Remember we SHOULD be going out there to win and if we draw in the process fine, but we should at least play well. The 2-1 loss to them on Ash Wednesday we did not play bad, apart from the long balls and shitty give away first goal, we matched and even outnumbered them in shots on goal and Keller saved quite well. The US has NEVER really blown us out, not like CR and Mexico so with that a tie for me is fine but a win CAN be achieved if we doh do nothing stupid and if someone (anyone maybe even Kelvin Jack or Shaka) can actually SCORE A GOAL or GOALS, we will get opportunities but we MUST put them away, Shitsu John had gotten a great chance in the second half against them in the Oval but kick over bar (or was it Jones?). Point is it is POSSIBLE, once we doh CONCEDE any dotish goal.
Realistically using all the stats a tie is a big thing for us but we MUST play for the win.
This is the most important reason we should get a win: Not only will we have a greater chance to make it to the WC and boost our motivation to finally beat Guatemala at home, BUT the US will theoretically STILL not qualified. If Mexico and US wins their next games, they are 99% or more already in the WC BUT if we BEAT the US, they may panic a little (although they will inevitably make it in the WC - I wish not though) and this will cause them to seriously fight and MASH up the other teams in the remaining games. In this regard the US will look to win all the other games if we beat them, and if they aim to do so and succeed to beat at least 2 out of the remaining 4 teams they play WE WILL benefit since the US winning will help us on points by keeping all the other teams mainly CR, Panama and Guatemala down!! That will help us.
Remember we don't only have to win and draw games we have to HOPE that everytime CR, Guat. and Panama play they all DRAW eaach other and only get 1 point so when we win or draw our other games we stay ABOVE them, it is a points thing doh ever forget that!!! And we have to hope that Mexico keep on mash up everyone but us in our last game... I scared at that last game against Mexico because everyone assuming that if we need at least 1 point to qualify or even come 4th. we have a good chance, but NEVER think like that against Mexico they never give in, unless Jack bribe them or something. Hope when we play Mexico is not like when we had to play USA in 1989 for that faithful 1 point. That become 1 point too much.
Long story short, beat USA and we not only get 3 points and confidence against Guat. and other teams, but the USA get mad and go after all other teams which will be to our point advantage!!
Draw with USA, we keep our sanity and show fighting spirit and prayerfully beat Guat. and we in the game still. The US may still get upset and look to mash up remaining teams thus benefitting us.
Lose to USA, we need another bush bath especially if we lose looking dotish, then all man have to play Guatemala with panic and hope and prayer and all ah we go be anxious (as usual) in the Stadium. ALSO important, the US would have 99.999% qualified for WC and may look to experiment in other games and give Panama and CR and Guat. to maybe pull an upset draw or win against them thus FURTHER haunting us via the points system.
Go my Warriors I love you all forever good luck in the win, just play for it and we'll see what God has in store for you...
On Ash Wednesday after our loss I help my head up high because the last 20 mins of the game we played like through Warriors the best I have ever seen in many years, IF we can play to that potential and keep up the solid defense then we will show them.
Jason.
