Boyd's on 20 goals in Austria this year, tough to ignore that kind of Herc Gomez-esque form for a late shot at the team
― dan m, Monday, 12 May 2014 19:34 (ten years ago) link
Taylor Twellman Verified account @TaylorTwellman
23 Man roster will be named tonight: Parkhurst, Evans, Goodson, Corona, Edu, Boyd and Donovan are not in. #USMNT
― dan m, Thursday, 22 May 2014 21:31 (ten years ago) link
And USSoccer confirms.
― dan m, Thursday, 22 May 2014 21:35 (ten years ago) link
Without Landon they're instantly more likable.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 22 May 2014 21:39 (ten years ago) link
Initial reaction seems to be that Klinsi is already preparing for 2018, which is insane imo.
― dan m, Thursday, 22 May 2014 21:48 (ten years ago) link
Landon prepared the way by stating he couldn't and wouldn't train every day, by going walkabout last year, and by being Landon. I don't think it's prep for 2018; I think Klinsmann sees a guy who can no longer bring it every day and knows Brazil is going to be a major physical challenge just to compete.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 22 May 2014 21:57 (ten years ago) link
Still surprising IMO. Also they just don't get on with each other supposedly. I'm kinda bummed have no problem taking a guy who has more World Cup goals than Messi Ronaldo and Van Persie combined.
Psyched that Wondolowski made it!
― mizzell, Thursday, 22 May 2014 23:13 (ten years ago) link
It's been in the cards for month, but it's like the media couldn't believe what they were reporting.
Part of me wonders how much Donovan would have been a distraction in a "super sub" role. Obviously, the media would have fixated on it, and it might have had guys looking over the shoulders or resentful. We'll never know, but I think he could have had an impact in that position.
I'm happy Wondo gets a chance, too. He plays the poacher role really well.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 22 May 2014 23:25 (ten years ago) link
ESPN FC @ESPNFC 3mLandon Donovan hasn't scored a goal in any professional match since October 6, 2013.
Something to consider.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 23 May 2014 00:07 (ten years ago) link
It's been almost that long for Jozy, and he didn't have an off-season.
― dan m, Friday, 23 May 2014 03:19 (ten years ago) link
True. Shame there's no competition in a holding forward role.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 23 May 2014 03:24 (ten years ago) link
Julian Green @JuIianGreen 3hJust hired a lifeguard for my hotel room in Brazil because I'm going to be fuckin swimming in ass and don't want to drown n shit
Just hired a lifeguard for my hotel room in Brazil because I'm going to be fuckin swimming in ass and don't want to drown n shit
fake account but lol
― dan m, Friday, 23 May 2014 15:06 (ten years ago) link
what a little shithttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/BoRhpswIgAAfyLf.png
― mizzell, Friday, 23 May 2014 15:28 (ten years ago) link
He's deleted his entire account too, the fucker.
― dan m, Friday, 23 May 2014 15:40 (ten years ago) link
http://grantland.com/features/landon-donovan-gold-cup/
this article made me empathize for lando tbh
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Friday, 23 May 2014 16:37 (ten years ago) link
Anyone?
― dan m, Wednesday, 28 May 2014 02:18 (ten years ago) link
Watching. Bored.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 28 May 2014 02:32 (ten years ago) link
The midfield looks surprisingly composed and then you remember it's Azerbaijan.
― dan m, Wednesday, 28 May 2014 02:37 (ten years ago) link
Yup. But it's still good to see them working as a unit, regardless of the competition.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 28 May 2014 02:43 (ten years ago) link
Setting the Table @settingthetable 35m Mix and Aron were probably used to it being windy and 50 degrees at the end of May.
― WHAT PART OF THE MAIN DO I GO 2. 2 GET THE TUTORS. (anky), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 04:31 (ten years ago) link
azerbijan what can u take, buuut bradley best on the field for stretches but what about the other times?cbs+howard fine not a lot to do but generally composed out the back against slowness. didn't see gonzales totally fucking up but i watched on a spotty connection and had to pee a lotjozy frustrating but helpful? his game is too reliant on the ref. bad touch but good spacing maybewondow i just like where he gets to. my expectations of him are so low but he seems to show up. yedlin i watch like a hawk and he had no out and out terrible moments. dude's quickjohnson was involved, bedoya and zusi looked sharp. set piece delivery in the first half was legit. beasley always looks like he's wheezing.do we really have two players with dreds? does any other wc team?
― WHAT PART OF THE MAIN DO I GO 2. 2 GET THE TUTORS. (anky), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 04:38 (ten years ago) link
<<inserts 20 minutes where every player had jello legs and no one ran>>
bedoya and zusi in the first half were pretty surprising ya
― dan m, Wednesday, 28 May 2014 04:49 (ten years ago) link
oh lord this backline will get shredded by any kind of quality
― WHAT PART OF THE MAIN DO I GO 2. 2 GET THE TUTORS. (anky), Sunday, 1 June 2014 19:06 (nine years ago) link
I didn't see beyond the first ten mins but yeah that has always seemed like an inevitability. That's basically why Beckerman is on the team as far as I've read, because he will stay home better than Jones. Jones has always seemed to me like he's surplus to requirements, especially paired with Bradley.
― dan m, Monday, 2 June 2014 00:17 (nine years ago) link
12 years ago today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rX1bbTaJ40
― dan m, Thursday, 5 June 2014 18:15 (nine years ago) link
two good, long articles about jurgen (he says his name is jonathan when ordering at starbucks); nyt argues that he is struggling against americanness, while the wsj suggests he is attempting to form a style of play out of americanness.
favorite tidbit:Decades later, Klinsmann has embraced even the most mundane parts of America. “I like that someone asks, ‘How are you?’ ” he said. “I always say, ‘I’m fantastic!’ ”
― mizzell, Thursday, 5 June 2014 18:29 (nine years ago) link
the anti-/pro-americanness contradiction is pure klinsi
― dan m, Thursday, 5 June 2014 20:21 (nine years ago) link
Are Ghana much better than they were in 2010? cos everyone was surprised that they were the African team to go furthest in that tournament. If they beat Ghana, I could see USA getting a draw with Portugal which might be enough to get them into the second round.
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Thursday, 5 June 2014 20:27 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, that's what everyone is saying. I read a quote from Klinsmann that they were approaching the Ghana game as "a final". I don't know a whole lot about Ghana beyond Asamoah, Essien, etc. Popular consensus seems to be that they play very narrow and have suspect defense. The US has some pretty good wide players but the defense is suspect as well. Midfields are probably pretty well-matched.
― dan m, Thursday, 5 June 2014 20:34 (nine years ago) link
he's ready
http://media.utsandiego.com/img/photos/2014/05/21/0f1688568b089616560f6a706700b196_t180.JPEG?6ec45598a0efd272cf6d6631efc8bbae7a2ee918
― mizzell, Monday, 9 June 2014 17:57 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bpp9vTcCUAEhL-9.jpg
― dan m, Monday, 9 June 2014 21:01 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyWVia7hzGs
am I wrong in feeling slightly embarrassed by this
― dan m, Tuesday, 10 June 2014 17:47 (nine years ago) link
Watching the marathon of Inside march to Brazil on espn and getting really excited for this thing to kick off. Ghana game is going to be so nerve wracking.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 23:47 (nine years ago) link
http://www.animateit.net/data/media/nov2011/ATT00010.gif
― dan m, Monday, 16 June 2014 21:20 (nine years ago) link
http://37.media.tumblr.com/feec85b1d31e96d5249cafe6caa6f16e/tumblr_n7hnl9WRTB1rvn2ylo1_400.gif
― Brakhage, Friday, 20 June 2014 23:01 (nine years ago) link
Ahahahha
― dan m, Saturday, 21 June 2014 01:34 (nine years ago) link
jermaine jones to skc rumors jfc
― dan m, Thursday, 3 July 2014 16:35 (nine years ago) link
http://www.espnfc.com/united-states/story/2060791/nasl-minnesota-united-winger-miguel-ibarra-to-get-usmnt-call-upsources-say
interesting imo, both because I sorta follow MN and the guy's a pretty good player, and I like the willingness to call up ppl from all over
― dan m, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 14:27 (nine years ago) link
Hamid; F. Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Chandler; Beckerman; Bedoya, Diskerud, Morales; Wondolowski, Altidore.
How Wondo gets any time is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― dan m, Tuesday, 18 November 2014 18:53 (nine years ago) link
not showing this on regular irish tv, will have to watch highlights later. ipswich's david mcgoldrick and derby county's cyrus christie making their debuts tonight.
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Tuesday, 18 November 2014 19:19 (nine years ago) link
US has been terrible except for the last 10 minutes of the first half.
― dan m, Tuesday, 18 November 2014 21:07 (nine years ago) link
usa! usa!
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 18 November 2014 21:31 (nine years ago) link
Very embarrassing against a 2nd-choice Ireland team, but their guys went for it and ours stood still.
― dan m, Tuesday, 18 November 2014 21:36 (nine years ago) link
January camp roster for games against Chile and Panama
GOALKEEPERS (4): Alex Bono (unattached), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (8): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Christian Dean (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution), Perry Kitchen (D.C. United), Shane O’Neill (Colorado Rapids), Oscar Sorto (LA Galaxy)
MIDFIELDERS (10): Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Mix Diskerud (out of contract), Dennis Flores (Club Leon), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota United FC), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution), Marc Pelosi (Liverpool FC), Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids), Brek Shea (Orlando City SC), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC)
FORWARDS (6): Tesho Akindele (FC Dallas), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Julio Morales (Tepic), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)
Never heard of a handful of these dudes, but it sounds like they're working on getting the Olympic qualifying squad worked in.
― dan m, Friday, 9 January 2015 21:05 (nine years ago) link
Enjoyed this http://fusion.net/story/112889/jurgen-klinsmann-usmnt-individual-ambition-team/
― dan m, Thursday, 2 April 2015 17:06 (nine years ago) link
ok lolhttp://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd118/embarchie/CCmAWhAXIAA-qAQ.jpg
― alomar lines, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 04:46 (nine years ago) link
That Herrera/Wynalda interview had so much potential.
― dan m, Thursday, 16 April 2015 01:05 (nine years ago) link
!
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 June 2015 20:18 (eight years ago) link
ikr
― dan m, Friday, 5 June 2015 21:51 (eight years ago) link