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
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
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
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.
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??)
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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 ------ 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
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)