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I just discovered that this was a soccer thread. Good performance overall from USA. The field was a disaster, so it messed with the flow of the game, but I saw some encouraging things:

 

Juan Agudelo looked better on his goal than I have ever seen him look before. Nice control on the first touch to bring the ball down, calm as he moved with it towards the middle and then a perfect finish to the near post.

 

Mix has been listening to his critics and finally showed the defensive aggressiveness that his game has been missing. He made some great nasty tackles to take the ball away quite a few times. And he still showed his usual good vision in the attacking third, creating many good chances.

 

Omar Gonzalez looked more confident than he has in a long time back there in the middle. Especially in the air, he controlled everything he was asked to. And his young partner, Alvarado, looked like a legit central defender too. Central defense seems like an area of strength now.

 

Bradley's best game in a long time. Nice, forward-thinking distribution and playmaking.

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The field was terrible. When will FIFA ever approve Field Turf ?

I really enjoy refereeing on FieldTurf. Soft on the knees

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The field was terrible. When will FIFA ever approve Field Turf ?

I really enjoy refereeing on FieldTurf. Soft on the knees

 

The condition of that field was really unforgiveable. Makes the USSF look really foolish.

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The dozen or so people watching the game on TV must have felt like idiots.

 

Is it ok if I talk about something that I'm interested in? Or are you gonna keep up your incredibly boring crusade forever?

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I didn't get to see it because my DVR didn't record. I'm a little disappointed to see that Julian Green didn't see the field at all. He has impressed in the little I've seen of him.

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I don't care for soccer, it hasn't been relevant in years, but, I do like to diss it on message boards.

 

For you it's ok because you bring a certain unique dipschitt gracefullness to it which is mildly endearing.

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Soccer hate is funny to me. My favorite comment is "I'd rather watch the most boring NFL game than the most exciting soccer game."

 

 

I admittedly wasn't a huge soccer fan but now that the EPL is on TV quite often, I've been watching more and more. Sure, watching bad teams play isn't always exciting, but watch Arsenal vs Liverpool and it's exciting as hell.

 

 

All that said, I am a sports junkie and I'll watch just about anything besides bowling. The EPL is on at that perfect time on Saturday and Sunday mornings when no other live sports are on. It's a great way to start nursing the hangover.

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