USA v. Spain Confed Cup

What a day. I'm so glad I left work early to catch the game. They were good in the back and took what they were given up front. I can't wait to head back to the bar on Sunday for the FINAL.

 

Harkes is jealous, seriously. He considers himself in the same class as Dempsey but he's not! Dempsey has a better goals per match by far. Dempsey (55 apps)15 goals- Harkes (90 apps) 6 goals, not even in the same league! Demps may score thirty goals if he makes that many caps!! Swallow it Harkes!

 

I think this is when Bradley got his "red" card.

Weak.

 

And one final photo of Dempsey's goal.

 

I think that was you,.....punk.

 

The weakest. Straight red is total bullshit on that, but you can't beat "The #1 in the World" without some collateral damage,...I guess.


Fuck it. We WOOOOOONNNN!!!! 2-0!!!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guG9cVs3ms4

 

Extremely happy with the effort today.
Play with heart, effort and intensity, and the fans will always be appreciative.
Benny needs to be in the starting lineup.
LD is having a nice tournament
Nice to see Boca back
Nice strength display Jozy
Way to be there Deuce
Our D is playing well - Gooch's stock is rising
Lame red - maybe a yellow - he was carrying a yellow, so he would miss the final. Investigate the US hating ref.

 

I will gladly eat my crow and say that was most certainly me. WOW what a performance the team put in today! We were not the prettiest or most fluid team on the pitch but we did what matters and put the ball in the goal more than Spain did.

Gooch, Spector, Bradley and Clark were outstanding today defensively. Demerit, however, was close to perfection. He really didn't need to exchange shirts at the end of the match because he was inside the shirt of Torres and Villa the whole match.

I think all you complaining about Harkes are looking at this from the wrong point of view. We all know he is an idiot but I hope he keeps picking the chip up and sitting it on Dempsey's shoulder. Go ahead and keep running you mouth Harkes because the only persons credibility that is going down is yours. Say what you want but Dempsey makes things happen whereever he plays.

Lets not forget our newly minted strike pair either. Davies and Jozy worked hard and really bothered the back four. Jozy is turning into a monster and Davies never quits running. Both have room for improvement but I would take these two and let them grow together. With Duece and Landon for support I think better things are about to happen up front.

Speaking of good things about to happen how about Benny's composure on the ball today. The move to set Landon up for the cross to Duece was a thing of beauty. In his limited minutes on the pitch he sent the Spanish defenders the wrong direction more than once today. While I am not happy about the weak red card on Bradley I am looking forward to seeing Benny run the attack in the finals.

Finally, no matter what happens in the finals Landon Donovan is my man of the tournament. He has played with more heart, hustle and grit than anyone else.

 

The legend of teddy roosevelt and the rough riders live!!!

Like Turkey at last year's Euros, the USA catch lighting in a bottle at the most opportune time. And what a result. Wow.

Bill Simmons often writes about the "Nobody believed in us!" factor and how important it is in (American) sports psyche. Well, here's another example of that.

USA! USA! USA!

 

The USA is the Fulham of international football. Both teams have a Dempsey on them, both pull off 2-0 shockers against the best team in the world. USA won't ever win the World Cup just like Fulham won't ever win the Premier League (okay, U.S. chances are a little better than Fulham's but you know what I'm saying).

... and yes, it was San Juan Hill all over again for Spain today.

 

Amazing. I would never say this lightly:

I think this is the best win by any team I have ever rooted for. Just stunning.

The Bradley "red card" that shouldn't even have been yellow takes the jelly out of my doughnut a liiiiiiiittle, but it's still amazing.

And I agree, Harkes was terrible, but we're being a little hard on JP, I think.

 

P.S. I think we're officially allowed to cheer "dos a cero" at Spain now.

 

Just watched the replay. I liked after both goals, you could hear Harkes trying to cheer away from the mic, but you could still hear a faint "wooohoooo".

 

Re: RE: Re: USA v. Spain Confed Cup

D'oh! What a beautiful way to be proven wrong.

Great peformance! This is the type of perfomance I love to see. Grit, determination, hustle, mixed in with some damn fine football. The exact opposite of the Brazil and a lot of the Italy game. Solid game by all. The red card was so weak. I feel bad for Bradley.

Oh yeah....I bet with my heart and give predictions with my head (I think you are supposed to do the opposite).

Laid a tenner on the good 'ole USA to win with 9 to 1 odds just minutes before kickoff.

Whoo Hoo! :banana:

 

Overwhelmed by the win and loved the tenacious play out of the entire side. It was the best US match I've ever seen. (2002 vs. Portugal is up there too) Bradley's also figured out that if you play Dempsey as a striker he has the ability to score. Glad he's caught on. How about Spector and DeMerit as well? They've been a revelation in that backline.

The straight red to Michael Bradley was a joke. How could anyone be sent off for a tackle that lacked any malice? It's a shame that the US' most influential player is going to miss the final.

 

Watched the game on BBC3. Lots of respect given to the USA by the commentators. The overall opinion was the US went toe to toe with Spain, the game could have gone either way, but it was the US that converted their chances. Demps and Bradley were singled out quite a bit for their performance. Demerrit and Howard as well.

The lads in the pub (I had my jersey on just in case they couldn't tell I was American when I opened my mouth, and once Jozy scored, I removed all doubt) were congratulatory on a game well played. I think they were also just happy somebody stuck it to Spain.

 

can the U.S. appeal the red card and have it reduced to nothing?