Archive for June, 2009
U.S. v. Brazil– Confederations Cup Final
All the attention the last few days, even with the passing of the King of Pop, who I initially thought had just faked his death and was hiding out in Argentina with his mistress….. too soon ? Anyway– all the attention since the boys beat Spain has been a little odd. It is almost like [...]
Alamo Defending– And This Time– the Americans (Good Guys) Win
Remember the Alamo !! And…Don’t Tread on Me. Finally, the imposing logo of US Soccer has been rewarded with a victory that merits the suggestion the logo carries with it. The United States finally gave the American Outlaws, Sam’s Army, and many more of their die-hard fans the game and the win they spent countless [...]
UNITED STATES 2, SPAIN 0
Victory!!!!! First loss for The Red Fury in THREE YEARS. First loss for the Red Fury to non-European opposition in TEN YEARS. One of the greatest teams ever assembled falls to 14 guys playing their absolute guts out. The best to me of all was the final goal– a bit of pure arrogance from Ramos, [...]
Bradley to Pharaohs: Let my People Win…
And then they do. 3-0. And they advance to the next round. After two dismal performances. They are through. In a group with Brazil and Italy– the Italians are on a plane home. And the Yanks are not. And in other news, Paris Hilton is the new ambassador to UNICEF. (Sorry– but Jen Chang had [...]
A Gap In Class… And the U.S. Seem to have little passion
That was the single worst half of soccer the Yanks have played in this World Cup cycle. Conor Casey was not the answer, but apparently a coach who for whatever reason does not fear his job security does not care. I hope there was a bit of passion in the locker room, and a discussion [...]
Who’s Ready for the Kaka 2nd Minute Red Card?
To be closely followed by the Landon Donovan penalty kick goal and roughly ninety minutes of Alamo-level defending? Why not. PES 2008 has the U.S. winning two-nil on an early goal by Altidore and a second half set piece goal off of Sacha Kljestan’s head. But in the simulation the game decided to start Bobby [...]
A Gallant Defeat is Still A Defeat… and Brazil Next.
Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!….. And I will give you a second chance, a way out of a dire situation in your home country… and you will give me…. [...]
The Triumphant Return?
To the true international stage for the U.S. Men’s National Team? To this blog for one Jon Levy? Hopefully both. No longer too cool for this blog, I’m ready to weigh in on the Confederations Cup at the very least… and assert how quality a Yankette pick Lady Gaga would be. Just because she didn’t [...]
Musings Before Confederations Cup
Several things to address, and apparently, autographs for the boys to sign in Pretoria before the Yanks take the pitch tomorrow in the first match of the long-awaited Confederations Cup, which the U.S. team admittedly concedes is the last real shot at top-flight world competition before next year’s World Cup. The fact that it gives [...]
Honduras Lineup Better Work… OR..
Bob Bradley is in a boatload of trouble. If the United States loses this home fixture in front of a near capacity crowd at Soldier Field, qualifying becomes extraordinarily dicey for the World’s 14th ranked side. With only two more home fixtures in qualifying, a loss tonight essentially means the U.S. will scoreboard watch until [...]
