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

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Robbie Rogers stepping up tonight, well done! Couldn't watch the match, but sounded like the first half was bad, second was pretty good. Saw a replay of Rogers getting pulled down...that's a no brainer red. Good thing that wasn't the world cup, or I'd be flying to where ever the game was played to hunt down the ref myself.
 
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Punching the air like Frank the Tank

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Actually looking forward to seeing what NBC/Comcast can do with soccer and hoping there's no Sports Ticker (during games). Also looking forward to seeing the bidding for the TV rights for 2018/2022 World Cups.
 
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A few days late with this news, but Adu is back in MLS.

mlssoccer.com

Emotional, grateful Adu returns to MLS a changed man

New Union star thanks "father figure" Nowak for guidance, patience
August 12, 2011
Dave Zeitlin






CHESTER, Pa. ? Seven years ago, amidst unprecedented hype and unbearable expectations, a 14-year-old boy was introduced to the world, billed by many as the savior of American soccer.
On Friday, amidst considerably less fanfare and far more reasonable expectations, a 22-year-old man was reintroduced to Major League Soccer, hardened by a circuitous path of unfulfilled promise and bearing this simple message:
I?ve changed.
?I think I?m a better player today than when I left MLS four years ago,? said midfielder Freddy Adu, who signed with the Philadelphia Union on Friday, marking his return to the league where his career began as a 14-year-old prodigy in 2004. ?When you?re a teenager, it?s a little bit different. As the years go on, you get better and mature and start to put things together.?
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I would like to see more of this type of signing for the sake of MLS, and for many of the national team guys that are sitting on the bench in Europe. Get back to the U.S. (and help raise the quality of MLS) and get back on the pitch (and get some quality minutes actually playing rather than only training).
 
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IronBuckI;1969165; said:
A few days late with this news, but Adu is back in MLS.

mlssoccer.com



I would like to see more of this type of signing for the sake of MLS, and for many of the national team guys that are sitting on the bench in Europe. Get back to the U.S. (and help raise the quality of MLS) and get back on the pitch (and get some quality minutes actually playing rather than only training).
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I'd say it's time for Jozy Altidore to join an MLS team. The Crew preferably.
 
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Bump for the friendly vs. Costa Rica on ESPN2 now. 40th miniute, still scoreless.

I haven't checked on the starting eleven for the US, but I see Altidore, Shea, Rogers, Donovan and Edu out there so far.
 
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1-0 loss to Costa Rica.

At the offensive end, too many missed opportunities. Crosses and thru balls were all late, lazy or both. Defensively, they were too disorganized at the back to keep Costa Rica's counterattack from finding the net. After the goal, the US got sucked into a typical CONCACAF nightmare complete with a lot of woofin', a few cheap shots and a ref who had gone from calling a tight match to calling an unbalanced one.

A lot of the Hispanic players have been getting a chance to prove themselves in these last two matches, and most of them are only distinguishing themselves negatively. Castillo and Orozco Fiscal were horrible. Torres did show some positive qualites in fits and spurts.

Agudelo was a bright spot after coming off the bench. The heroes from the comeback against Mexico, Shea and Rogers, were both lackluster.

Maurice Edu was working hard out there, but ran out of gas. As Alexi Lalas observed, the fitness level wasn't there tonight for many guys for the style of play they are trying to carry out now.

All in all, it's disappointing. I doesn't bode will for Tuesday's friendly at Belgiuum. The squad will be adding Dempsey but will be leaving behind Donovan.
 
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TooTallMenardo;1969216; said:
I'd say it's time for Jozy Altidore to join an MLS team. The Crew preferably.
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Altidore has been tearing it up for AZ. I think he will get better competition in the Netherlands. I'm just glad they are giving him a fair shot and it seems to be working at the moment.
 
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jmorbitz;1983700; said:
Bump for the friendly against Belgium. Game is showing on ESPN2 because of NASCAR race.
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See now I don't understand this... Why not shift NASCAR over to ESPN 2 and play the soccer game in it's entirety on ESPN? I can't DVR the game now because I don't want 30 laps of hillbilly rednecks driving fast.
 
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Tough half. Belgium is a very skilled side with lots of Euro league experience, schooling us with skill. Beating defenders with passes and touches, if it weren't for us having arguably the world's best keeper we'd be way down. Couple decent chances from set pieces in the offensive third for the U.S., but nothing outside of that.
 
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jmorbitz;1983740; said:
Tough half. Belgium is a very skilled side with lots of Euro league experience, schooling us with skill. Beating defenders with passes and touches, if it weren't for us having arguably the world's best keeper we'd be way down. Couple decent chances from set pieces in the offensive third for the U.S., but nothing outside of that.
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Iker Casilas and Julio Cesar beg to differ.
 
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TooTallMenardo;1983727; said:
See now I don't understand this... Why not shift NASCAR over to ESPN 2 and play the soccer game in it's entirety on ESPN? I can't DVR the game now because I don't want 30 laps of hillbilly rednecks driving fast.
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If you set your DVR for ESPN you won't get any of the game but the final parts of the race. The U.S. Open was cancelled today because of rain, so they put the friendly on the Deuce because they won't have any conflicts by having to switch channels mid-race. Not ideal, but whatever. Fuck ESPN anyway. Go Yanks. #USMNT
 
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