Laley23;1742053 wrote:Hopefully this is a wake up call. They tried to sleepwalk through this whole tournament.

Regroup and win the playoff, and all is forgotten. The Gold Cup, while great to win, serves as a ticket to the Confed Cup, which is what we all really care about. So, make up for this awful showing and get where we need to be.

How does the playoff work? Play the 2015 champ in a home and home?

like_that;1742057 wrote:How does the playoff work? Play the 2015 champ in a home and home?

1 game playoff.

Laley23;1742058 wrote:1 game playoff.

How do they determine the home team?

like_that;1742059 wrote:How do they determine the home team?

Not sure.

Location appears to be unknown at this point.

I would assume neutral, or coin flip.

Confirmed US will host playoff.

Location and time is TBA, but rumored to be October 13th.

This Mexico - Panama ref is brutal. Awful red card, Panama overcomes it, and now a questionable (to be nice) PK call in the 89th minute.

Mexico has been aided by the refs in back to back matches now. What a fucking joke.

like_that;1742093 wrote:Mexico has been aided by the refs in back to back matches now. What a fucking joke.

Complete joke. A Panama v. Jamaica final would have been best for us

ohiobucks1;1742094 wrote:Complete joke. A Panama v. Jamaica final would have been best for us

Whatever, host the playoff vs Mexico in Columbus and give as another Dos A Cero.

Mulva;1742092 wrote:This Mexico - Panama ref is brutal. Awful red card, Panama overcomes it, and now a questionable (to be nice) PK call in the 89th minute.

Lol funny thing is Geiger is considered the best US ref and he did the World Cup. He was just plain awful.

Laley23;1742043 wrote:I still can't figure out why the 2nd goal counted. That should be an indirect free kick, correct?

Laley23;1742045 wrote:Guzan saved the ball, run to throw it forward, and a toenail stepped on the 18 yard box line as he released it. Linesman flagged it for illegal touching. Bogus call, but even worse if they fucked up the direct/indirect aspect of it.

Handling is always a direct free kick. The only time it isn't is when there's a pass back (intentionally by foot OR throw in OR trickery) to the GK and he handles the ball -- those are considered illegal touching circumstances.

Ytowngirlinfla;1742112 wrote:He was just plain awful.

I am not so harsh on him from the match. The handling call was a tough one to make. If any team is in Mexico's shoes, they want that call. If any team is in Panama's shoes, they don't want that call. Yes, handling is really the only law that brings in "deliberate" into discussion...but, there's numerous times that handling is called where it's clearly not deliberate too.

The red card early, while I thought it was harsh so early, probably was a good call. Can't lead with elbows to someone's face -- even if there may have been slight/little contact. It's probably a call that needs to be made more often. If he doesn't lead with his elbow and is in better position instead of a "jumping at" position, then it's probably not going to be a red.

Really the only thing I wish Geiger would've done was halt the action in the numerous instances there was debris thrown on the field. That's got to stop. CONCACAF better come down on fans that do that. Player safety is at question here, and that's the referee's main job.

October 9th

No chatter for a month? EPL, Budesliga, La Liga all started. Champions League and Europa Leagues are both at the group stage.

sportswizuhrd;1747761 wrote:No chatter for a month? EPL, Budesliga, La Liga all started. Champions League and Europa Leagues are both at the group stage.

I haven't missed a game in a while. I love that the Bundesliga is on Fox now.

Big news we missed is that Tim Howard is coming back to the National team. I hope he earns the starting spot against Mexico

I wish he would stay retired. Wanted him for the Gold Cup to help us get that Confed Cup berth...who does it benefit if he comes back, earns a starting spot, and retires in 18 months again??

Netherlands in danger of missing out on the Euros next year, even with it expanded to 24 teams. Sitting 4th in their group now after losing both matches this week.

Mulva;1748954 wrote:Netherlands in danger of missing out on the Euros next year, even with it expanded to 24 teams. Sitting 4th in their group now after losing both matches this week.

Fortunately for them Turkey plays the top two teams in the table next and they allowed Latvia to tie them in extra time a couple days ago.

Lewandoski with 5 goals in about 10 minutes today.

Saturday is the big day! Any plans for the game for anyone?

Going to bdubs with 5 Mexicans I know. Gonna get shanked

What station is showing the USA Mexico game

sportchampps;1756220 wrote:What station is showing the USA Mexico game

I was just looking thru my guide and couldn't find it?

FS1 it's not on until 930 though. Kept being broadcasted as 630 but that was Cali time. Duped me.

Haha I did the same thing but I like the late start more football before I start cussing at Guzman and the center backs