Comments on: The USMNT – Take a Deep Breath http://www.futfanatico.com/2010/03/05/the-usmnt-take-a-deep-breath/ My new Web site Sun, 20 May 2012 00:59:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elliott http://www.futfanatico.com/2010/03/05/the-usmnt-take-a-deep-breath/#comment-333 Elliott Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:23:52 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=4914#comment-333 Nick- I share your optimism! This is a much better performance than in 2004 - we really created some danger in the last 20 minutes and Beasley was Beastley. Little Bradley's decision-making is probably the sharpest of our centermid crop and his stamina has improved dramatically since the move to the bundesliga. Jozy has the goods and hopefully can establish the same consistency as Brian McBride back in his EPL heyday. Go USA! Nick-

I share your optimism! This is a much better performance than in 2004 – we really created some danger in the last 20 minutes and Beasley was Beastley.

Little Bradley’s decision-making is probably the sharpest of our centermid crop and his stamina has improved dramatically since the move to the bundesliga.

Jozy has the goods and hopefully can establish the same consistency as Brian McBride back in his EPL heyday.

Go USA!

]]> By: nick http://www.futfanatico.com/2010/03/05/the-usmnt-take-a-deep-breath/#comment-332 nick Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:38:51 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=4914#comment-332 I was impressed by the performance, especially considering the fact that Gooch and Dempsey weren't available. Altidore is gonna be a beast within the next 5 years, and Michael Bradley will probably turn out to be the best CM the U.S. has produced to date. I'm feeling good about this team. Also, it's nice to see Beasley playing well again. Hopefully he'll keep it up. I was impressed by the performance, especially considering the fact that Gooch and Dempsey weren’t available. Altidore is gonna be a beast within the next 5 years, and Michael Bradley will probably turn out to be the best CM the U.S. has produced to date. I’m feeling good about this team.

Also, it’s nice to see Beasley playing well again. Hopefully he’ll keep it up.

]]> By: Elliott http://www.futfanatico.com/2010/03/05/the-usmnt-take-a-deep-breath/#comment-331 Elliott Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:24:24 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=4914#comment-331 Seamus- at FF we make a lot of really weird comparisons and are the victims of Hungarian hauntings and rigged blogger elections, but the individual player hating/trolling is usually off limits. Leftback is a problem area for 99% of national teams, therefore, by comparison, I'm not too worried. Seamus-

at FF we make a lot of really weird comparisons and are the victims of Hungarian hauntings and rigged blogger elections, but the individual player hating/trolling is usually off limits.

Leftback is a problem area for 99% of national teams, therefore, by comparison, I’m not too worried.

]]> By: Seamus http://www.futfanatico.com/2010/03/05/the-usmnt-take-a-deep-breath/#comment-330 Seamus Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:36:07 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=4914#comment-330 This is the most sensible recap I've read on this, or any, Internet. I think you touch on the real crux of the matter -- Donovan gets marked out by good teams. Someone needs to pick up the slack. That person is normally Dempsey who we all know is injured. I think once Dempsey and Gooch are back in the team you will see a settled side who knows their system. And the squad has just enough cover at the weaker positions to make things work. Left back seems like a glaring weakness but consider that Boca and Spector can play there as well as a resurgent Pearce instead of Bornstein. This is the most sensible recap I’ve read on this, or any, Internet.

I think you touch on the real crux of the matter — Donovan gets marked out by good teams. Someone needs to pick up the slack. That person is normally Dempsey who we all know is injured.

I think once Dempsey and Gooch are back in the team you will see a settled side who knows their system. And the squad has just enough cover at the weaker positions to make things work. Left back seems like a glaring weakness but consider that Boca and Spector can play there as well as a resurgent Pearce instead of Bornstein.

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