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I always hate when teams go into prevent defense rather than keep attacking. You go for the kill
Brazil did a great job changing it up in the 2nd half. Too bad we didn't make a single adjustment.
FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in South Africa
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Be specific, don't just ramble non sense...
otis dont play that
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Team Barcelona is officially taking applicants. I see a lot of unfamiliar faces in this thread. :
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Too bad they didn't come thru. But Tim Howard is the truth.
Soccerheads, is he considered one of the best/the best goalkeeper(s) in the world?
otis dont play that
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Originally Posted by GTownBaller23
Too bad they didn't come thru. But Tim Howard is the truth.Soccer heads, is he considered one of the best/the best goalkeeper(s) in the world?
Tim Howard has been the best goal keeper in the world to many for the last year. But for me it was that FA cup semi final that did it for me. He will have alot of money thrown at him either this summer or next. Barca needs to drop Valdes and put in a bid for Howard. He is THAT good, the USA defense just can'tmark anyone.
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My first squad is Inter but Barcelona is a close second.
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I'm glad Brazil won!
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props to usa for a pretty good showing for this competition(even if it was mickey mouse). good wins against spain and a proud showing angainst brazil even ifthey did kinda choke.
usa fans gotta learn to take criticism of their team without getting emo and catching feelings though.
also this is a discussion board. people from usa should be able to support who THEY want to w/o being labled a traitor/nazi or something.
usa fans gotta learn to take criticism of their team without getting emo and catching feelings though.
also this is a discussion board. people from usa should be able to support who THEY want to w/o being labled a traitor/nazi or something.
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That's one thing about the USA, we've had good goalkeepers.
ie: Friedel, Meola, Keller,
ie: Friedel, Meola, Keller,
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We need more foreigners posting on NT. You think Laker fans are bad? Child please.
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QFT. I thought I was the only one
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Originally Posted by Fear The Ibis
We need more foreigners posting on NT. You think Laker fans are bad? Child please.
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He's been climbing since he finally got a shot to get steady burn with Everton. My favorite MNT playerOriginally Posted by GTownBaller23
Too bad they didn't come thru. But Tim Howard is the truth.Soccer heads, is he considered one of the best/the best goalkeeper(s) in the world?
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Originally Posted by GTownBaller23
Too bad they didn't come thru. But Tim Howard is the truth.Soccer heads, is he considered one of the best/the best goalkeeper(s) in the world?
hes def a good quality goalkeeper. one of the better ones in the premiership. hsent done a ton at club level..nice run in the fa cup though. hes not one of theelite keepers in the world yet though. prob top 20 though which is good.
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Just wondering... how do you guys define 'choke'? To me, its when 1) a team loses to another team that they were expected to beat and/or 2) a teamloses after giving up a huge lead. Team USA were never expected to beat Brazil and, with all due respect, a 2-0 lead against Brazil is not what I would call a'huge' lead for the US...
To me, they were simply outclassed by Brazil. After conceeding the second goal, Brazil were coming up with wave-after-wave of attacks... those expecting the USdefense to be able to withstand that sort of attack for 45+ minutes is underestimating the offense of Brazil IMO...
To me, they were simply outclassed by Brazil. After conceeding the second goal, Brazil were coming up with wave-after-wave of attacks... those expecting the USdefense to be able to withstand that sort of attack for 45+ minutes is underestimating the offense of Brazil IMO...
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That is what I was trying to say and I was laughed at and called a bandwagon fan so I don't know. I would agree with you. Everyone knows howfast Brazil can score. Look what they did and how quickly they dismantled Italy. But hey I am just the clueless USA fan I guess.
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It doesn't matter...when you are up 2 nothing, in a soccer match, and you have 3 straight goals against you for the loss......it is chocking.
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the media built up Freddy crazy, he was always going to have trouble living up to that hype...he played really well leading up to and during theOlympics last summer, he just doesnt play enough defense for Bob Bradley to make it into the lineup...more than likely he will at least be given a shot duringthe Gold Cup
i would say he's been more over hyped than over rated really, i mean hes only 20 years old...once the media got a hold of his situation they made it out tobe something its not, like he was going to be the savior of US soccer at 15...i still think he's going to turn out alright, he has the speed and vision tomake a difference, plus hes got the ability to beat defenders which has always lacked for the USNT
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Hell of a game by Brazil! It takes real courage/heart and skills to win a match that seems to be over. I guess there's a reason why Brazil's jerseywill always be respected and not taken lightly. I'm so happy that Brazil won and I hope we can improve our performance even more and add another World CupTrophy to our record. As for the U.S, congrats to the fans that have been here since the beginning rooting for the U.S, the U.S has been improving and itslevel of playing should stay like this. The U.S's level of play better stay up and not go back to how they were playing when they faced teams from theConcacaf.
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I really can't comprehend the fact that this needs to be spelled out for people. 2-0 lead at halftime. Lost 3-2(really 4-2), that's a choke job. In thefinals of a tournament? That's a monumental choke job.
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Ever since Henry went to Barca, I've been following them a lot more.
Thank you. Even tho the US isn't at the level of Brazil, they made it to the finals, after beating the #1 team, Spain, and are supposed to bea Top 15 team. You can't blow a 2-0 lead to lose 3/4-2, with those credentials, and not expect to be called chokers.
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Great comeback today if you are a Brazilian fan. It was a good tournament for the U.S squad because they were able to advance to the final, but they could notcontrol the ball in the second half, and faced non-stop pressure from the Brazilian team. A more spirited effort by the U.S team in the second half would havemade the game far more exciting.
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Congrats Brazil.
Being a fan of the game of soccer FTW
Being a fan of the game of soccer FTW
