Comments on: Where Does the Egypt Game Rank? http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/where-does-the-egypt-game-rank/4337 Daily Analysis of Major League Soccer Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:58:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: George H http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/where-does-the-egypt-game-rank/4337#comment-14884 George H Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:36:27 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4337#comment-14884 Kartik, Been loving the podcasts being released so close to the end of each US match, really great stuff. However, could you freshen up the line-up a bit? I've definitely heard enough from Trekker lately. He makes some good points at times, but it's become quite repetitive lately. I definitely get his overall dissatisfaction with the USSF, but let's try to focus on the actual match and what happened there. It's best to save that bigger picture discussion of what's wrong with USSF for a more expansive pod. Would also love it if some of the guests disagreed at times or were willing to express some different points of view from each other. Anyway, thanks again for all of the US coverage, it's been great. Kartik,

Been loving the podcasts being released so close to the end of each US match, really great stuff.

However, could you freshen up the line-up a bit? I’ve definitely heard enough from Trekker lately. He makes some good points at times, but it’s become quite repetitive lately. I definitely get his overall dissatisfaction with the USSF, but let’s try to focus on the actual match and what happened there. It’s best to save that bigger picture discussion of what’s wrong with USSF for a more expansive pod.

Would also love it if some of the guests disagreed at times or were willing to express some different points of view from each other.

Anyway, thanks again for all of the US coverage, it’s been great.

]]> By: adam http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/where-does-the-egypt-game-rank/4337#comment-14863 adam Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:24:29 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4337#comment-14863 That Germany games is #1 on the list for me. That Germany games is #1 on the list for me.

]]> By: Kartik Krishnaiyer http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/where-does-the-egypt-game-rank/4337#comment-14855 Kartik Krishnaiyer Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:34:53 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4337#comment-14855 oops, thanks. Fixed it. Was thinking of that Germany game in 1999 obviously. oops, thanks. Fixed it. Was thinking of that Germany game in 1999 obviously.

]]> By: Juan-John http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/where-does-the-egypt-game-rank/4337#comment-14853 Juan-John Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:10:53 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4337#comment-14853 "Relive US-Egypt from the 1999 Confederations Cup with our post match podcast..." Nineteen ninety-nine? :-) “Relive US-Egypt from the 1999 Confederations Cup with our post match podcast…”

Nineteen ninety-nine? :-)

]]> By: Kartik Krishnaiyer http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/where-does-the-egypt-game-rank/4337#comment-14830 Kartik Krishnaiyer Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:54:58 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4337#comment-14830 Agreed on that Ivory Coast games but I was just listing all the big wins. It was a 3rd place game in a 4 team competition. As far as the Gold Cup the 1991 win under Bora was massive and keep in mind we didn't win another Gold Cup for 11 years. However this list is for non CONCACAF games, qualifiers or Gold Cup. the Mexico Copa game is listed because it was in the Copa. Agreed on that Ivory Coast games but I was just listing all the big wins. It was a 3rd place game in a 4 team competition. As far as the Gold Cup the 1991 win under Bora was massive and keep in mind we didn’t win another Gold Cup for 11 years. However this list is for non CONCACAF games, qualifiers or Gold Cup. the Mexico Copa game is listed because it was in the Copa.

]]> By: Zathras http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/where-does-the-egypt-game-rank/4337#comment-14824 Zathras Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:16:02 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4337#comment-14824 I must take issue with the first game on your list. Ivory Coast were quite ordinary in that game, and if the US had had a better finisher that Bruce Frickin' Muray up top, we'd have won by a couple more. It didn't mean much either, what with it being the 3rd place game in the 4-team field (the shorthanded US losing 3-0 against much of the run of play in the prior game to the Saudis.) I'd replace it with the 2-0 win over Mexico in the 1991 Gold Cup semi-finals, setting us up to win the first ever Gold Cup and qualify for the King Fahd Cup. I must take issue with the first game on your list. Ivory Coast were quite ordinary in that game, and if the US had had a better finisher that Bruce Frickin’ Muray up top, we’d have won by a couple more.
It didn’t mean much either, what with it being the 3rd place game in the 4-team field (the shorthanded US losing 3-0 against much of the run of play in the prior game to the Saudis.)
I’d replace it with the 2-0 win over Mexico in the 1991 Gold Cup semi-finals, setting us up to win the first ever Gold Cup and qualify for the King Fahd Cup.

]]> By: Pharaoh Phootball http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/where-does-the-egypt-game-rank/4337#comment-14796 Pharaoh Phootball Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:41:03 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4337#comment-14796 It's the Mummy Miracle. Pure luck. jk. An extremely painful day for Egyptians worldwide. We hoped to treat the usa like we did the Jews in ancient times. They parted our defense like the Red Sea. It’s the Mummy Miracle. Pure luck. jk. An extremely painful day for Egyptians worldwide. We hoped to treat the usa like we did the Jews in ancient times. They parted our defense like the Red Sea.

]]> By: Sticky http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/where-does-the-egypt-game-rank/4337#comment-14790 Sticky Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:54:45 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4337#comment-14790 Holy s***. I didn't know the score of the game as I was driving cross country when it was played. Or the Brazil Italy game. Just watched on ESPN360 (thank you sports gods). Amazing! I admit that I was as cynical as Kartik's hosts and commentators about the US program in the MLST podcasts. Is all rosy in USMNT land now? Oh, far from it. But to be humiliated twice in a row, completely shown up and put to shame, and then come back and best Egypt (no shabby team, people, though also missing Mido if my memory serves me) - wow. It would have been easy to roll over and play dead. Now, the key is to not do that in the first game of a tournament, or the first ten minutes of most games. And to keep players who are not match fit or out or form off the pitch (Beasley, Dempsey - and yeah, I would prefer Feilhaber in mid and Davies and Altidore up top to seeing Dempsey up top). Luck was a lady tonight for Bob Bradley. Holy s***. I didn’t know the score of the game as I was driving cross country when it was played. Or the Brazil Italy game. Just watched on ESPN360 (thank you sports gods). Amazing! I admit that I was as cynical as Kartik’s hosts and commentators about the US program in the MLST podcasts. Is all rosy in USMNT land now? Oh, far from it. But to be humiliated twice in a row, completely shown up and put to shame, and then come back and best Egypt (no shabby team, people, though also missing Mido if my memory serves me) – wow. It would have been easy to roll over and play dead. Now, the key is to not do that in the first game of a tournament, or the first ten minutes of most games. And to keep players who are not match fit or out or form off the pitch (Beasley, Dempsey – and yeah, I would prefer Feilhaber in mid and Davies and Altidore up top to seeing Dempsey up top).
Luck was a lady tonight for Bob Bradley.

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