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Retired US Soccer / World Cup Thread (RIP)

I'll bet anything that Fabian is at least nominally set up as a LB. Yeah, he can play further up, but we're not going to mess with a good thing after the extended wilderness of a left back search the last few years.
 
tintinisahottie said:
Lets see

Chandler - Boca - Cameron - Fab

--- Jones ---
Bradley- Klejstan

--Dempsey-- --Zusi---

Jozy

I'm so starved for offense I'm even giving Sasha another go in my 4-3-2-1 and I've hated that guy
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I like that, though I think it's far more aggressive than we'll see at Honduras.
 
I actually wouldn't mind giving Baby Sacha a run as well. However we all know Jurgen is gonna but Jones in that box-to-box role and he'll fall down 25 times as he attempts to run over the ball.

What I expect:

Chandler-Cameron-Boca-Fabian
---------------Williams--------------
-------Bradley--------Jones--------
Dempsey-------------------Gomez
-----------------JOZY!---------------

And we'll end up getting a 1-1 or 0-0 result. Which wouldn't be terrible, since its in Central America.

What I want:

Chandler-Cameron-Boca-Castillo
-------Bradley--------Williams------
Zusi----------------------------Fabian
--------JOZY!------------Deuce------

With Deuce running off of JOZY! So a 4-4-2, 4-5-1 hybrid. Williams sit at the DM position and Bradley gets the freedom to control the center of the park.
 
deacvision7 said:
Looks like I was half right. My $25 dollar bet is with Husky. sd3 and timdunk have a $25 bet on their own.
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You are the huge favorite in that bet. SPI ranks on the verge of this round of qualifying:

7 Mexico
32 Costa Rica
38 United States
39 Honduras
44 Panama
61 Jamaica
 
BillBrasky said:
Yo SD3 is the Hondruas match gonna be on at Natty Greene's. I gotta big test Thursday morning, but will try to find a way to make it to the Honduras game Wednesday afternoon.
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Absolutely. Doubt we will have a huge turnout due to the time on a weekday but I'll be there along with 3 others that I know of. No idea if we'll have more than that to be honest.
 
And since we're on the topic of predicting rosters, go to

www.americansoccernow.com

and register for an account (can use twitter or Facebook). They are having a lineup prediction contest over the course of the Hex for a travel package to Brazil. You can also enter for an additional drawing that just involves luck. Not a bad little give away, IMO.
 
stonz said:
You are the huge favorite in that bet. SPI ranks on the verge of this round of qualifying:

7 Mexico
32 Costa Rica
38 United States
39 Honduras
44 Panama
61 Jamaica
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Well shit, I should be getting 4/1 odds!!

Current sportsbook odds have it a bit different.

Mexico at 1.95 to win.
USA at 2.25
Panama at 13
Honduras at 16
Costa Rica at 21
Jamaica at 31
 
Screamindemon3 said:
And since we're on the topic of predicting rosters, go to

www.americansoccernow.com

and register for an account (can use twitter or Facebook). They are having a lineup prediction contest over the course of the Hex for a travel package to Brazil. You can also enter for an additional drawing that just involves luck. Not a bad little give away, IMO.
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That's an awesome contest, though I have to imagine a number of people will get the starting lineup right in every game. I'd assume there's a drawing if there's a tie for first?
 
HuskyDeac said:
That's an awesome contest, though I have to imagine a number of people will get the starting lineup right in every game. I'd assume there's a drawing if there's a tie for first?
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Probably. I expect a tie especially since you drop your lowest 3 scores
 
Screamindemon3 said:
Absolutely. Doubt we will have a huge turnout due to the time on a weekday but I'll be there along with 3 others that I know of. No idea if we'll have more than that to be honest.
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Sweet. I have a test I need to study for that day, but I'll try to get campus early so that I can crush through it and meet y'all at 4.
 
stonz said:
You are the huge favorite in that bet. SPI ranks on the verge of this round of qualifying:

7 Mexico
32 Costa Rica
38 United States
39 Honduras
44 Panama
61 Jamaica
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Unfortunately I think it's going to be pretty easy money for dv. I'll settle for just qualifying
 
I think I said this when they initially made the bet, but I'm going to laugh hard if Mexico qualifies first but we finish above them because they bring B/C teams to the last few games. It definitely feels like a suckers bet to me to wager on something like this when in real life there is zero difference to the teams between 1st and 3rd.
 
If Dolo doesn't get hurt in the GC final everyone would be talking about how Mexico hasn't beat us in 4 years, and were 50/50 to win qualifying, if not the favorite.

I'll give them their respect when they beat us in qualifying or when they beat us on our home soil (not the Mexico north rose bowl)
 
agreed, really sharp

usmnt-soccer-shirt-600x881.jpg
 
Is that based off an old retro shirt as well? Seems like the designs continue to look straight out of the 30's, 40's, and 50's.
 
Well, the current crest is terrible. I'd love a more modern take
 
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