View Full Version : Gibbs is back in action
robchap628
14 Feb 2006, 11:36 PM
Don't think this has been posted yet, Cory Gibbs played 45 minutes for Young ADO Den Hagg, which is ADO Den Hagg's reserve squad. Heres the link:
http://yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=news&id=001538
Doesn't really say much other than he didn't waste much time getting back in action and picked up a yellow. Good news for the US, having Cory healthy for the WC could really help us defensively, I remember prior to his injury Bruce said him and Gooch were his two first choice CB's.
peledre
14 Feb 2006, 11:42 PM
Who's this Cory Gibbs fella? He plays for a team in Hamburg doesn't he?
Dooglas
15 Feb 2006, 12:19 AM
nah cory gibbs is a smooth cb. i like him a lot. plays in for ado den haag
freisland
15 Feb 2006, 12:29 AM
But he should have stayed at St. Pauli. Saved himself cab fare.
Galaxian
15 Feb 2006, 12:33 AM
I hope Gibbs can get back to first team real soon , and continue to play and get back in form . I want him in our defense in germany .
robchap628
15 Feb 2006, 08:48 AM
I hope Gibbs can get back to first team real soon , and continue to play and get back in form . I want him in our defense in germany .
I agree, while I'm fine with Boca and Gooch in the middle, having an in form Gibbs would be a big plus. Prior to his injury I thought he was a better defender than Boca and seemed to have the speed and athletisicm needed to play against top teams. I hope he can get back in form in time for the WC
FirstStar
15 Feb 2006, 08:50 AM
Hoo-ahh!
Cory's on the way back. He'll be well-rested still in June. He's playing for a team, though, that will give him a LOT of opportunities to excell as a center-back (ie- ADO sucks). It's a good situation for him and for us.
RSwenson
15 Feb 2006, 08:54 AM
This is a perfect time to get back to it... 3 months to prove himself at the club level... go into the camp fit and ready and.... there you are in Germany...
Potentially another German alum on the US squad (Donovan, Berhalter, Reyna, 'Dolo, Keller, Twellman...)... I wonder how "at home" these guys will feel and whether this will help their ability to play there???
Might increase the "press demands" having German-speakers on the squad...
Rand
footbrawl
15 Feb 2006, 01:03 PM
He was booked again... He's still a yellow card specialist. He needs to work on that if he goes to WC. But it's great he's back.
robchap628
06 Mar 2006, 10:11 PM
Yanks abroad article on Gibbs, says he went 90 minutes again for the ADO reserves in a 4-0 victory. He's played 315 consecutive minutes for the reserves and may be called up to the first team for their match on saturday. Also heard somewhere else that he's been playing LB.
http://yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=news&id=001602
Scoobs
06 Mar 2006, 10:15 PM
------------------midfield------------------
--Lewis-------Gibbs----Gooch--------Dolo--
That backline is beautiful, man.
Cubbee
06 Mar 2006, 10:17 PM
------------------midfield------------------
--Lewis-------Gibbs----Gooch--------Dolo--
That backline is beautiful, man.
Works for me.
Bruce S
06 Mar 2006, 10:22 PM
------------------midfield------------------
--Lewis-------Gibbs----Gooch--------Dolo--
That backline is beautiful, man.
I take a healthy Pope over Gibbs every single time
CincoDmayo
06 Mar 2006, 10:39 PM
I take a healthy Pope over Gibbs every single time
Well its what Bruce thinks......the real Bruce.
NOT YOU, YOU IMPOSTER!!
Gooch and Gibbs is his preferred CB combo, said it himself.
Scoobs
06 Mar 2006, 10:41 PM
I take a healthy Pope over Gibbs every single time
Pope hasn't done jack in 2 years.
But if the Pope of '02 shows then maybe....
Bruce S
06 Mar 2006, 10:41 PM
Well its what Bruce thinks......the real Bruce.
NOT YOU, YOU IMPOSTER!!
Gooch and Gibbs is his preferred CB combo, said it himself.
where? Got a link?
Brushes Sand
07 Mar 2006, 01:17 AM
He's said it several times, and I'll toot my own horn
in that I called Gooch and Gibbs as our best center
pairing almost 18 months ago.... :)
-bs
thierryenry
07 Mar 2006, 01:32 AM
Amen.
CincoDmayo
07 Mar 2006, 01:46 AM
where? Got a link?
Dont have a link, its common knowledge though.
UChicagoSoccer
07 Mar 2006, 04:17 AM
I'd have to agree with it being common knowledge, though if you look hard enough you'll find comments by Bruce Arena hinting at the Gibbs/Gooch pairing is the most likely one for the World Cup. I think it was mentioned during the Mexico game (before or after, I forget... before I believe). But, anyways, the general consensus is that Gibbs/Gooch is the main CB combo, though you're free to start a new thread with a poll on it to test the theory.