Ghana vs USA - 11pm (RTE & BBC1) Mod Warning Post #486#

Corholio

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I think both these sides could give Portugal a fair rattle to be honest.

I'm certainly no fan of Portugal, but they'll certainly be more disciplined in the final third than Ghana have been. Number of crosses and passes they over hit or misplaced was criminal.

Seaneh

Omackeral wrote: »

That's been my favorite game of the WC so far.

You didn't watch the Germany or Holland games, did you?

Guy:Incognito

Seaneh wrote: »

So the way to win in the world cup is to defend 9 men.

Well its not by being **** in front of goal and scoring less than your opponents

String

So much freedom on that pitch

dfx-

Pleased for the US, so much more controlled side. Ghana infuriatingly unpredictable.

Hope they qualify instead of Portugal

McGrath5

Great game of football.

To say I am enjoying this World Cup immensely more than 4 years ago is a understatement.

briany

Good bottle for the USA to not only retake the lead, but also hang onto it. Ghana can deservedly feel like they should have gotten a draw or better, but that's football.

namloc1980

Decent game. Ghana were very wasteful. Had plenty of ball but couldn't do much with it. Their crossing into the box was awful. And their shooting was equally awful.

Hey Yall

Loved that .. Not as much as Netherlands annihilating Spain , but some amazing proper World Cup football (Even though the wrong team won)

derm0j073

Fair play to the US , they defended well , hung in there and nabbed a winner when it looked like Ghana were finishing the stronger team .

Overheal

So many Ghana attempts that went off into space

rob316

Turtyturd

Boye at fault for the goal and spins around looking for someone to blame....obviously a graduate of the Jamie Carragher school of defending.

GreNoLi

Ossie putting Maloney in his place there.

namloc1980

Seaneh wrote: »

So the way to win in the world cup is to defend 9 men.

No no. You win by scoring more goals than your opponent...that's what the US did.

Omackeral

Seaneh wrote: »

You didn't watch the Germany or Holland games, did you?

Em yeah I did. Germany game was spoiled to bits in the first half, it wasn't a contest. Holland game was a one sided drubbing, can hardly call it a great game. This was a competitive affair involving two teams at a similar level.

AdamD

Surprised at how big the WC is over here (USA), atmosphere should be great tonight.

Washington Irving

Wasn't pretty but "a win is a win". Hope USA get battered vs Portugal

Ranchu

namloc1980 wrote: »

No no. You win by scoring more goals than your opponent...that's what the US did.

The US won't be getting out of the group if they play like that again though. They won't be that jammy twice.

Pudsy33

Seaneh wrote: »

You didn't watch the Germany or Holland games, did you?

What's your beef with the USA? That was a cracking match.

Overheal

Pudsy33 wrote: »

What's your beef with the USA? That was a cracking match.

Politics. Politics and the Waffle Taco

String

Some of the stuff on twitter by non football US fans is funny. One tweet was "Why are they playing more than 90 minutes?" Followed by cheering

Seaneh

Pudsy33 wrote: »

What's your beef with the USA? That was a cracking match.

Ghana just played better and were unlucky. And I cannot stand the yanks in my facebook feed who clearly haven't a nothing about the game suddenly acting like life long fans.

Hazys

So the USA parked the bus, played terrible football and flukily stole the victory...

Guy:Incognito

String wrote: »

Some of the stuff on twitter by non football US fans is funny. One tweet was "Why are they playing more than 90 minutes?" Followed by cheering

Bloody Yanks. Not like us Irish where every one of us , to a man (or woman) celebrating during our world cup runs were dyed in the wool football fans to the core.

efb

USA controlled the match, like Italy against England.

Seaneh

efb wrote: »

USA controlled the match, like Italy against England.

No they didn't, Ghana dominated possession for the guts of 85 minutes.

Overheal

Seaneh wrote: »

Ghana just played better and were unlucky. And I cannot stand the yanks in my facebook feed who clearly haven't a nothing about the game suddenly acting like life long fans.

No they didn't play better or lo and behold they wouldn't have had what four attempts that went into the stands? Five?

Nuri Sahin

Seaneh

Overheal wrote: »

No they didn't play better or lo and behold they wouldn't have had what four attempts that went into the stands? Five?

They played a lot better than the US.

Da Shins Kelly

Fair play to the Americans. Ghana were unlucky to get nothing from the match, but they seemed to lack composure in front of goal. The goal they did score was very nice though. The Americans should fancy their chances against a weakened Portugal side anyway. It's there for the taking.

Guy:Incognito

Seaneh wrote: »

They played a lot better than the US.

But yet scored half as many goals and lost.

I'd take 3 backs to the wall wins and a trip to the 2nd round over 3 moral victories and a plane home any day.

efb

Seaneh wrote: »

No they didn't, Ghana dominated possession for the guts of 85 minutes.

Possession doesn't mean anything if the opposition control your movements.

AdamD

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

Fair play to the Americans. Ghana were unlucky to get nothing from the match, but they seemed to lack composure in front of goal. The goal they did score was very nice though. The Americans should fancy their chances against a weakened Portugal side anyway. It's there for the taking.

With the GDS and draw should do it for them

Ranchu

Overheal wrote: »

No they didn't play better or lo and behold they wouldn't have had what four attempts that went into the stands? Five?

Ghana were clearly the better team.

Turtyturd

Just give Ghana the moral victory and we can all move on.

Omackeral

Seaneh wrote: »

No they didn't, Ghana dominated possession for the guts of 85 minutes.

They were Row Z merchants with 90% of their shots. Possession means SFA compared to the scoreline.

PS- Ghana's goal was amazingly good though.

efb

Cringe at Gary's "Awesome"

Seaneh

efb wrote: »

Possession doesn't mean anything if the opposition control your movements.

Sitting in your own third in two rows of 4 isn't "controlling" anything, it's parking the bus and hoping for a lucky break. The US didn't even try to play the ball about. If that was Rafa's Liverpool, Jose's Inter or Greece from 2004 everyone would be moaning about the style of play being boring, because it is, but when it's 'murika for some reason it's brilliant?

Overheal

Seaneh wrote: »

They played a lot better than the US.

That's clearly why they won by a lead of 3 points

efb

Seaneh wrote: »

Sitting in your own third in two rows of 4 isn't "controlling" anything, it's parking the bus and hoping for a lucky break. The US didn't even try to play the ball about. If that was Rafa's Liverpool, Jose's Inter or Greece from 2004 everyone would be moaning about the style of play being boring, because it is, but when it's 'murika for some reason it's brilliant?

Didn't say it was 'brilliant" but like Jose, its winning matches.

Seaneh

Overheal wrote: »

That's clearly why they won by a lead of 3 points

The best team doesn't always win, unfortunately.

Both teams will lose their next two games anyway, Germany will beat that US side by a cricket score and there is no way Portugal will be as naive in attack as Ghana.

And Both Germany and Portgual will tear that Ghana back 4 to shreds.

~Rebel~

Overheal wrote: »

That's clearly why they won by a lead of 3 points

I'm quite happy with the US win myself, but its obviously possible for a team to play better on the whole and lose. It all comes down to decisive moments, and for those moments, the USA did better.

The Backwards Man

How dare a side be hard working, well drilled, organised and play together as a team to get a result? At a World Cup, the biggest tournament of all, of all places? And defending into the bargain? Appailing!

Omackeral

Seaneh wrote: »

Sitting in your own third in two rows of 4 isn't "controlling" anything, it's parking the bus and hoping for a lucky break. The US didn't even try to play the ball about. If that was Rafa's Liverpool, Jose's Inter or Greece from 2004 everyone would be moaning about the style of play being boring, because it is, but when it's 'murika for some reason it's brilliant?

Nobody said they were brilliant. They ground out a result. The only one with a USA agenda seems to be you. Sure you were having problems with their national anthem before a ball was kicked!

~Rebel~

Seaneh wrote: »

The best team doesn't always win, unfortunately.

Both teams will lose their next two games anyway, Germany will beat that US side by a cricket score and there is no way Portugal will be as naive in attack as Ghana.

And Both Germany and Portgual will tear that Ghana back 4 to shreds.

Germany will destroy everyone, but I don't think Portugal will have it as easy as you think. I'd expect them to win, but I think it'll be a very tough game. Perfect order of games for the US too, playing a demoralized Portugal next, before playing a Germany team who have most likely already qualified.

Seaneh

It's a terrible anthem. So is flower of Scotland and Ireland's call (thank feck it's not an actual anthem).

Seaneh

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Germany will destroy everyone, but I don't think Portugal will have it as easy as you think. I'd expect them to win, but I think it'll be a very tough game. Perfect order of games for the US too, playing a demoralized Portugal next, before playing a Germany team who have most likely already qualified.

I think the opposite, Portugal will be out to prove a point and make a claim for 2nd spot in the group against a team they know they are better than in every position on the pitch.

~Rebel~

Seaneh wrote: »

I think the opposite, Portugal will be out to prove a point and make a claim for 2nd spot in the group against a team they know they are better than in every position on the pitch.

I think it'll start like that, but could see frustration setting in very quickly if the US are as organised defensively as they were today. Think it'll go one of two ways;
Portugal score early, and romp to victory, or,
Portugal get held off for the first 20 or 30 mins and the heads start to drop, frustration with the well drilled american system sets in, and players start to overrun the ball. Then, anything could happen.

Rikand

Seaneh wrote: »

Sitting in your own third in two rows of 4 isn't "controlling" anything, it's parking the bus and hoping for a lucky break. The US didn't even try to play the ball about. If that was Rafa's Liverpool, Jose's Inter or Greece from 2004 everyone would be moaning about the style of play being boring, because it is, but when it's 'murika for some reason it's brilliant?

They were brilliant!

Guess Ghana just has more Milan players than USA does...