After a dismal 2006 performance, the U.S.M.N.T (United States Men’s National Team) looks to a younger generation for a better outing in 2010. The old boy’s are gone, Claudio Reyna, Brian McBride, and Kasey Keller. In come the likes of Freddy Adu, Jozey Altidore, Maurice Edu, and Michael Bradley to name a few. With the recent matches in Europe against some of the best in the world, this young and improved U.S side looks to make its mark in CONCACAF qualifying. A 8-0 win over a dismal Barbados side was impressive, but has yet to bring out the very best that the U.S. has to offer. I believe that with the fresh new blood in the air that the U.S will be the best team out of CONCACAF and will makes its mark on world football in the coming years.
Hello my name is Justin Franklin aka Justinthemanc on theEPL community. I am a new “blogger” on here and will be reviewing and previewing the up coming qualifying matches and the results on the road to South Africa. A little info on me, I’ am from the U.S, My favorite club team is Manchester United and always will. A favorite player of mine is Cristiano Ronaldo and although may be leaving, will not affect my liking of this wonderful player. I hope that you enjoy my articles in the future and i to will enjoy your thoughts.
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Welcome Justin!
I'd call the US MNT “new” but not “improved”
As someone who has followed the national team for 20 years I believe right now we are about at the same place we were in 1993 and worse than we were in 1999 or 2005. WC 2010 if it happens (if we qualify in a tougher CONCACAF with a weaker squad) will be three and out without a goal unless things chance.
Right now if you take Landon Donovan away from the US I am almost positive we are not one of the top 3 teams in the region.
Here is a comment from Paul Gardner the dean of American Soccer writers:
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Bob Bradley is skilled at producing workmanlike teams. But they play banal soccer — if we didn’t know that previously (those of us who suffered through his years at the MetroStars sure as hell did) we do now. Pedestrian soccer rules, and Banality Bob is saved, on occasions, only by the flair and brilliance of Donovan. As long as Donovan is around, there is hope of something more rewarding than Bocanegra’s crunching fouls or Michael Bradley’s late tackles. The question that needs answering is why — at this late stage in the Great American Soccer Boom — the hopes for skilled, international-level play rest so heavily on one player. Is there an obvious replacement for Donovan waiting to take over? I don’t know of one — yet there should, by now, be three of four such candidates.”
Welcome Justin!
I’d call the US MNT “new” but not “improved”
As someone who has followed the national team for 20 years I believe right now we are about at the same place we were in 1993 and worse than we were in 1999 or 2005. WC 2010 if it happens (if we qualify in a tougher CONCACAF with a weaker squad) will be three and out without a goal unless things chance.
Right now if you take Landon Donovan away from the US I am almost positive we are not one of the top 3 teams in the region.
Here is a comment from Paul Gardner the dean of American Soccer writers:
”
Bob Bradley is skilled at producing workmanlike teams. But they play banal soccer — if we didn’t know that previously (those of us who suffered through his years at the MetroStars sure as hell did) we do now. Pedestrian soccer rules, and Banality Bob is saved, on occasions, only by the flair and brilliance of Donovan. As long as Donovan is around, there is hope of something more rewarding than Bocanegra’s crunching fouls or Michael Bradley’s late tackles. The question that needs answering is why — at this late stage in the Great American Soccer Boom — the hopes for skilled, international-level play rest so heavily on one player. Is there an obvious replacement for Donovan waiting to take over? I don’t know of one — yet there should, by now, be three of four such candidates.”