US v SPAIN Game Discussion Thread [R]

Woodside Mets · Jun 5, 2008

GFame7 said: ↑

Is Taylor Twellman's career with the USMT over? I understand the negatives (injury-prone, doesn not finish well), but he is not as injury prone as Brian Ching, who keeps coming up in conversation, and his near-misses have far more potential than Eddie Johnson's.

Johnson shows he has one asset: the odd, long clear when we are playing nine men behind the ball (read Bruce Arena Area, when speedy Landycakes became a star). Johnson is fast, I grant you. But shouldn't the USMNT have evolved at this point where they can build up from the back with solid mid-field play?

Twellman has acceptable pace, can play with his back to the goal and make a turn, or play straight up. He presses action like Adu and can work in very tight spaces.

He would not be in the starting 11, and he would not be a lone striker. But coming off the bench in a 4:4:2, he could add life where otherwise little exists *.

He should at least be in the conversation.

(Adu provided the only life on the match and deserves all the compliments received on the telecast and here. But EVERY compliment should be based off comparison to the rest of the team. They looked SO flat (that means you Clint Dempsey) that he looked insane compared to his team, but another outfield player compared to the Spanish.)

Twellman..isn't at that next level..like you said he can't finish ..Adu is special no doubt in my mind..he is getting stronger..and playing against some real good talent now ..Only going to get better

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