June 22, 200619 yr Holy s***, Beasley jumped over a tackle. Ran the ball towards the box, then passed it on to Dempsey. Thats how a break is supposed to be played. Get EJ onto the pitch. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 22, 200619 yr Shiiiiit. They've been letting them play in the box all day at the WC, then they get called for that.
June 22, 200619 yr Bulls*** weak call. Mother f***ing s***head ref. Gooch on a 50/50 gets called for a penalty in the box. f***. 2-1 Ghana Momentum gone. Boca with a s*** clearance. He got cute. And got burned. If EJ doesnt make the pitch as a 2nd half sub and he is healthy. Arena needs to be fired before the post game interview. Our best attacking option has been sitting on the bench for most of this WC. He came into the Czech game and made a huge difference in the attack. We are now down a goal. Its time to abandon the 4-5-1 and attack. Edited June 22, 200619 yr by southsideirish71
June 22, 200619 yr God damn it, Claudio Reyna. God damn it, Bocanegra. And god damn it, Referee. Now we need two, and I'm sure we all worry that we can't get it with Arena's s***ty formation.
June 22, 200619 yr Is it possible Arena is still punishing EJ for that "war" comment. If he is, that is absolutely ridiculous, but it is the only explanation I can think of for why your best goal scorer in qualifying is not on the pitch.
June 22, 200619 yr Jesus, I feel like the refs just hate the US team in this tourney. Over and over we get screwed by calls and cards. EJ better be on the pitch in the 2nd half. This is getting ridiculous.
June 22, 200619 yr Its the US against the refs...PHANTOM CALLS!!! US really needs to start pushing the ball
June 22, 200619 yr QUOTE(THEWOOD @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:58 AM) Its the US against the refs...PHANTOM CALLS!!! US really needs to start pushing the ball Not to be a whiner or a conspiracist. But doesnt it seem like in the last 2 games especially, the refs have taken a harder line on the US team. Could it be our standing politically in the world? Because we are at war?
June 22, 200619 yr QUOTE(illinilaw08 @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:53 AM) Is it possible Arena is still punishing EJ for that "war" comment. If he is, that is absolutely ridiculous, but it is the only explanation I can think of for why your best goal scorer in qualifying is not on the pitch. In the last WC our hottest striker was Mathis. He sat on the bench pretty much the entire WC. EJ still not on the pitch. DUMB f*** ARENA WHAT THE f*** ARE YOU WAITING FOR. WE NEED GOALS. PUT A STRIKER ON THE PITCH, YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS SCORED GOALS BEFORE. STOP WITH YOUR DC UNITED CONNECTION. FIRE THIS SLUG AFTER THIS GAME.
June 22, 200619 yr No one is warming up yet. Slug Arena is holding up a post, trying to figure out how to get his resume ready for the NY Red Bulls. Here is the problem with not getting EJ on the pitch yet. You wait 15 minutes, and you take more and more time away from scoring. At about the 75 minute mark, watch how Ghana will have all of this "injuries", they will stall and delay trying to eak this out. Now finally someone is warming up. QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 10:14 AM) Aren't you supposed to move forward if you're trying to score? We are still playing a 4-5-1. And our best offensive threat is parked on the bench.
June 22, 200619 yr Seriously, take McBride out and put EJ in. Move up some attacker for god sakes we need 2 goals!!!!
June 22, 200619 yr I hate short corners. We are not creative enough to take advantage, and we suck at shooting. Just get a ball into the box and let something happen.
June 22, 200619 yr QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 10:18 AM) I hate short corners. We are not creative enough to take advantage, and we suck at shooting. Just get a ball into the box and let something happen. I completely agree, but that would make too much sense. I'm learning that if you want it, the opposite will happen for the US at this Cup.
June 22, 200619 yr Now ironic. Ghana wants to play more defensive, have put on a new defensive midfielder and have changed their formation to the defensive 4-5-1. Finally EJ is on.
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