USA Soccer thread

[OddSox]

Ian Darke is great. Twellman isn't too bad either although I don't really like his personality at times and he doesn't always mesh that well with Ian. I usually like his analysis though.

Definitely a handball. Not a terrible call to not give the penalty, but still a missed call I think.

[Fishy13]

Originally Posted by wat?

I thought the first half was pretty messy and muddled - like there wasn't much forward impetus. Looking back, though, I think that was more a consequence of Honduras' "10-behind-the-ball" strategy on defense than it was a commentary on the US style of play.

Agree, thought the first half was very messy. Passing was awful and middle of the field was a war-zone, nothing was happening through there.

2nd half we started moving the ball better. It almost seemed as though Honduras changed their tactics at halftime which surprised me. They stalled the game so much in the first half and actually let us play in the 2nd.