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U.S. Men's National Soccer (Official Thread)

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I think Wondo will get the first goal for the U.S.

I don't think Taylor Twellman is that good, but he's a lot better than Eric Wynalda. A lot.

Obviously Jon Champion is a seasoned football commentator, so this is a bad comparison, but it's substantially better listening to him than Gus Johnson (it's more subtle). I think I agree with World Soccer Talk that this (last Saturday) is the best Gus will get.
 
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@OHSportsFan I agree, he's quite belligerent out there. When he's not constantly turning it over taking on players, he's errantly blasting long-balls into who knows where. It could be worse though, it could be Ricardo Clark out there...
 
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Smudger said:
@OHSportsFan I agree, he's quite belligerent out there. When he's not constantly turning it over taking on players, he's errantly blasting long-balls into who knows where. It could be worse though, it could be Ricardo Clark out there...
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Oh those Ricardo Clark memories :smash:

Seriously. Had so much higher expectations for Jones when he came over. He's not a great passer, not a great dribbler, and he's a reckless defender. Think I have about 100 other complaints about him, but I just continue to not like him on field.

Never thought I'd say it but I'd rather have Beckerman out there. Not that I'd ever consider him a world-class talent, but at least he has a calming presence on the ball and on the pitch and plays simple (aka, get the ball to Bradley, the real playmaker).
 
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What a disaster of a game 1 for the send-off*

Let's play in the windiest stadium in the country, on a narrow pitch and lets do it against a team that provides no semblance of what they will see in Brazil.

2010: Czech Republic (2-4 L), Turkey (2-1 W) and Australia (3-1 W)
2006: Morroco (0-1 L), Venezuela (2-0 W), and Latvia (1-0 W)
2002: Uruguay (2-1 W), Jamaica (5-0 W), and Netherlands (0-2 L)

The upcoming Turkey and Nigeria matches are much much better. Tonight just seems like a waste. Heck, the cycle may be shaping up to be a waste at this point. The damn jerseys included.


*Clearly hyperbole, but I'm grumpy and this did not give me any warm feelings. Off to bed.

edit- lol and like that Mix pounds it in (although in classic, ugly American set-play fashion).
 
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Rather uneventful 2-0 win, but at least they got two late. The opponent was content in sitting back the entire time & since no one we will be facing will do the same, it just seems like a waste. At least no one got hurt during the game, although the Dempsey groin injury in pregame warmups could loom large if significant. Turkey & Nigeria should prove much tougher & worthy opponents.
 
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WolverineMike said:
Whatever happened to Freddy Adu? Wasn't he suppose to be the next coming of Pele or something? Did he flame out?
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Pele? Not quite. He was supposed to be the next Landon Donovan, but he never really panned out. He spent a couple of seasons with SL Benfica (was then loaned out to three more teams) and AS Monaco, but only appeared in a handful of games in a 4 year span, scoring only 7 goals. He played most recently for the Philadelphia Union where he appeared in nearly 40 games scoring 7 goals. He is now currently playing for Brazilian club Bahia.
 
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TooTallMenardo said:
Pele? Not quite. He was supposed to be the next Landon Donovan, but he never really panned out. He spent a couple of seasons with SL Benfica (was then loaned out to three more teams) and AS Monaco, but only appeared in a handful of games in a 4 year span, scoring only 7 goals. He played most recently for the Philadelphia Union where he appeared in nearly 40 games scoring 7 goals. He is now currently playing for Brazilian club Bahia.
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He was released from Bahia last year. Most recently he had a tryout with Blackpool, but they decided to not offer him a contract.
 
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