Official Major League Soccer/US Men's National Team Thread

#504
#504
Half way there. At this rate I still don't see the US getting through 90 minutes without getting one of its back four red carded, giving up a goal, or both. With that in mind, the US better figure out a way to get a shot on goal if they want to leave with a point.
 
#505
#505
bleedorange0037 said:
Half way there. At this rate I still don't see the US getting through 90 minutes without getting one of its back four red carded, giving up a goal, or both. With that in mind, the US better figure out a way to get a shot on goal if they want to leave with a point.
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Blowing a few good looks
 
#509
#509
Somebody update me. I get that winning this isn't necessary for the good guys, but if we do, have we basically eliminated Mexico?
 
#511
#511
rockytop9808 said:
Somebody update me. I get that winning this isn't necessary for the good guys, but if we do, have we basically eliminated Mexico?
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No. This is only the third of ten games. Three of the six teams qualify automatically and the fourth place team goes to a play-in with New Zealand. Nothing short of an act of god will keep Mexico from qualifying for the WC.
 
#513
#513
bleedorange0037 said:
No. This is only the third of ten games. Three of the six teams qualify automatically and the fourth place team goes to a play-in with New Zealand. Nothing short of an act of god will keep Mexico from qualifying for the WC.
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Neat. Haven't been paying attention much lately, but from now I'll keep watching.
 
#520
#520
Huge performance.

I was shaky on Klinny going into this, but I think he just earned himself some serious respect with this one.
 
#523
#523
Caught the highlight after the game.

That was a bad no-call. You don't have to make contact in soccer to draw the penalty. Bearing in cleats up like that with little/no chance of making contact should be enough. Mexico got jobbed.

That said, given how frequently USMNT gets jobbed on the road in CONCACAF, I'll consider this one karma.
 
#524
#524
ehh, the studs are up because he's stepping in, but off to the side of Aquino's body, & didn't make contact. It was pretty dumb to even attempt that from where he was, but I still don't see it.

Definitely a foul, but the ball is gone by the time the mess happens. How do they handle fouls in the box with the ball already gone and heading out of bounds?
 
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#525
#525
Then it's a penalty. Possession of the ball and actual contact are irrelevant. If a defender goes in studs up in the box, then it's a penalty.
 
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