Turkey has a very good soccer team. USA maintains some good defenders, and an excellent goalkeeper. Both teams could have scored more goals. Good job Mr. Klinsmann, and good job team USA.
Turkey best underdog team in world. sometimes losing against san marino, sometimes beat world champion. players have a concentrated problem, they lose when they see the opponent small.
Michael Bradley is just AWESOME! He has good posture on the field and excellent vision... what an awesome Lob pass from Bradley and good finishing from Fabian Johnson who followed through with a run!!, we need more plays like that!!! Bradley is deff one of the best midfielders!!.....
Greece is actually a fairly strong side. And I don't know if I would call it "keeping form". We looked horrible on Tuesday and improved a bit today. Lot of work to do before 16 June.
The starting defense was perfecting, I hope they are the starters for the World Cup, I would like to see Beasley play left mid and julian green play striker
When did you start watching soccer? Refs are human and they sometimes make the wrong call. A universal fact that applies to every country and club team, not only the US.
seasalllover That gave me so much adrenaline. I mean, they screwed the USA up so badly in that game with their redo penalty as well and the USA still won in dramatic fashion.
I am a usmnt fan but too many mistakes from defense if Ronaldo had any opportunities like this we would've lost 4 or 5 to 2 If klose Gomez or any player from Germany were playing we would've lost 3 or 4 to 2.. Defense needs to step it up
Altidore doesn't look bad he just can't score he'll break the drought soon. Other than that the defense looked sloppy, but Bradley and most of the MIdfield and forwards had a good game. They should play Beckerman most of the game against Nigeria to see what he's got in him, Beckerman and Bradley have great chemistry with each other It would be interesting to see them in the diamond together.
What kind of defending is this: look at 6:38. The guy chasing the Turkish player stops and runs away from the shooter and just lets him get a free shot after dribbling around a bit! WE DONT NEED THREE PLAYERS STANDING ON THE LINE. It is more important to close down the shooter than try for a goal line clearance! Congratulations on beating Turkey anyway
Dylan Oxendine With all due respect, I'm with Karagounis Z on this one. I know he's supposed to protect the line, but, by running away from the striker and not pressuring him he gave that guy a lot of room to shoot. It was just lucky that the Turkish striker couldn't get a shot off before Guzan closed him down.
Wow! Great game! Fantastic fans! Super support for the American team. I'm still amazed that there are amazing American soccer fans. I hope one day in future Canada will be there with Mexico and the USA among the CONCACAF elite. Cheers from a hardcore soccer fan in Canada!
We're all aware that for the USA to advance, we will need our attack to carry the team. The good news is, our attack looked very creative today. Now it's just down to finishing some of these chances. The defense.... we need to do better.
8 shots on goal... the entire game.. .only 8. And that's the U.S looking creative in the attack?!?! In that case, they're going to need to be more then creative come World Cup time. The U.S played horribly, Turkey dominated the match. I don't know what game you were watching
Youmad Bro Come on,did you watch the game or are you basing it only off of stats alone. The USA had a multitude of chances created from every avenue possible. They didn't always get the shot off but the creativity was there. You can have a ton of shots like Sunderland, but they can all be terrible and distance shots. Or you can also have not a ton of shots but a ton of creativity. Usually it's the creativity that win. And the USA showed a lot of creativity this match. Defensively we weren't there. I don't know what game you were watching, but it was pretty even except for the fact that both sides were unlucky to not have a few extra goals and that the USA finished their chances when it mattered.
shnickel1 pretty even?! Really?! Dude, Turkey dominated the match. The match was 70% of the time played on the U.S's side of the field and about half of the game the U.S was defending. Jozy was in the back line a few times defending! Not taking anything away from the U.S's victory. They won and in the end it's what matters. But it wasn't a beautiful victory by any means and Turkey should of at least tied. The triple amount of shots on goal proves my point. They dominated the match. They were the better team. And to think like 3 of their star players were missing...
Youmad Bro No, it was a game of counterattacks and more attacks. Please rewatch the highlights, Your basis of stats are only based off of quantity and not quality. Despite the USA having an admittedly horrible and gifting defense, in the highlights, the USA has 3 more chances than Turkey does. Three. One of those was a goal ruled out. Of the quantity you mentioned, I only saw 3 that were actually legitimately good chances/shots for Turkey, and like I said the USA defense gifted a lot of chances. Of course this is opinion based but this debate is opinion based. The USA attack was good, the defense was bad. That was the original point. If you watch the highlights, it was pretty even. If you watched the game, it was pretty even. The USA capitalized, Turkey didn't. Quality over quantity my friend, and the USA had 3 more chances than Turkey and very few of them were actually bad chances, the only one I can think is Dempsey's distance shot.
shnickel1 uhmm who shows the highlights? ESPN! I watched the highlights and I was disgusted at how they made the U.S look like they were the ones dominating the match. I watched the full match on ESPN 2, I don't need to watch the highlights buddy. But you are right, the U.S had clearer shots on goal that could've been goals. That, I will give you. Many well, most of Turkey's shots were off target. Turkey was running circles around the U.S though, they were passing right through your midfield and creating chances whenever they wanted and had more possession. That's my point.
Refere favored turkey like mother favoring little brother over his elder brother but still lost. But hey that Assist from Bradley and finish from Johnson was too awesome man 👏🏻
Michael Adeniyi the olympics win over Brazil was just ONE of the VARIOUS times Mexico has beaten Brazil. Two times in the Confederations Cup, Copa America, Friendlies, etc.
***** the U.S beat germany, bosnia, italy, spain, turkey, tied with argentina and more. the U.S has set the standard for mexico. Mexico can only beat like brazil. mexico did terrible in the confederations cup. If Mexico beat bosnia by two goals or even one then ill give them my respect even tho the U.S beat them in bosnia and mexico is playing at home
okay yes but u cant say that mexico has been good for the whole past year or two. besides these last two games, mexico has played terribly over the past two years
alex dyche Mexico wasn't playing well a while back because we kept changing coaches but the team really improved with Miguel Herrera. And before that, Mexico was always the Concacaf giant.
@1:16 mark, Twellman: "Any questions about the groin, Ian?" Lol, oh that Twellman. If someone hasn't already put together a "Twellman's Greatest Hits" collection, they really should.
Very Nice to see most Fan are optimist abt USA qualifying out of the group. But honestly the Team that has knocked out the USA not once,but twice is filled with spirited,motivated,talented players and are far better than the last team that beat the USA. They played with their second team n lost 1:0 against the 1st 11 of World 2nd best Team. Watch-Out USA... So,let's all wait and enjoy the Show. Good luck to all Teams.
Some more work needs to be done on the american defence we still have a few weeks to go so i hope klinsman fixes this thsb we might have more than a decent chancs
I was at the game and agree with others, the ref had a really bad game and the fans really let him know it. Not sure how 1st goal was disallowed, pretty sure it won't be the last this summer, maybe a hand from Bradley? But I didn't see anything from the other end. Defense was shaky but other than 1 panic moment, no real clear chances, I thought the US had things generally covered. What worried me the most was Altidore, the highlight didn't show it (not sure why) but he was thru on goal 1 vs 1 with the keeper and he hesitated, big time, took too many touches and keeper blocked it. It was a move that would've made the highlight reel but showed how hesitant the striker was. Took too much time, let the defender get back on top of him and keeper close him down and he was trapped. It looked nothing like the Altidore back in Alkmaar, nothing, like a shadow of his former self. The pressure is immense on him and he knows he's having trouble but I saw a striker at that 1 moment that just lost all confidence. I know he's better than that and believe in him that he needs to step up big time. His hold up play seemed decent to me but that very poor finish not shown here is something of big concern that won't get much publicity, maybe to prevent panic among fans and US soccer. I was right on top of that and well, my heart sank a bit for US hopes to get out of the group. He's got a game against Nigeria where he can really step up, hope he takes it, it's Florida, the state he grew up in, make it happen JOZY!
Chandler!! you have to be kidding right??? Chandler seemed a little lost in the sauce!! Not only did they steal the ball from you, but instead fighting to get it back, you go off running towards another Striker from Turkey.... ( I see what you were doing, you were anticipating to intercept a pass, but in NATIONAL TV... you would have looked a lot better fighting for the ball you just lost!! not running off to another direction.. Chandler leaves the Goal Keeper on 1 on 1 with a striker... big mistake.... but good Job on Cameron for standing in the Goal Line!!
I was @ Red Bull Arena and Altidore had a one on one chance against the GK and sadly choked, yes a foul was called but the play continued. We need Altidore to get that first goal so he can loosing up. Go USA let's shock the world
Great game by usa against turkey who also gad a great game but simply couldnt finish. Mexico also had a great game vs ecuador. Best of luck to both teams!
As a Turkish American I feel that I have some say in this match. Both sides played well, and had plenty of opportunities. Yes the Turks were missing some key players (Arda, Burak, Semih Kaya) however this was still a solid lineup. A true test for the Americans that could have went either way. At the end of the day congrats USA. More recently, the game against Ghana was impressive. But lets admit Ghana showed some great quality if not better. USA chances of advancing from this group has risen tremendously due to Portugals situation with Pepe suspended, Coentrao & Almeida injured. USA really needs to win this upcoming game against Portugal to guarantee a spot in the knockout round because Germany will be a near impossible task.
USA and Mexico had entertaining games. Turkey did very well today, and so did the USA. This easily could have been a 5-4 game if both teams finished a few chances better, and that's partially why it was so exciting.
David Mendoza Mexico shouldn't even be in the Cup its only because of us that you are even in. You havent beaten us this year, aka if you beat Ecuador we would do the same and better.
Hahaha bro your team didnt score for 7 straight games and had to switch managers 3 times. You have no attack since chicharito has lost his touch and now your top defender has a broken leg. Good luck in group
David Mendoza The heck? Yeah the USA looked excellent on attack. The finishing could have been slightly better but there's always room for improvement. The defense was a concern, I'll give you that. But the USA looked good and you know it. Turkey is better than Ecuador, by a mile. Ecuador's best player is a Man Utd flop. Turkey's won best player in the Bundesliga one year and is a star player of Borussia Dortmund. Turkey missed out on Europe because Europe is one of the toughest qualifiers. Hell, France and Portugal nearly missed out.
I'm from Germany and I would like to see how the American people and media would react if the U.S. makes it to the let's say semi finals. So, come on, let's march through group G together and kick off Portugal and Ghana!
Great game but we really need to bolster our defense. It seems that it's easy for teams to get passed it. On a side note, does anyone else feel that the team captain should be Michael Bradley? He's like the maestro of our midfield...
Turkey best underdog team in world. sometimes losing against san marino, sometimes beat world champion. players have a concentrated problem, they lose when they see the opponent small.
I cant believe you’re making a big deal about a word that originated in Great Britain. Let’s be honest here. Turkey has produced great individual players. But their national team has been horrible for a while now. After that brilliant performance in WC 2002, they’ve been going downhill slowly. And it was evident in euro 2020. Seriously. WTF is wrong with them?
I didn't think it was a well played match by the U.S by any means. Turkey dominated the match. They had more possession, their passing was better and had more shots on goal and on top of that, the game was mostly played on the U.S side of the field. Hence, Turkey played the better match and deserved to at least walk away with a tie. The U.S better pick it up
Altidore was pissing me off, especially at the end of the game he had a chance to pressure but instead allows the defender to cross in the ball. If klinsmann is smart he will for sure start johannson
To be honest, us did kind of play a little dirty but turkey was dirty too. The ref called nothing for the us. The tackle around 4:30 should of been a pk.
if we don't clean up our defensive errors we are going to get seriously punished by Ghana, Portugal, and Germany. But our offense looks really good keep up the good work USA!!!
our backline is just too inexperienced and our midfield lacks chemistry. there's no time to fix it. we can only hope that every other team we play is having worse problems than us.
We (USMNT) need to get it together again. I believe that Klinnsman is the man, but, we need youngsters, like Zardes, and Yedlin to gain more experience and captain the next class of u.s. Stars, if we ever want to be an international powerhouse
It's a marathon not a race...and US made doubters the world over eat there words by advancing over Ghana and Portugal at World Cup. They said US stood zero chance of advancing and they did while Portugal with Ronaldo went home very early
Jozy is just taking up space on the roster that could have been for Landon Donovan, and taking up space on the pitch that could be for A. Johannson! Those two are the ones that would score the goals not Jozy who hasn't scored for club nor country
Hey Im not one to comment much online but if someone is supporting US soccer shouldnt any usmnt fan be happy? Sorry i moreso just dont want alex and daniel to think all of us fans feel that same way. Good game by the way, a lot we can learn from and improve on defensively. As for players and positioning i believe klinsmann knows what he is doing but is simply trying how certain players work in his formations and etc. These are just trial and error games. We'll be fine.
***** Hahaha hahaha...... I laugh at your ignorance!!!! I have supported the USA in every aspect not just sports my entire life and will continue to do so no matter what. And to further back my point of your ignorance, I am not Mexican, nor is there any Mexican blood in my family. I have nothing against Mexicans but I am American. So kindly F off cause your words don't bother me one bit cause I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America..... And I pay my taxes...lol
Teams in the World cup will never miss chances like the Turks did today especially Ghana, Portugal, and Germany we better fix and find a defense that works back there or were screwed in brazil we have the attacking power but it doesnt matter if your defense cant stop teams from scoring
USA played with they're G team. Seriously... who cares what squad was used? This is a tune up match/send off series. Nobody was playing for a trophy so stop comparing which team is better. If friendlies measured how good a team is then the US and Germany would be the favorites, GHA and POR would be cellar dwellers.
USA have to tighten up their defense. There are simply no excuses for the amount of opportunities the US gave up to the Turkish side. Lackadaisical defending throughout the game. Guys like Ronaldo, Reus, Ozil, Gotze, etc, are going to finish and exploit the US defense if they let up opportunities like they did to Turkey. Luckily we have talent and depth at the goalkeeper position to bail out the mediocre defense.
Turkey has a very good soccer team. USA maintains some good defenders, and an excellent goalkeeper. Both teams could have scored more goals. Good job Mr. Klinsmann, and good job team USA.
Turkey best underdog team in world. sometimes losing against san marino, sometimes beat world champion. players have a concentrated problem, they lose when they see the opponent small.
1:10 BRUHHHHHHHHHHH! that was so smooth.
Michael Bradley is just AWESOME! He has good posture on the field and excellent vision... what an awesome Lob pass from Bradley and good finishing from Fabian Johnson who followed through with a run!!, we need more plays like that!!! Bradley is deff one of the best midfielders!!.....
Johnson + Bradley = Deadly Duo.
They feed off each other so perfectly. Simple sweet passes that end up creating goals.
Back when we were good. Hoping we can get back to this soon
We are back!
Taylor Twellman annoys me. Everything that happens in favor or against in a US match is world class, according to him.
Great goals from the US team. I think they will go to the second round.
***** We shall see.
Guess what happened. We got out of the group
@@anthonylong9067 good memories
US only group G team to win today...Germany 2-2 against average Cameroon, Portugal 0-0 against also mediocre Greece, Ghana lost 1-0 to Netherlands
***** Yeah, they looked sharp. That match could have easily been 3 or 4 nil. Ghana had almost no chances.
Also keep in mind Cristiano didn't play against greece. But good news to hear that US is keeping form!
Greece is actually a fairly strong side. And I don't know if I would call it "keeping form". We looked horrible on Tuesday and improved a bit today. Lot of work to do before 16 June.
bi0008 Greece is probably the weakest euro team in the field
***** Thats what I was wondering. I would need to see who was playing.
The starting defense was perfecting, I hope they are the starters for the World Cup, I would like to see Beasley play left mid and julian green play striker
The officiating was awful this game. So many calls that were overlooked. I have a feeling the US is gonna get fucked by the refs again this world cup.
the Refs always fuck the US. remember that goal in the 2010 world cup were the goal against Slovenia was disallowed?
45cakeman yeah the Edu goal that to this day has never been given a direct answer as to why it was called. Bullshit refs, bullshit calls.
45cakeman Also the semifinal game in the Women's Cup, ref screwed the US over. Took a miracle to come back.
When did you start watching soccer? Refs are human and they sometimes make the wrong call. A universal fact that applies to every country and club team, not only the US.
seasalllover That gave me so much adrenaline. I mean, they screwed the USA up so badly in that game with their redo penalty as well and the USA still won in dramatic fashion.
Love the well executed plays! Really shaping up to take on the Group of Death.
Decent game defense was shaky ref was god awful another example of why Bradley is the best american soccer player in my mind
I am a usmnt fan but too many mistakes from defense if Ronaldo had any opportunities like this we would've lost 4 or 5 to 2
If klose Gomez or any player from Germany were playing we would've lost 3 or 4 to 2..
Defense needs to step it up
Altidore doesn't look bad he just can't score he'll break the drought soon. Other than that the defense looked sloppy, but Bradley and most of the MIdfield and forwards had a good game. They should play Beckerman most of the game against Nigeria to see what he's got in him, Beckerman and Bradley have great chemistry with each other It would be interesting to see them in the diamond together.
Pause at 2:36 the man with the two teenagers sitting next to him is my DAD. I SWEAR TO GOD
That's freaking cool, must have been a fun game
If ur dad isn't Greek I will forget everything I've ever known to be true
:o
@@russianbot842 No not greek his from wales
@@russianbot842 he is Turkish
Turkey 2002 3rd place then SF Euro 2008. What happened to Turkey?
good to see persians backing turkey long live Persian-Turk friendship
Abdullah Zagros no one likes turks
Abdullah Zagros absolutely!
Oh yeah the Europeans really dislike and do not trust Turks. I have not met a single person from Europe who likes Turks.
Iran won three Asian Cup in a row (1968, 1972, and 1976). What happened to Iran?
1:10 is a BEAUTIFUL move. Clint Dempsey is a BEAST!
both gk's were awesome
God Bless America
What kind of defending is this: look at 6:38. The guy chasing the Turkish player stops and runs away from the shooter and just lets him get a free shot after dribbling around a bit! WE DONT NEED THREE PLAYERS STANDING ON THE LINE. It is more important to close down the shooter than try for a goal line clearance! Congratulations on beating Turkey anyway
he was protecting the back post...a.k.a. doing his job
I thought the same thing when I first saw it too
Dylan Oxendine With all due respect, I'm with Karagounis Z on this one. I know he's supposed to protect the line, but, by running away from the striker and not pressuring him he gave that guy a lot of room to shoot. It was just lucky that the Turkish striker couldn't get a shot off before Guzan closed him down.
One thing is for sure.... USA realy needs to defend tighter. Giving that much space to players from higher ranking teams in WC matches will be deadly.
Wow! Great game! Fantastic fans! Super support for the American team. I'm still amazed that there are amazing American soccer fans. I hope one day in future Canada will be there with Mexico and the USA among the CONCACAF elite. Cheers from a hardcore soccer fan in Canada!
Ha the Dempsey head at the beginning lol
turkey is now ranked higher than Ghana lol still not feeling good about our first game against them in the world cup
you shouldn't.. Ghana gonna win hands down if this is what you guys are bringing to the table lol
well I hope our defense tightens up. that's about the only thing im worried about. we haven't had the same back 4 in 12 straight games
Jay Woo Yep Ghana just destroyed us. :)
Go luck to all. Love Ghana and the US.
im proud of our U.S team
Can we get field level highlights for this?
We're all aware that for the USA to advance, we will need our attack to carry the team. The good news is, our attack looked very creative today. Now it's just down to finishing some of these chances. The defense.... we need to do better.
8 shots on goal... the entire game.. .only 8. And that's the U.S looking creative in the attack?!?! In that case, they're going to need to be more then creative come World Cup time. The U.S played horribly, Turkey dominated the match. I don't know what game you were watching
Youmad Bro Come on,did you watch the game or are you basing it only off of stats alone. The USA had a multitude of chances created from every avenue possible. They didn't always get the shot off but the creativity was there. You can have a ton of shots like Sunderland, but they can all be terrible and distance shots. Or you can also have not a ton of shots but a ton of creativity. Usually it's the creativity that win. And the USA showed a lot of creativity this match. Defensively we weren't there. I don't know what game you were watching, but it was pretty even except for the fact that both sides were unlucky to not have a few extra goals and that the USA finished their chances when it mattered.
shnickel1 pretty even?! Really?! Dude, Turkey dominated the match. The match was 70% of the time played on the U.S's side of the field and about half of the game the U.S was defending. Jozy was in the back line a few times defending! Not taking anything away from the U.S's victory. They won and in the end it's what matters. But it wasn't a beautiful victory by any means and Turkey should of at least tied. The triple amount of shots on goal proves my point. They dominated the match. They were the better team. And to think like 3 of their star players were missing...
Youmad Bro No, it was a game of counterattacks and more attacks. Please rewatch the highlights, Your basis of stats are only based off of quantity and not quality. Despite the USA having an admittedly horrible and gifting defense, in the highlights, the USA has 3 more chances than Turkey does. Three. One of those was a goal ruled out. Of the quantity you mentioned, I only saw 3 that were actually legitimately good chances/shots for Turkey, and like I said the USA defense gifted a lot of chances. Of course this is opinion based but this debate is opinion based. The USA attack was good, the defense was bad. That was the original point. If you watch the highlights, it was pretty even. If you watched the game, it was pretty even. The USA capitalized, Turkey didn't. Quality over quantity my friend, and the USA had 3 more chances than Turkey and very few of them were actually bad chances, the only one I can think is Dempsey's distance shot.
shnickel1 uhmm who shows the highlights? ESPN! I watched the highlights and I was disgusted at how they made the U.S look like they were the ones dominating the match. I watched the full match on ESPN 2, I don't need to watch the highlights buddy. But you are right, the U.S had clearer shots on goal that could've been goals. That, I will give you. Many well, most of Turkey's shots were off target. Turkey was running circles around the U.S though, they were passing right through your midfield and creating chances whenever they wanted and had more possession. That's my point.
That pass from Bradley was SICK! 😱
My right ear really enjoyed this.
Refere favored turkey like mother favoring little brother over his elder brother but still lost. But hey that Assist from Bradley and finish from Johnson was too awesome man 👏🏻
Mexico and the USA need to start being world class to make shit around Concacaf more interesting.
***** olympics doesnt count though... it is considered a youth tournament
Michael Adeniyi the olympics win over Brazil was just ONE of the VARIOUS times Mexico has beaten Brazil. Two times in the Confederations Cup, Copa America, Friendlies, etc.
***** the U.S beat germany, bosnia, italy, spain, turkey, tied with argentina and more. the U.S has set the standard for mexico. Mexico can only beat like brazil. mexico did terrible in the confederations cup. If Mexico beat bosnia by two goals or even one then ill give them my respect even tho the U.S beat them in bosnia and mexico is playing at home
okay yes but u cant say that mexico has been good for the whole past year or two. besides these last two games, mexico has played terribly over the past two years
alex dyche Mexico wasn't playing well a while back because we kept changing coaches but the team really improved with Miguel Herrera. And before that, Mexico was always the Concacaf giant.
Turkey had the refs on their side and they still lost
Brent Y That's a really ignorant thing to say. If he offended you all you have to do is ignore him.
+AG PeXo he said something disrespectful and racist so I gave him a taste of his own medicine.
Brent Y You shouldn't e bothered by one person on the internet that doesn't know what he is talking about.
+AG PeXo fair enough. Turks didn't have the refs on their side btw. That Altidore no goal was a good call IMO
Brent Y Its just banter, I didn't mean much by it.
Miss these times :(
Better times for the USA national team are on their way
@1:16 mark, Twellman: "Any questions about the groin, Ian?" Lol, oh that Twellman. If someone hasn't already put together a "Twellman's Greatest Hits" collection, they really should.
Im from turkey and I see mnt in all usa soccer highlight videos. What does MNT mean?
CA GAMING slm arkadas
Mnt = men's national team
Damn it wouldve been glorious to see Dempsey finish with a goal after that splendid move.
3:14 what a play
Very Nice to see most Fan are optimist abt USA qualifying out of the group.
But honestly the Team that has knocked out the USA not once,but twice is filled with spirited,motivated,talented players and are far better than the last team that beat the USA.
They played with their second team n lost 1:0 against the 1st 11 of World 2nd best Team.
Watch-Out USA...
So,let's all wait and enjoy the Show.
Good luck to all Teams.
Some more work needs to be done on the american defence we still have a few weeks to go so i hope klinsman fixes this thsb we might have more than a decent chancs
That's why micheal Bradley was in the World Cup, he is the assist maker of the mnt
1:11 Whouaa, Clint Dempsey very,good player !
I think Johannsson should be starting over Altidore.
Was anyone else laughing while watching this? Couldn't help myself.
America A team vs Turkey C team
Dempsey's skill was sweet
I was at the game and agree with others, the ref had a really bad game and the fans really let him know it. Not sure how 1st goal was disallowed, pretty sure it won't be the last this summer, maybe a hand from Bradley? But I didn't see anything from the other end.
Defense was shaky but other than 1 panic moment, no real clear chances, I thought the US had things generally covered.
What worried me the most was Altidore, the highlight didn't show it (not sure why) but he was thru on goal 1 vs 1 with the keeper and he hesitated, big time, took too many touches and keeper blocked it. It was a move that would've made the highlight reel but showed how hesitant the striker was. Took too much time, let the defender get back on top of him and keeper close him down and he was trapped. It looked nothing like the Altidore back in Alkmaar, nothing, like a shadow of his former self. The pressure is immense on him and he knows he's having trouble but I saw a striker at that 1 moment that just lost all confidence. I know he's better than that and believe in him that he needs to step up big time. His hold up play seemed decent to me but that very poor finish not shown here is something of big concern that won't get much publicity, maybe to prevent panic among fans and US soccer. I was right on top of that and well, my heart sank a bit for US hopes to get out of the group. He's got a game against Nigeria where he can really step up, hope he takes it, it's Florida, the state he grew up in, make it happen JOZY!
We have lots of ideas in our speedy counterattacks, the first defense lineup was solid and we prob should have won 3-0 or so with all those non calls
jozy if our coach is crazy enough to let you start, please please please please please improve your game. any time would be great.
Chandler!! you have to be kidding right??? Chandler seemed a little lost in the sauce!! Not only did they steal the ball from you, but instead fighting to get it back, you go off running towards another Striker from Turkey.... ( I see what you were doing, you were anticipating to intercept a pass, but in NATIONAL TV... you would have looked a lot better fighting for the ball you just lost!! not running off to another direction.. Chandler leaves the Goal Keeper on 1 on 1 with a striker... big mistake.... but good Job on Cameron for standing in the Goal Line!!
lol at 2:07 the commentator said "Oh,Noonar"
Yeah Taylor Twellman is funny.
CLINT DEMPSEY OH MY GOD
I was @ Red Bull Arena and Altidore had a one on one chance against the GK and sadly choked, yes a foul was called but the play continued. We need Altidore to get that first goal so he can loosing up. Go USA let's shock the world
Great game by usa against turkey who also gad a great game but simply couldnt finish. Mexico also had a great game vs ecuador. Best of luck to both teams!
great is a little generous. Better for sure though.
i said great to usa, turkey, and mexico. who are you referring to? lol
oh, I was referring to the U.S..
Our defense is always kinda weak :( we have a decent mid and front and best goalies
1:10- what a move: between defenders legs.
Messi would be proud.
;)
As a Turkish American I feel that I have some say in this match.
Both sides played well, and had plenty of opportunities. Yes the Turks were missing some key players (Arda, Burak, Semih Kaya) however this was still a solid lineup. A true test for the Americans that could have went either way. At the end of the day congrats USA.
More recently, the game against Ghana was impressive. But lets admit Ghana showed some great quality if not better. USA chances of advancing from this group has risen tremendously due to Portugals situation with Pepe suspended, Coentrao & Almeida injured. USA really needs to win this upcoming game against Portugal to guarantee a spot in the knockout round because Germany will be a near impossible task.
Watched this on the tv
USA is good at So many aspects！
Clint Dempsey's meg! OMG
Watched the match USA played well going forward.
Shout out to Clint Dempsey being fricken awesome, did you see that fricken nutmeg
Dempsey's move was dirty!!!
1:10 GODDAMN
ok, did anyone notice Dempsey's unbelievable tekkars @ 1:10?
USA and Mexico had entertaining games. Turkey did very well today, and so did the USA. This easily could have been a 5-4 game if both teams finished a few chances better, and that's partially why it was so exciting.
Mexico looked better usa did not look good today u have to admit that... turkey is not even in the world cup ecuador is usa got lucky very lucky...
Should have been 4-1.
David Mendoza
Mexico shouldn't even be in the Cup its only because of us that you are even in. You havent beaten us this year, aka if you beat Ecuador we would do the same and better.
Hahaha bro your team didnt score for 7 straight games and had to switch managers 3 times. You have no attack since chicharito has lost his touch and now your top defender has a broken leg. Good luck in group
David Mendoza The heck? Yeah the USA looked excellent on attack. The finishing could have been slightly better but there's always room for improvement. The defense was a concern, I'll give you that. But the USA looked good and you know it.
Turkey is better than Ecuador, by a mile. Ecuador's best player is a Man Utd flop. Turkey's won best player in the Bundesliga one year and is a star player of Borussia Dortmund. Turkey missed out on Europe because Europe is one of the toughest qualifiers. Hell, France and Portugal nearly missed out.
0:28 "the new american wall that mexico will pay for"
Ikr.
I'm from Germany and I would like to see how the American people and media would react if the U.S. makes it to the let's say semi finals. So, come on, let's march through group G together and kick off Portugal and Ghana!
Pray for the usmnt in the world cup cuz,they're going to need it
Great game but we really need to bolster our defense. It seems that it's easy for teams to get passed it. On a side note, does anyone else feel that the team captain should be Michael Bradley? He's like the maestro of our midfield...
Turkey best underdog team in world. sometimes losing against san marino, sometimes beat world champion. players have a concentrated problem, they lose when they see the opponent small.
I cant believe we lost against a nation that calls football "soccer"
I cant believe you’re making a big deal about a word that originated in Great Britain.
Let’s be honest here. Turkey has produced great individual players. But their national team has been horrible for a while now. After that brilliant performance in WC 2002, they’ve been going downhill slowly. And it was evident in euro 2020. Seriously. WTF is wrong with them?
I didn't think it was a well played match by the U.S by any means. Turkey dominated the match. They had more possession, their passing was better and had more shots on goal and on top of that, the game was mostly played on the U.S side of the field. Hence, Turkey played the better match and deserved to at least walk away with a tie. The U.S better pick it up
The US played great. Why you trippin? As a Mexican, I can tell you that this team is waaay better than Mexico. Mexico sucks.
lol guys , turkey just plays for fun and let you win to feel better :)
Greetings from Russia to US team, well done!
We cant defend this bad, guys need to be more serious. GJ on the win though.
Altidore was pissing me off, especially at the end of the game he had a chance to pressure but instead allows the defender to cross in the ball. If klinsmann is smart he will for sure start johannson
To be honest, us did kind of play a little dirty but turkey was dirty too. The ref called nothing for the us. The tackle around 4:30 should of been a pk.
if we don't clean up our defensive errors we are going to get seriously punished by Ghana, Portugal, and Germany. But our offense looks really good keep up the good work USA!!!
our backline is just too inexperienced and our midfield lacks chemistry. there's no time to fix it. we can only hope that every other team we play is having worse problems than us.
us FOOTBLL improveed a lot, can't believe they can beat turkeys.
USA used to be so good
USA needs to work together and pass it more
Turkey are too greedy with the ball. They had good chances to score and just shot directly at the keeper without even passing.
We (USMNT) need to get it together again. I believe that Klinnsman is the man, but, we need youngsters, like Zardes, and Yedlin to gain more experience and captain the next class of u.s. Stars, if we ever want to be an international powerhouse
It's a marathon not a race...and US made doubters the world over eat there words by advancing over Ghana and Portugal at World Cup. They said US stood zero chance of advancing and they did while Portugal with Ronaldo went home very early
I'm not from the US or anything but am I the only one who thinks that the refs have something against the US...
1:10 for an epic destruction.
What ever happen to Turkey?
Jozy is just taking up space on the roster that could have been for Landon Donovan, and taking up space on the pitch that could be for A. Johannson! Those two are the ones that would score the goals not Jozy who hasn't scored for club nor country
Good luck in Brazil USA!!!!!
Win, lose, draw.
USA forever!!!
Me too and im mexican American but I like the style that us plays the mexican player act like there in a wrestling match
Hey Im not one to comment much online but if someone is supporting US soccer shouldnt any usmnt fan be happy? Sorry i moreso just dont want alex and daniel to think all of us fans feel that same way.
Good game by the way, a lot we can learn from and improve on defensively. As for players and positioning i believe klinsmann knows what he is doing but is simply trying how certain players work in his formations and etc. These are just trial and error games. We'll be fine.
*****
Hahaha hahaha......
I laugh at your ignorance!!!!
I have supported the USA in every aspect not just sports my entire life and will continue to do so no matter what. And to further back my point of your ignorance, I am not Mexican, nor is there any Mexican blood in my family. I have nothing against Mexicans but I am American. So kindly F off cause your words don't bother me one bit cause I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.....
And I pay my taxes...lol
the way the US played defense worries me. These mistakes will not fly in the WC. I just hope we put the right starting XI in...
Teams in the World cup will never miss chances like the Turks did today especially Ghana, Portugal, and Germany we better fix and find a defense that works back there or were screwed in brazil we have the attacking power but it doesnt matter if your defense cant stop teams from scoring
USA played with they're G team. Seriously... who cares what squad was used? This is a tune up match/send off series. Nobody was playing for a trophy so stop comparing which team is better.
If friendlies measured how good a team is then the US and Germany would be the favorites, GHA and POR would be cellar dwellers.
Oh my the refs are blind. The ref called a push on the MNT? That was the crappiest call in the history of stupidity
Not exactly convinced that this will be the starting lineup for the USA. I'd replace Brad Davis with Omar Gonzalez first and foremost.
davis is a winger
2 totally different players my friend.
Gonzalez is a bum and belongs on the bench. Klinsmann has finally realized this.
I agree with you, except the goalkeeper, all team lines will have changes
Victor B.
I'd go with Guzan; rewatch the last time we played Ghana in the WC and tell me I'm wrong.
Defense is horrible..
AAAH DAAYUM!!! Dempsey trying get 5* skills fifa 15 1:10
I know that turkey is the best !!!!!!!!!
USA have to tighten up their defense. There are simply no excuses for the amount of opportunities the US gave up to the Turkish side. Lackadaisical defending throughout the game. Guys like Ronaldo, Reus, Ozil, Gotze, etc, are going to finish and exploit the US defense if they let up opportunities like they did to Turkey. Luckily we have talent and depth at the goalkeeper position to bail out the mediocre defense.
1:36 WTH? This is as clean a play as you can have.
That ref should be fired.
bro the ball literally touches the dude :)
Our backs need some work