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    World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

    Carry on.
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    Re: World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

    The Road to Rio... goes through pretty much all of the Central American countries (and Mexico).

    Works on several levels, plus this:

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      Re: World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

      Originally posted by Jimjamesak View Post
      Wynalda was talking about this yesterday during the game. Klinsmann is going for it. He's not gonna have the team sit back and defend, he's having them possess the ball and go for the throat. Wynalda's comment of "I like it! We're tired of playing scared!" was very poignant.
      Who doesn't like it? It's wonderful to see. Not to mention it gets our guys in a scoring mentality, learning to play within themselves yet giving themselves more opportunities to finish against competition.
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      • #4
        Re: World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

        Eh. Running up the score against crappy El Salvador is nice, but I'm not convinced it actually does anything to prepare them to beat good teams in competitive matches.

        Edit to add: but, on the other hand, you can only beat who you play. Can't blame them for winning the games they have.
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          Originally posted by Shirtless Guy View Post
          Who doesn't like it? It's wonderful to see. Not to mention it gets our guys in a scoring mentality, learning to play within themselves yet giving themselves more opportunities to finish against competition.
          It's a breath of fresh air to see that's for sure. I don't think I've ever seen the US team play this well.
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            Re: World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

            Originally posted by jmh View Post
            Eh. Running up the score against crappy El Salvador is nice, but I'm not convinced it actually does anything to prepare them to beat good teams in competitive matches.

            Edit to add: but, on the other hand, you can only beat who you play. Can't blame them for winning the games they have.
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              Re: World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

              Originally posted by jmh View Post
              Eh. Running up the score against crappy El Salvador is nice, but I'm not convinced it actually does anything to prepare them to beat good teams in competitive matches.

              Edit to add: but, on the other hand, you can only beat who you play. Can't blame them for winning the games they have.
              On top of that it's just the B squad, so save a few guys that will get moved up to play in the WCQ's, this isn't preparing the senior team for much. However, it does help Klinsmann's image. This is the USA's longest winning streak ever, and they've had these runs of only playing CONCACAF teams before and still not accomplished this streak. I guess the big test comes in the next two games, as it's down to teams from the Hex.
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                Re: World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

                Originally posted by Spartanforlife4 View Post
                On top of that it's just the B squad, so save a few guys that will get moved up to play in the WCQ's, this isn't preparing the senior team for much. However, it does help Klinsmann's image. This is the USA's longest winning streak ever, and they've had these runs of only playing CONCACAF teams before and still not accomplished this streak. I guess the big test comes in the next two games, as it's down to teams from the Hex.
                The other thing it does though is push the A squad guys to a point, Klinsmann can point to performances in the gold cup to tell players currently on the A squad to keep pushing themselves otherwise someone from the B squad has been working his butt off and producing when given the chance, etc.

                Outside of USA and Mexico are the other teams in the Gold Cup playing with their A squads?
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                  Re: World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

                  Originally posted by Spartanforlife4 View Post
                  On top of that it's just the B squad, so save a few guys that will get moved up to play in the WCQ's, this isn't preparing the senior team for much. However, it does help Klinsmann's image. This is the USA's longest winning streak ever, and they've had these runs of only playing CONCACAF teams before and still not accomplished this streak. I guess the big test comes in the next two games, as it's down to teams from the Hex.
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                  • #10
                    Re: World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

                    Totally random. Saw a middle-aged woman from the suburbs walk/jogging with a Uganda soccer jersey on.

                    It was 90 out and the jersey was black. Not the smartest workout apparel choice. But I was confused as to how she came to have a Uganda shirt at all.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by JF_Gophers View Post
                      Totally random. Saw a middle-aged woman from the suburbs walk/jogging with a Uganda soccer jersey on.

                      It was 90 out and the jersey was black. Not the smartest workout apparel choice. But I was confused as to how she came to have a Uganda shirt at all.
                      Uganda lost a championship and so they shipped the inaccurate jerseys to poor people in Pittsburgh?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by goldy_331 View Post
                        Uganda lost a championship and so they shipped the inaccurate jerseys to poor people in Pittsburgh?
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                          Re: World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

                          Originally posted by goldy_331 View Post
                          Uganda lost a championship and so they shipped the inaccurate jerseys to poor people in Pittsburgh?
                          They haven't even qualified for a World Cup.

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                            Re: World Soccer XXIV: The Road to Rio

                            Falcao, for whom Monaco recently paid 53 million pounds, may actually be 29 and not 27. Crazy news if true.
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                              Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                              They haven't even qualified for a World Cup.
                              Whoosh...

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