Euro 2016: Germany 1 – Italy 1 (6-5 SO)
A substantially weakened Italy pushed Germany a full 120 minutes, after which the Germans managed, as the British say, to just about win a penalty shoot-out. While Italy retained the […]
Category Archives: Analysis
Tactical analysis of a team, player, or game.
Euro 2016: Wales 3 – Belgium 1
Wales defeated Belgium in an exciting and evenly matched quarterfinal. Having come through the same qualifying group, the two sides were familiar with one another, a factor that seemed to […]
Copa America: United States 4, Costa Rica 0
The United States put themselves in a solid position to advance from Group A with their largest-ever victory against Costa Rica. If you want to read a story about how the […]
Copa America: Mexico 3, Uruguay 1
The real home team in the Copa America Centenario opened with a win in the tournament’s most exciting game thus far. Though each group’s anticipated leaders faced off in the opening round, […]
Copa Kickoff: US 0, Colombia 2
The United States lost a dull game to Colombia off two set-piece goals to open the Copa America Centenario. It’s difficult to know exactly what to make of the US performance, which was […]
United States 5, Japan 2
Thinking about Abby Wambach last month reminded me that I never published my thoughts on the historical final game of the 2015 Women’s World Cup. So here’s a blast from […]
Howe Bilić Rodgers
Most people who read this blog are probably aware that the Stoopid American is temporarily in London. That means that I have been able to attend West Ham United’s 3-4 home […]
United States 2, Germany 0
The United States clearly outperformed Germany, but won the game through poor refereeing and excellent diving. After weathering a brief spell of German pressure at the beginning of the match, […]
China 0, United States 1
The United States advanced to the semifinals with their most impressive win of the tournament. The game’s main interest was the hints it provided as to how the United States might […]
United States 2, Colombia 0
The United States won yet another game against a team that looked to have the better of them in the first half. This time, however, it was shrewd referee-management rather than […]
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