NOT the new Game Thread

JPA has the flu so he will probably be available unless it's a really bad case. Omar I have no clue. Shoulder injuries are iffy. His shoulder could just be sore or it could actually be damaged so I have no clue about him. Also what about ricketts?

 

I read somewhere - can't remember where - that he wasn't called in to the national team precisely because of his injury. So I'm thinking he (Omar) might be a no-go again.

course, there is a chance that was just somebody spouting off their opinion as fact. That has occasionally happened on the Internet.

 

Even though this is not the game thread, I'd like to see our new acquisitions Lopez and Cardozo, as well as Mike Stephens get some more time. We are going to need true depth this year. Last year Stephens and Juninho came in and contributed minutes right away, and we will need some newbies this year, too.

 

This is the line-up I'd like to see this weekend:
[LINEUP-4-4-2]Angel, Donovan, Stephens, Birchall, Juninho, Becks, Dunivant, Gonzo, Leonardo, Franklin, Saunders[/LINEUP-4-4-2]
... although I wouldn't mind seeing AJ in place of Leonardo, and if Ricketts is healthy, he should be in there too.

Not keen on Barrett. He's not bad, but I think..
Stephens@LM + LD@F > LD@LM + Barrett@F

I would love to see LD and Becks closer together (maybe with more of a 4-4-1-1 than a 4-4-2). I think getting LD running all around up top and working quick combinations with Becks, Juninho, and JPA would be a lot of fun to watch.

 

Haha well that person was probably me! But no I was using logic and not opinion, mostly. A guy like Omar is just right outside the national picture but bob likes to use him due to his age, skill and potential. He is a lot like ream just a little more experienced and my biased opinion says his ceiling is being an Onyewu type player. Also, if you think about it, Omar couldn't play the opener for us, so how could he be called into the national team?