# Copa America Centenario (Copa 2016) Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 2, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319 "2016-06-02T15:42:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/21 "2016-06-05T05:52:36Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > I fail to see who the next big star is who is going to lead USA to a World Cup Knockout stage. > [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > On the replacing Donovan front, pay attention to Christian Pulisic. He didn’t see much of the ball yesterday, but he’s probably ahead of where Donovan was when Donovan was 17. This. Donovan wasn’t scoring goals for the 2nd place Bundesliga team at 17, that’s for sure. Also keep an eye on Gedion Zelalem, Mukwelle Akale, Jordan Morris, Bobby Wood, Rubio Rubin, John Anthony Brooks & Emerson Hyndman. The biggest problem with the team is the coach. ---
**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/22 "2016-06-05T13:14:10Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Brooks was the only decent player for the US. Bradley’s worst ever national team game? > > Expected a loss, but didn’t expect that toothless of an attack. If the US wins the next two, they should make it though. Hoping for a Costa Rica and Paraguay tie tomorrow. I didn’t see the match so I maybe off the mark, but it seems to me though that if you only get two shots on target against a team with as much going forward as Columbia, in the absence of a watertight defence you’re probably going to lose. I predict USA gets 4 points and scrapes through to the next round. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/23 "2016-06-08T03:44:50Z")
Jones and Bradley step up and the US stomps Costa Rica 4-0 in Chicago. I’m not sure Bradley has really put together a great game against a good team other than Mexico though. He needs to continue to play well in this tournament and through the WC if he wants any sort of legacy with the national team. John Brooks looks like the real deal. Zardes is still baffling. Wood look great once he moved to his natural position in the center of the field. A draw against Paraguay will almost certainly put the US into the next round. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/24 "2016-06-08T07:32:12Z")
> [@Asympotically\_fat](#): > > I didn’t see the match so I maybe off the mark, but it seems to me though that if you only get two shots on target against a team with as much going forward as Columbia, in the absence of a watertight defence you’re probably going to lose. > > I predict USA gets 4 points and scrapes through to the next round. Oddly prescient 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/25 "2016-06-08T11:43:45Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Oddly prescient 😛 He’s not right yet. ---
**Author:** ![skylyn12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@skylyn12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skylyn12)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/26 "2016-06-08T12:36:50Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > John Brooks looks like the real deal. Zardes is still baffling. Wood look great once he moved to his natural position in the center of the field. > > A draw against Paraguay will almost certainly put the US into the next round. Zardes has such a poor touch on the ball. It is so frustrating to watch especially considering there are one or two other players who could step off the bench and do a better job. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/27 "2016-06-08T13:11:25Z")
> [@skylyn12](#): > > Zardes has such a poor touch on the ball. It is so frustrating to watch especially considering there are one or two other players who could step off the bench and do a better job. They play completely different positions, but he reminds me of Frankie Hejduk. Great attitude, busts his ass, runs all day, and shit touch. Zardes kills at least 3 or 4 good buildups a game because he can’t control a pass or a touch gets away from him and he turns it over. ---
**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/28 "2016-06-08T17:59:35Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > He’s not right yet. To be honest 4 points now will see the USA qualify comfortably for the next round as Costa Rica would have to beat Colombia by at least 6 goals (not going to happen) for the USA not to qualify with 4 points. Paraguay I think will be tougher than Costa Rica, but its very much a game the USA can win. ---
**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/29 "2016-06-08T18:08:52Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > They play completely different positions, but he reminds me of Frankie Hejduk. Great attitude, busts his ass, runs all day, and shit touch. > > Zardes kills at least 3 or 4 good buildups a game because he can’t control a pass or a touch gets away from him and he turns it over. Often the way with the USA that the players with the best physical attributes and mentalities are not the players with the best skills - obvious exception would be Donovan who for me had the complete set physically, mentally and technically. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/30 "2016-06-08T18:18:58Z")
> [@Asympotically\_fat](#): > > …Paraguay I think will be tougher than Costa Rica, but its very much a game the USA can win. The way that Paraguay played against Colombia with 10 men in the 2nd Half, and the way that Brazil looked, I’m very afraid that the QF game that I plan on attending on June 17 will be Ecuador v Paraguay instead of Brazil v USA. :eek: I wonder what the resale value will be for my seats if it ended that way. ☹ I really need Brazil to destroy Haiti today. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/31 "2016-06-11T03:25:43Z")
Well the Argentina Panama game certainly perked up in the last 20mins . ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/32 "2016-06-11T03:29:00Z")
> [@Asympotically\_fat](#): > > Often the way with the USA that the players with the best physical attributes and mentalities are not the players with the best skills - obvious exception would be Donovan who for me had the complete set physically, mentally and technically. Yeah, the most complete player the US has ever had. This Messi fellow has a future in soccer I think ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/33 "2016-06-11T03:48:09Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > This Messi fellow has a future in soccer I think I think maybe he should start next time. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/34 "2016-06-12T01:02:36Z")
John Brooks is a fucking beast. DeAndre Yedlin is an idiot. The US is through to the next round! Now waiting on the rest of the games to find out the opponent. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/35 "2016-06-12T01:20:01Z")
Bring on Brazil! ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/36 "2016-06-12T01:25:05Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Bring on Brazil! Still possible that either the US gets first or Brazil gets second, although the announcers are all assuming neither of those things happen. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/37 "2016-06-12T01:58:45Z")
An own goal by a Col DF…what could possibly go wrong with his life? :o ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/38 "2016-06-12T02:48:17Z")
AHAHAHA, you play this weak ass lineup against Costa Rica and get taken to the wood shed. They were penalties away from the semifinals at the last WC, the arrogance. Enjoy playing Brazil in the next round Colombia! Although now that I post this Brazil will probably somehow finish second. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/39 "2016-06-12T02:55:30Z")
This is a great effing match. Really fun to watch. Its like watching a FM match with CR launching deadly counterattacks. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-centenario-copa-2016-thread/756319/40 "2016-06-12T03:03:40Z")
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