In case you missed it
my main thoughts from the game:
DE MARK US BEEEEEEESS LEYY: oh my. two goals in the first half, looked extremely dangerous at all times, and even after a couple guys got stuck in bad against him, he still fought it out. well done lad, please let this be the beginning of you being back.
the future is bright: oh my. breakout much? a couple of the youngins showed up big.
-jozy looked super dangerous. his beastlyness is undoubted at this point, and his goal was one of those that you see forwards that are bosses score.
-jose francisco torres looked sharp in the midfield, passed well and uncorked a shot from like 30 out that was a scorcher. kid is 20. and lethal. and left footed. oy vey.
-freddy "what it adu?" did work. he took a guy one on one and then snapped in a beaut that gooch smashed home. i got love for freddy. in fact, i even snatched the us away with his name on it. do work fredu do work.
-sasha got robbed. by chingaling. another super game from sasha, he looks great at dcentermid with baby bradley. he would have scored if chingy hadn't poached it off the line. well done anyway.
so when i said the future was bright, well, let's just say we could be talking "cop car weird attachment lights that they shine on your car at night when you get pulled over" bright.
big ups to gooch too, classy header to get the last goal and get some love from his friends and fam, who were 100+ strong. gotta love a big goal for a big crowd. also much love to dc, the place was rockin, you could tell from tv when 20ish mins in the screaming eagles section was literally bouncing. magnificent.
Showing posts with label USMNT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USMNT. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
a picture is worth a thousand words
but these two are worth a lot more then that.
chingy is gettin his inner thief on lately. he is poaching goals left and right, and suddenly you can't count him out of anything. get it boy. the goal he stole from sasha kljestan on saturday was dirtay. however, as well as he has been playing, you cant argue with his production and level of play. well done chingaling.
chingy is gettin his inner thief on lately. he is poaching goals left and right, and suddenly you can't count him out of anything. get it boy. the goal he stole from sasha kljestan on saturday was dirtay. however, as well as he has been playing, you cant argue with his production and level of play. well done chingaling.
BEST.JERSEY.EVER.
hands down.
hands down.
Monday, October 6, 2008
fresh blood
finally. this is very very good news. good old Bob Bradley has decided to bring in some of the young guns. its about time. here is the roster
missing: marvell wynne, kenny cooper and chad marshall. I'm optimistic we will see you lads soon too.
US plays saturday at RFK. oh how i wish i could be there. could this be the coming out party we have all been waiting for??
biggs
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 2/2 SO), Tim Howard (Everton FC: 6/5 SO), Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF: 0/0)
DEFENDERS (8): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 16/2), Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland: 2/0), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96: 17/0), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC: 1/0), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew: 13/1), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege: 11/0), Michael Orozco (San Luis: 0/0), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock: 5/0
MIDFIELDERS (7): Freddy Adu (AS Monaco: 1/0), DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers: 19/4), Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach: 5/2), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers: 3/0), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA: 3/0), Danny Szetela (Brescia Calcio: 0/0), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca: 0/0)
FORWARDS (5): Jozy Altidore (Villarreal C.F.: 0/0), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo: 9/4), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF: 0/0) Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC: 11/4), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy: 24/8)
missing: marvell wynne, kenny cooper and chad marshall. I'm optimistic we will see you lads soon too.
US plays saturday at RFK. oh how i wish i could be there. could this be the coming out party we have all been waiting for??
biggs
Thursday, September 11, 2008
nineoneone
a couple hours ago i was giddy over another US win, a chance for them to bring in some new blood and help shape the next generation of us soccer. good times were had with many friends as we watched the game and ate good food.
tonight i think of all that was lost. how irrelevant sports really are. how they bring great joy and what a blessing that is. but they are just a game. nothing more. something to be appreciated win or lose. many coaches told me growing up "It's not whether you win or lose, but it is how you play the game". No. It's not whether you win or lose, but that you can play the game. that you have the ability to step onto the field, use your body in ways that God created it to be used, and then shake hands with your opponent after the game. that this freedom wasn't taken from you 7 years ago today like it was for many. that you could step onto the pitch and play without thinking about how much your uncle loved the game or how well your sister played before that day.
in memory and in love. for all of those torn apart by nineoneone.
we will NEVER forget
tonight i think of all that was lost. how irrelevant sports really are. how they bring great joy and what a blessing that is. but they are just a game. nothing more. something to be appreciated win or lose. many coaches told me growing up "It's not whether you win or lose, but it is how you play the game". No. It's not whether you win or lose, but that you can play the game. that you have the ability to step onto the field, use your body in ways that God created it to be used, and then shake hands with your opponent after the game. that this freedom wasn't taken from you 7 years ago today like it was for many. that you could step onto the pitch and play without thinking about how much your uncle loved the game or how well your sister played before that day.
in memory and in love. for all of those torn apart by nineoneone.
we will NEVER forget
Saturday, September 6, 2008
dempsizzle
skydiving was sick, pics later.
oh clint dempsey, how you play with my heart. you are inconsistent, maddening, and i love you. you may pain my heart, but your moments of brilliance are incredible. please, keep playing for bob b and the cottagers. because everytime you are on, you remind me that you could be the great white hope.
thoughts from the us game
- way to clutch up dempsey. you brought the sizzle, and your runs were dangerous again. i still dont think the right flank is your spot, but you were good anyway. the run midway through the first half showed the grit that you have been missing the last couple games. and that finish was clinical.
-after the goal, the us really looked like they were killing off the game, and as much as i didn't like it, i didn't hate it either. 1-0 is not the way to go but it is def better then a loss. the posession was good, especially for a sloppy field.
-having damarcys beasley in the line up makes the team so much more dangerous, especially going forward. you can tell he isnt completely fit, but he created some sick chances, and how there wasn't a pk awarded to the us on his cutback where the defender slid in the box and stopped his cross with his hand is beyond me
-chingaling (brian ching) played classy again. he might be better then i thought. i have always loved him, but he is playing some really impressive target forward right now. granted, its against cuba, but still.
-cuba 5 nothing but respect for these peeps right here. literally straight up, well earned, i may not like you but i respect you Anchorman status respect. and love. and jealousy that i am not one, but cuba cinco has a lot nicer ring then cuba seis.
-overall game - meh, us needs to start finishing chances. the field was poor as was the referee, as he missed at least 3 dangerous fouls that would have given the us great free kick/pks. a win is a win, and clint dempsey sacking up makes this game a B+. the formation was better, landon wasnt on the wing, but they need to try sasha wide, with landon as the withdrawn forward and demps as the attacking midfielder, or call freddy into camp. please.
Friday night in the bay area we had a minor earthquake. Tonight we had a major one.
HUCK STRIKES AGAIN!!!
who knew that Washington DC was so earthquake prone??
again, the quakes WILL make the playoffs. huck and artie are rampaging up top right now. well done frank yallop well done.
peace
oh clint dempsey, how you play with my heart. you are inconsistent, maddening, and i love you. you may pain my heart, but your moments of brilliance are incredible. please, keep playing for bob b and the cottagers. because everytime you are on, you remind me that you could be the great white hope.
thoughts from the us game
- way to clutch up dempsey. you brought the sizzle, and your runs were dangerous again. i still dont think the right flank is your spot, but you were good anyway. the run midway through the first half showed the grit that you have been missing the last couple games. and that finish was clinical.
-after the goal, the us really looked like they were killing off the game, and as much as i didn't like it, i didn't hate it either. 1-0 is not the way to go but it is def better then a loss. the posession was good, especially for a sloppy field.
-having damarcys beasley in the line up makes the team so much more dangerous, especially going forward. you can tell he isnt completely fit, but he created some sick chances, and how there wasn't a pk awarded to the us on his cutback where the defender slid in the box and stopped his cross with his hand is beyond me
-chingaling (brian ching) played classy again. he might be better then i thought. i have always loved him, but he is playing some really impressive target forward right now. granted, its against cuba, but still.
-cuba 5 nothing but respect for these peeps right here. literally straight up, well earned, i may not like you but i respect you Anchorman status respect. and love. and jealousy that i am not one, but cuba cinco has a lot nicer ring then cuba seis.
-overall game - meh, us needs to start finishing chances. the field was poor as was the referee, as he missed at least 3 dangerous fouls that would have given the us great free kick/pks. a win is a win, and clint dempsey sacking up makes this game a B+. the formation was better, landon wasnt on the wing, but they need to try sasha wide, with landon as the withdrawn forward and demps as the attacking midfielder, or call freddy into camp. please.
Friday night in the bay area we had a minor earthquake. Tonight we had a major one.
HUCK STRIKES AGAIN!!!
who knew that Washington DC was so earthquake prone??
again, the quakes WILL make the playoffs. huck and artie are rampaging up top right now. well done frank yallop well done.
peace
Thursday, September 4, 2008
what's next
saturday is critical for two teams i love. first, the reincarnated quakes are making a run. a very unlikely, slow centerback recieves the ball at his own box dribbles 7 guys and deftly chips the keeper from ten yards out kinda run. I know they can keep it rolling, because they are rallying behind this man
he is quite a talisman for them to rally behind. and he is producing in a big way, especially when the refs don't notice he is offside. the quakes are only 3 points out of a playoff spot. i think they are gonna get there. i'm not biased at all.
up next is a math problem. you tell me the answer.
if you don't, the lovely lads of the USMNT certainly will help answer this question saturday at 5pm, in cuba. it will be on either espn2 or espn classic, or hopefully espnFutbol channel, which espn will not only introduce tomorrow but have the US game as its kickoff game. well, one can dream...
speaking of 2010, a very useful ticket info link
Biggy
he is quite a talisman for them to rally behind. and he is producing in a big way, especially when the refs don't notice he is offside. the quakes are only 3 points out of a playoff spot. i think they are gonna get there. i'm not biased at all.
up next is a math problem. you tell me the answer.
if you don't, the lovely lads of the USMNT certainly will help answer this question saturday at 5pm, in cuba. it will be on either espn2 or espn classic, or hopefully espnFutbol channel, which espn will not only introduce tomorrow but have the US game as its kickoff game. well, one can dream...
speaking of 2010, a very useful ticket info link
Biggy
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
bleeding red white and blue
Random reflections from the U.S. game
-National team games get me fired up like none other. Seriously the blood flows when I turn them on. Especially when watching them with my boys. The only thing that is better is going to them with my boys. Its also amazing that I have at least ten friends who are real solid USMNT supporters, and at least 5 of them didn't come from a soccer background. word to you kmad, trev, petah, nuge, and clayt.
-After the game, my brother was ready to fight someone. He was so pissed at how cheap the Guatemalans were, it was amazing. He isn’t quite as big of a US fan ( you messi argentina bum) but seeing his rage was amazing. That and the fact that he is coming to South Africa for the world cup makes me joyous
-I saw this "Eddie Lewis, new to the Galaxy, talks to Nick Green of the Daily Breeze and reveals that he thinks the Guatemalans targeted him personally because he was just signed by the Galaxy and their teammate Carlos Ruiz was sent packing." today, and I seriously hope some of the guys who play in the MLS inflict some pain upon carlos ruiz. Dude is scum. That is the nicest way I can put what I really think about him.
-USsoccer.com has solid highlights and behind the scenes action from the game, which I am a big fan of. Even though they interview pretty much the same guys every time. I want to hear what Gooch has to say about the game, or maybe demps. That woulda been an interesting one, considering he was not so pleased when he got pulled midway through the second half. Check out the first vid, it is sweet.
-Please people in Chicago, Columbus, and Denver get out to the US qualifiers, sell the place out, pack the house with red white and blue, be obnoxious and make life suck for the opposing teams. PLEASE. For those of us who cannot (yet anyway). The crowd was solid in Guat, lets make playing the US in the states an away game, instead of a neutral site or even home away from home for these other teams
-Check the onetwo initiative, to hopefully help foster this idea. Join it on facebook if you have one, even if you don’t plan on seriously participating. Just getting the word out would be a huge boost to its rather pitiful current membership.
-Check out a couple other solid blogs, who I read rather obsessively.
theoriginalwinger
theoffsiderules
peace
-National team games get me fired up like none other. Seriously the blood flows when I turn them on. Especially when watching them with my boys. The only thing that is better is going to them with my boys. Its also amazing that I have at least ten friends who are real solid USMNT supporters, and at least 5 of them didn't come from a soccer background. word to you kmad, trev, petah, nuge, and clayt.
-After the game, my brother was ready to fight someone. He was so pissed at how cheap the Guatemalans were, it was amazing. He isn’t quite as big of a US fan ( you messi argentina bum) but seeing his rage was amazing. That and the fact that he is coming to South Africa for the world cup makes me joyous
-I saw this "Eddie Lewis, new to the Galaxy, talks to Nick Green of the Daily Breeze and reveals that he thinks the Guatemalans targeted him personally because he was just signed by the Galaxy and their teammate Carlos Ruiz was sent packing." today, and I seriously hope some of the guys who play in the MLS inflict some pain upon carlos ruiz. Dude is scum. That is the nicest way I can put what I really think about him.
-USsoccer.com has solid highlights and behind the scenes action from the game, which I am a big fan of. Even though they interview pretty much the same guys every time. I want to hear what Gooch has to say about the game, or maybe demps. That woulda been an interesting one, considering he was not so pleased when he got pulled midway through the second half. Check out the first vid, it is sweet.
-Please people in Chicago, Columbus, and Denver get out to the US qualifiers, sell the place out, pack the house with red white and blue, be obnoxious and make life suck for the opposing teams. PLEASE. For those of us who cannot (yet anyway). The crowd was solid in Guat, lets make playing the US in the states an away game, instead of a neutral site or even home away from home for these other teams
-Check the onetwo initiative, to hopefully help foster this idea. Join it on facebook if you have one, even if you don’t plan on seriously participating. Just getting the word out would be a huge boost to its rather pitiful current membership.
-Check out a couple other solid blogs, who I read rather obsessively.
theoriginalwinger
theoffsiderules
peace
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
"the US has just won a street fight in Guatemala"
couldn't have been much more true. the game was poorly played by the US, and they didn't look particularly special. However, a win is a win, and certainly on the road it is a brilliant win. scattered thoughts from the game:
-wtf espn. cut away from the baseball game and go straight to the soccer. the pennant race is not going to be decided in august anyway. bump them onto espn classic.
- Landon needs to attack from the wings when he gets the ball out there. He did way too much pulling the ball back when either driving a ball in to streaking forwards or dribbling at defenders were both much more dangerous options.
- On the same note, that kinda went for the whole team. where was the creativity/flair? I think it is time to bump bradley or mastroeni from the center mid, and let either dempsey/adu have a run as a withdrawn forward with the other as an attacking mid. we aren't beating world powers attacking like tonight, and unless Bradley gets some attacking freedom, two dmids is not getting it done.
- well done Chingy. you didn't do much early, but second half you were a difference maker. loved the backscreen on Boca's goal, and your workrate up top was first class.
- Oh how having Damarcus beasley on the field changes things. We miss you D, get back to fitness quick please.
-Carlos Ruiz is a piece of crap. how he didn't have a red by sixty in is beyond me
-Scrappy win fellas. good teams win even when they suck, and so does the US apparently.
Usain bolt is incredible, his running is so dominant. It made me think how sick Olympic track events would be with soccer players only. think of donovan, messi, eto'o and torres all squaring off in the 200. the combinations would be awesome.
-wtf espn. cut away from the baseball game and go straight to the soccer. the pennant race is not going to be decided in august anyway. bump them onto espn classic.
- Landon needs to attack from the wings when he gets the ball out there. He did way too much pulling the ball back when either driving a ball in to streaking forwards or dribbling at defenders were both much more dangerous options.
- On the same note, that kinda went for the whole team. where was the creativity/flair? I think it is time to bump bradley or mastroeni from the center mid, and let either dempsey/adu have a run as a withdrawn forward with the other as an attacking mid. we aren't beating world powers attacking like tonight, and unless Bradley gets some attacking freedom, two dmids is not getting it done.
- well done Chingy. you didn't do much early, but second half you were a difference maker. loved the backscreen on Boca's goal, and your workrate up top was first class.
- Oh how having Damarcus beasley on the field changes things. We miss you D, get back to fitness quick please.
-Carlos Ruiz is a piece of crap. how he didn't have a red by sixty in is beyond me
-Scrappy win fellas. good teams win even when they suck, and so does the US apparently.
Usain bolt is incredible, his running is so dominant. It made me think how sick Olympic track events would be with soccer players only. think of donovan, messi, eto'o and torres all squaring off in the 200. the combinations would be awesome.
the road starts now
us vs guatemala, on espn2 or espn classic.
do work fellas do work.
me thinks we pull out a 2-1 win, with goals from landon and eddie "maligned" johnson
do work fellas do work.
me thinks we pull out a 2-1 win, with goals from landon and eddie "maligned" johnson
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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