The U.S. men's national team takes on Jamaica today in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals at RFK Stadium (3pm, Fox Soccer Channel), with a place in Wednesday's semifinals awaiting the winner.
The United States come in off a disappointing group stage performance, and must now defeat a Jamaica side that finished unbeaten and unscored upon in group play. The Americans will look to avoid missing the Gold Cup semifinals for just the second time in tournament history.
SBI will be providing commentary on today's match so please feel free to follow along with pre-game, in-game and post-game action here on SBI. As always, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Commentary is after the jump):
(A) Stop trolling and (B) learn how to use our language correctly
why is fsc showing wps soccer?
Where can we find the game online?
Bob Bradley showed balls today by switching to a new formation and starting Sasha and Bedoya. If that early chance Jamaica had ended up being a goal, BB would have been scrutinized heavily for those changes. Great performance by a team that is gaining confidence.
…….sure….
The US won 2-0. That is execution.
Well RainedPub: Adu can score and he can create ,besides passing better than anybody; He can break any defense and put it on goal better than anyone; a little thing that the whole team isn’t able to achieve . Just because the team scored a goal out of desperation does not make it a better overall , or a continuous good one .What we saw today was that Adrenaline out of fear and as you should know ; like caffeine . adrenaline is a good rush just for a short while
True enough .
Except the US does not have to be World class to beat a Mexican team that struggled to get by a very poor Guatemala.
Lol Are you serious going to defend Sasha? Please tell me your joking?haha I’m not going to debate with you. Clearly your post doesn’t make any suggestions Sasha wad above average. Watch the game over, then come back. I’ll give you a simple thing to watch for. Sasha played the ball backwards 98% of the time he had it, even when he had 20+ space on front of him. This was Jamaica, not Mexico. Let’s get that straight first.
My argument is BS?lol Yeah, I just wanted to waste my time on this board?WTF? I gave you a simple thing to look into,.., if you can’t figure it out while watching the game a second time, then Futbol is not your sport.
Mexico wad crap yesterday. Yet many people on this board said they had a decent game.lol clueless people who have no understanding in regards to basics. Very sad.
Ya no voy hablar vavosadas con gent que no sabe el Futbol!lol
Mexico has finished SIXTEEN times!!!
You still want me to ask???
YOu know you are doing the same hting the trolls do when you are asking them to start posting.
Enjoy the win. Why call them out?
It was not an excellent performance but they are playing better. They will destroy Panama or Salvador.
The technical term does matter, because that’s what gives words meaning. Again, a deflection is in no way an own goal. The defender has to do more than deflect the ball for it to be considered an own goal. And who cares if it was deflected, the ball went in the net. Jones deserves credit for creating the situation that lead directly to the goal.
It’s clear you see what you want to see, and obviously that is the negative. But lighten up a bit and let people enjoy a win. You can get back on your “everything sucks” kick tomorrow.
Is SBI having a thread for the U-17 match? Time to watch the kids now. Perfect Sunday.
They didn’t seem to play the same role.
Agudelo seemed to me to be dropping further back and showing for the ball and running more at defenders than I remember Jozy doing in the recent past. Juan did well and I’m glad to see he can go 90.
Yes!!!
Though The Count from Sesame street is also close.
I Am a knowledgeable fan of USA soccer. I just don’t like the stupid attitude of the media and other fans who won’t admit the team is being mismanaged. Just b/c we scored vs JAM it does not make us better team or warranties pass to finals.WE have lost vs worst teams and of course vs much better ones. In this case MEX is much better . Can’t you count? .Besides we have no idea what to do when we miss a player.And finally as I said before:This is the end of the road for USA.I am going to watch the WPS tonight instead .Me predicted PAN 2-1 USA .Its just logic dude ,And if I am a troll .you are being ridiculous by saying that :o| .The next game will be a loss also .Keep that in mind SUSAN_SAM
“Go away”??haha …. I make no sense, yet your rant and using the term “troll” makes sense?lol You know why it doesn’t make sense to you Mr.troll? Because your lack of education in Futbol is why it doesn’t make any sense.:)… Go watch hockey instead.lol
It’s people like you that kept Arena for 8 years. Simply, wow.
Now go camp somewhere else instead of a Futbol site.
Manic delirium. Couldn’t have said it better 🙂
where did that little poser, “Sid” go????? hahaha, dude talks out of his A$$
Way to try to take credit for Bradley’s decisions. Your right of course, Bradley has nothing better to do than go on soccer blogs to look for tactical and personnel ideas.
In Futbol, it’s called OWN goal,., doesn’t matter what the technical term is. Own goal. Statistics?lol this ain’t b-ball or baseball. EXECUTION is the key word in Futbol. Play all the beautiful Futbol you want, if you can’t finish, then all the beautiful goes out the door like most clowns on here who use the term “troll”.
Was Sasha impressive today? Really? Was he? How many times with 20+yrd spaces did we move forward to create? How many long balls??? Keep in mind this is JAMAICA not Mexico? Beating Mexico with a performance like today, I guess you could say, decent performance. Not Jamaica.
This wad below average. I personally though was a garbage performance. Donovan passing back knowing is a 2-1 inside the box rule is clearly disturbing! Once again, we can’t EXECUTE!!!
Coach Bradley made a fine tactical move starting five mids to slow down Jamaica’s speed. The US owned possession the entire match and were dangerous on the majority of their chances in contrast to the Panama match.
I’m not exactly sure what one would expect today. Before the match the majority thought Jamaica was dangerous and this was a match we could lose.
“Bradley had a poor game, very nonchalant with the ball at times, and should have cost the US an early goal by playing the Jamaican attacker onside.”
I completely agree. This was the worst match I’ve seen Bradley play, and I thought the coach should have pulled him in favor of Edu…and much earlier.
Somebody tell the German guy that US players don’t cheat. Disgraceful. Jamaica was robbed, they were in it until the red card.
So your logic is that if a team goes a man up, they have to score almost immediately for them to good in your eyes? So what about the Italy-US WC game in 2006? Would you qualify that Italy team as lacking, considering they won the tournament? Maybe it’s you who’s just started watching the game. Style points don’t matter, wins do.
The trolls are having an off-day today. Very sub par performance. tsk tsk tsk
Very awkward indeed. This is the end for our USA ;Landon cowering , Josey injured and Dempsey low scoring . Just a lucky day.I am sure BB will try to save his skin putting Adu on the field ;Then blaming him , for not playing enough minutes .End of the RailRoad Run Ryan
Troll, hater, troll. Whatever you are, you’re boring, negative and make no sense. Just go away.
Yep! That was pretty funny. I think it was an inter-match make-up call for him.
what a killjoy always looking at the negatives. We finally dominated a team in all offensive categories and played our best game of the tournament. Let us enjoy this win sheeeesh.
Hater
Sacha was terrific. Sad performance…sad trolling. Listen to your mom and “hush”
I guess I’m not seeing why people are touting Jones’s performance in this one. Yes, he scored on a sweet shot and deflection. He also drew a pointless yellow, made a horrible hash of a great chance in the first half, and should have been sent off for diving in the second. Actually the worst of the three games I’ve seen him in (I missed the Panama debacle).
Overall the US benefitted from some serious home cooking from the officials (who, among other things, looked the other way on a clear handball in the penalty area with about two minutes to go). Not that that’s necessarily surprising– home teams do get more calls, but it has to be pointed out.
I’d give Man of the Match to Juan Agudelo. Ricketts was spectacular defensively but wasn’t able to trigger any fast breaks for Jamaica. If I was going “three stars” like the NHL, I’d give third to Dempsey, but Cherundolo deserves credit too.
Kljestan was fine, but passive. Bedoya put in a very solid 60-odd minutes. Bradley had a poor game, very nonchalant with the ball at times, and should have cost the US an early goal by playing the Jamaican attacker onside. Only a huge Howard save and a flat out choke by Luton Shelton helped the USA dodge that bullet. Defense was generally good; hard to see Lichaj getting bumped out at this point. Speed is still a real problem but Jamaica lacked the ball skills to finish their chances.
I love looking at all these awful predictions in hindsight. How ’bout a blatant dive from Jones leading to a bogus red card for Jamaica? Yep, that happened.
“Every pass this clown made was backwards, he has no creativity” WOWWWWWWWWW I spot a troll. They spout repetitive lies over and over. I guess you never saw all those through balls from Sacha that led to great scoring chances.
Why are you telling Since 82 to state his argument when your argument is full of BS????? I cant wait for your response.
Fair enough. I’m not at all surprised by this game, but Mexico was looking like a juggernaut until last night.
Another troll who just started watching Futbol.lol
Was that performance really awesome for u?!lol… Mi gente are clueless en el Futbol.
Once again we didn’t execute on offense, yet you act as if the two goals were supet duper awesome.lol One was an own goal, and the second one was after 20 minutes being up ONE man up. Really???
I think some commenters have a grossly exaggerated sense of their own importance in the grand scheme of things. Think about it. Do you really think bob bradley is researching soccer strategy by reading bipolar, overreactive, random comments on a blog rather than reading books by Acknowledged masters or breaking down video of the spain match, hmmmmm? Really? Think about it.
A deflection is not an own goal. The player would have to kick the ball into his own net for that to qualify as an own goal.
I don’t understand what you would consider above average, considering that minus one half versus Panama, the US has continually dominated possession and chances. Just look at the statistics, they don’t lie. So the facts actually show that the US is not playing below average. And while the US has lacked finishing ability, that is likely to change.
That was an excellent performance by the United States. I don’t remember them playing this well since the Confederations Cup in 2009. I have a little more faith in Bob Bradly as a coach. He changed the formation to keep the team unpredictable. He put the right players on the field while leaving the players that were not in good form on the bench. However, Bob is not out of the woods yet. Anything short of the United States not winning the tournament will be seen as a failure and will thus put Bradley under fire. As for the team itself; they played very well. The United States kept the ball, created chances and scored. Agudelo looked very good even tho he did not expect to start the game. Overall this was a very good performence and the United States should keep the winning formula by retaining the same formation and the same players that played today.
+1
It was a desperation, suicidal play by Taylor.
Jones was breaking free with no one between him and Ricketts.
Even if he had gotten the ball clean, when you come from behind like that,there was really strong likelihood he was going to be called for a foul and given a red card.
I’m not fond of diving but Taylor was trying to bring Jones down.
Wow! Another tool using the word troll… A la ver$& mr.tool.. If you are coming at me like you know what your are talking about, please state your argument, otherwise, FUERA NAKO!!
The U.S scores on an own goal, and the second one comes 20 minutes after being up one man up! If you are proud of this pwrfoemace, then you no NOTHING about futbol. If this was Paraguay or Chile, then give credit where credit is due. But sadly, this isn’t. Jamaica constantly kept giving us 20+yd spaces, yet we continue to pass off instead of bringing the defense close to the 50yd line. Possession doesn’t mean crap when you can’t finish. Ask Mexico about that, we Pwnd even after they have had 80% of the ball. If that’s what you are proud about, then you are just as clueless as BOB.
My U.S team is playing below average. Pure fact!!!
Now go troll around on YouTube.
Dear trolls:
Ha Ha Ha!
What wasz your prediction? Was it 3-0 jamaica?
Deflection off of a player does not equal an own goal. And the US dominated play against Jamaica. But of course it’s much more convenient to ignore facts, because the sky is falling and everything sucks. Bob Bradley is kicking puppies and throwing innocent babies out of windows.
would you like to copy and paste your comment again Sid?? Im so glad you arent a USA fan. When the going gets tough, only the true fans weather it and SUPPORT THE TEAM. I hope i never see your ridiculous comments here again you poor excuse for a troll.
^Well this is awkward…
I feel the key to the game was possession and passing. We won and kept an inordinate amount of the possession, moving the ball around fluidly, playing keep away yet creating chance after chance. Therefore, i would give top grades to Bedoya, Dempsey, and Lichaj for their ball winning, possession play, and incisive passing.
That is progress considering the standard Kljestan comment is ” Sacha should never wear a US shirt again ever”.
When I saw the play on TV the first thing that came to mind was RED CARD.
The ref doesn’t have the benefit of slow motion replay and Jones sold it well. In fact I’m not even sure it was intentional on his part as he may have just tripped over his own feet, the play was that fast.
Anyway I hate diving ( one reason I like watching the USWNT ) but I long ago came to accept it as part of the game.
It’s not going away any time soon.