USA vs Russia in Krasnodar
Very happy to see Josh Gatt get his first cap, though through 6 minutes he looks overwhelmed by first-team play. Mix Diskerud could also come off the bench, which I would love to see.
In other news, Timmy Chandler suits up again for the US... surprise surprise, it's another non-cap-tying game. but on the plus side, Klinsman is playing him in his natural position!
aaaaand Danny Williams does
Josh Gatt representing for
Josh Gatt representing for Catholic Central
3-3-5 til the day I die y'all
Down 1-0 at halftime,
Down 1-0 at halftime, hopefully they can get a few more shots on target in the 2nd half.
Ive been very impressed by
Ive been very impressed by Geoff Cameron's progress, depressed at Clarence Goodson's complete lack of ability to do anything of worth.
Josh Gatt has looked a bit better since the early going but I'd like to see him get some confidence to go 1 on 1 with defenders.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
I like Cameron because he is
I like Cameron because he is good on the ball and passing out the back. If we want to build from the back and not just boot it down the pitch, we need CBs like Cameron.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
ho.... ly.....
ho.... ly..... goal.
Michael Bradley puts away a wundergoal, thanks to a sweet headrer from Agudelo.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
and Clarence Goodson proving
and Clarence Goodson proving once again that you may as well play with a man down if you have to play with Goodson on the pitch.
ugh.
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Goodson is pretty
Goodson is pretty terrible..why does he continue to get the caps? I feel like we have some better "high-effort" players that we can insert that wont give up those lazy goals
the supreme head butt
GOALLLLLLL 2-2
GOALLLLLLL 2-2
Grow Blue
Mix Diskerud scores on a
Mix Diskerud scores on a volley from a long ball played into the box.
Mix Diskerud reminds me of Carlos Valderrama in that he never looks like he's working hard, but he is always an option and always does the smart thing with the ball. He should become a very important cog in our midfield.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
amazing we salvaged a draw in
amazing we salvaged a draw in that game. really poor performance by altidore. goodson was, of course, not good.
i'd feel for the russians if they were not russian
Funny, I turn it on in the 87th minute and all
is gloom and doom. How bad did we look despite tying? My sense is that this team seems incredibly promising up front, at midfield, and in goal, and really f'd up in the backfield. Do we have talent to draw on that isn't evident in the back? Other players?
We looked bipolar. We had
We looked bipolar. We had good posession at times, we gave it away too cheaply at other times.
Our front line has a lot of potential in guys like Agudelo, Boyd, and to a lesser extent Brek Shea.
In the midfield, Michael Bradley really looks like a world class player, and we have young guys like Diskerud, Joe Corona, Marc Pelosi, and Joe Gyau
Our backline looked pretty bad today but I would argue that was mostly Goodson's fault. Geoff Cameron has looked quite strong since calming his nerves a bit, Fabian Johnson is a solid starter, and don't forget when the games really matter we will have Bocanegra and Cherundolo. As far as youth, Omar Gonzalez has been the hot prospect for a long time, has been dealt some shitty injury blows but looks good for the Galaxy this season, but hey, Tim Ream looked really good in the MLS once too... so who knows. There's also George John, but he may play for Greece. We will likely use Bocanegra and Goodson to qualify for the WC then try to solidify the defense leading up to Brazil.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
Is it now fair to describe
Is it now fair to describe Michael Bradley as the best field player the US has ever produced?
At this point in his career
At this point in his career that is a stretch, but I would say he has the potential to be the best midfielder player in US history.
It's hard to compare him to a guy like Dempsey because they have very different roles, but Bradley being a box-to-box engine-type midfielder, I think he could surpass Dempsey if he continues to impress and improve.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
Agreed. There is a reason
Agreed. There is a reason why they call him MB90.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
Thanks. I so want to believe that this team
is heading somewhere good.
depth
four years ago without Donovan and Dempsey... a Euro match like this would have been a no goal beat down. this team has come a long way... we are building a program finally.
'Cause I Bleed Blue...
honestly, the russians
honestly, the russians outplayed us. their offense was crisp and organized, and they effectively crowded the box on d. our backfield was not consistently bad, but did lose track of assignments at inopportune tiimes. howard played amazing. the russians should have scored 4 times at least. michael bradley played great in midfield. offensively, we squandered a lot of bradley's strong play by making a poor pass or decision. i guess the biggest takeaway is that we were scrappy enough to pull out a draw against a team that played better than us. both of our goals were off crafty little headers played backwards from a long pass sent forward.
Isn't playing beautiful, free
Isn't playing beautiful, free flowing, creative attacking football with inexplicable defensive laxes Russia's trademark, though?
Can't wait for Timmy Chandler
Can't wait for Timmy Chandler to get cap-tied, hopefully during our next qualifying game February 6th. Word is Germany told him they weren't interested, and now he's 100% committed to the United States. Link here.
USMNT
USMNT? The US mutant ninja turtles?
US Men's National Team.
US Men's National Team.
Russia are good, folks. Let's
Russia are good, folks. Let's get that straight. This is a good result.
aaaaand Danny Williams does his best impression of Ricardo Clark.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!