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how about that canada
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:20 pm
by Polak
http://tumblr.thedailywh.at/post/683093 ... ars-canada
really cool, but prob none of you care.
prob none of you know that usa is in the gold cup finals aswell
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:26 pm
by mogers
That's pretty awesome. Who are you picking, Mex or USA?
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:42 pm
by james-
The courts told me I'm not allowed to watch U-17 sporting events. I have to stick to U-21 or the pros~
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:12 pm
by dorito
"Like Leslie Nielsen said, always bet on the black guy. "
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:06 pm
by hellfire
Canada sucks at soccer/football, hockey is our thing up here.
Tim Hortan's In Vancouver released a new coffee, served without a cup !
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:53 pm
by Polak
why would i ever root for mexicans?
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:41 pm
by pinecone
try winning a stanley cup first, then caring for soccer, AM I RITE?
Actually the USA team needs a new coach, but we could probably beat canada still. I would think.
First match point in nearly a quarter century made me

Re: how about that canada
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:50 am
by mg_
pinecone wrote:try winning a stanley cup first, then caring for soccer, AM I RITE?
Actually the USA team needs a new coach, but we could probably beat canada still. I would think.
First match point in nearly a quarter century made me

I think Bradley is proving he's reached the apex of his coaching abilities. Our defense went from miserable in the 2010 World Cup to a pathetic abortion in the 2011 Gold Cup.
Even our best defenders are utter shit.
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:42 pm
by Polak
i cant believe they went on to score 2 quick goals and then lose 4 2. if dempsey scored that strike though in the second half who knows what could of happened. but usa needs a defense, its sad to see thats our weakest attribute. im shocked to say america has a good midfield
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:47 pm
by mogers
Didn't we almost hire Jurgen Klinsmann at one point?
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:06 am
by Polak
i never herd that mogers. plus i dont know if thats allowed in fifa rules. i know for a fact once you played for a national team you cant play for another one, but i dont know if that involves coaching. he did a great job with germany, but germany is a team that has players from all over the world, they must as well be named the international club of europe (then again they have Brazilian players aswell). would he help america? its possible but they would still have a terrible defence, as that is once of germanys weakness aswell
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:26 am
by scorch-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Felipe_Scolari
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guus_Hiddink
Some famous managers to coach multiple international sides.
Also, our defense is always disgraceful. Not because they can't defend, but because our country lacks defenders that can handle the ball. Look at mexico's fullbacks handle the ball when they recover it and compare to how our fullbacks do the same. The US has a lot of defenders that end up clearing the ball to other team because they lack the confidence to retain control in their own end of the field. When you give the other team possession like that without them having to earn it, it adds up to more defensive mistakes in the end. That game was so bad because their backup (Lehigh?) gave Mexico so many onside positions and just played awfully in general.
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:25 am
by mg_
Polak wrote:i never herd that mogers. plus i dont know if thats allowed in fifa rules. i know for a fact once you played for a national team you cant play for another one, but i dont know if that involves coaching. he did a great job with germany, but germany is a team that has players from all over the world, they must as well be named the international club of europe (then again they have Brazilian players aswell). would he help america? its possible but they would still have a terrible defence, as that is once of germanys weakness aswell
Coaching doesn't really matter I don't think for FIFA rules.
I really wish we had giving Klinsmann a shot. I think people in the U.S. Soccer Federation he would bolt to Germany if the chance occurred, but I don't think so. He lives in the States now with his family and he really wanted to coach the U.S. team. I think the knock against Klinsmann would have been the dramatic shift in the team's strategy.
Re: how about that canada
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:21 am
by hellfire
I HAVE NO COMMENT !!!
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Re: how about that canada
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:41 am
by Polak
scorch those were enjoyable wiki articles, I never followed much on coaching and managers. I am aware of their importance though.
i also completely agree with what your talking about with regards of their defense. as soon as a defender is by the ball, the american players just slash the ball and clear it out, if they took a second to get a nice thru to donavan or demphsey it would of been a totally different game. all mexico had to do was get through the mid field, that was their hardest task.