Keith B Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 (Can't believe I didn't see this thread until now) Great week for American soccer. U-20s advance, U-23s place 3rd at a prestige tourney (I didn't get to see this one but apparently both goals were PKs), sr. Men's team beats two powerhouses in Europe and the Women won their first game in the group stage. There's a lot of young talent in the system right now. Off of the top of my head, Rubin, Zelalem, Morris, and Green all look like they might be special if they develop. (I'm probably missing a half dozen guys too.) I don't think I've ever seen an American midfielder do the things Zelalem was doing against New Zealand. (He wasn't as good against Ukraine though.) Looking forward to the Women tomorrow and through the rest of the WWC. Then the Gold Cup next month. After that we'll just be a few weeks away from watching Everton again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 (Can't believe I didn't see this thread until now) Great week for American soccer. U-20s advance, U-23s place 3rd at a prestige tourney (I didn't get to see this one but apparently both goals were PKs), sr. Men's team beats two powerhouses in Europe and the Women won their first game in the group stage. There's a lot of young talent in the system right now. Off of the top of my head, Rubin, Zelalem, Morris, and Green all look like they might be special if they develop. (I'm probably missing a half dozen guys too.) I don't think I've ever seen an American midfielder do the things Zelalem was doing against New Zealand. (He wasn't as good against Ukraine though.) Looking forward to the Women tomorrow and through the rest of the WWC. Then the Gold Cup next month. After that we'll just be a few weeks away from watching Everton again. Agreed man. Zelalem does look a great Prospect. Rubin has been getting better every year, glad he is improving. Emerson hyndman who plays next to zelalem has looked good too, he saw some decent time at Fulham this year which is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Anyone watching this USA U-20 match vs. Serbia tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Anyone watching this USA U-20 match vs. Serbia tonight? Yes wild match. Went to extra time and we lost on penalties. Well done though. Germany knocked out by Mali, more Africans than euros in the semis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Yes wild match. Went to extra time and we lost on penalties. Well done though. Germany knocked out by Mali, more Africans than euros in the semis!I stayed up to watch it. A bit disappointing but a good showing overall by the boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 US goalkeeper had a heck of a game, shame we missed a handful of games. Apparently he signed for a Bundesliga team, we may have our future US GK in the wings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 US goalkeeper had a heck of a game, shame we missed a handful of games. Apparently he signed for a Bundesliga team, we may have our future US GK in the wings Yes and with the way Guzan is playing hopefully Stefan is the starter by the World Cup. Guzan and Howard are past it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Yes and with the way Guzan is playing hopefully Stefan is the starter by the World Cup. Guzan and Howard are past it. If I was Klinsmann I'd fuck Howard off just because of his arrogance of thinking he can take a break from international football and then come back whenever he feels like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 If I was Klinsmann I'd fuck Howard off just because of his arrogance of thinking he can take a break from international football and then come back whenever he feels like it. He will I believe. If he had a stellar year this year for Everton I think he'd give him a chance but now? I doubt it. He will give the other guys a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 He will I believe. If he had a stellar year this year for Everton I think he'd give him a chance but now? I doubt it. He will give the other guys a shot.Agree here. Howard is done with the national team for major competitions and Klinsman and Howard both know it. There's too much young talent behind him. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Gold Cup roster announced, seems JK is going all in for the win to get us to the Confederations Cup. I don't blame him, it would better a great competition and learning experience for the team and could help us with the 2018 WC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Gold Cup roster announced, seems JK is going all in for the win to get us to the Confederations Cup. I don't blame him, it would better a great competition and learning experience for the team and could help us with the 2018 WC. Agree. Confed cup is great experience and worth pushing for. Even so, the Gold Cup should always be ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Agree. Confed cup is great experience and worth pushing for. Even so, the Gold Cup should always be ours. yes this year looks tough to be honest. we have a difficult group with honduras and panama. but since all the matches are "home" one would hope that we could clean sweep the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Bob Bradley is doing really well with staebek in the Norwegian tippaligan. They are second and 3 points off top. If they stay in 2nd they'll qualify for Europa, first American coach in a 1st division in Europe, would be the first to qualify for a euro competition too. I'm following them and rooting them on, maybe he can get a bigger job in Ligue 1, Scottish league, or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Bob Bradley is doing really well with staebek in the Norwegian tippaligan. They are second and 3 points off top. If they stay in 2nd they'll qualify for Europa, first American coach in a 1st division in Europe, would be the first to qualify for a euro competition too. I'm following them and rooting them on, maybe he can get a bigger job in Ligue 1, Scottish league, or something. Talking of Bradley's - I watched Toronto's game last night and Michael looked very good. They didn't manage to get the win but he really stood out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Talking of Bradley's - I watched Toronto's game last night and Michael looked very good. They didn't manage to get the win but he really stood out. He's been in excellent form recently and was instrumental in our wins against Germany and Holland. He'd be the perfect foil to McCarthy for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 He's been in excellent form recently and was instrumental in our wins against Germany and Holland. He'd be the perfect foil to McCarthy for me. Yes he was rough at first when moved from DMC to AMC but he's got it now and really looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Final tune up for the Gold Cup tonight. Michael Bradley is now wearing the captain's armband and I think that's a good move. Should be able to handle Guatemala so I'm looking for a 3 or 4 goals from the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Final tune up for the Gold Cup tonight. Michael Bradley is now wearing the captain's armband and I think that's a good move. Should be able to handle Guatemala so I'm looking for a 3 or 4 goals from the US.4-0 Good guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 I was unimpressed. An own goal and a PK (with one PK not converted). Don't know if English pessimism has rubbed off on me but this was the least convincing 4-0 win I've ever seen. I didn't think the guys were all that motivated as it was a friendly but we shall see Tuesday. Talent and playing all games at home should be enough. I think one of the perpetual problems with the US is that their region is pretty weak. Outside of Mexico, which is a hit and miss side, there's no one in CONCACAF to push them. Costa Rica has been good recently but one other decent team doesn't make a region. Contrast that with Europe: Lukaku came off the bench for Belgium in the WC game. So many good squads there to test against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Gold Cup starts Tuesday night, we play Honduras first. After the massacre against Guatemala, and beating the dutch and germany, i'm feeling like we should sweep the group. Very confident we win this tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 The best Gold Cup I remember was 2011, 2013 was a disappointment. I'm not remarking on the outcome of the final but the overall enjoyment I had from the tournament. I remember seeing Joel Campbell for the first time thinking he would go on to much bigger things - I think he was still at Saprissa at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 http://www.espnfc.us/story/2514304/uss-bobby-wood-joins-union-berlin-from-1860-munich bobby wood transferred from 1860 munich to union berlin. i hope he's able to start and keep scoring goals. he's young but i like the looks of him recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 http://www.espnfc.us/story/2514304/uss-bobby-wood-joins-union-berlin-from-1860-munich bobby wood transferred from 1860 munich to union berlin. i hope he's able to start and keep scoring goals. he's young but i like the looks of him recently. Pervert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Pervert. bored? lonely? must be a slow day at the office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 bored? lonely? must be a slow day at the office. It's called a joke. It wasn't serious. Bad day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 It's called a joke. It wasn't serious. Bad day? my bad, yeah been having an epic battle with the missus the last 2 days, sorry man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Boobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Boobs Jiggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 http://www.espnfc.us/story/2514304/uss-bobby-wood-joins-union-berlin-from-1860-munich bobby wood transferred from 1860 munich to union berlin. i hope he's able to start and keep scoring goals. he's young but i like the looks of him recently. Wood has a ton of potential, but he's still missing some major parts of his game, mainly scoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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