COLUMBUS, Ohio- Just four days after Jamaica's historic 2-1 victory against the U.S. Men's national team, the Americans will look to get their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a win tonight against the Reggae Boyz (8pm, ESPN2/Galavision).
Jamaica is leading Group A with seven points and can move a step closer to the Hex with a victory tonight, while the Americans can pull even with the Jamaicans with a win at Crew Stadium, where the U.S. has never lost a match.
Jurgen Klinsmann will be looking to field a more attack-minded side against a Jamaican team that is likely to come out with a more defensive-minded approach on the road. Clarence Goodson is suspended, and will replaced in the lineup by U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra, who joins Steve Cherundolo as players starting tonight who did not start last Friday.
SBI will be providing live commentary on tonight's match so please feel to follow along here. As always, you are welcome to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Tonight's commentary is after the jump):
Herculezzzzz!!!!!
Can we like, borrow Peter Crouch for a game? England doesn’t want him anymore. I don’t see any of our current forwards getting on the end of crosses with 7 jamaicans in the box.
If the U.S. plays like they did in the first half, they will bury about 3 goals in the second half. They just have to keep on pressuring. They just have to have patience and not panic if the game hits the 75 min. mark and still 0-0. They will put a few in.
+1
yes, the the midfield looking great, but not yet getting it to Gomez and Dempsey, who need some touches in the box. but jamaica barricading. Agree with Francios up above, jamaica a bunch of thuggish pr*cks
We’ll be fine, keep the same tenacity and we’ll win 3-0 at least. No need for subs or a change in tactics.
You can’t seriously say anything negative about anyone out there right now. Deuce brings gritty nastiness that we need. Touch is a little of, but he is a stud. Danny Williams is tearing it up!
Gomez and cherundolo are by far the most underrated players in a USA jersey. Gomez will put one away tonight if he makes it tithe second half, but wouldn’t mind seeing jozy or boyd.
Let’s do this!
i wonder if the raggee boys did a vodoo curse for us not to score. we are doing fine but we need to pickup the pace, give giving jamaica too much time to setup their defense.
My personal opinion take out Torres(even though he has played well) and put Altidore up top with Gomez, and slide Dempsey over to the left.
I kinda agree, he has killed a lot of our attacks, skipping easy passes out wide to try to force it down the middle.
No changes. They look great.
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Sub. Dempsey. Out.
how have we not scored??? so unlucky
And the ref predictably loses control fo the game.
I’m not gonna lie, I really don’t like the Jamaican team. Every player on their team plays dirty as f*ck.
Bury it!!
We look great, just need a finish now. Jamaica couldn’t possibly get this lucky all night long.
We’ve never seen him in his natural position thus far. I think we’ll see he may be one of our best defensive midfield options.
Well they’re clearly creating chances. Now finish one!
OMG can somebody get a shot down
so how to score on a packed defense?
Totally man. I agree totally. He is a player. He is there so often that you just take him for granted
Cherundolo is a stud. He’s lost a step since South Africa, but he locks his side down and gets forward pretty well. I’d say he’s our most underrated player from the last five years.
I was never crazy about Cherundolo. Just knew he was a solid player. But after missing him last game and seeing him back in there, as well as Bocanegra, it brings a calming presence to the team
calling it right now Jamaica 2-1. Bunker ball can only take you so much, when you have no creativity and only 3 substitutions.
but looking at the formation more closely, it could be that Dempsey will actually be playing left of torres. we shall see
Omg is Klinsman trying to lose? This lineup sucks Zusi Williams Torres?
We already know Torres and Williams are not WC worthy
but danny williams finally as a DM instead of right winger is progress…
Ugh. I think we’re going to struggle to create chances. One striker, one of whatever you consider Dempsey, and no true number 10 or winger.
Hey, pretty good anthem. That’s got to be a good sign, right?
Do not understand Torres on the wing and worries me a bit? Torres has yet to really succeed there. Maybe he was looking good on the left in training and will surprise tonight.
Here’s to USA and Jamaica advancing!
Paraguay vs Venezuela in a wild game so far. Hope Antigua and Barbuda get some kind of result at home. It should not matter if the U.S. takes care of business. I hope Klinsi knows what he is doing with this line up. Should get the win no matter what having home cooking tonight. The U.S. will push hard from the start I believe. I am looking for that early first half goal from the U.S.
Danny Williams finally freed, if only Torres could ever play his actual position….
Lineup doesn’t excite.
As an American of Jamaican Parentage, I hope the same thing too.
Just get a win USMNT!
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Don’t like this lineup at all. Sure it might be enough to beat Jamaica at home, but it will be ugly. Torres is wasted on the wing. Jones as a playmaker?? What a joke! Klinsmann seems to be putting his trust in his Germans.
I trust Klinsman, but this is pushing my trust . . .
I don’t like this lineup
touche. hope the us wins tonight, but I hope it’s them and Jamaica that make it out of the group
I’m guessing Torres is actually supposed to play more centrally, with width on the left coming from Dempsey drifting and Johnson overlapping. If JK is using Torres as a winger, he should have picked Shea.
Jerry i don like torres in this role
A couple pretty big surprises here – Zusi getting the nod on the right side and Gomez in for Jozy.
Anyone have a streaming link that’s not ESPN3 (have Directv and can’t get access) for us west coasters still at work?
That’s a much better lineup. It’s good to see Klinsmann is willing to make some positive changes. It’s also nice to see Danny Williams in his natural role in defensive midfield.
Zusi makes sense out wide, but Torres?
Got my Jamacia jersey right here ready. I think a tie is reasonable. I like the states hope they qualify. Just hope we do too.