Grannyknot said:Kind of crappy though...if Real Madrid win 1-0 at home, they go through.
I don't think so...3-0, yes (4-4 agg) as they have one away goal
Grannyknot said:Kind of crappy though...if Real Madrid win 1-0 at home, they go through.
I don't think so...3-0, yes (4-4 agg) as they have one away goal
Yeah, you never know when a ref will take over a game and set up Real to advance
I don't think it's so much about the nationality of the players, but their reputations. English players will get treated more harshly if they aleady have a bad rep, but latin players come with that generic tag of divers, biters or whatever.
Either way, it's certainly wrong to judge the player and not the foul. The refs are taking the easy way out, as are the FA
Either way, it's certainly wrong to judge the player and not the foul. The refs are taking the easy way out, as are the FA
Ashley Young is almost Cristiano Ronaldo skilled at diving. Almost.
What makes that dive so great is it was against a team he played 4 years for. Pure Class
Cristiano Ronaldo by volume is the greatest diver of all time
BvB through to the final. Real gave it a run at the end there, but too little too late....
What a brutal beat down.
Glad this wasnt the final, but still something you don't expect in a semi.
Just further proves why Messi is the greatest. Barca's attack has no teeth without him.
He was pretty irrelevant when he played in the first leg.
I would agree though that when you take him out of their attack you don't really know where the goals are going to come from.
He was pretty irrelevant when he played in the first leg.
I would agree though that when you take him out of their attack you don't really know where the goals are going to come from.
So stoked Holden is back! Man, that was a long recovery for him.
Here's what I'd like to see:
GK - Howard
RB - Cherundolo
CBs - Gonzalez and Besler (seriously they were a perfect pair against Mexico)
LB - Bornstein
RM - Zusi (he's improved every single US match)
LM - Holden or Brad Davis
CMs - Bradley and Jones
CF/SS - Dempsey
ST/TF - Gomez
It's a lineup I'd like to see in the upcoming qualifiers.You'd like to see that for what? Some specific set of qualifiers, or just as your general dream lineup? Or just a lineup you're curious about?
Holden has to demonstrate he really is the player he was before sniffs qualifying start. And seeing Borstein on any list makes me cry.
So stoked Holden is back! Man, that was a long recovery for him.
Here's what I'd like to see:
GK - Howard
RB - Cherundolo
CBs - Gonzalez and Besler (seriously they were a perfect pair against Mexico)
LB - Bornstein
RM - Zusi (he's improved every single US match)
LM - Holden or Brad Davis
CMs - Bradley and Jones
CF/SS - Dempsey
ST/TF - Gomez
It's a lineup I'd like to see in the upcoming qualifiers.
And come on, no love for the Hebrew Hammer?
Well you're not going to see it in the next set of qualifiers. Klinsmann has been clear he's not overlapping qualifier starters and gold cup roster, so Holden is clearly not in his plans as a key contributor for the June qualifiers.
Bornstein is terrible. And he's played 2 games for his club between last season and this. So no, no love for him. I don't think I'll ever get over watching him get destroyed in the gold cup 2011 final.
Holden is ready to play now. He's fully recovered from reports I've ready. He's probably a little rusty but I think a Rusty Holden should be a boost to our midfield play, considering Landycakes seems intent on crying about not being treated like a prince.
ready to play and ready to play well are not the same. He needs to prove he is the latter.
What, exactly, has Landon said or done that you consider "crying about not being treated like a prince"?
Just read some of the crap that has been said between Klinsmann and himself. While maybe not as extreme as I made it, he's clearly got some issue with Klinsmann, and I think Klinsmann is 100% right on the attitude about soccer in America, that too many (not all mind you, Dempsey and Howard are perfect examples to the negative) are just content to play professionally. Like getting to MLS or just getting to Europe is a big enough goal. And I think you can see it in many of the players that Klinsmann has picked that they fit his personal goals. Not having the ability to keep moving up and not having the drive are 2 different things. Landon does leave a lot of doubts cause you have to wonder if he could be better since he plays pretty easy competition regularly. I know watching Dempsey he's gotten much better since going to the premier league.
Oh I'm not saying that Donovan shouldn't play. I want him to play, really bad. I just have my doubts that he'll swallow his pride and buy into Klinsmann's plan.
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