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State of the Union: US Midfield Still A Position of Strength, But Must Provide More
Tweet Neil W. Blackmon Editor’s Note: This is the second of a four-part series analyzing the “State of the US Soccer Union” as the Americans prepare for two critical CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying matches later this month. Today we look at the US midfield. Garrett McInnis breaks down the US defense in Part One. It wasn’t [...]
Previewing the US U-20 Qualifying, Landon’s Return, and other Monday Musings
Tweet Neil W. Blackmon With the failure in Honduras for the Senior team only a week and a half in the rearview, another US national team will take the field in a CONCACAF qualifying effort tonight in Puebla, Mexico, when the US Men’s U-20′s face off against Haiti (6:30 PM, Fox Soccer Network). Head Coach [...]
World Cup 2014: 23 Americans For The Big Plane South
Tweet Jon Levy and Neil W. Blackmon This is the first of many lists over the next eighteen months that will feature our twenty-three selections for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It is important to note that this list is essentially a list we would use today to select a team tomorrow, although we [...]
As Landon Ponders Goodbye, We Hope For Understanding
Tweet Neil W. Blackmon ““I’m going to take as much time as I need and decide if and when I’m ready to come back… I can’t put a time frame on that. If it takes two weeks and I’m ready to go again or two months or a year or two years. Or never. I [...]
For the 2012 USMNT Performance, Klinsmann Deserves Great Praise
Tweet Sean McElroy As 2012 winds to a close, any review of the USMNT needs to begin with an examination of the manager, Jurgen Klinsmann. More “progress report” than definitive report card, the examination is necessary because Klinsmann finally managed meaningful matches, with reasonable results. In between those fixtures, Klinsmann managed a team that delivered [...]
USA-Antigua/Barbuda Preview: Injuries And Plenty, Island Adventure Awaits
Tweet By Jon Levy The Yanks head into their last two matches in this round of qualifying in a good position, tied for first in the group with Guatemala, and just ahead of Jamaica on goal differential. It’s not the dominant position in the standings the team had hoped for at this point, but it’s [...]
World Cup Qualifying: Loss At Jamaica Means Klinsmann’s Feeling Out Process Over
Tweet Jon Levy and Neil W. Blackmon Call it thirty-seven seconds of bliss and an evening of agony if you’re into the poetic. Credit an improved Jamaica side that exploited an American group that was missing two of its finer players and curiously omitted its longtime captain from a competitive match starting lineup for the first [...]
USMNT-Mexico Preview, Part Two: Never A Friendly, This One Has Strange Feel
Tweet Jon Levy Brace yourself, this one feels different. Not necessarily “good different,” or “bad different.” More like “weird.” CONCACAF’s hate-filled rivals meet south of the border to do battle at altitude in the Azteca; players choking on equal parts oxygen and smog, and all the while refusing to give an inch, because USA/Mexico should [...]
USA-Mexico Preview, Part One: Breaking Down the US Roster
Tweet Connor Walsh In the wake of Mexico’s gold medal winning performance in the Olympics, fans of the US Men’s National Team understandably began to worry. After all- the Mexican trophy collection this World Cup cycle is remarkable: U-17 World Champions, U-20 Third Place, Toulon Cup Champions, Pan Am Games Champions, Gold Cup Champions, Olympic [...]
In Guatemala, Klinsmann-Led Yanks Face TrickyTest, With Chance To Prove A Point
Tweet Jon Levy The Yanks now sit at two wins, one loss, and one draw in Jurgen Klinsmann’s five match non-tournament. More importantly, the team’s shown gradual progress towards the manager’s ideal throughout this camp, as Klinsmann continues to figure out which players work at which positions within his preferred formation. Most important of all, [...]
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