USMNT v Panama

Playing Sunday at the StubHub aka home of the Galaxy, Lax or Tim are either of you guys going? I'm on the fence, wish it was Saturday and it was a different opponent.

 

I'll be there.

 

I felt we had a pretty strong side against Chile. I wonder if Klinsmann will have a similar approach on Sunday.

 

Gee, I hope we're fit enough to compete at this level. It'll be interesting to see if we run out of gas again. Klinsmann's been bitching about our fitness lately, so we'll see what happens. What is it with German coaches and fitness anyway? If he starts pitching cheese poultices for injuries, I'm outta here.

 

I am going to be there.

 

Shea at LB, Ibarra up front, Jermaine still a defender. Wonder how many we'll let in with this lineup.

 

Zardes played well. It will be interesting to see how the defense shakes out over the few months leading to the Gold Cuo.

 

Zardes played well. Ibarra looked out of his element. My face is sun burnt like a mofo. I drank some beers and had a good time.

 

If it is, why? Why would you need to use a method more akin to a youth soccer tactic on a 24 year old who turned pro out of high school and has been playing at this level since 2010?
But, then again, we are talking about Brek Shea here, aren't we? Klinsmann certainly must see something in him that most of us are missing, because most American sports coaches would have kicked him to the curb a long time ago.
Who knows, he could turn out to be the hero of Russia 3 and a half years hence. Or not.

 

Love a good Goal Olympico. Don't like to brag, but I scored two of these in a game once. But that was mostly due to a ridiculous amount of wind and a very unintelligent goalkeeper.

 

I don't think I've seen a goal like Bradley's since high school.

I read somewhere that Brek may end up as the left back for Orlando FC.

I didn't see much of the game but it seems Panama was pretty inept. Checking the grades on ESPN FC, only Besler was graded better than 5 out of 10 (he had a 6) among our defenders and keepers... and we still kept a clean sheet.

 

I fall somewhere between Lax and Don on Ibarra's performance. I thought he had a good engine and moved the ball nicely up to the 18 but struggled with the end product. I saw enough good to want to see more of him in the future.

 

I watched the TV broadcast after I got home yesterday and he didn't seem as bad as I thought in person. Like Barry said, his final pass or move in the attacking third were lacking and that first attempt at a left footed cross is what stuck in my head for the rest of the game while in the stadium.

Still think we have some better options.