usmnt

barely sash is worse imo

i've loved the hoops as a kit design, would be stoked if we snaked it from the rest of the world first (DONT TREAD ON ME)

chandler begging out again

http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/usa/story/tim-chandler-sends-clear-message-to-jurgen-klinsmann-usmnt-051512

I don't really like Ives Galarcep as a writer but I think he is totally otm here

scottish taboard.com poster on the entrance of beckerman

Posted Today, 01:43
Now there even bringing on a homeless guy. Thats just taking the pish.

Oh dear.

scottish poster otm

bradley goal was tasty. usa looking good despite the lack of competition.

We looked pretty good but, man, did Scotland look bad.

http://imgon.net/di-QLL5.gif

daaaaaamn

psyched for will ferrell tbrr

fuck sake scotland, i was looking at a match report there thinking maybe they fielded a weakened team, and while there's some players missing it's a fairly "strong" (in relative terms) first XI.

It's maybe the most depressing cold-hard-footy-truth I can remember. At least taking humpings from Portugal or Holland, you knew they were always secretly our betters, we just beat them sometimes. But Scotland and the US weren't ever in the same class when I was little, and they're certainly not now.

i have the good fortune of not caring all that much about the national team,but even vaguely following the team and feeling goodwill towards it has became painful.could easily see scotland not make a world cup in the next 20,30 years,and they used to be almost perennial participants.

hercules v hulk!

Some positives to take from this I guess, except for the defending. Fabian Johnson a greater threat from left-back than most of the attackers. I like Bradley-Jones-Torres in midfield, don't see what Edu offers though.

Brazil no. 10 Oscar looks like a real talent.

sucks so much that holden got injured and can't replace edu in this midfield, think if he could bring his 2010-2011 bolton form to the team they'd be really tough

the defense would still be a problem against solid competition, but yeah holden jones bradley would be great.

most interesting thing about that game was canada's new shirts, oh and the bizarre goal called back

here's an argument for what edu offers

Having deployed the 4-3-3 Jurgen Klinsmann long advocated to great effect against both Scotland and Brazil, moving the ball around with gusto and creating chances by the bushel, the U.S. went back to a 4-4-2 – or a 4-4-1-1, or whatever – against Canada.

This formation undermined the progress the U.S. has made. In the pre-Klinsmann dark ages, a 4-4-2 with two deep central midfielders perennially put the Yanks on the back foot, making them a counter-attacking team forced to absorb a great deal of pressure in hopes of being granted a chance or two to break away. In Klinsmann's 4-3-3, the U.S. can usurp much more possession, involve its full backs and free up two of three central midfielders to join the attack and orchestrate from the inside of the field. But by removing the Number 6, usually either Maurice Edu or Kyle Beckerman, a knock-on effect disturbed much of the team, negating the extra center forward it put on the field. Without a man to cover for them, central midfielders Jermaine Jones and Bradley were forced to hang back more, preventing them from crowding the opposing midfield in its own half and distributing. This, in turn, forced the deep striker, Clint Dempsey, to fall back and help out on defense, making him easy to mark out of the game. The advanced striker, Gomez, thus became isolated and the wingers, Jose Torres and Landon Donovan, were insufficiently involved and advanced, blocking the path of the wing backs to push forward.

By taking out the holding midfielder for a trequartista, in other words, Klinsmann made his side a much more defensive one than before. The effect was noticeable, as the U.S. mustered only the rare chance and had trouble commanding the midfield. LS

10 yrs ago today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj6orSJ8JUE

us 0-0 against antigua at half time (penalties and set pieces don't count against countries like this). mexico have scored two against guyana, i think they are way better than us right now.

I hate these uniforms. They look like they're ready to go swimming in the late 19th century.

And though they should have scored when the ball hit the crossbar, I don't feel like there are many goals going to come from open play.

love these uniforms. want usa to own hoops in the international game.

landycakes refusing to shoot

But hey! Antigua can score from open play.

onyewu. gosh.

I'm sorry, but unless all the players grow handlebar mustaches and wear straw boaters during introductions those unies are hideous.

do you feel this way about all hoop uniforms?

not opposed to boaters and mustaches, btw

<3 Herculez

actually wrote that before the goal

I think it's the red & white, and the really poor way they're doing the number box or whatever you want to call it. It doesn't look too bad upthread without the numbers.

I've seen some decent hoops - like Celtic's green and white. The red & white really reminds me of old time swimmers.

Nicely done there by Herc.

pretty sure you've never seen a color photograph of late 19th century swimmers

The takeaway I've got from the last few weeks of friendlies and this qualifier is that Onyewu shouldn't be playing.

agreed

You're right on photos - I've only seen them in paintings and the actual garments.

wonder if ream/john/gonzalez or even whitbred will get a call anytime soon

have you been to a swimming museum of some kind?

Went to a turn of the century fashion exhibit with my wife back in the 90s.

sounds cool

hey terrence boyd is officially an american!

It was a very cool exhibit.

On centerbacks: \tThere has to be someone besides Onyewu. Anyone, really. I like George John, but he's too slow for internationals. But his positioning is much better.

i'd just like those guys given a chance to play.

Our CB problem is real, if you look at the youth nt rosters there are few natural defenders.

I agree. Gooch has proved he shouldn't play, so someone else needs their shot at it.

so why hasn't whitbred been called up?

or john?

There are dudes in MLS who could step up and get a shot, Anibaba for the Fire and Opara at SH come to mind. I think Cameron is a lost cause.