I'm told this was good, but I didn't hear it myself. Does anyone know how to find the archive? Here's as far as I got: http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/index# The interview is supposed to be at the top of the third hour.
The archive is usually up within a few dozen minutes of the finish of the show, so 11:30am MST or so. Mouse over the shows button in the upper-left corner and click on the Korheiser "listen" button.
Doh! I can get the interviews posted on the right hand side of the page, but not anything from today's show. Any suggestions (other than 'get a freaking life') would be appreciated.
I heard the interview when it was on the radio, and the one thing that I though caught my attention was Arena making a reference toward Freddie Adu that he may be good enough to make the 06 team. Arena did not name his name, but anybody who hears the interview can read between the lines.
it worked for me at 8 pm est. A very good 10 minute interview. Got to love the Bruce. He was asked about new phenoms and he clearly wanted to mention Freddie Adu but wouldn't mention his name.
The archive worked for me as well. Just move the player to about 2 hours since the interview started about 12:02 or so.
you know what i'd like to start a pool on? The first time an announcer uses the phrase "much adu about..." as coined on bigsoccer. I've got June 2004.
Real good interview. Bruce is always good. So now that we know Freddy is on the radar for next time around, how long after his citizenship is finalized does he get call into camp? Is 15 too young to start to be considered for the national team. Will Freddy be 17 or at the next cup?
Age is not really the issue. Michael Owen, for example, showed his quality at the pro level first before coming into the English selection. We don't have the quality of England, so there might be a little more wiggle room, but the basic standard should be when Adu, or any other phenom, shows he can play with men, that's when the talk should start.
Huh? Why is nobody talking about how Tony Kornheiser is one of the biggest soccer haters, yet he actually interviewed a soccer coach. Do you guys not realize how big this is? He makes fun of the national team and the sport every chance he can, then he goes and does this. I don't get it, he's a good guy, but he really, really hates the sport.
Kornholio's over 40... he'll never "get it" ... at least he didn't ask Arena why "they don't shoot more."
Re: Huh? Hes had Arena on his show plenty of times in the past 4 years. And Kornheiser has been quoted to say he loves the World Cup, but doesn't get into MLS or the European leagues because it isn't the best players coming together to play. So hes not a 100% soccer freak who cares. You make him out to sound like Jim Rome or something.
He did ask why they don't shoot more. Bruce handled it well. Kornhieser likes Bruce because he is from Long Island. What Kornhieser doesn't like are the "soccer poets" just like he dislikes the "baseball poets".
Arena was mentioned on PTI this week in the show-ending rundown - both Wilbon and Kornheiser agreed that inking Arena for another 4 years was a good move by the USSF (duh).
Re: Huh? Tony Kornheiser is not a soccer hater. Tony Kornheiser is a follower. He is a smart-mouthed guy who knows how to say a funny line, but knows very little about sports and just doesn't have a good sense for them. He tries to make up for it by lifting a finger to sense the political winds of a given moment, and following the lead of people who are excepted as "sports experts." I think that Kornheiser actually likes soccer, but is afraid to admit it. His sportswriter colleagues will rake him over the coals for it, and he doesn't have the self-confidence or fortitude to defend himself. I do appreciate him having Arena on his show. I think a lot of commentators will be surprised at what a strong interview Bruce can be.
Ya, I think Kornheiser is actually a soccer lover, and he reveals it in the many complimentary remarks on US Soccer he has made this year.
Actually, Kornheiser went nuts over the 94 World Cup when he was able to attend games at RFK personally. I quote from an column he wrote: "But I have been to two World Cup games now, and while I don't want to say I'm rolling over like a dog again - scratch me behind the ear, and I'll fetch the paper for you." He goes on to lovingly count the reasons for loving the World Cup and followed that column with several more glowing love letters about the World Cup. Unfortunately, he saw that guys like Mike Lupica and Frank DeFord still hated soccer, he qualified his comments by saying he will watch World Cup soccer, but no other form of soccer. The guy has no spine as a sportswriter, but he doesn't hate soccer. Soccer is very threatening to so called sports experts like DeFord and Lupica. They can't live with the fact that they don't understand a game where players are responsible for solving problems and creating. They work way too hard at convincing people that the rest of the world has it wrong and that only American sports writers can tell what a first class sport is. Kornheiser is one of those sports writers, he just sucks up to them so he won't loose creditablity with them.
Re: Re: Huh? I am sorry for the imcompetence, but I am just going by the countless times I've heard him spend 10 minutes talking to his radio buddies about how "exciting" the USMNT games are where the guys "almost" scored. How the crowd went wild as the ball actually got kicked towards the net and nearly went in. He also makes similar comments on PTI, or tries to before Wilbon shuts him up. That's cool if he does like soccer, but it sure is hard to tell sometimes. I think Jim Rome is a closet soccer fan too, but afraid to admit it until it gets popular enough to like without getting laughed at.