BuffaloBillsForever Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Joachim Low picking his nose then shakes Ronaldos hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Joachim Low picking his nose then shakes Ronaldos hand. https://vine.co/v/MIpMquTwO09 That's a form of respect in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Well guys. I didn't want to come on TBD until I watched the game (DVR'd it). Amazing. Really concerned with our injuries and our conditioning. Either we were gassed second half or we were sitting back playing a "prevent" defense. Also, with the exception of the second goal, our ability to head the ball when contested was somewhat weak...it seemed Ghana won most contested balls. But this is very exciting. Great game. USA!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Wow -- that was a great ending. The second half was like watching the Rangers trying to hold off the Kings, you figured the tying goal was just a matter of time. Somehow they dug deep and created the opportunity after Ghana tied it up. Woo-hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Well guys. I didn't want to come on TBD until I watched the game (DVR'd it). Amazing. Really concerned with our injuries and our conditioning. Either we were gassed second half or we were sitting back playing a "prevent" defense. Also, with the exception of the second goal, our ability to head the ball when contested was somewhat weak...it seemed Ghana won most contested balls. But this is very exciting. Great game. USA!!!! Altidore's early exit hamstrung us (pun intended) in our ability to strategically substitute to avoid fatigue, which was compounded by the sheer pace on Ghana's wings. Neither Portugal nor Germany will be able to do that to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) US dominated after Ghana scored. Quite a high character moment in what was a must-win game for both sides. Pick orr Portugal and they are in. Injury to Jozy is brutal. And don't underestimate Beisler injury either. Worse for the US, Beaseley was a practice cone at left back. Not worried about Bardley's bad game. He will be OK. Altidore's early exit hamstrung us (pun intended) in our ability to strategically substitute to avoid fatigue, which was compounded by the sheer pace on Ghana's wings. Neither Portugal nor Germany will be able to do that to us. Maybe not Germany but Portugal will. The US has to beat Portugal because there's not much chance of beating Germany. Edited June 17, 2014 by John Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) !@#$ me, that was a grueling game. That was a crazy fight of a soccer game. I knew it wouldn't be easy. Nice three points! Hurts about Jozy and I feel for him. Bradley made a lot of sloppy touches. Something about Ghana just makes the US look bad. But they fought through it. Beautiful finish! I'm so happy for Brooks. Men of the match: 1. Jones 2. Cameron 3. Howard 4. Dempsey 5. Brooks Edited June 17, 2014 by Cugalabanza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDBUFFCUSEFAN Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Not including Howard in the top four is criminal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Not including Howard in the top four is criminal **** you're right. I forgot. Edited now... Edited June 17, 2014 by Cugalabanza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDBUFFCUSEFAN Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 **** you're right. I forgot. Edited now... As a former goalie I couldn't let that get by haha. Today was great, watched the game with several friends one block from the beach. Portugal is going to be tough even with Pepe out and the injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 That's a form of respect in Germany. No it snot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 At least they got the easy team in the group out of the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Scene at the KC viewing party. Nice that their guy Zusi delivered the perfect corner. Wonder if he might start vs Portugal for Bedoya. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gdElpvc7mA#t=15 Edited June 17, 2014 by John Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Wow that game sucked yesterday (Portugal) CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Wow that game sucked yesterday (Portugal) CBF Sets up a must-win for Portugal and a near must-win for the US. Even if the last Germany game doesn't mean anything, they are better than the US by a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Very frustrating game to watch. With the exception of a few instances, the US had little control in their offensive end. I wonder, as someone eluded to earlier, if they were using some sort of "prevent" formation for most of the game. They seemed to return to their attacking style after the Ghana goal. Beasley was absolutely brutal in the 1st half...improved somewhat in the 2nd. Liked what I saw from Fabian Johnson in the 2nd half. Losing Josy is going to kill this team's chances if they happen to advance. Anyone hear how long he could be out? Is he done? Yeesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Great game by the US yesterday. They deserved to win that game CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 John Oliver did a segment on FIFA last night, it was hilarious and figured it belongs here: NSFW due to language. Lol great piece! And so true... It's far worse even; Blatter his nephew has gotten the ditribution rights for the broadcasts in Asia: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/15497214 Former FIFA vice president Warner had his own scam with TV rights: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/14844343 Several billion dollar in bribes paid by ISL in order to get TV rights (discovered by curator after bankruptcy, receiving parties protected from disclosure by Swiss law): http://www.playthegame.org/theme-pages/who-took-the-bribes-fifa-corruption-and-the-isl.html and that is just the tip of the iceberg, FIFA would put a mafia organisation to shame. Next USA game against Portugal will be played in Manaus... USA allready looked like they were short on conditioning against Ghana, they will get smoked by Portugal in Manaus if they are really behind on conditioning. Manuas is horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Great game by the US yesterday. They deserved to win that game CBF Thanks, CBF! Sorry for your team. That was a rough showing. I don't know what will happen on Sunday. The winner of this game (if there is one) will probably be the team to advance along with Germany. Very frustrating game to watch. With the exception of a few instances, the US had little control in their offensive end. I wonder, as someone eluded to earlier, if they were using some sort of "prevent" formation for most of the game. They seemed to return to their attacking style after the Ghana goal. Beasley was absolutely brutal in the 1st half...improved somewhat in the 2nd. Liked what I saw from Fabian Johnson in the 2nd half. Losing Josy is going to kill this team's chances if they happen to advance. Anyone hear how long he could be out? Is he done? Yeesh! Yeah, that was a very weird game. The US looked way too sloppy with their passing. Bradley had a very poor showing. It's very fortunate that they were able to grind out three points through sheer effort. I'm glad Ghana is out of the way. There are just a really brutal team to play. Doesn't look good for Jozy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Thanks, CBF! Sorry for your team. That was a rough showing. I don't know what will happen on Sunday. The winner of this game (if there is one) will probably be the team to advance along with Germany. Yeah, that was a very weird game. The US looked way too sloppy with their passing. Bradley had a very poor showing. It's very fortunate that they were able to grind out three points through sheer effort. I'm glad Ghana is out of the way. There are just a really brutal team to play. Doesn't look good for Jozy. Thanks for the kind words. As of right now US deserves to go through. It would not surprise me if Portugal doesnt even win a game. Bento needs to be fired. He is the worst manger in the history of Portuguese football. Thankfully, my wife is Dutch so I have a good back up team to fall back on. CBF Edited June 17, 2014 by Canadian Bills Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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