Altidore and Dempsey called in for the knockout stage.
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Caps/Goals):
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jesse Gonzalez (FC Dallas; 0/0) Bill Hamid (D.C. United; 3/0), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids; 115/0)
DEFENDERS (8): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City; 42/1), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca/MEX; 42/2), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas; 4/0), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 12/0), Matt Miazga (Chelsea/ENG; 3/1), Justin Morrow (Toronto FC/CAN; 2/0), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna, MEX; 9/0), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City; 51/5)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas; 11/1), Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana/MEX; 8/2), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 133/17), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana/MEX; 20/3), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire; 10/0), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers; 17/1), Chris Pontius (Philadelphia Union; 4/0), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy; 34/6)
FORWARDS (4): Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution; 25/3), Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/CAN; 104/37), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC; 134/56), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; 19/4)
If it is, NYCFC got an exemption. That YS field is not 70 yards wide. It looks like 10 yards from the edge of the penalty area to the touch line. That would make it 64 yards.
YS field 15% smaller than normal - ( New Window )
Should be up 3-0 after acclimating the first ten minutes. Anyone think it's the same score if Klinsmann is the manager?
Up to Lichaj's goal he was terrible as was Hedges.
Zardes looks excellent - quick and great ball control and passes - so far the best player on the US side. Nagbe - same. Bradley looks good back where he is now. Morrow looks pretty good too.
El Salvador with a hatchet job all night on Altidore. (as well as every other player)
Nagbe's yellow was a bad call - borderline at best.
Gonzalez playing very well.
Should be up 3-0 after acclimating the first ten minutes. Anyone think it's the same score if Klinsmann is the manager?
With jk as manager Lichaj would have actually been playing stoker.
Should be up 3-0 after acclimating the first ten minutes. Anyone think it's the same score if Klinsmann is the manager?
A rhetorical question that begs to be answered with a resounding - NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Tough guys dishing punishment and writhing in pseudo pain on the smallest of incidents.
Fucking trash.
for Arriola.
Considerably tougher. I don't think tonight's effort beats Costa Rica.
Link - ( New Window )
Jozy Altidore was the recipient of most of the unwanted advances, including a bite from El Salvador defender Henry Romero in the 59th minute. Romero later twisted Altidore's nipple and both actions had the effect of incapacitating the U.S. forward for a few seconds. ...
About the only thing that was lacking from the match was a red card or two. Altidore said he had never been bitten before, at least not without his permission.
"My girl is mad at me," he said. "She's mad at me, she's mad at Romero. She's like 'Only I can bite you, only I can grab your nipples.'"
Del Shofner : 7/19/2017 11:07 pm : link : reply
he stopped a sure goal at 3 minutes in, and distributed so well. He's like Eli - we are going to miss him when he's gone.
He's been so solid that even when a competent guy like Guzan gets on the pitch, it is like a steep dropoff.
USA back 4 were awful. Way too many turnovers.
Zardes goal was good.
Naghbe player of the match. Very confident and positive play on the ball.
Better play better against Costa Rico or they will lose.
and
Mexico - Honduras