usmnt

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.

Whitbred is "injury prone". Think he was released by Norwich?

because he's apparently made of white bread and just as hardy. He seems to pick up injuries regularly. Plus he likely wouldn't play now because I think he's out of contract and wouldn't risk it.

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Er, Opara at SJ above. Stupid phone.

hmm didn't know that. hope klinsmann calls up some new guys soon. the rest of the team is looking fairly solid (not great tonight) but the defense is pretty poor.

i haven't been watching but fuck this team anyway

srsly

usa v mexico next week at the azteca? how the hell did I sleep on this?

what's acceptable? 3-1 and not totally overrun?

given that I've read mo edu is being tried at cb I'm going to say 3-1 might be optimistic

would like to see boyd get a goal and seanjohn make a crazy acrobatic save but I'm not holding my breath

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/grant_wahl/08/14/us-mexico-exhibition/index.html

dunno if I would call mexico a contender at the world cup just yet, but it's hard to argue with a lot in this article. they've come a long way since 07 even.

Had never seen Peralta until the Olympic final but he was impressive. I'm pleased Andres Guardado has moved to Valencia, he was too good to be playing in the second division last season.

Looking forward to tonight, with trepidation.

I'm reading a lot of talk on twitter etc where people are straight bashing some of the n00bs that got called up, saying they don't deserve to be there b/c it's Mexico, and nothing is more important than beating Mexico. WTF? What about finding new starting CBs that aren't 30+ years old? What about putting some real pressure on these kids in a game that doesn't _really_ count and seeing who steps up? The beating Mexico at all costs myopia is what partially got the team in the state it's in to begin with.

a not-very-full azteca, weird

I forgot this was tonight.

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1299513/donovan.gif

Holy shit

nutty goal!

also
USA USA USA

That ought to silence the naysayers who didn't want Brek on the squad.

Howard's a beast.