23 Tickets to Brazil

Discussion in 'USA Men: News & Analysis' started by flem16, May 18, 2011.

  1. notredamefan83

    Nov 13, 2010
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you had told me the only way we would get Green to commit early to the US would be if he took LD's spot at the WC, I would have said good luck with Germany
     
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  2. CDPontaDelgada

    CDPontaDelgada Member+

    CD Santa Clara
    Aug 15, 2012
    Ponta Delgada PT
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Therr is two men I eill defend til the death and that is pauleta for portugal and bob bradley

    Bob Bradley to me is a winner look at what he did to a medicore Eygpt nearly nearly a WC berth or at sognal I. Norway
     
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  3. Goldtone

    Goldtone Member+

    Aug 8, 2013
    California
    Club:
    Udinese Calcio
    All the guys I predicted are in. Brooks made it and not Goodson. Still shocked at no Donovan. Kinda bummed no Parkhurst, but Beasley goes.

    So we may indeed see Fabian - Besler - Cameron - Chandler
     
  4. flem16

    flem16 Rainmaker

    Jan 9, 2005
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We only won one game at the last WC and that was with a creampuff draw.
     
  5. Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke Member+

    Aug 13, 2008
    Austin Texas
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Feeling for Boyd mostly I think
     
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  6. Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins Player of the Year

    Oct 18, 2004
    Capitol Hill
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There's a lot that surprised me about that selection. But the "Klinsmann needs firing if we don't get out of the group" stuff seems pretty silly to me. We had a very small chance of getting out of the group no matter what team we took. Seriously -- no matter what team we took, if we made it out of our group this summer it'd be the biggest accomplishment we've ever had, far far surpassing 2002 even if we got knocked out immediately thereafter.

    Don't get me wrong -- I'm not saying JK made no mistake. I'm simply saying that using "getting out of the group" as a metric for his success or failure is dumb.
     
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  7. ckl26

    ckl26 Member+

    Jul 21, 2012
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    We don't have the talent in numbers like Portugal or Germany. But Bedoya and Chandler on the right is probably our best shot with CR7 and Reus. Bedoya has incredibly good work rate and is a very good conservative option defeinsively for that flank...the con is he offers more as a CAM offensively. Chandler is a solid Bundesliga RB and has played extremely well vs. the likes of Reus and Ribery before. I wish we had Robben and Lahm but for who we have on that flank and the rest of the back line it's the best we can do. Hopefully Jermaine Jones can get things turned around and Zusi can show well at the international level at LW and Jozy can show alright and Dempsey can show he still has it at the international level- those are the big question marks
     
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  8. HelluvaEngineer

    May 26, 2011
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm dying reading you guys losing your shit thinking you have a higher criteria to choose the 23 than the dude who has been watching them every second of practice for the last 2 weeks.
     
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  9. Gamecock14

    Gamecock14 Member+

    May 27, 2010
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Coaches are rarely treated fairly nowadays
     
  10. Goldtone

    Goldtone Member+

    Aug 8, 2013
    California
    Club:
    Udinese Calcio
    Did someone post the roster in list form and position, not that picture?
     
  11. Sup Bro

    Sup Bro Member+

    Oct 26, 2012
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, that's close to as good as we're gonna get, so start licking your chops. It's gonna take an incredible amount of hard work and some luck for us to advance out of this group.
     
  12. Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke Member+

    Aug 13, 2008
    Austin Texas
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Where my San Jose fans at? Wondo in that thang!
     
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  13. Mainer5

    Mainer5 Member

    Apr 12, 2001
    Topsham, Maine
    I heard Steve Sampson advised JK on this decision, saying " it worked well with Harkes for me"
     
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  14. Fernandont Scorres

    Jun 26, 2011
    USA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Klinsmann leaving Landon off was personal, kinda torn on this one. In principle I like it because Donovan quit on him when he gave him a huge chance at Bayern Munich and came into this camp not at his best. Donovan has never been a mentally strong player. This is who he is and despite all of that he would still show up and have an impact in Brazil. The positive to take from this is that Klinsmann has sent a good message to the team. Only time is going to tell if that outweighs the skill of one player. Yedlin and Davis are the biggest surprises for me. Had Donovan and Parkhurst going instead.
     
  15. Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins Player of the Year

    Oct 18, 2004
    Capitol Hill
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    To be fair, that's sorta what it is to be a fan. If you can't second-guess, there isn't much to talk about.
     
  16. bogart8

    bogart8 Member

    Nov 1, 2012
    Central FLA for now
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Way to keep it classy. Daddy's not gonna be happy with sonny after this one.

    I don't get the hate for Landon. US Soccer fans owe him a huge "Thank You".
     
  17. ckl26

    ckl26 Member+

    Jul 21, 2012
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
  18. Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke Member+

    Aug 13, 2008
    Austin Texas
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Jurgen's got himself a fine young man there.
     
  19. Marko72

    Marko72 Member+

    Aug 30, 2005
    New York
    My metric isn't "get us out of the group." It's "make a good run." If we go 0 points and 1 goal or less, or are not competitively in all three games, then the calls for his head need to be heard. He stuck his neck out a good, long way with this roster, and it's not only with the Donovan decision.
     
  20. whill4

    whill4 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 11, 2011
    Returning Video Tapes
    Club:
    New York City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And I'm saying we won't even achieve that. Just getting a single draw will be a huge accomplishment.
     
  21. Honore de Ballsac

    Oct 28, 2005
    France.
    I'm supposed to hate Landon, but his being cut taints Wondo's achievement. That goes for about half the squad BTW, who should be polishing Landon's shoes. JK's a disgrace.
     
  22. Gamecock14

    Gamecock14 Member+

    May 27, 2010
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I don't understand why you would call Landon to the 30. Especially if Julian Green got a spot guaranteed when no players are guaranteed a spot.

    Should have let him retire pre 30 player announcement.
     
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  23. dwsmith1972

    dwsmith1972 BigSoccer Supporter

    May 11, 2007
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So who would you start?
     
  24. Autogolazo

    Autogolazo BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 19, 2000
    Bombay Beach, CA
    Does this officially cap-tie Brooks now, even if he doesn't play a minute at the World Cup?
     
  25. Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins Player of the Year

    Oct 18, 2004
    Capitol Hill
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think a draw against Ghana, and non-humiliating losses to Germany and Portugal, would be a solid performance. We got a horrific draw, and that's just life.
     

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