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The USA played the first of its pre-World Cup friendlies against Slovakia on Saturday. With nothing to play for, Bob Bradley utilized the opportunity to test his team’s depth. The results? Despite the 0-1 defeat, there were more positives than negatives.
Most promising of the group were the performances of our center backs and central midfield. Although I [...]
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The 2-0 first-half deficit made it seem unlikely, but the US were able to battle back to match points with Mexico, and therefore, win the group. Well done, boys! Here are some thoughts from the game:
-It was great to see the US create so many chances. You’d like to see us finish more of those [...]
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The 3-2 victory in Honduras clinched it. Well done, lads!!
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Just a quick note: Cooper has scored in his debut. His team won. Great start to his campaign.
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I sure can pick them. Since I am originally from Omaha, NE, and I recently graduated college from Wesleyan University in central Connecticut, I haven’t had too many opportunities to watch the USA play in person over the years. In fact, I’ve had only two. The first was in 2005, when a half-strength USA lost [...]
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I headed over to Nevada Smith’s on Saturday night to watch the USA take on Haiti. I’ve always been a little reluctant to watch games there because it tends to attract this brand of American soccer fan that I find particularly annoying–the fan who wishes he were born English. Symptoms of this condition include: the desire to argue [...]
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Sorry–this is a little late, but I think it’s an important discussion to have…
We’ve all read plenty of articles praising the Nats for their improbably run to the Cup finals, so we’ll spare you the discussion of their “grit” and “heart.” (Funny–I was always led to believe that Frankie Hejduk was our sole source of [...]
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Opening comment from Soccernet’s live gamecast:
“Hello and welcome to Spain’s thrashing of the US. Teams to follow in a moment.”
Eat it, world.
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After 135 minutes of some of the most uninspiring soccer we’ve seen from the USA since…well, I guess Costa Rica…the Nats were able to turn things around with a 3-0 victory over Egypt. And just like that, after losing two and accumulating a -5 goal differential, we’re out of the group stage. Wow! I think [...]
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Recap [USA vs. Denmark, 11.18.09]
The less said about this match, the better. It was painful to watch at moments. I think that this is one of those matches that we’re supposed to learn from. So, what did we learn?
-Landon Donovan is even more integral to this team than we could have imagined. We knew he was the driving force, [...]
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