Posted on 06/22/2014 1:05:04 PM PDT by Perdogg
Red Devils, nickname of the Belgium National Team and of course, one of the most famous professional soccer clubs, Manchester United.
Should be a good match. USA needs to be better in midfield and Michael Bradley needs to show up, unlike against Ghana.
Better possession, better quality possession and better maintenance of possession are my keys today.
I would be very happy with a draw. What’s the latest on Ronaldo?
I can get as over confident as I want as long as our boys do not.
There is one other player injured that won’t play for Portugal, Fábio Coentrão. I guess he’s suppose to be pretty good.
Boxscore here: http://us.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/23/world/world-cup/united-states-of-america/portugal/1220109/?ICID=PL_MS_16
Looks like Argentinan referees. Full roster above as well.
Anybody that takes the field can score.
But this Ronaldo is an average player, he lacks his explosive speed and the confidence that comes with it.
On any given day an average player can score multiple goals.
We definitely need “Like” buttons around here. I’da pushed it.
Portugal has many good players. They are far from being a one-man team any more than Argentina is a one-man team. The US still has to be considered the underdog when you compare talent levels.
I entered an online contest, people from all over the world entered.
Just have to say, I predict USA 2-1 Portugal.
The spreadsheet says only 16.74% pick that result. Since that is less than 20%, if USA were to win, I’d get a bonus by the contest rules.
Really makes you wonder. Not sure what to make of that.
The contest is just for fun for me.
Yeah, ESPN. Also streaming on WatchESPN (ESPN3). And on ESPN radio on TuneIT if all else fails. Oh, and in San Diego, it’s on Channel 17 in Spanish (Univision).
Ronaldo is one of the 3 best players in the World, 3, maybe 5 best players in the world.
Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez, Ibrahamovic, Robben. That’s what I’d say and I have not seen Ibra play too much.
...also a pretty good Mexican team.
Right. All the analysis says Bradley had a bad game. USA lost Altidore, Bradley is use to passing to Jozy Altidore. So I think that’s why Bradley’s game got caught out a bit flatfooted.
Toluca, how about that. I did know that!
Bingo!
True.
Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Yaya Toure, Gareth Bale, Robin van Persie, and Thomas Müller could easily crash your list. Xavi and Iniesta are getting a little long in the tooth, but they are superb midfield players.
Never doubt the game predicting toad.
Gotta love the Toad!
Im pretty sure thats how they predict the Hurricane season as well
Awesome fan reaction to Brooks’ goal in the USA v Ghana match.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQHgnobi80A
Go USA!
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Would that be Global Warting, then?
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