Nero the dog
Well-Known Member
Ouch.
USA will not have any forwards left soon.
USA will not have any forwards left soon.
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The Beautiful Game - World Cup Chat
- Thread starter englanddg
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When in doubt, knock 'em out.
Well I made it to the hotel. Wish they had hi def. the screen is so small that it's a bit fuzzy.
Nero the dog
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The USA goal was apparently the quickest in any game in the history of the World Cup.
It's not. It's the 6th, I think.
Still impressive.
This is the fastest in World Cup history. 2002.
At 30 seconds (or 29), it's the 4th fastest.
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/the-rio-report/11-fastest-goals-scored-world-cup-065844205.html
Nero the dog
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That will teach me to believe anything commentators say.
The Crafty Veteran
Active Member
As long as we are winning I'm enjoying this. So for the true soccer fans what does USA do now in the second half? Is it like America football where some teams just go on the defensive and wait it out?
The Crafty Veteran
Active Member
My local sports bar is such a dive they put ice in the beer. I'm waiting for thst angry guy on the Spike channel to visit them.
tamotu99
Active Member
Sort of
Basically Ghana now have to chase the game, they need to get a goal, so the US need to stay disciplined in defence, but willing to break quickly and in numbers, as Ghana will be forced to leave space and gaps, if USA get a second goal then they are good for the game
the danger of sitting on the defence is that if Ghana do get a goal back, it can be very hard to change the mentality again back to attack
Basically Ghana now have to chase the game, they need to get a goal, so the US need to stay disciplined in defence, but willing to break quickly and in numbers, as Ghana will be forced to leave space and gaps, if USA get a second goal then they are good for the game
the danger of sitting on the defence is that if Ghana do get a goal back, it can be very hard to change the mentality again back to attack
You should always be defensive, but no...not with 1 goal lead.
You don't start running the clock until you have a 2 goal lead, generally...
That being said, with the physical state of the team right now, I wouldn't expect to see the US team get too aggressive.
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Nero the dog
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That's a dangerous game to play. They just need to be careful, try to keep the ball, but attack when they can.
The format of the World Cup means that tactics are a little bit different to normal league games.
Draws are not good enough, you need to to win at least one game in the first stage to get through. After that it is a straight forward knockout competition so you need to go for the win in every game.
