Alert: The 2008 Big Soccer USA Awards

Discussion in 'USA Men: News & Analysis' started by appoo, Dec 8, 2008.

  1. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    so let's try rolling this out. Let's get some categories, get some nominees, and then put them up for votes. Off the top of my head. These are, of course, for Americans only

    Best National Team Performer
    Best MLS Player
    Best Yank Abroad
    Best Youth Player
    Best Goal
    Best Assist
    Best Hair
    Worst Hair
    Comeback Player of the Year - Country
    Comeback Player of the Year - Club
    Breakthrough Player - Country
    Breakthrough Player - Club
     
  2. cpwilson80

    cpwilson80 Member+

    Mar 20, 2001
    Boston
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Can we add a "Worst Transfer"? ;)
     
  3. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    Poor Freddy :p
     
  4. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Best National Team Performer: (1)Gooch (2) Howard
    Best MLS Player: Donovan
    Best Yank Abroad: Howard
    Best Youth Player: Don't know, don't care until they are full nats.
    Best Goal: Eddie Lewis v. Poland
    Best Assist: Jozy to Cooper or Gooch throw in vs. Mexico
    Best Hair: Donovan
    Worst Hair: Donovan
    Comeback Player of the Year - Country: Gooch (not that he went away, just his level of play increased) or Eddie Lewis
    Comeback Player of the Year - Club: Chad Marshall or Beasley
    Breakthrough Player - Country: Sasha K.
    Breakthrough Player - Club: Not too many come to mind, perhaps Rogers, Cooper
     
  5. cpwilson80

    cpwilson80 Member+

    Mar 20, 2001
    Boston
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Best National Team Performer - Tim Howard
    Best MLS Player - Landon Donovan
    Best Yank Abroad - Howard (field - Charlie Davies)
    Best Youth Player - Freddy Adu
    Best Goal - Donovan's v. Cuba (tremendous team build-up)
    Best Assist - Brian Ching's literal back pass to Clint Dempsey
    Best Hair - Oguchi Onyewu shedding the dreads
    Worst Hair - Sasha Kljestan's emo cut
    Comeback Player of the Year - Country - DaMarcus Beasley
    Comeback Player of the Year - Club - Chad Marshall
    Breakthrough Player - Country - Jozy Altidore
    Breakthrough Player - Club - Kenny Cooper
     
  6. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    For breakthough it's tough since Subotic hasn't declared yet. Since this is a National Team forum, these answers are for US Internationals but we just don't know with Neven yet

    Best National Team Performer: Howard

    Best MLS Player: Marshall

    Best Yank Abroad: Bocanegra

    Best Youth Player: Still Freddy Adu who I see as the captain of the U20 team in Egypt.

    Best Goal: Adu vs. Guatemala

    Best Assist: This is easy... Drew Moor to Jozy Altidore against Mexico. I don't care for Moor that much but can anyone really say that wasn't the best assist of the year?

    Best Hair - Neven Subotic's cornrows. If he's not a US International, go with John Wolynaic's grey.

    Worst Hair - Friedel

    Comeback Player of the Year - Country - Besley

    Comeback Player of the Year - Club -Bocanegra

    Breakthrough Player - Country - Jozy Altidore

    Breakthrough Player - Club - Subotic if he plays for the US... otherwise Charlie Davies.
     
  7. othakidfrmaltalomahs

    Jan 25, 2008
    RC/ALTA LOMA
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    i have to agree with most except with

    Best MLS Player: Landon....20 goals 24 games...yet i was criticizing him for only scoring 3 goals this entire year for the Nats hahaha(is that right 3??)
     
  8. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    Feel Free to add categories btw
     
  9. othakidfrmaltalomahs

    Jan 25, 2008
    RC/ALTA LOMA
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Best Yank Abroad Keeper???
     
  10. HouseHead78

    HouseHead78 Member+

    Oct 17, 2006
    Austin, TX
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Best National Team Performer: Howard
    Best MLS Player: Donovan
    Best Yank Abroad: Howard
    Best Youth Player: Kljestan / Wynne (Tie)
    Best Goal: Donovan v Cuba
    Best Assist: Jozy to Cooper
    Best Hair: Kljestan
    Worst Hair: Califf
    Comeback Player of the Year - Country: Can't think of one
    Comeback Player of the Year - Club: Buddle / Marshall
    Breakthrough Player - Country: Kljestan
    Breakthrough Player - Club: Altidore
     
  11. irish56

    irish56 Member+

    Oct 30, 2006
    indy
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Howard and Freidel co winners
     
  12. MLSNHTOWN

    MLSNHTOWN Member+

    Oct 27, 1999
    Houston, TX
    Best National Team Performer - Howard
    Best MLS Player - Landon
    Best Yank Abroad - It is a full year award not just last six months - Gooch
    Best Youth Player - Holden
    Best Goal - Alitdore v. Brazil at the U-20's. Sick what Adu did there.
    Best Assist - Moor's cross to Altidore v. Mexico. Could it have been any more perfect?
    Best Hair - Hejdude
    Worst Hair - Sacha - Seriously cut that shit
    Comeback Player of the Year - Country - Gooch
    Comeback Player of the Year - Club - Charlie Davies
    Breakthrough Player - Country - Sacha
    Breakthrough Player - Club - Kenny Cooper
     
  13. HouseHead78

    HouseHead78 Member+

    Oct 17, 2006
    Austin, TX
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    :confused:

    Not sure why Hejduk gets a pass on his surfer mullet but Sacha's emo-locks don't get a pass :D
     
  14. Nutmeg

    Nutmeg Member+

    Aug 24, 1999
    Best National Team Performer - Dempsey
    Best MLS Player - Donovan
    Best Yank Abroad - Howard
    Best Youth Player - Kljestan
    Best Goal - Kljestan's goal vs. Holland in the Olympics
    Best Assist - Adu's assist on Kljestan's goal
    Comeback Player of the Year - Country - NA
    Comeback Player of the Year - Club - Marshall, Buddle close #2
    Breakthrough Player - Country - Kljestan
    Breakthrough Player - Club - Davies
     
  15. Marko72

    Marko72 Member+

    Aug 30, 2005
    New York
    Best National Team Performer
    Tim Howard

    Best MLS Player
    Landon Donovan

    Best Yank Abroad
    Tim Howard

    Best Youth Player
    Freddy Adu

    Best Goal
    Landon Donovan vs Cuba (beautiful Brazil-like team goal)

    Best Assist
    Drew Moor-to-Jozy Altidore vs Mexico

    Comeback Player of the Year - Country
    Oguchi Onyewu

    Comeback Player of the Year - Club
    Carlos Bocanegra

    Breakthrough Player - Country
    Josmer Altidore

    Breakthrough Player - Club
    Neven Subotic... if he goes to Serbia, then Kenny Cooper
     
  16. FC Funkotron

    FC Funkotron Member

    Jun 27, 2007
    Austin, El Paso, New York
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Best Team Performance (best game really): USA vs Poland
     
  17. Wessoman

    Wessoman Member+

    Sep 26, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Best National Team Performer: Tim Howard

    Best MLS Player: Landon Donovan

    Best Yank Abroad: Giuseppe Rossi

    Best Youth Player: Sasha Kljestan

    Best Goal: Landon Donovan, against Cuba

    Best Assist: Drew Moor to Jozy Altidore, against Mexico

    Best Hair: Sasha Kljestan

    Worst Hair: Neven Subotic

    Comeback Player of the Year - Country: Johnathan Bornstein

    Comeback Player of the Year - Club: Chad Marshall

    Breakthrough Player - Country: Francisco Torres

    Breakthrough Player - Club: Robbie Rogers
     
  18. mcadaal

    mcadaal Member

    Apr 11, 2007
    Virginia Beach, VA
    I have to concur.
     
  19. irish56

    irish56 Member+

    Oct 30, 2006
    indy
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We didn't win but I felt everyone played great against Argentina.
     
  20. cpwilson80

    cpwilson80 Member+

    Mar 20, 2001
    Boston
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Would that include the defense, who allowed roughly 4 1v.1s on Howard in the first half?

    We played well because Messi only played the first half.

    For best team performance, I'll go with the home leg of US v. Cuba. We were a man up, but we stepped on their throats...something I haven't seen too much of from a US team.
     
  21. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    How soon we forget Tim Howard's imitation of a wall in the first half when he literally stopped 4 point blank shots. The first half was not that spectacular, and if it weren't for Howard, there wouldn't be talk of the valiant play of all.
     
  22. irish56

    irish56 Member+

    Oct 30, 2006
    indy
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As I recall, a gk is part of the team. I also recall Argentina being the #1 ranked team in the world. I also remember playing a man down and bringing the attack to them. I would say that was a valiant team effort.
     
  23. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    A few questions.

    Do we include Subotic?
    How long shall we keep nominations open till we start voting?

    Added Categories:
    Best YA Keeper
    Best Team Peformance

    If we have a YA Keeper we might as well have seperate field player categories for MLS and YA then, so....


    Best National Team Performer
    Best MLS Field Player
    Best MLS Goal Keeper
    Best Yank Abroad Field Player
    Best Yank Abroad Goalkeeper
    Best Youth Player
    Best Goal
    Best Assist
    Best Hair
    Worst Hair
    Comeback Player of the Year - Country
    Comeback Player of the Year - Club
    Breakthrough Player - Country
    Breakthrough Player - Club
    Best Team Performance

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    Best National Team Performer - Tim Howard
    Best MLS Field Player - Landon Donovan
    Best MLS Goal Keeper - Will Hesmer
    Best Yank Abroad Field Player - Oguchi Onyewu or Mike Bradley
    Best Yank Abroad Goalkeeper - Timmay
    Best Youth Player - Sacha
    Best Goal - Sacha's vs Holland
    Best Assist - Drew Moor vs Mexico
    Best Hair - Gooch
    Worst Hair - Sacha
    Comeback Player of the Year - Country - Hmmmmm
    Comeback Player of the Year - Club - Buddle
    Breakthrough Player - Country - Sacha
    Breakthrough Player - Club - Charlie Davies
    Best Team Performance - Argentina in NY
     
  24. Davids26

    Davids26 Member

    May 31, 2000
    U20's were last year bro.
     
  25. mclip_66

    mclip_66 Member

    Mar 5, 2001
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Nominations:
    Best National Team Performer - Tim Howard

    Best MLS Field Player - Chad Marshall (Donavan may have scored a lot of goals but Chad helped take his team to the cup including scoring a goal in it.)

    Best MLS Goal Keeper - Will Hesmer (MLS Cup & GAA 1.14)

    Best Yank Abroad Field Player - Oguchi Onyewu
    Best Yank Abroad Goalkeeper - Howard

    Best Youth Player - Adu (Lead the U23 team during the Olympic Qualifying)

    Best Goal - Club Robbie Rogers vs Red Bulls Country - ?
    Best Assist - Club - ? Country - Drew Moor vs Mexico
    Best Hair - Don't Care
    Worst Hair - Don't Care
    Comeback Player of the Year - Country - Beasley
    Comeback Player of the Year - Club - Marshall
    Breakthrough Player - Country - Jozy Altidore
    Breakthrough Player - Club - Robbie Rogers
    Best Team Performance - USMNT against Argentina in NY , USMNT vs Poland in Poland (3-0 W)
     

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