Another game heads towards penalties... wow.

 

WOW!

Edited July 1, 201412 yr by TMoney

Interesting tactics from the Swiss Goalie, but to no avail.

Chance seems to be favoring the big old teams. Poor Swiss

we're fucked.  great game overall but damn, I can't see USA scoring twice in 15 minutes

Yep, totally fucked. 

Yup....great steps to get here, but just wore down (and lost one of our best forwards).....

Woohoo!

holy shitsnacks

Heart in your throat yet?

We had an opportunity with less than 1 minute left in regulation to win, and we didn't. Not going to forget that for a while.

As bad as being a Cubs fan in '03.

Edited July 1, 201412 yr by Aura

I'm afraid that as long as the USA can't develop even a single elite offensive player, we are doomed to results like this.  We've developed several elite goalies, maybe an elite defensive back or two but no elite mid-fielders or forwards.

 

Today was especially frustrating because the defense played well (except for the panic around the first goal) and Howard played the game of his life.  The offense, however, played scared all day long.  They rushed every chance they had (I didn't see the USA goal) and never came close to scoring when it counted.

 

Hopefully, someday we'll develop an elite player that can take over a game.  I'm surprised it hasn't happened by now.

I guess I better revert to the blood and start rooting for France.  It's time to rock out with the Coq out.  Allez les Bleus!

 

I'm following the beer. Go Belgium.

Costa-fucking-Rica!

Their #1 is named Bryan and I'm a sucker for massive underdogs.

Gotta root for Germany, for the Bier!

Indeed.  Root for the beer (bier).  Deutchland.

You can certainly win without an elite forward or midfielder, look at Belgium.

Costa-fucking-Rica!

... I'm a sucker for massive underdogs.

 

This.

Beer? Germany? Bah!

 

The Belgians have the best beer.

Beer? Germany? Bah!

 

The Belgians have the best beer.

Them's fightin' words in Munchen!

that's because germans are aggressively wrong.

You can certainly win without an elite forward or midfielder, look at Belgium.

 

You can beat lesser team, yes.  But I don't believe that Belgium has ever won the cup.  I don't think that this will be their year either.

 

USA was not close to playing at Belgium's level today (except for the goalie).  Unless we got lucky, it was just a matter of time until one of the incessant attacks resulted in a goal.    Without Howard's heroics, the score could easily have been 5-1.  Belgium could attack at will.

 

As far as USA development of forwards and midfielders, have we produced one that matched any on Belgium's teams?  I doubt we've produced any that come close to Belgium's better forwards and midfielders.

that's because germans are aggressively wrong.

 

Yup. Not enough good beer, they get pissy.

Edited July 1, 201412 yr by Tyll Hertsens

Brewing.  That's one place we have developed some elite players.

Sorry guys, epic goalie.