in Europe. I know it wasn't EPL or la Liga or anything. But still.
  
  Clint was a very valuable piece for spurs. He was the EPL top XI the year before for Fulham. Has continued it for USA. A top 25 player last year at his peak for sure and arguably is fringe at the moment.
• Mulva

  

  No Americans made the Guardian's top 100 list at the end of last year.
  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/datablog/2012/dec/24/world-best-footballers-top-100-list
• Laley23

  

  I have issues with that list.
  
  But mostly that Clint made the EPL top XI last year...yet wasn't one of the 27 EPL players listed...
• SportsAndLady

  

  Brazil/Uruguay Wednesday
  Spain/Italy Thursday
  
  Great Final 4. Both games at 3 eastern.
• ohiobucks1

  

  I expect a Brazil Spain Final
• Laley23

  

  I think the consensus coming in was that Spain had lost a bit of their bite, especially offensively (scoring wise). They have so far looked unreal. Brazil was the heavy favorite for the WC in their homeland prior to this, but Spain could come in as such if they knock of the Brazilians in the final of the Confed Cup.
  
  I really am looking forward to that final, but the Semis could be just as good.
• gorocks99

  

  1-1, 81'. Can Uruguay pull off the upset??
• ohiobucks1

  

  No. Goal Brazil 2-1
• OSH

  

  Gold Cup roster released today:
  
  Goalkeepers -- Bill Hamid, Sean Johnson, Nick Rimando
  
  Defenders -- Oguchi Onyewu, Clarence Goodson, Edgar Castillo, Michael Parkhurst, Corey Ashe, Tony Beltran, Michael Orozco, DaMarcus Beasley
  
  Midfielders -- Kyle Beckermann, Joe Corona, Stuart Holden, Alejandro Bedoya, Mikkel Diskerud, Josh Gatt, Jose Torres
  
  Forwards -- Will Bruin, Herculez Gomez, Landon Donovan, Chris Wondolowski, Jack McInerney
• ohiobucks1

  

  Glad Donovan is back
• gorocks99

  

  Not a bad roster for essentially being b-team guys.
• OSH

  

  Cherundolo had knee surgery today, I believe it was. It was the same knee he had surgery on in February. Not a good thing for a 34-year-old USMNT hopeful.
  
  If he still has years of playing in him, I foresee him in playing in MLS.
• Laley23

  

  Nice! Will Bruin, love Hoosiers making a name.
  
  I think he could surprise. He is a true #9, and outside of Jozy, we dont have one of those.
  
  Landon back is a very good thing. Hopefully he is back to form in 350 days for the World Cup.
• ohiobucks1

  

  Laley23;1464267 wrote:Nice! Will Bruin, love Hoosiers making a name.
  
  I think he could surprise. He is a true #9, and outside of Jozy, we dont have one of those.
  
  Landon back is a very good thing. Hopefully he is back to form in 350 days for the World Cup.

  Will Bruin is a true number 9 in the sense of size only. If he's the type of #9 our national team is producing we are in trouble. He's got no skill on the ball whatsoever.