All Entries Tagged With: "Juan Agudelo"
TYAC USMNT Olympic Qualifying Position Breakdown: Am I Being Too Forward ?
Tweet Neil W. Blackmon Caleb Porter’s U-23 side, the January camp edition, fell 4-0 to the Klinsmann Camp Cupcake edition of the USMNT this weekend, and while conceding four goals to the senior side may cause some alarm among those anxiously monitoring this group’s progress, it’s the lack of goals that was somewhat surprising to [...]
Puck’s Friday Happy Hour: Thoughts on US U-23′s December Camp: London’s Calling
Tweet By Puck Ladies and Gents, welcome back into the Happy Hour. This week has been a series of disappointments for Puck and company. Both Manchester teams uneventfully crashed out of the UEFA Champions League, and Charlie Weis is leaving the Sunshine State to coach the woeful Kansas Jayhawks. Needless to say, many alcoholic libations [...]
Yanks Are Coming Presents Our First 2014 Top Twenty Three USMNT Players
Tweet By Garrett McInnis As we parse through the lineup selected by Jurgen Klinsmann for the November friendlies, we at The Yanks are Coming think it’s a perfect time to debut a new series of posts titled “The Top 23.” In essence, this will be a running tabulation of who we (the contributors at TYAC) [...]
Gold Cup 2011: “I Knew It Was You, Panama. You Broke My Heart.” Your Preview to the Sequel
Tweet By Jon Levy One match changes everything. That’s a mantra gleaned from marketing exec’s and an idea prevalent in pretty much every Hollywood sports movie. It’s not usually true in real life. What’s more likely, and what actually happens more often, is that one match changes a season or tournament. Fans of the United [...]
Gold Cup 2011: At Gut-Check Time Again, Bradley’s US Answers the Bell, and other final Jamaica Thoughts
Tweet By Neil W. Blackmon Three thoughts on a great win for the USMNT today at RFK Stadium and more broadly on a weekend that changed (for now) the complexion of this Gold Cup tournament. Mexico looked vulnerable Saturday night, despite a comeback victory. They were disorganized in the back against a Guatemalan team that [...]
Gold Cup 2011: Take our Talents to Tampa: Your USA-Panama Preview
Tweet By Jon Levy It’s nice to return to the “pages” of TYAC after a morale boosting win, and that’s exactly what the Canada match was. The Yanks weren’t perfect, but they were definitely good. Bobbo’s boys got the result, and the taste of horror show against Spain out of everyone’s mouths. Those two effects [...]
Gold Cup 2011: Pardon Me For Being Too Forward, But Mexico’s Young Star May Be The Tournament’s Difference Maker
Tweet By Andrew Villegas The following is the fourth in a four part series comparing the 2011 Gold Cup rosters of the two “giants of CONCACAF.” Forwards The Yanks: Jozy Altidore (Villarreal/Bursapor), Juan Agudelo (NYRB), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) El Tri: Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez (Manchester United), Giovanni Dos Santos (Tottenham Hotspur/Racing de Santander), Aldo [...]
Pounding Hi-C’s and Capri Suns: Your Americanized Weekend Preview
Tweet By Jon Levy Royal Wedding kicked off the weekend but the soccer should be nearly as exciting as a Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen dress (I googled that, I promise), so let’s just dive right in to your Americanized Weekend Preview and viewing guide. MLS This week’s marquee MLS matchup pits buddy forwards Teal [...]
Charlie Davies Comeback Hits a Bump in the Road, Agudelo’s Future, and other Mid-Week MLS Musings
Tweet By Neil W. Blackmon Last week was one of the more eventful seven day periods in the history of MLS thanks o Real Salt Lake’s 2-2 draw at Monterrey, and with the return leg Wednesday night providing the Claret and Cobalt an opportunity to be the first MLS side to win the competition in [...]
A Home Loss To Paraguay Is Not A Good Result, And Four Other Thoughts on the USMNT March Friendlies
Tweet By Neil W. Blackmon Two friendlies with nearly all the “A” team regulars and there is a great deal to analyze and flesh out. Let’s dive right in with five final thoughts and lingering questions after the USMNT’s 1-1 draw with Argentina and 1-0 defeat at the hands of a visually painful but mercilessly [...]
