re: USA vs Costa Rica so Broski doesn’t make a thread for once….

Freese actually had some JFF swag and nuts in the shootout

Freese is really good at penalty kicks

One of the better performances I’ve seen from a goalkeeper in a penalty shootout

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Hugh Freeze is a hell of a goalie!

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What did Jesse Marsch say about the USMNT recently that got a lot of people heated?

US looked...ok. At times they showed some good stuff, the movement up front to get open and through was nice a few times. They played wide and they looked organized mostly. We need to be more aggressive and take more shots. D looked good until it didn't. The last goal was D meltdown. The one off the post that they should have scored was as well. PK suck but they do the job of deciding the game. Freeze was as good as you can hope for.

If this US B team somehow wins this Gold Cup, the US soccer world should be merciless to him on twitter. Dude is so unlikable.

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At times they showed some good stuff, the movement up front to get open and through was nice a few times. They played wide and they looked organized mostly. We need to be more aggressive and take more shots.

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I am in love with the way we are pushing through-balls and attempting to pass with full-on chips and dinks just over the hips of the defenders to play through the middle. The chances are coming in droves, but you're right... We need to take more shots.

I love what I see from Luna and De la Torre in the attacking third! Those two really put pressure on the half-spaces and in the channels creating space for runs in behind.

And we saw a (comparative) metric shite-ton of 1-2s played in attack, which seems like a revolutionary concept in American soccer post-Gregg... Hopefully this offensive growth and style development continues.



As a side note, I am not going to sit here and "pine" for Agyemang, but good grief...

How many scoring chances has he created by laying it off at the top of the box in hold-up play?

Yes, his finishing is lacking seriously, but I haven't seen a striker in our pool hold up play like he has on such a consistent level regardless of finishing ability.

He always knows where the support is coming from and he is big/fast enough to pressure the CBs with deep diagonal runs.

And the shot he fired from that tight angle which hit the top corner of the post, I have no clue how he put it that close to being in.



Is he the current lead-candidate for the #9? Absolutely not. But he brings something different to the squad that we just don't have.

If he gets any run-time with the starting XI, and that productivity follows or becomes enhanced, we have killers on the wing and in the midfield to make that a dangerous proposition for any team to defend.

InB4 Broski says he has no "potential".

Is anyone planning on going to the Gold Cup final if the US wins on Wednesday?

I’m trying to figure out which section would be slotted to the US, though I figure the resale market makes it essentially impossible to figure out.

Also I can’t figure out if ticket prices will drop or if CONCACAF prefers to kelp prices high while having empty seats. It kind of seems like the latter