USA v Slovenia

TX Bill · June 17, 2010

Nordecke said:
Dont be surprised to see a Buddle/ Findley starting duo for this.. JZA has'nt looked good..

I'd be very surprised. Jozy is still the only forward we have that could create something out of nothing and he's a handful for defenses. Findley and to a lesser extent Buddle, not so much.

I think the only change you see is Torres in the middle for Clark.

Nordecke · June 17, 2010

TX Bill said:
I'd be very surprised. Jozy is still the only forward we have that could create something out of nothing and he's a handful for defenses. Findley and to a lesser extent Buddle, not so much.

I think the only change you see is Torres in the middle for Clark.

Bill I think JZA has looked lazy and out of form.. I've noticed that Findley has an amazing first touch, and we all know Buddle is scoring goals left and right..

Torres over Clark all day for me.. Torres is like our Arteta..

bluebloodinmyveins · June 17, 2010

Findley i thought was the worst of the two the other day. I might have a few quid on Donovan for the first goal.

TX Bill · June 17, 2010

Imagine the message that would send though to the team if Altidore was left out.

Plus, we don't see how he's doing in training (as well as the other strikers). Bradley just doesn't make a lot of changes from game to game and I wouldn't be surprised to see the same team out there Friday morning that we saw against England. After all, that team earned a 1-1 draw against England.

spikeman · June 17, 2010

I'd like to see Buddle/Gomez paired with Altidore and Torres in place of Clark. And I'd like Holden to be substituted near the 60-65th min if we need to score.

Nordecke · June 17, 2010

bluebloodinmyveins said:
Findley i thought was the worst of the two the other day. I might have a few quid on Donovan for the first goal.

I'm feeling either Bradley Jr. or Boca for the first goal, Boca from a set piece provided by Donovan..

bluebloodinmyveins · June 17, 2010

All the Texans i know dont even know there IS a world cup, or care.

Nordecke · June 17, 2010

spikeman said:
I'd like to see Buddle/Gomez paired with Altidore and Torres in place of Clark. And I'd like Holden to be substituted near the 60-65th min if we need to score.

I think you will get your wish there

TX Bill · June 17, 2010

bluebloodinmyveins said:
All the Texans i know dont even know there IS a world cup, or care.

They're probably all worried about which conference their college football program is going to end up in.

What a waste.

Nordecke · June 17, 2010

bluebloodinmyveins said:
All the Texans i know dont even know there IS a world cup, or care.

Believe it or not BBIMV, this cup seems to be causing a stir stateside.. Even alot of my Army buddies are calling me asking if I watched this game or that..

Not sure why, the games have been horrible I think, maybe it's the extra effort from ESPN

bluebloodinmyveins · June 17, 2010

TX Bill said:
They're probably all worried about which conference their college football program is going to end up in.

What a waste.

All the ones i know are Longhorns fans. So they have little to worry about.

bluebloodinmyveins · June 17, 2010

Nordecke said:
Believe it or not BBIMV, this cup seems to be causing a stir stateside.. Even alot of my Army buddies are calling me asking if I watched this game or that..

Not sure why, the games have been horrible I think, maybe it's the extra effort from ESPN

I spoke to my cousin whos in New York right now. He says it's buzzing there. Problem is it's mostly Italian Americans and Portugese who are watching it, and they are supporting their parents countries and not the country of their birth.

mezzrow · June 17, 2010

Nordecke said:
Believe it or not BBIMV, this cup seems to be causing a stir stateside.. Even alot of my Army buddies are calling me asking if I watched this game or that..

Not sure why, the games have been horrible I think, maybe it's the extra effort from ESPN

I've never been one to walk away from a cheap shot at ESPN, but they've stepped up their game for this World Cup. Good job, Disney.

Tennessee Blue Mike · June 17, 2010

This game is so huge for this team. We can't go in timid. We have to take the bull by the horns and a two goal cushion will be a must.

Also, I have this great belief we will shock the Germans in the round of sixteen if we meet. The US team may not be best techical team but they are the best athletically and are showing less fatigue.