I follow Bill Simmons a lot. He is the #1 sportswriter at ESPN, and very popular. He is really now getting into soccer, and writing some great...
agreed! we need to support simmons, especially since he is now saying that he is getting negative emails about his "crush" on soccer
i love you!!! thanks buddy : )
Don't have ESPN, heard that the US was down 1-0, and I am not seeing the game on espn360! Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
This is a great defense of Bruce Arena! Wow. Good job.
So just to confirm, at the professional/national level, the sweeper position doesn't exist at all? The 4-4-2 pretty much means to CBs that play...
Hi, I was wondering if there was any difference in the positions played by the two center backs on the USMNT (in the current starting lineup,...
I think this is excellent news and should lift the entire USMNT's confidence -- we *are* for real! Gooch/Gucci is 6'5" and a real great defender,...
to get back on topic to CC, i want to do a quick "inventory" of our goals in that tournament, and who was involved: italy game 1. ? nice long...
yeah, and i love this entire thread, and how it respects the intricacy and the split-second decision-making and creativity required to create...
Yeah, amazing! Need to re-read that.
agreed, i think he lets the ball run. let the ball do the work for you! (when possible) :) god i yelled so loud when he scored that goal.
beautiful observation! i noticed (after i posted, rewatching the clip i found), that dempsey continued his run inside, so jozy had the option of...
so we have two defensive mids, and two outside mids, and no "center mid" (which is equivalent to the QB of the team). this is why i am starting...
Thanks for the comment. Would like to see a clip of the goal you are referring to, as I didn't see that game. I found a good clip showing the...
I thought we did great in the CC, especially in goal/defense, withstanding the Spanish attack, and stopping the Brazilians in the first half. In...
thanks for the reply, helps me make sense of our team.
agreed, he needs that killer instinct!
regarding the spanish media, my wife is from spain, and one of the two or three biggest papers is el pais. (it is the more liberal one.) the title...
as i try to figure out the team, i do see a lot of long balls, more of an english style, instead of a latin style. not what i prefer watching, but...
after watching some of the italy and brazil game, and all of the egypt game, i think this is an excellent analysis of the team strategy.
what did he write? i am interested.
agreed! we need one or two players to *scare* the other team, to worry them, to keep them looking backwards, behind them, to the side, basically...
one thing i have not seen discussed here (and i am pretty new so sorry if it has it's own thread), is the larger issue of "skill/talent" and...
Lalas is critiquing the fundamentals of the team. You can't say it any clearer than that. BB must go! We will never get to the top tier with him....