World Cup - Round of 16 Thread

[NML]

Bedoya - Dempsey - Zusi
Jones - Bradley - Cameron
Beasley - Besler - Gonzalez - Johnson
Howard

 

[NML]

DAT 4-3-3

Luhhh Cameron in the midfield. Beckerman has played great but I'm sure he's got some tired legs

 

[Orlando]

Cameron in the midfield?

 

[chibob]

Messi man of the match?

I swear they just give it him as a token...

 

[whiteyc_77]

-YTC

 

[OU11]

CAMERON IN THE MIDFIELD!

 

[kella]

No Beckerman well guys it was a good run

 

[Orlando]

Ew

 

[OU11]

Gameface bro

 

[Milo]

Showed promise as a box-to-box midfielder at Houston. People thought it would be his best position. Stoke changed that.

 

[Travis7401]

It was truly interesting to see how Brazil and Argentina both set their defensive tactics to "Post saves the day" during Extra time. One might think it was needlessly risky, but they are both in the quarterfinals now instead of sitting at home getting shitty tattoos about their near misses


http://screamer.deadspin.com/chilean-striker-tattoos-himself-with-image-of-his-heart-1598551643

To the casual observer, it was "mere chance" that those didn't end up as goals, but true soccer aficionados recognize the correct tactical choices Brazil and Argentina made to dial up those results.

 

[Travis7401]

No Beckerman or Johnson? Arguably 2 of the best players we've had so far? Why not just take off Dempsey and Beasley and really mail it in?

Can we clone Zusi/Bedoya/Bradley and just play them everyhwere?

Edit: I'm in dumb area and dumbed about Johnson. Glad he's still in. Point stands about Beckerman.

 

[kella]

Hype videos are the best thing about advancing

 

[OU11]

No Beckerman or Johnson? Arguably 2 of the best players we've had so far? Why not just take off Dempsey and Beasley and really mail it in?

The one true footballer is left on the pitch, we have a chance as long as he takes his place at LB.

 

[Karl Hungus]

Heading to bar now. Jets LB.

 

[TrojanMan]

Dear @[user]worst2first[/user], and all my distant cousins, great uncles, et al still living in Belgium,

 

[NML]

Beckerman being gassed is the only reason for the move

 

[Yankee151]

Bdub gonna explode. Foudy just called Howard one of the best GKs in the world

 

[hayvis]

Who's playing tonight?

 

[worst2first]

I like how I'm the default Nutopia whipping boy for Belgium. I wish these teams would have met later but either way, a team I like is advancing. I'm not going to cry either way.

 

[Yankee151]

Don't worry, we're all aware of TrojanMan's double agent thing going on too

 

[Southpaw]

USA better hope they don't make it to the final four. Robben is waiting.

 

[OU11]

I like how I'm the default Nutopia whipping boy for Belgium. I wish these teams would have met later but either way, a team I like is advancing. I'm not going to cry either way.

Eff ur waffles

 

[adchester]

I like how I'm the default Nutopia whipping boy for Belgium. I wish these teams would have met later but either way, a team I like is advancing. I'm not going to cry either way.

 

[TrojanMan]

I like how I'm the default Nutopia whipping boy for Belgium. I wish these teams would have met later but either way, a team I like is advancing. I'm not going to cry either way.

Yeah, it sucks that one of them has to go out now....but at least one of them is guaranteed a spot in the quarters.

Gimme dat France v US/Belgium final.

 

[kella]

This highlight on Bradley's struggle is making some really dumb excuse. I know they gotta fill time, but him playing 15 yards further up field than usual does not explain or excuse his horrendous touches, which have been the biggest problem.

 

[Clintmartian]

 

[DeadMan]

Do not like Cameron over Beckerman. Can't believe I'm saying that I guess they probably have Cameron there to cover Fellani's runs into the box, but Beckerman is so good at not losing the ball when it's at his feet. We need that in this game.

 

[Milo]

Do not like Cameron over Beckerman. Can't believe I'm saying that I guess they probably have Cameron there to cover Fellani's runs into the box, but Beckerman is so good at not losing the ball when it's at his feet. We need that in this game.

My greatest Utopian achievement outside the 3/5ths/Jefferson/Reel joke.

 

[NML]

JAB and I await the Olympics to return

 

[Clintmartian]

 

[Yankee151]

How come every time this dude does an op-ed on some random region he makes it sound way too intense? "THE GAUCHOS OF RIO DO SUL GROW UP WITH THEIR FATHERS AND THEIR FATHER'S FATHERS" I'm pretty sure this is the dude from the Bar Rescue intro.

 

[Travis7401]

I'm off to the bar to watch the game, but rest assured, I'll be back for your unathletic tears later:

 

[Clintmartian]

I can tell I'm getting nervous. Palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, vomit on my sweater already, mom's spaghetti.

 

[kella]

Wait so Cameron is at rb and not in midfield?

 

[purple112]

Lukaku not starting. @Travis7401 where is ur god now?

 

[Yankee151]

Origi gonna destory us

 

[kella]

Oh. Lawd

 

[tab10]

Hahahaha... prepare ur anus

 

[kella]

We suck. Why?

 

[Bdub]

We start so fast.

 

[tab10]

Same shit!

 

[kella]

Bradley showing he's still awful

 

[adchester]

BRADLEY

 

[MtneerManiac]

NICE PASS ONCE AGAIN BY BRADLEY. TRULY A MAGICIAN WITH THE BALL.

 

[kella]

Now this looks like a pro clubs game. Throwins going out of bounds. Passes to nobody.

 

[adchester]

Klinsmann scored against Belgium? Time to call his own number

 

[adchester]

This feels like a hockey game where the less talented team keeps dumping it into the zone and chasing and hoping to get a lucky bounce.

 

[Roll Fizzlebeef (aka USF)]

Will they take him out or will that be a case of a manager just being too stubborn to give in to popular sentiment? (Bradley)

 

[Wolfman21]

Where's the security...damn