Well I'll be damned. Thanks Costa Rica!
With our Luck Brazil will Draw Peru and Ecuador will beat Haiti 10-0. Just need Brazil to TCOB.
With our Luck Brazil will Draw Peru and Ecuador will beat Haiti 10-0. Just need Brazil to TCOB. Hopefully they beat Peru and Haiti draws Ecuador. Or Peru/Brazil draw like 1-1 and Ecuador only wins 1-0. Though it's more likely Brazil comfortably beats Peru and Ecuador comfortably beats Haiti. But lets hope for Peru!
I don't even know how happy I'd be if we made the Semi-Finals. Looking at the path, we likely get Argentina in the Semis if we get through. Of course that means Argentina winning their group, and beating the loser of Mexico/Venezuela. But I can't see Argentina losing out. I think they win the WHole thing.
ALso putting out odds, assuming he keeps being a freaking wall. What are the odds Brooks moves up? Assuming he stays in Bunderliga and with Hummels is on the move to Bayern, do you think Dortmund take a hard look at him?
I can't imagine this is doing anything but a ton of good for his value.
I think it's karma for Dunga for ****ting on OCSC.
Brooks's extension was wanted by Hertha more than him to drive up his transfer price. Of course Brooks is getting paid more which is great.
Who replaces Yedlin? That's the milliondollar question. Jurgen has some options.
Cleanest is Orozco replaces Yedlin, but do you trust Orozco to be able to cover Jefferson Montero? I don't. But Jurgen may not have another option without having to screw with Chemistry
Second is Besler or Castillo at LB and Johnson at RB. Maybe the better option. But do you trust either of them to be able to handle ANtonio Valencia?
Third option is Besler to CB and Cameron to RB. Probably the most sound 4 man back line Cameron doesn't have the elite pace, but he should be able to handle Montero way better than Orozco. But it ruins our CB pairing, would that finally open us up for a striker to score on us? Enner Valencia is a talented striker.
Last option I can think of is nuke the lineup. Go with a 3 man back line. I'm thinking 3-5-2
GK - Guzan
RCB - Cameron
CB - Brooks
LCB - Besler
RM - Zusi
CM - Bradley
CM - Jones
LM - Johnson
CAM - Bedoya
ST - Dempsey
ST - Wood
What I like about this lineup is it dedicates 3 CBs. Basically you can have each one kind of man mark one of Ecuador's forwards. Brooks on Enner, Besler on Antonio, and Cameron on Montero. Midfield supplies support. The risk is that we don't have as much back line teamwork. Of course Zusi and Johnson will be tracking back heavily. As will Bradley and Jones. If we get a late lead. We bring on Orozco for Zusi and park the bus right on them.
Personally I'd just toss in Orozco and let it be, he didn't do horrifically against Paraguay after all. Maybe have Bedoya or Jones stick closer to the right side on defense. Personally, I'm not that scared of Jefferson Montero, he's not exactly lighting up the EPL.
Oh look, Dempsey decided to show up.
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