Can Arriola put a softer touch on his crosses? Every time he crosses the ball it's too long by about 10 yards. ...and Zusi kicks it over. Again.
All Dempsey on that goal. He made a great run forward and then passed it perfectly behind the back line to Altidore who did well to finish.
For all my crap talking about Acosta's first half, he looked great in the 2nd half once he calmed down.
Fun Fact: Dempsey was using the slang word "crunk" as late as 2015. For reference, the world stopped using that word in 2002. That's dedication.
I know I always blast Guzan when it mostly isn't his fault, but US loses this game if he is playing. Guzan is just not good enough to make up for US defensive deficiencies. Tim Howard is a tier above. It's amazing that Klinsmann seemed to go out of his way to bench Nagbe.
Brad doesn't "suck", he's well above average when compared to all professional keepers in the world, but he's not Tim Howard.
I was really hoping the US would play at the Rose Bowl in the semifinal or final. The drive to Santa Clara is too far on a work night.
http://www.univision.com/deportes/f...dore-para-poner-a-ganar-1-0-al-team-usa-video I am personally not a fan of the FS1 announcer. Here's the Univision call of Altidore's goal.
Good fun. Onto the championship. Dominating performance over a top 25 team. It's the defense that I continue to worry about year after year as that never seems to be as steady as when Eddie Pope was back there. Lots of easy headers on free kicks. Pemberton caught all the way outside of the box, lol. That was crazy. I thought Altidore made the right pass. Just no finish by Acosta. Overall team was able to beat some defenders off the dribble which I haven't seen in a long time, if ever. Disappointed that the cross can fall to Nagbe who was not ready to shoot because he's watching the header. Arena, leave the ball boys alone please.
