• This is a reminder of 3 IMPORTANT RULES:

    1- External self-promotion websites or apps are NOT allowed here, like Discord/Twitter/Patreon/etc.

    2- Do NOT post in other languages. English-only.

    3- Crack/Warez/Piracy talk is NOT allowed.

    Breaking any of the above rules will result in your messages being deleted and you will be banned upon repetition.

    Please, stop by this thread SoccerGaming Forum Rules And Guidelines and make sure you read and understand our policies.

    Thank you!

USA v. Japan [R&B]

R

Run DMB

MVP
The Japs should give us a much better test than Snoreway. The team they're bringing is pretty close to their best, so I think we go into this game as slight underdogs. If we win, I'm going to be pretty comfortable with our depth going into the World Cup.

US roster for this game.

My line-up predictions:

---------------------Reis----------------------

--------------Pope---------Conrad-------------
----Klein------------------------------Pearce---

--------------------Olsen----------------------
--------Dempsey--------------Donovan---------

--------Wolff------------------Rolfe------------
-------------------Twellman--------------------


OR

---------------------Reis----------------------

--------------Pope---------Conrad-------------
----Klein------------------------------Pearce---

--------------------Olsen----------------------
--------Dempsey--------------Noonan---------
-------------------Donovan--------------------

----------Twellman---------Rolfe---------------
 
S

::shinji::

Min
Second one looks stronger imo, with Donovan supporting the two strikers. Seems like that's where he's most effective..

any word on Japan's roster? With the WC so close it doesn't make sense for qualified teams not to play their best players atm
 
R

Run DMB

MVP
Here's Japan's roster:

GOALKEEPERS (3):Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Takashi Shimoda, Ryota, Tsuzuki
DEFENDERS (9): Akira Kaji, Yuichi Komano, Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Teruyuki Moniwa, Shinji Murai, Yuji Nakazawa, Alessandro Santos, Makoto Tanaka, Keisuke Tsuboi
MIDFIELDERS (7): Yuki Abe, Yasuhito Endo, Takashi ***unishi, Makoto Hasebe, Masashi Motoyama, Mistuo Ogasawara, Shinji Ono
FORWARDS (3):Tatsuhiko Kubo, Seiichiro Maki, Hisato Sato

Interesting stat: in the projected US line-up, only three players have 20 or more caps: Pope, Donovan and Wolff. In the projected Japan line-up, all 11 players have 26 or more caps.

Oh and yeah, Japan are going to play a 3-6-1. No joke.
 
B

Bobby

The Legend
-----------------------Hartman-----------------------

Klein ----------- Pope [c]-------- Conrad ------- Pearce

------------------------Olson-------------------------

Dempsey --------------------------------------- Donovan

--------- Wolff ------- Johnson ------ Twellman -------
 
J

Jedi Mind Trick

Starting XI
i really want to watch this. i wish i still had cable...

3-6-1 is crazy, but i'm not surprised zico is playing that formula since japan's strength is their midfield.

japan's euro contingent aren't playing, but this should be a good test for the j-leaguers.

and as a sidenote, i wonder what the odds are that ono and/or kubo will get injured during this match...
 
I

Internazionale

Elo Ratings
ESPN 2 will show it tonight.

Fri Feb 10 08:00PM Pacific
Fri Feb 10 09:00PM Mountain
Fri Feb 10 10:00PM Central
Fri Feb 10 11:00PM Eastern
Length: 2 hr LIVE
ESPN2 (US)
United States vs Japan
AT&T/SBC Park, San Francisco

I'm not surprised that Japan use 3-6-1. Midfielders are the key to their success to win the battle. Weak in the defense & attack, they've got nothing to lose to maximize the attacking from the midfield. It's gonna be tough for the US.
 
R

Run DMB

MVP
I think that even though both teams will be missing their European contingent, that hurts us a lot more than it hurts Japan. Our ideal starting line-up has 8 or 9 Europe-based players.

Should be a good game though, with players on both teams in a fierce battle for World Cup spots.
 
B

Bobby

The Legend
This Twellman being better than McBride thing is madness, was there a rash of cocaine addiction in the past week?
 
S

Shiryu

Senior Squad
I'll have to record the second half of this one.

Still, I'm very interested in seeing how the U.S. drops another "Giant"...


:fool:
 
R

Run DMB

MVP
Voltaic Borusse said:
I think it's a bit of jealousy on Wynalda's part. McBride is ten times the player Wynalda ever was.
Click to expand...
Let's not go crazy. Wynalda is our all-time leading scorer with 34 goals; McBride would have to score 5 between now and our last World Cup game to catch him. McBride has enjoyed some success in the Premiership, but Wynalda enjoyed some success in the Bundesliga. There's really not much separating them.
 
K

Keemo

Senior Squad
JAP 0 USA 2 @ HT
Pope and Demps lightin up the board. Sweet passing play for the goal on the 2nd one. :rockman: Love seeing them pass like that in attack.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.


Top