Thinking of Charlie
Thoughts tonight will be with Charlie Davies as his teammates come out on the RFK pitch against Costa Rica with thoughts of winning the Hex. The starting lineup for the USMNT:
GK: Howard (Timmay!)
DEF: Bornstein, Bocanegra, Onyewu, Cherundulo
MID: Donovan, Bradley, Feilhaber, Holden
ST: Casey, Altidore
Subs: Guzan, Conrad, Torres, Rogers, Cooper, Spector, Clark
C’mon in and talk about the boys!
Not a good night so far: Argentina qualify amid shenanigans, and now the boys are down 0-2 to the Ticos.
Jean-Luc wants to know what is going on around here.
re: US match, Bob Ley says two yellows or red carry over to WC… Wouldn’t that be applied to the next int’l match? Doesn’t get applied in a int’l friendly? (i.e. WC warmup matches)
I don’t think so, Sven. I think, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, ESPN got something right about footie.
@cj – don’t be silly
Anything that warrants a suspension (reds, two yellows, stuff after the fact) carries over to the World Cup. The lineup is fine, really wanted to see Torres get a start though. 2nd game in a row that Ching doesn’t make the bench, either he’s hurt, or maybe he’s fallen out of favor.
Uruguay go a man down.
and Argentina goal after a ping-pong from the ensuing free kick.
Book it.
Maradona = genius.
Did Harkes just say the USMNT put “the knife in the coffin” down in Honduras?
If Torres doesn’t see the field, Ima be pissed. That’s not quite as bad as Georger coming out of the booth, but still.
The US looks up for it.
9th minute soon – fans supposed to hold up the #9 for Charlie
Conor Casey everyone!
Conor Casey f**king bottled it. What a nonce.
And Greg Lalas wants me to love the bald oaf.
and that is why Conor Casey still sucks, 2 goals in Honduras or no…
THAT is why Casey is not a int’l caliber player.
That goal would have been in the 9th minute too.
Way to blow the tribute, Connor.
Can we start s**tting on Casey again?
And……we’re back to hating Conor Casey.
And…..Howard is still a Don.
TIMMMMMAAAAYY!
@Ellis: When did we ever stop?
F**king Conor Casey.
@sven – good point. Casey f**ked up the tribute goal.
And TIMMAY is a f**king cat.
Timmay is the f**king man. End of story.
F**king Central American pussies.
I blame Phil Brown for that Jozy miss. Regular pitch time and he puts that in.
I enjoy Holden’s play, but not his spiky hair.
The US gets too impatient when the centerbacks have the ball in their half. They make a couple of easy passes and then boot it forward.
I’m gonna punch Conor Casey in the balls.
F**K
F**K YOU CASEY! YOUR SHITHEADEDNESS LED TO THAT GOAL!
Gooch… that one is on you.
You stabbed AND got beat.
Good strength there. Very surprised that happened around Gooch.
ooh, thats all on Gooch
Also, Gooch needs pitch time or we’re f**ked in SA.
DAMN YOU, STEVE McCLAREN!
Wow. Nice shot.
well f**k me in the pants
this is going, um, not well…
WHAT THE F**K IS THIS SHIT?
Quite the CD tribute, boys.
I think it’s that time:
BRADLEY OUT!
Now would be a good time to protect yourself from any neighboring Hondurans.
and Costa Ricans, for that matter.
Alright, let’s not suck Lando’s dick over the free-kick in Honduras… it was good, but it wasn’t THAT great.
That was a beautiful move and not the right finish. Good play though.
Can any of these f**ks put the ball in the GD net?
@sven Funny you say that about Lando…
Two 1 v 1 on the goalie and two blasted over the bar.
@Ellis and Lando immediately says “No, please! Go ahead!”
we are dire in front of goal tonight
F**k me. I can’t take this s**t anymore. I get enough missed opportunities watching Arsenal.
It is just not their night thus far.
This is shambolic finishing.
Funny they should be so f**king worried about Jozy getting a second yellow. If Bradley thinks of him as such a great asset (which he is), then why didn’t he start vs. Honduras?
US to win 3-2, we’ve had more than enough chances.
Just got back from seeing Zombieland, is the 0-2 score a fair one or are we just unlucky?
Really thought that was a lead-in for a USMNT-zombie joke, teek….
@teek Defense shambolic as always. Casey and Donovan both screwed up 1 v 1s. Bunch of other half and full chances for the US. I’d say it’s relatively fair.
Well, that would be something a clever person would do. Alas, that’s not me.
UEFA note: per BBC scribe (if true), Portugal, France, Russia and Greece get the 4 “seeds”, which leaves Ireland, Bosnia, Slovenia and Ukraine slightly screwed. Though I would still like my chances against France and Greece (and maybe Le Dive isn’t healthy for an opening game in Portugal?)…
Oh f**k you Connor Casey.
So is Ireland out of WC 2010?
Correction: per soccernet scribe. Apologies, mixed up my open windows…
I don’t think Ireland is out, but that “last-minute” decision didn’t help them…
It’s amazing how quickly Casey screwed up all that momentum.
It’s unfortunate how that banner looks like it says “Creaming Eagles.” Unfortunate and hilarious.
it would be bradley on the end of a Bolton style goal
Bradley steals one, about time…
Robbie Rogers is having a go at some starting XI time
nice job on the cameraman, staying in close for the patented “YOU SUCK ASSHOLE!”
Jozy- Great turn, Bad shot
Jozy, Jozy, Jozy! Damn…
If Phil Brown plays Jozy more that’s a goal. OK maybe not but f**k Phil Brown.
The sound you are hearing is the collective thud of people jumping off the Jozy bandwagon.
He’s asking for it, SCREAMING FOR IT.
@HL – DO NOT DISPARAGE THE HAITIAN SENSATION!
Ruiz with the SLOWEST JOG POSSIBLE
Onyewu crocked
Oh this is not good.
This can’t be good.
Oh no what will Milan ever do …
F**KKKKKKKKKK
torn ACL for Gooch? doesn’t look good
What will AC Milan do?!
Sprained MCL.
What a s**tty corner that led to that.
@ Georger and MH: Continue to cheat and suck?
This game just became the absolute least of our problems…if that’s his knee, we’re f**ked…
Did he just suggest, in the same sentence, that it’s bad to use all your subs early, but it’s fine because you can’t know what’s going to happen?
Why does God hate U.S. soccer?
It looked like nothing, so it probably is something terrible. Torn ACL would not surprise me.
Homeless guy on the sideline getting sent off.
and now this is getting crazy…..
@ HL: Clearly because God is an American.
LOL @ Georger
@HL: because Sunil interviewed God for the managerial opening, but decided Bob Bradley was the better candidate.
Well this is just…odd.
Mexico wins the group if the results hold. Good job.
I haven’t really been paying attention. The hell was that all about?
Now the Costa Rican John C. Reiley is managing the team.
please tell bradley not to shoot anymore