I'm just remembering reading posts from lunatics saying us missing the World Cup would be the best thing that could happen to American soccer. Tonight they play a meaningless friendly in an 18,000 seat stadium that might be 2/3rds full with maybe a couple of dozen people watching the broadcast. Interest in the national team is at it's lowest point since the late 80's-early 90's wiping out most of the gains made since then. Not only was missing the World Cup the biggest disaster in American soccer history it's also the biggest most devastating on field disaster in American sporting history.
That is the worst part about the loss to Trinidad: the game was against a bad team at a high school level stadium with barely a few hundred fans in attendance. It was pretty much the easiest road matchup possible and they still blew it. Also keep in mind in 2013 Mexico was in the exact same position we ended up in (on the virge of elimination) but unlike el tri we came through, beat Panama and saved their asses. Point being that CONCACAF qualifying isn't quite the cakewalk some make it out to be.Yeah, there's no excuse for you to ever be a matter of luck away from qualifying in that confederation. If you n Mexico ever joined CONMEBOL; then fine, that's a thing that could happen & be a legitimate explanation, but not in Concacaf...spare me the "bad refs & tough away games...and bags of piss!" spiel.
Anyone who responded to this failure with excuses & not self-reflection needs to be fired.
That is the worst part about the loss to Trinidad: the game was against a bad team at a high school level stadium with barely a few hundred fans in attendance. It was pretty much the easiest road matchup possible and they still blew it. Also keep in mind in 2013 Mexico was in the exact same position we ended up in (on the virge of elimination) but unlike el tri we came through, beat Panama and saved their asses. Point being that CONCACAF qualifying isn't quite the cakewalk some make it out to be.
That is the worst part about the loss to Trinidad: the game was against a bad team at a high school level stadium with barely a few hundred fans in attendance. It was pretty much the easiest road matchup possible and they still blew it. Also keep in mind in 2013 Mexico was in the exact same position we ended up in (on the virge of elimination) but unlike el tri we came through, beat Panama and saved their asses. Point being that CONCACAF qualifying isn't quite the cakewalk some make it out to be.
didnt look like the midfield had an idea how to work together. so often a player would get the ball and there would be no easy pass to make because no other midfielder was close to the ball and showed for it. its probably the thing that drives me nuts the most as a USA fan.US looked pretty poor against Ireland, its a young/inexperienced squad I know but if you can't keep possession against a team like Ireland
It's a good thing they called up two of our key players (Adams and Parker) for these crucial and super important friendlies. It's not like they are going to miss both league and cup matches, and it's not like we lost the league match because we were shorthanded and that it will come back to haunt us when we finish 4th in the East and lose to Columbus in the play in game or anything. But seriously: **** you US Soccer.