The U.S. Men's National Team takes on Canada tonight in a match-up of CONCACAF rivals preparing to begin World Cup qualifying later this week.
The Americans have dominated this series, having most recently posted a 2-0 victory over Canada in last year's Gold Cup. The Canadians will be looking for their first victory against the USA since 1985, and should provide a tough test at BMO Field in Toronto.
U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann will look to sort out some final decisions on his first-choice lineup, with central defense and the team's preferred formation being among the issues Klinsmann will look to address.
SBI will be providing live commentary on tonight's match, so please feel free to follow along here. As always, you are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Tonight's commentary is after the jump):
That was a bad 2 hours of soccer. The US never looked like it had any idea of how to break down Canada’s defense, and the Canadians had way too many good opportunities on the counter attack.
My takeaway from today’s game: Scotland really sucks.
dreary, dreary stuff.
This was an absolutely pathetic display by the U.S. How can you beat Italy IN Italy and then lay such a stinking, rotten egg against a bottom-tier Canada team. This was an absolute joke!!! Can someone please tell the team that the object of the game is to pass towards the OPPOSING team’s goal, and not backwards towards your own goal. This was really frustrating to watch!!!!
Saving judgement until after qualifying.
this was Canada’s ONLY warm up before WQC so players were giving it there all (if playing US wasn’t enough). Besides the point of sum quality players out there.
However, passing stunk tonight. All round…only bright spot was Goodson.
What a boring game it’s crazy how big a difference is when Johnson is out of the lineup! We need to stay playing 4-3-3 and NOT 4-4-2
Well that was just atrocious soccer from both sides.
We get it you dont like Castillo no matter what he does.
He has been the only one trying to go forward and all you do its complain about something that only you has seen.
ow many times has he been beaten to the goal linea? How many goals has the US received because of Castillo?
Thats right we have not received a goal because Castillo fialed to defend or made a big mistake.
This is what is so frustrating about american fans, once someone starts hating a player because they like another player more, they start bashing our US national team player.
I will admit that Castillo is not world class but he had a decent to good game.
Snooooze!
Or maybe since the Scotland game he’s been marked very, very closely?
I feel like I’m watching a JV girls game except with less scoring, man this game is boring .
Yes. I thought they would improve after half time, but nothing has worked for us at all. It looks like they all just met this afternoon.
Heh heh heh. Nicely put.
What is heartening is that we proved ourselves capable of playing an incisive, attacking possession game vs. Scotland, and even vs. Brazil, despite the scoreline. Just because we don’t playing equally well or better every game doesn’t mean we’ve taken a step back. The U.S. is moving forward on the whole. We are frustrated with the performance today, and maybe we’re tired, but we have much to look forward to.
I’m so frustrated, this is the worst we’ve looked under Klinsi.
Third game in eight days for some of these guys. Not surprising that we look a little flat.
US is really missing Johnson at both ends of the pitch.
Squad does not seem enthused with the 5 game mini tournament plan.
I take everything positive I said earlier back, we have looked horrible. Uninspired, lazy, soccer. We’ve taken a step backwards from the Scotland game, and I think we actually looked a lot better in the game against Brazil at least attacking.
Wow now Canada is creating chances.
Wow. Landon looks so bad today.
Maybe I shouldn’t have watched the Mexico-Brazil game earlier. It makes this one seem like a semi-pro match.
I here Hoilett is at this game(and there is a rumor that he joined Bradley’s old club Borussia Monglenbach). This game shows why he isn’t rushing to join Canadian national team.
I’m with francois.
Nobody plays flawlessly for 90 minutes. Anybody even close to that standard is challenging for trophies in europe or is named neymar.
I’m just pointing out what anyone can see. Ricketts blew past Castillo .Ricketts is not Neymar . He plays in the Romanian SECOND DIVISION.
+1 ^THIS
It’s called the parking of the Canadian Bus…
Hell. NO. but i’m sick of all the hyperbole on these boards
We’ve not been dominated. We look more likely to win than Canada does.
I’m a little surprised with the gloom here. We’re in a 4-4-2, and Canada has numbers in midfield. We are able to make four good passes, but not the fifth, so there is much to do, but I don’t think we look terrible. It’s worse that Mexico looked so good today, be we cannot do anything about that right now. Altidore as a target man might help, and pulling Clint back into the midfield.
Some energy on attack from anywhere would be nice.
“at all levels”…?
Boring game with little skill in it, but WTF are you talking about?
Thanks, why did the announcers missed this and put it all on the linesman.
They keep wandering off the pitch!
All that anyone expects – including Klinsmann – is a good US performance. Do you think this is a good performance?
He’s been playing without confidence and spirit for some time. The Scotland game was an aberration. I take him for his word that he may be losing enthusiasm.
What is it going to take for JK to realize Castillo and Goodson can’t play not only against good teams but are allowing Canada’s offense, who hasn’t been to a world cup in 26 years , to dominate the US. Maybe the criticisms about JK are accurate. I’m referring to the statements JK was a figurehead and Low was really the “brains” of the German team at the 2006 WC. I’m mean Canada which was tied by Puerto Rico in the preliminary round is hardly a power. Notice how their strategy is to exclusively attack down the right side where the great Castillo who JK picked over Lichaj plays. I’d like to know what is JK’s explanation for not calling in Whitbread, Ream and of course Lichaj. Although Bolton was relegated , Ream was one of their best players and has greatly improved. Before anyone says Norwich which was mid table in the Prem released Whitbread due to being “injury prone” , in the games Whitbread played the average goals scored against Norwich was much lower than in games he missed.
Why are we changing formations every freaking game?? We should be locked in at this point considering the next game is qualifying. This formation with these players is bunk.
You must not watch many EPL games.
thank you i was wondering if anyone else felt the same way…jesus its nap time @@
The whistle blew a good two or three seconds before the shot. Not sure why the commentators are saying they were robbed of a goal. The foul may have been weak, but the whistle blew way before the shot.
If the US doesn’t turn it around in the second half, I’m gonna be really concerned about qualifying.
The USA has digressed so much at all levels it’s very disturbing.
What are you talking about? Admittedly he didn’t do it there, but almost every big save he made in Brazil/Italy were the result of him keeping his ground. Think the kick saves.
I feel like a busted piñata. Put Boyd in!!M
Disappointing day
I get tired of these boards, every poster is so pessimistic. Every second is over-analyzed to the point where if we don’t score or aren’t exciting every second of every game, the sky is falling.
I didn’t like that both Boca and Howard stopped playing on that disputed goal. If they stopped because of whistle ok, but not good if they stopped on linesman’s flag.
He’s popping up all over the field. That one shot was brilliant, though then he tried again from an even more ridiculous position. A couple of over-ambitious flicks/passes, but at least he’s working hard. Torres has also been a little too cute. But I think we’ve been OK, and we’ll break them down in the second half. We just need to be more patient and a little less flashy.
Wow, number 15 whacked him in the shin right after he got rid of the ball. Why are US fans so pessimistic all the time? It gets so old.
Ditto. Asleep