This is why I like Bedoya out wide. Looking back at WC 2002, we had 20 year old Beasley and Donovan. They played corner flag to corner flag and...
Arguably these two were at the core of our greatest strength: defense. I think the problem is clear, we just need more hair in the back....
Re: USA vs. Egypt, 2/9 - Pregame Thread It looks like you deleted mine which was a link to how credit markets have given Egypt a higher...
Yeah, all good points. I might argue an effective way to measure would be broken down like this: Attacking (penetration) can be done in...
Re: USA vs. Egypt, 2/9 - Pregame Thread Move the game to Qatar. I hear they have a nation of passionate soccer fans and can build a stadium...
Okay, watched the first half again and counted Bedoya's touches: Completed passes : 12 +/- 2 Broke up Chilean attack: 6 +/- 1 of...
Yeah I think so. Or just up his boot size by 4, make him wear 3 pairs of socks, and then soak his feet before he plays.
So the only important measurement of attacking is 'taking guys on one v one'? I thought I saw a lot of good combos of one touch passing that...
I would really like to see Wynne improve in this area--but he just hasn't. He still makes the same mistakes. His super human speed is probably...
Remember, I am only talking about the second half, because it was all I had time for. I will rewatch the 1st half tonight and count turnovers....
Which part is rubbish?
re: Bedoya: someone made a valid point that he is not a 'stay wide and send in crosses' kind of player. He attacks the goal directly. Kind of...
Buy Bedoya. Full disclosure, I liked Bedoya before the game. I watched the game once live on Saturday. But with a 2 year old that gets up...
gmonn, points well made regarding how other countries protect and nurture their young. With Adu -- exploitation Adu and his mother made a...
Yeah--true! Holden has been extremely effective. Though I wouldn't rate Holden as someone with 'flash' or 'flair' at this point in his career....
Would love to see Adu come back to the MLS. Kid needs game time regardless of whatever any of us thinks he did yesterday or 5 years ago.
Youth tourneys don't count. To say that Adu has more of that 'special' quality than Dempsey or Donovan is laughable. Have you seen Dempsey in...
This. I have seen enough of Wallace this year to wonder if Bob was considering a call up--guess this answers it. Haven't seen enough of...
Never said it was. Of the 238 million people that live in Indonesia, how many are upset that the USA lost to Qatar? Point made?
I am as disappointed as the next guy. FIFA is corrupt. The salaciousness of awarding a country with hardly any soccer tradition just because...
Damn. Not a fan of Clavijo since he got rid of Beckerman at the Rapids and took issue with the fans who were passionate enough about the team...
That may be the best, but this one is better: Donovan-Bradley-Torres-Dempsey ;)
Gotta think that Bradley is thinking he will match up well against England. Don't think that England is loaded with speed--except for Lenin
Re: The official John Harkes is a Douche Bag Thread Harkes has no sense of tact. Calling for Dempsey to be benched (before he went on to...
This. I have been waiting to see why people are Torres fans are, well, fans of Torres. Count me as one after that performance. His open...