The U.S. Men’s National Team kicks off U.S. Soccer’s 100th year, and a very important year for a variety of reasons, with tonight’s friendly against Canada in Houston (9pm, ESPN2).
An MLS-heavy side will take the field at BBVA Compass Stadium tonight, with players looking to impress Jurgen Klinsmann enough to not only gain ground on the USMNT depth chart, but also to potentially earn a place on the World Cup qualifying squad that will travel to Honduras for the Feb. 6th match against the ‘Catrachos’.
The U.S. defense will be in the spotlight tonight, with the centerback pairing of Omar Gonzalez and Matt Besler playing for what could wind up being a starting role in qualifying.
The Americans will face a Canada side that is much younger, and weaker, than the side that forced the full U.S. team into a scoreless draw in Toronto. Dwayne DeRosario leads a young Canadian side that looked awful in a 4-0 loss to Denmark during the weekend.
SBI will be providing live commentary before, during and after the match, so stay with us as we bring you all the action and analysis on tonight’s match.
Enjoy the action (Tonight’s Match Night Commentary is after the jump):
It’s not a USMNT game unless they score in the last minute…or surrender the game winning goal.
…I guess that’s one shot on goal for agudelo…
PATHETIC! ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC!
No one here deserves to be called up again save for our CBs and GK since they did their job
*1
so half the team, then?
Are we sure we didn’t just go find a dozen strangers and give them USMNT jerseys? I’m not sure this team would qualify for the Gold Cup let alone the World Cup. Thankfully it won’t come to that.
Can I get this time I wasted back?
I guess our B team depth isn’t as good as we all thought.
Joe, don’t insult garbage like that…
Hahaha
Yeah! 4 minutes of garbage!!
I should have played COD BlackOps2.
“That was like the migration of the lemons…everyone got out of Glasgow.” Where does he come up with this stuff?
This is crao, I shouda watched Justified…
Josh Gatt is a real whiny crybaby and Agudelo falls over with a stiff breeze
any poster on SBI would be better than the ESPN announce – pick anyone. sounds like baseball announcers.
Thats the way pure pressure in order to win back the ball. Possession is better cause is more ball movement and attack.
Boy, rough night for young Juan. Bad touch with every part of his body he tries to use. I wouldn’t shake hands with him post-game, somehow he’s going to have a bad touch.
We see Bedoya and Gatt taking people on.Who would’ve thought, maybe you should have started them Klinsy.
Different Game totally different. I told you guys, Young blood more and better skill and technical, Plus MLS sorry not are there yet.
Agudelo, Felihaber and Johnson at times have all been good.
But agreed, bad showing for MLS overall. Bruin, Wondo, Davis, Evans, Zusi and the guy from San Jose all had a poor showing. I wouldn’t mind if a couple of them never put on a US shirt again.
Its unfair to rate bruin as bad. guy came in at the last 15 min where there was no service and 10 guys parked in canada’s defensive third.
I am gonna call it that Bruin scores.
Why is GATT playing on the left when he has no left foot and always plays on the right?
Pretty common with the 4-3-3. Your wingers cut, in with their stronger foot.
Adu please!
CHIP that Josh!
This IS EMBARASSING
I wouldn’t be surprised if Canada steal this one on a counter or a long ball header into the box.
Totally agree
Bring that DOWN, Alejandro!
Every single league in the world (and international) should have the ref walk off 10 yards and paint a little line. Good job on that, MLS.
Oooohh! OG JUST missing TWICE!
Better stuff this half. Benny and Gatt looking much more attack minded
What a stepover by Johnson! You gotta love the super-slow step-over to walk over maneuver.
Watch out Beckerman and Benny Lucky no problem this time. Nice kick and Omar try hard
This ref looks completely lost.
50/50 calls have been against the US all night.
Trying to get us ready for the types of refs we’ll see in the hex.
This game is boring.
Welcome back Bedoya! Can’t believe it’s been 18 months since he was last capped.
Gatt has some Deuce in him. Looks like he wants to fist fight some people. Love it.
Hahahahahaha. “He was all over Eddie Johnson like a cheap suit.”
Lamest comment I have ever heard.
Thought the same thing. ESPN…. Instant please
like skin on a peanut.
Umm…no Eddie that was not a corner.
Some of the worst officiating I have seen as well. This ref maybe has one correct call all night.
Gatt and Benny were good subs.Now we need Bedoya and Agudelo.Pls no Bruin,not in this game.
Klismann has 4 more sub, so he can put, Mixx, Agudelo, Alfredo Morales, and Bedoya. Speeed and much skills players
I wish Davis and Zusi would switch places, put Davis more out to the right up top and let Zusi attack from more in the middle of the field
Ugh, see! That should be Davis hitting the cross from the wing, and Zusi playing the ball up-field from the defense
IMO the lineup SHOULD have been:
—————– Bruin —————–
— EJ ————————- Gatt —
—————— Mix ——————
—————- Benny —————–
Morrow — Besler — Omar — Morales
Oops forgot Beckerman should have been behind mx and Benny
Actually, in retrospect, why not put Zusi and Mix with Benny at dmid. He’s played there e before and why waste a pure dmid when you don’t need it against a bunker defense….. And yes I know I’ve made an absolute clusterfuck of this. I’m going to shut up now.
I wanted to see Gatt and Bedoya wide, with Johnson up top. I also would have started Zusi instead of Mixx, but sub Mixx in at half or 60th depending on how Z looked in playmaker role.
BEDOYA should be in there now
US can’t cross the ball worth a poo-poo tonight
I forgot how boring these international friendlies can be.
feed is blurry, was that a back hell lob through ball to zusi by benny? tell me my feed is blurry…
Bring Alfredo Morales, Agudelo, Mixx and another creative player.
“Canada clearly playing to not get embarrassed, shades of the Olympic Qualifier.” You mean the game the Canucks won 2-0? What a BS, homer comment Ives…Are you a real journalist?
Oh yeah GATT,why didnt he start.
Here comes Gatt
Giving Klinnsmann some credit. Like the subs. Starting to like the overall lineup.
Benny and the GATT! Finally! Why didn’t they start?
Yeah ABout time SPEED IT UP.