We are in big trouble.
Both Ghana and Germany are playing with an extra day’s rest.
We saw what playing in Manaus took out of Italy and England.
Assuming Ghana and Germany win, the only way we make it out is if both teams win by 1 goal. If either wins by more than that, we’re out.
And even then it comes down to goals scored.
But they are all jet-lagged. And that always makes a difference.
That may help.
I think it is more complicated than that.
dfwgator wrote:
We are in big trouble.
Both Ghana and Germany are playing with an extra day’s rest.
No kidding! Ghana will beat Portugal. That’s a given. We will be lucky if it is only one goal difference. Then, if Germany beats us by only a goal we will be OK, most likely.
But Bradley’s idiotic lackadaisical lapse at the end of the match means we have to play to win. There’s no guarantees! Had he played hard and kept game awareness 15 more seconds and simply booted the ball into row 23-F he could have rested completely this Thursday, not even mentioning that Jones and Beckerman and Dempsey could all have done with some rest,too. Now they all have to climb back out there and play a game that matters with Germany!
Bradley is the worst thing to happen to the Men’s National Team since Claudio Reyna.
Oldplayer
I am still trying to figure it out. LOL
Who cares? Maybe we will lose and then these vanities will cease!!!
It does Germany no extra good to win. A tie and they are in the exact same spot. Expect both teams to pack in the defense and be conservative.