***Official USMNT Thread***

[shagcarpetjesus]

Costa Rica is playing with one forward and there was nobody near him when Ruiz played the ball into him. Just pathetic.

Twellman was all over it on the replay. The center backs were split way too wide. But the majority of the blame has to go to Ream on that one I think.

 

[shagcarpetjesus]

I hope Bruce doesn't wait to long to make a sub. I'd take Villafaña off at half and go to a back three. Move Zusi up to right mid, slide Pulisic into the middle, and put Dempsey in as a withdrawn striker. 3-4-1-2. Rely on Fab and Zusi to provide defensive cover as wingbacks.

Costa Rica's just going to sit back in that 5-4-1 the second half and we need Deuce's imagination and ability to combine to break the defensive wall.

 

[mj4cy]

WTF..... I read online the game starts at 7:55 pm.

 

[shagcarpetjesus]

WTF..... I read online the game starts at 7:55 pm.

Eastern. Damn time zones.

 

[mj4cy]

But 7:55 eastern is still 6:55 central which is later than now

 

[shagcarpetjesus]

But 7:55 eastern is still 6:55 central which is later than now

You are totally right. Cut me some slack though, I'm in Arizona and we don't do daylight savings time so I'm almost always confused about when stuff happens in other parts of the country.

 

[shagcarpetjesus]

I'm with Twellman. Get Dempsey on the field and move Pulisic into the middle with him. We need those 2 combining together and launching attacks. We can't wait to make a sub until the 70th minute.

 

[tim_redd]

Why is Dempsey not on yet? He should have came on at the half.

 

[enisthemenace]

Damn...Altidore has had some chances.

 

[tim_redd]

What a save by Navas.

 

[ianoconnor]

Wow, what a save by CR

 

[shagcarpetjesus]

Damn Keylor Navas's leg! Damn it straight to hell!!!!

 

[enisthemenace]

Hell of a save from CR back stop.

 

[SoapyCy]

If we don't win are we out?

 

[shagcarpetjesus]

If we don't win are we out?

Not at all. But it's going to put pressure on us to get points in all of our remaining 3 matches. And that away trip to Honduras on Tuesday has never, ever been easy.

 

[tim_redd]

Not Pulisic's night. He should come off.

 

[enisthemenace]

Well...no Alridore for Honduras. Dumb.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Dumb

 

[enisthemenace]

Oh no...

 

[tim_redd]

******* disaster