USA - 1 ...has Dempsey come to play?

[Karl]

If that is the case, then we should expect them to easily outperform CONCACAF in the World Cup then, right?

Do you expect them to? If they don't, will they then just have been unlucky?

If they meet CONCACAF TEAMS...Yes!

...and if they do not?
As with Ghana against My USA today it is a combination of luck - [(being - lucky My USA!...unlucky Ghana! - note %age passing success rate and %age possession rate and number of clear-cut chances each TEAM created] - and planning.

This playing of the game and the coaching of same can be translated into
%age likelihood of successes or failures when analyzing and comparing current forms of TEAMs. However, the known and unknown variables makes it 100% on the mark that there are never a series of predictions where 100% of the time the results - e.g. passing completion rate; possession rate; etc., etc. - fall in line with the predicted outcomes on all phases of particular game.

Prediction on games use stats and subjective approaches. E.g. I make these predictions on World Cup games...based on stats and my own personal 'take' on what is optimum performance and gage TEAMs against same. Rating TEAMs positions on 'my totem pole' and extrapolating which TEAMs in my estimation from a articular group should advance...and when two TEAMs meet which in my estimation is likely to prevail.

btw an aside:- We all know the TEAM creating the greater number of scoring chances and or has greater possession can lose - Hey the just concluded Ghana v USA match was an example! - ...but we all know such a TEAM has greatest chance of winning!!!

[Zeppo]

[Karl]

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[HL]

As HL says, he does not follow the forum during games as Karl cannot help himself posting the score in the subject line.

'specially now Tilla, I avoid the forum.

Just finished watching two taped games.

[Zeppo]