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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 11:05:23 GMT -6
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Post by viewgator91 on Mar 30, 2022 11:21:23 GMT -6
Do you see us pulling this game out, or playing keep away conceding a low scoring game? |
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Post by beasleyisbeastly on Mar 30, 2022 11:24:03 GMT -6
Worth noting that Costa Rica has 9 players who would miss the playoff against Oceania with a yellow card today. I’d expect them to play it safe and save their players for the playoff rather than chasing a 6-0 victory.
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Post by beasleyisbeastly on Mar 30, 2022 11:26:27 GMT -6
I think our boys will feel they can play freely today. It will be the first time in a while they can play without extreme pressure. Hopefully that turns into a W for us. I find the history of never winning in Costa Roca to be irrelevant.
2-0 US is my prediction
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 11:33:41 GMT -6
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 11:38:37 GMT -6
Worth noting that Costa Rica has 9 players who would miss the playoff against Oceania with a yellow card today. I’d expect them to play it safe and save their players for the playoff rather than chasing a 6-0 victory. yea. That is a major factor for this game that you picked up on. They can’t afford to get into a match and pick up cards. That should bode well for us. Also, this window, we have used more players and that means we are not as dead legged as we have been in past windows. Weah and Yedlin are fresh and could see a start since they are fresher than say Moore and Reyna. Either way is fine with me. I am still a little anxious, because this match in past qualifiers has always been bad for us. Look at that link I posted if you are unfamiliar. It am still upset off at that Pendergast call for a Berhalter handball. As long as we do not look like Klinsmann’s team we should be Ok and that team only lost 4-0. We have to play well to keep that pot2 ranking. |
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 11:41:20 GMT -6
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 11:47:01 GMT -6
Do you see us pulling this game out, or playing keep away conceding a low scoring game? it looks good, doesn’t it? We need to show up and play. Play Ball! |
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Post by upper90 on Mar 30, 2022 11:53:23 GMT -6
Do you see us pulling this game out, or playing keep away conceding a low scoring game? The USMNT play keep away? Nahhh. |
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 15:39:29 GMT -6
There is virtually no mention of tonight’s game on ESPN, FoxSports, or even CBSsports covering tonight’s game. I saw a mention in around the horn about the lasers in the Senagal Egypt game, and a highlight on sports center top ten of a goal from another African qualifier. ESPN is all Los Angeles Laker talk all the time. This is done on purpose by the USA sports media. They do not want soccer taking away from their favorite sport’s popularity. As I am typing, Michael Wilbom just brought them up about the six goal cushion and then they cut him off mid sentence to go to a commercial promoting Jimmy Johns.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 17:30:23 GMT -6
New Zealand have beaten the Solomon Islands 5-0 to advance to a playoff with CONCACAF’s 4th place team. The winner of that will be put in pot 4, the weakest of the pots in Friday’s draw. If we win, we will be in pot 2.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 18:06:56 GMT -6
Tonight's Starting lineup: Steffen, Yedlin, Zimmerman, Adams, A Robinson, Musah. Pepi, Pulisic, M Robinson, Weah, Acosta
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 19:05:57 GMT -6
Game starts, 15 seconds in, Costa Rica gets inside our box but trips up, goal kick
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 19:07:22 GMT -6
2nd - Jedi Rob gets a cross into the box, but pepi pops it up for an easy Navas grab.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 19:09:29 GMT -6
4th min - Yedlin gets up field to try a cross, deflected, corner usa. Taken by Pulisic. Long to the back headed down by Robinson, Navas easy save.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 19:11:26 GMT -6
Jenny chui sideline reorter saying Adams may need to be early subbed off for an injury. replay shows a knock to his legs.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 19:13:17 GMT -6
7th Yedin agains gets up the field for a cross, cleared by Navas, ball ping pongs around till the tacos get a throw in. Later, Weah wins a corner. Taken by Pulisic, Adams talking to Berhalter. Cross again long blasted by Robinson, Navas bobbles then covers it up on the goal line as it bounces towards the goal.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 19:15:35 GMT -6
9th Ticos work it up the left sideline, USA can't clear it. later Miles Robinson clears preventing a corner, but the ball did go over says the linesman. Corner ticos. Cleared by Zimmerman. Ticos keep possession and take a long shot, that goes over cross bar. USA being pinned at the back.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 19:17:04 GMT -6
12th Yedlin Weah Work a long cross that M Robinson can't get to. Throw in Ticos.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Mar 30, 2022 19:18:23 GMT -6
13 - Weah feeds Pepi for a hard shot near side that is parried out by Navas. Corner USA, same right side. To the middle, cleared by ticks for a usa throw in.
14 - another corner won by USA, same right side. Pulisic, near side, popped up, later cleared for Ticos.
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