World Cup

[Just1More]

Does the World Cup involve soccer?

[cajunhawk]

Does the World Cup involve soccer?

Close...it's a very highly publicized Bridge tournament.

[ManAboutTown]

Didn't say I wasn't excited about the win. Didn't even argue that our strategy was to let Ghana run themselves tired and hope they didn't execute. If we play the same game against Germany and Portugal, we will get our asses handed to us. Analysis similar to that resulted in people talking up Dempsey's goal like it was other-worldly, which it wasn't. We won. I'm ecstatic. We better shape up before the weekend. The next two will not be easy and we can't depend on Portugal and Germany shooting themselves in the foot.

Especially considering Portugal will be coming in with their backs against the wall.. They're a desperate team right now. That's a scary thought.

[marine dude]

It's obvious we will have to possess in the midfield at a much higher level in order to advance, I'm hoping to chalk up the shaky play (including Bradley) to the early 1st goal. It sounds counterintuitive, but it appeared we played with greater nerves and anxiety with an immediate lead, exacerbated with a strategy to compact the midfield to a defensive posture.

We never appeared comfortable on the ball, my bet is we would have seen more quality distribution with a nil nil affair early in the game as crazy as that sounds. I've watched this team for a long time, and I've never seen so many giveaways with even the slightest on ball pressure.

Some of this was alluded to in the post game including Bradley's comments. My bet is he will be better, therefore everyone else will be.

[RCAJUN90]

Does the World Cup involve soccer?

LOL!

[AstroCajun]

Ok, Brazil v. Mehico is up next.

Question is your hatred of the Mexican side:

A. Rational

Or

B. Irrational

Obviously, I'll be pulling for the home team.

[cajunhawk]

Ok, Brazil v. Mehico is up next.

Question is your hatred of the Mexican side:

A. Rational

Or

B. Irrational

Obviously, I'll be pulling for the home team.

Just like in the BCS and the NCAA Tournament...I pull for chaos to reign...as long as it isn't my team. Go go Mexico.

[jllanclos]

Just like in the BCS and the NCAA Tournament...I pull for chaos to reign...as long as it isn't my team. Go go Mexico.

We agree? I can't believe it.

[basinbear]

this is a nasty match....but also with enough flopping to seem like players are being shot with sniper rifles from the stands.....0 to 0 at half with a couple of great saves by the Mexican goal keeper nice Brazilian eye candy in the stands being picked up on the Univision broadcast...

[cajunhawk]

this is a nasty match....but also with enough flopping to seem like players are being shot with sniper rifles from the stands.....0 to 0 at half with a couple of great saves by the Mexican goal keeper nice Brazilian eye candy in the stands being picked up on the Univision broadcast...

Brazil should break through soon. Mexico is playing a bit above their heads...it will only take one goal from Brazil to break the dam wide open.

[CajunRebel]

For Messi it would be expected...he does that kind of thing nightly...so you are right it would be no argument. But Messi has done so much more...and at several top levels of competition.

No one is trying to say Dempsey is on the same level as Messi.

[CajunFan3406]

Brazil/Mexico ends in a 0-0 draw.