Does anybody else think USA will beat us???

[warhawkmoski]

I have a feeling that the USA are going to do a job on us, US football has improved considerably in the past few years and they have plenty of players who are at good european teams. Also I have to say from what I have seen in recent games I think England are very average and will struggle in the tournament.

What does everybody else think?? Sorry to piss on everyone's chips a few days before it all kicks off!!

who the fuck you worried about? dempsey who can't get in fulhams 1st team or altidore who can't get in hulls? howard isn't a bad keeper but my no means the greatest and the fella who was on loan at everton isn't a bad player but nothing i'm concerned about really. we'll win comfortably imo.

Sorry but you are wrong on multiple accounts. One, Dempsey is a staple in the Fulham 1st team, and only gets dropped when he is injured, he had a lengthy injury towards the end of this season. Howard is one of the best keepers in the world, no doubt about it. Yes Jozy struggled to get into Hull's first team, but he is the same player who made Spain's defense look like Swiss Cheese and there we numerous reports he did not get on with Hull's manager. Add to it Donovan proved he could play at the highest level during his loan spell with Everton. As for Crouch, if people think he is a smart start against us, bring it, Onyewu will just muscle him around all match and render him complete ineffective on set pieces.

With all that said, I fully expect this match to end in a draw as both nations realize they are the class of the group and won't want to risk losing the opening match. They will both be conservative and rely on getting 6 points in the remaining to matches to each end at 7 points and both advance. I'm going 1-1 with goals from Dempsey and Rooney.

 

[colin's bell helmet]

who the fuck you worried about? dempsey who can't get in fulhams 1st team or altidore who can't get in hulls? howard isn't a bad keeper but my no means the greatest and the fella who was on loan at everton isn't a bad player but nothing i'm concerned about really. we'll win comfortably imo.

Sorry but you are wrong on multiple accounts. One, Dempsey is a staple in the Fulham 1st team, and only gets dropped when he is injured, he had a lengthy injury towards the end of this season. Howard is one of the best keepers in the world, no doubt about it. Yes Jozy struggled to get into Hull's first team, but he is the same player who made Spain's defense look like Swiss Cheese and there we numerous reports he did not get on with Hull's manager. Add to it Donovan proved he could play at the highest level during his loan spell with Everton. As for Crouch, if people think he is a smart start against us, bring it, Onyewu will just muscle him around all match and render him complete ineffective on set pieces.

With all that said, I fully expect this match to end in a draw as both nations realize they are the class of the group and won't want to risk losing the opening match. They will both be conservative and rely on getting 6 points in the remaining to matches to each end at 7 points and both advance. I'm going 1-1 with goals from Dempsey and Rooney.

howard one of the best keepers in the world!!! ha ha do me a fuckin favour. where am i wrong on multiple accounts? i was askin the lad who is worrying him in the USA side?........if dempsey is a staple in the fulham line up then why did hodgson choose to play a half fit zamora in the europa final over a fully fit dempsey?
the england squad is easily better than the USA squad fella and in my opinion we'll win comfortably but we'll see on saturday. although i'm confident you'll finish 2nd in the group as i thought you were fantastic in the confederations cup and certainly gave brazil a game in the final and fair play took apart a decent spain side in the semi final but your squad still doesn't worry me as an england fan.

 

[conormcfc]

who the fuck you worried about? dempsey who can't get in fulhams 1st team or altidore who can't get in hulls? howard isn't a bad keeper but my no means the greatest and the fella who was on loan at everton isn't a bad player but nothing i'm concerned about really. we'll win comfortably imo.

Sorry but you are wrong on multiple accounts. One, Dempsey is a staple in the Fulham 1st team, and only gets dropped when he is injured, he had a lengthy injury towards the end of this season. Howard is one of the best keepers in the world, no doubt about it. Yes Jozy struggled to get into Hull's first team, but he is the same player who made Spain's defense look like Swiss Cheese and there we numerous reports he did not get on with Hull's manager. Add to it Donovan proved he could play at the highest level during his loan spell with Everton. As for Crouch, if people think he is a smart start against us, bring it, Onyewu will just muscle him around all match and render him complete ineffective on set pieces.

With all that said, I fully expect this match to end in a draw as both nations realize they are the class of the group and won't want to risk losing the opening match. They will both be conservative and rely on getting 6 points in the remaining to matches to each end at 7 points and both advance. I'm going 1-1 with goals from Dempsey and Rooney.

A post filled with absolute nonsense. One, Dempsey isn't a staple of the Fulham 1st team, or else he would have started in the Europa league final. No doubt about Howard being one of the best in the world? Are you serious? I could name AT LEAST 20 keepers better than Howard just off the top of my head. The reason Altidore couldn't get in Hull's 1st team is because he's shit, end of. If he possessed any quality I'm sure he would've been starting every week for a relegation threatened Hull side. He didn't make Spain's defence look like Swiss cheese whatsoever, he outmuscled Capdevilla on one occasion (Just as Caicedo did a few times for us) and after that did precisely fuck all. If Donovan could play at the highest level he wouldn't have flopped at Bayern. He did nothing spectacular at Everton other than partake in possibly the miss of the season at Spurs. As some of the best CB's in the world struggle to cope with Crouch's ariel threat week in week out, I wouldn't be too confindent in (Newcastle flop) Onyewu's ability to do so.

Long story short, if a team of our calibre can't beat the likes of USA, we don't deserve to be anywhere near the quarter-finals.

 

[blutone3]

"And for those of you who are bashing the US team as "twats" and "wanks" grow up and learn a little about US football. It's not the same as it used to be at all. We are a much more organized and skillful squad then we've produced in the past capable of beating SPAIN, which as several have mentioned we're the only ones to have done in the last what is it 40 games now? "

you are and always will be a joke in true football countries,ie; England....
you keep harping on about a bloody friendly that spain werent even the slightest bit interested in you deluded yank!!
waffle on all you like now mate cos you wont be doing it next week,you are there to make the numbers up...soccer?? phwarrrr

 

[bluemoon32]

"And for those of you who are bashing the US team as "twats" and "wanks" grow up and learn a little about US football. It's not the same as it used to be at all. We are a much more organized and skillful squad then we've produced in the past capable of beating SPAIN, which as several have mentioned we're the only ones to have done in the last what is it 40 games now? "

you are and always will be a joke in true football countries,ie; England....
you keep harping on about a bloody friendly that spain werent even the slightest bit interested in you deluded yank!!
waffle on all you like now mate cos you wont be doing it next week,you are there to make the numbers up...soccer?? phwarrrr

Think that's a little harsh mate, Englands record at World Cups is awful when compared against the real top nations like Brazil, Germany and Italy

 

[skelpomike]

"And for those of you who are bashing the US team as "twats" and "wanks" grow up and learn a little about US football. It's not the same as it used to be at all. We are a much more organized and skillful squad then we've produced in the past capable of beating SPAIN, which as several have mentioned we're the only ones to have done in the last what is it 40 games now? "

you are and always will be a joke in true football countries,ie; England....
you keep harping on about a bloody friendly that spain werent even the slightest bit interested in you deluded yank!!
waffle on all you like now mate cos you wont be doing it next week,you are there to make the numbers up...soccer?? phwarrrr

This is a typical thing I'd expect an England fan to come away with in a world cup year. Absolutely ridiculous. England are a joke football country. What other nation think they have a divine right to win the WC every time it comes around when they have only one it once, 44 years ago, at home!

 

[AyrshireBlue]

you are and always will be a joke in true football countries,ie; England....
you keep harping on about a bloody friendly that spain werent even the slightest bit interested in you deluded yank!!
waffle on all you like now mate cos you wont be doing it next week,you are there to make the numbers up...soccer?? phwarrrr

mmmmmm wonder where people get the impression that the English are arrogant unlovable knobheads who the world loves to see fail........

 

[malg]

"And for those of you who are bashing the US team as "twats" and "wanks" grow up and learn a little about US football. It's not the same as it used to be at all. We are a much more organized and skillful squad then we've produced in the past capable of beating SPAIN, which as several have mentioned we're the only ones to have done in the last what is it 40 games now? "

you are and always will be a joke in true football countries,ie; England....
you keep harping on about a bloody friendly that spain werent even the slightest bit interested in you deluded yank!!
waffle on all you like now mate cos you wont be doing it next week,you are there to make the numbers up...soccer?? phwarrrr

The arrogance of england fans knows no bounds. Any you wonder why no one else in the world wants you to win it!

 

[Oasis_City]

This thread is going to be good after the match, especially if USA win lol.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Any you wonder why no one else in the world wants you to win it!

The South African's do (when they get knocked out of course!)