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Sure the first goal should have been a no goal, but the other 2 were legit. You lost by more than 1, get over it.
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I had an ongoing email comnversation with the president of US Soccer. About 5 or 6 back and forth. I came away with the feeling that there is no way he is getting a foreign coach as long as he is in charge.
Chaplin
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Really? Shzm is being WORSE than slinslin is. It's pretty embarrassing and juvenile. He's talking trash to us, and we weren't even the team that beat them! (this time)
yes, but klinsmann is married to an american and is already deep into our culture. he speaks great english...and based on what I've seen from the guy he is very intelligent into the ins and outs of our culture. if we were courting him once already it doesn't seem that far out there that he could be a candidate. unless he just doesn't want the job or there is a difference of opinion.
Milgod
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Mexico did well. If the goal hadn't have stood maybe things would have been different but Argentina looked bloody good at times. I'm glad Mexico got to the second round, but also glad they didn't get further than the US.
I was looking at their team and thinking about which players would make the US starting 11. I think it would be a fairly even split. We could certainly do with Hernandez. Dos Santos would be pretty good. Marquez (but only for a year or two, he is going down hill fast), Salcido would be nice.
I was looking at their team and thinking about which players would make the US starting 11. I think it would be a fairly even split. We could certainly do with Hernandez. Dos Santos would be pretty good. Marquez (but only for a year or two, he is going down hill fast), Salcido would be nice.
very true. trashing mls is fine, just remember some of the mexicans play or have played in the mls though. so be careful. I will say that having the mls is better than nothing. and at least we can get guys like beckham and henry(allbeit at the end of their careers) to play here. but that's neither here nor there. having a guy play for barcelona or manchester united really doesn't mean anything come world cup. I mean look at the english team. they are loaded with guys who excell at HUGE EPL clubs. where was rooney? I mean lampard was so bad that the ref took a good goal from him because he though there's no way in hell lampard could score a real goal at the world cup.Really? Shzm is being WORSE than slinslin is. It's pretty embarrassing and juvenile. He's talking trash to us, and we weren't even the team that beat them! (this time)
club teams don't mean anything now. look at klose and podolski. what have they been doing a bayern munech? not much. podolski can't even get on the field sometimes.
I enjoy picking on the mexico fans because they have done it to us for years when we sucked. and now that we are on equal ground they can't stand it. what kills me is shzm is american no? To me that's worse than being a texas NYY fan or some equivilant scenario. I will forgive him if he is a immigrant. that's fine.
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Chaplin
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Podolski is at Stuttgart, not Bayern, but your point remains the same.
And I didn't realize I was trashing the MLS. I'm one of maybe 3 people on this board that supports it.
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Renz
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Cologne. He was sent back there after he couldn't hack it at Bayern.
no...chaplain....you wern't bashing mls...it was shzm that was. my fault...i should have made that clear. the funny thing is...herculez gomez led the mexican league in scoring last year is that right? what does that say about the mexican league? I mean unless I misunderstood something...that must be telling. gomez was a mls reject.
sorry bro. your team does not lack talent. but they seriously got some team issues. what went wrong? Did terry's off field problems contribute? I don't care much for john terry. he and lampard lost a lot of my respect for the 911 drama. just the same for maradona. diego is a douchebag scum of the earth.
Chaplin
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That's right, Cologne. Don't know what I was thinking about.
Milgod
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That was a sunning goal. A real shame he is joining the scum this year.
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Exactly the same thing I thought when Jozy had a breakaway in the box with a guy grabbing his jersey for a sliding strike that missed wide right.
FIFA needs two officials, one to stay on either end of the pitch.
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President of US Soccer email address [email protected]
Please send an email asking to hire Klinsmann!
Please send an email asking to hire Klinsmann!
I think Klinsmann is smart enough to never take the job. He knows that US soccer fans and the mainstream sports media will view him as the "foreign coach to take the US to the next level" but the talent is not there. I love this US team but there are still significant deficiencies in quality as evidenced by the performance of the US defense and forwards. Additionally Klinsmann himself has commented several times on the backwardness of the development structure in the US. I don't think he's going to set himself up for failure by taking the job.
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Robben has had a great year.... I am surprised that the defenders didn't see that move coming.
His left foot is ALWAYS where he wants to go.
His left foot is ALWAYS where he wants to go.
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Hold onto the ball, Murray!
This is the message that I sent to Mr. Gulati:
Mr. Gulati,
I am an ardent supporter of the U.S. Soccer team, and I live and die by their victories and defeats. I know that we had some big injury difficulties that, in the end, were impossible to overcome, but I also feel that our coach, Bob Bradley, made some crucial mistakes that hindered our chances to move on. If ***** was really as hobbled and out of form as he turned out to be, he should never have played; our defense would have been able to come together a lot better had *****'s replacement had a chance to play with the rest of the defense.
Also, Bradley's blind loyalty to Ricardo Clark, who is known for giving the ball away and gaining cards at an alarming level, is mystifying. Edu comes in and plays a marvelous game, yet he is benched in favor of Clark against Ghana. Then, after helping concede a goal and collecting a yellow, Bradley had to fix his own massive gaffe by subbing Edu in for Clark. We could have really used another sub later in the game, but we had to waste one to set what should have been the starting lineup.
He also insisted on continually starting a young player in Findley who simply does not yet possess the skills to play in the World Cup. He needs a lot of seasoning and some other internationel experience with the national team before being trusted continuously at the highest level. This was a gamble by Mr. Bradley that didn't pay off. I tip my hat to him for the gamble, but he did not seem to realize that the gamble had failed, and kept playing an overwhelmed striker throughout the World Cup. All of these mistakes together dismayed me very much, and I think that U.S. Soccer needs to move on and find another coach.
Look, Mr. Gulati, I respect Mr. Bradley and what he has done for our squad. He has definitely brought cohesion in the locker room and a never-say-die attitude. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem able to select the proper side, nor does he shine in making substitutions. I think that he needs to be let go, and I think that we need to hire a good technical coach from outside of American football. I think Mr. Klinsmann would be the perfect hire for us. I know that he was considered for the coaching position before Bradley was hired, and I think he would be the proper candidate at this time. His international experience, both as a player and a coach, along with his knowledge of the technical aspects of the game, make him perfect for the position. I think that U.S. Soccer coaches have taken us as far as we can progress, and in order to raise our program to the next level, we need to bring some international experience to the team.
I hope that you consider this situation carefully, Mr. Gulati, and come to the same decision.
Sincerely,
Brandon Ketchum
Mr. Gulati,
I am an ardent supporter of the U.S. Soccer team, and I live and die by their victories and defeats. I know that we had some big injury difficulties that, in the end, were impossible to overcome, but I also feel that our coach, Bob Bradley, made some crucial mistakes that hindered our chances to move on. If ***** was really as hobbled and out of form as he turned out to be, he should never have played; our defense would have been able to come together a lot better had *****'s replacement had a chance to play with the rest of the defense.
Also, Bradley's blind loyalty to Ricardo Clark, who is known for giving the ball away and gaining cards at an alarming level, is mystifying. Edu comes in and plays a marvelous game, yet he is benched in favor of Clark against Ghana. Then, after helping concede a goal and collecting a yellow, Bradley had to fix his own massive gaffe by subbing Edu in for Clark. We could have really used another sub later in the game, but we had to waste one to set what should have been the starting lineup.
He also insisted on continually starting a young player in Findley who simply does not yet possess the skills to play in the World Cup. He needs a lot of seasoning and some other internationel experience with the national team before being trusted continuously at the highest level. This was a gamble by Mr. Bradley that didn't pay off. I tip my hat to him for the gamble, but he did not seem to realize that the gamble had failed, and kept playing an overwhelmed striker throughout the World Cup. All of these mistakes together dismayed me very much, and I think that U.S. Soccer needs to move on and find another coach.
Look, Mr. Gulati, I respect Mr. Bradley and what he has done for our squad. He has definitely brought cohesion in the locker room and a never-say-die attitude. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem able to select the proper side, nor does he shine in making substitutions. I think that he needs to be let go, and I think that we need to hire a good technical coach from outside of American football. I think Mr. Klinsmann would be the perfect hire for us. I know that he was considered for the coaching position before Bradley was hired, and I think he would be the proper candidate at this time. His international experience, both as a player and a coach, along with his knowledge of the technical aspects of the game, make him perfect for the position. I think that U.S. Soccer coaches have taken us as far as we can progress, and in order to raise our program to the next level, we need to bring some international experience to the team.
I hope that you consider this situation carefully, Mr. Gulati, and come to the same decision.
Sincerely,
Brandon Ketchum
