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Romar Ball

topdawgnctopdawgnc Member Posts: 7,838
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High hopes ...

Eliminated in the Suite 16.
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  • UWerentThereManUWerentThereMan Member Posts: 3,475
    We're too small of a country to attract the top athletes of the world.
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  • dncdnc Member Posts: 56,805
    Klinsman does it the right way
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  • RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,123
    edited July 2014
    The US was never good. Every time they win a few games (in this case 1 game out of 4), dipshits pretend they are good. They are horrible and have always been horrible.
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  • KaepskneeKaepsknee Member Posts: 14,886
    RoadDawg55 said:

    The US was never good. Every time they win a few games (in this case 1 game out of 4), dipshits pretend like they are good. They are horrible and have always been horrible.


    If it wasn't for the US goalie going on a Dominic Hasek in his prime type of run, they would have been laughed out of Brazil a week ago.

    The US defense left the 2008-20.... Cougs D and pretty much any Nick Holt coached D shaking their heads after those performances.
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  • LoneStarDawgLoneStarDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,549 Founders Club
    Yeah, but did you guys see those true freshmen? Wait until klinsmann gets his guys in there, 2018 is going to be special!
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  • topdawgnctopdawgnc Member Posts: 7,838
    We can all agree, he just needs more time ...
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  • doogsinparadisedoogsinparadise Member Posts: 9,320
    Just wait until Yalalem, Yedlin, and Green are tanned, rested, and ready to rumble.
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  • Fire_Marshall_BillFire_Marshall_Bill Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 24,499 Founders Club
    edited July 2014
    The problem isn't really Klinsman (although there are probably better coaches). They were 31st in time of possession (or whatever the faggy Euro term for it is). That's just not okay. Belgium got off way more shots and had way more opportunities, and so did Germany, and Portugal to an extent.

    Kids aren't really developed and trained the same way as they are in Europe. Even the select teams here are probably a few notches below the equivalent in Italy, Spain, Germany etc. I saw all this self-congratulatory "Yay! We tried hard and lost to a better team" bullshit on social media. Jesus. I'm a fucking American. I want to do better than the round of 16. It was an accomplishment in the 90s. Now it's expected. Get to the semis.
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  • HeretoBeatmyChestHeretoBeatmyChest Member Posts: 4,295
    Disagree with RoadDawg. While USA was terrible, it no longer is. Its basically average but adjust for the huge population and thats below average. USA was terrible in the 70s 80s and 90s but now they've made it to the round of 16 three of the last 4 cups. They are better than Mexico and England now. They are better but they aren't competing with the worlds best consistently for another 10-20 years.

    As far as this one, it was Howard & Klinsman who made the difference. Otherwise USA would be way below average. Almost every move Klinsman made worked out well and Howard was great and is one of the worlds best goalies.

    The media coverage is clueless though, making it like this was some great run. In 2002 the US should have beat Germany in the quarterfinals. Germany ended up losing in the title game. German players and coaches all said after the game, US was the better team. US dominated possession and had tons of great shots but Germany's goalie, the player of the tournament stifled them. He was like Howard was today but even better. Had US won, they would have beat Korea and made the finals. That was the potential cinderella run. 50-50 chance we might see something like that chance again in our lifetime.
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  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 19,939
    Where are all of those people who were critical of Klinsman's pre-tournament comments about our chances to win the entire thing?

    We try hard, have a few good players, and are improving. But there's still a ways to go between us and the top teams in the world.
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  • HoustonHuskyHoustonHusky Member Posts: 5,995
    edited July 2014
    US is a generation away from competing regularly with the big boys, but they did better than anyone expected going into the tournament. Klinsman did a phenomenal job with the players he had.

    And hey, they finished in the top 16 which is higher than UW basketball or football has done in a long, long time. Guess I'll get to watch Brazil-Germany and Holland-Argentina next week down in Brazil.
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  • TierbsHsotBoobsTierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    edited July 2014
    Losing in the round of 16 is still horrible.

    Comparing the US to Mexico and England is like comparing Washington to Georgia Tech and Minnesota.
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  • The_UndertakerThe_Undertaker Member Posts: 521
    edited July 2014
    I've been hearing the US team is improving for the last 20 years but the fact is that's not true. USA has been around the 15ish team in the world for a good dozen years. This 2014 team was not as good as some of the past teams. The best player still plays in freaking Seattle, that should tell you all you need to know. The gap still exists and i havent heard of a crop of young prodigies that would make me think its gonna change soon.
    For a country with such a large population and more registered players than countries like Spain, France, Holland, Portugal, England, the performance is actually below average, like Chest said. They need more time indeed. A lot more time.
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  • CaptainPJCaptainPJ Member Posts: 2,986
    salemcoog said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    The US was never good. Every time they win a few games (in this case 1 game out of 4), dipshits pretend like they are good. They are horrible and have always been horrible.


    If it wasn't for the US goalie going on a Dominic Hasek in his prime type of run, they would have been laughed out of Brazil a week ago.

    The US defense left the 2008-20.... Cougs D and pretty much any Nick Holt coached D shaking their heads after those performances.
    So. . . . "go coogs?"

    I heard a bunch of idiots yelling it at the bar before the game (for whatever reason), and you are taking the torch?

    Sweet
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