USA National Team Thread

[Xifio]

wtf was all the Dutch talk in this thread?

At the end of the game I was looking forward especially to his and Hummels' interaction

Klinsmann hugged it out with a ton of players ... did Hummels make a quick escape to avoid the confrontation?

 

[ARIAGA II]

They just tapped and acknowledged each other.

 

[Back Door Skip]

The only thing that bugged me out of the whole ordeal was that Klinnsman was singing the American national anthem. If I was German I'd want him completely erased from the German history books.

 

[Xifio]

They just tapped and acknowledged each other.

given the way he hugged it out with Lahm, Klinsmann doesn't seem to hold grudges, which is always good to see ...

 

[Bobby]

He strikes me as almost infectiously positive. He certainly has the team believing in themselves. He's as Southern California as it gets.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

The only thing that bugged me out of the whole ordeal was that Klinnsman was singing the American national anthem. If I was German I'd want him completely erased from the German history books.

Uh, yeah... if Clint Dempsey leads the USA to the World Cup he can sing whatever National Anthem he wants for the rest of his life.

 

[Bobby]

Do any of you think Gatt still has a future with the team? I'd love to see him and Yedlin on the same wing.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

The only thing that bugged me out of the whole ordeal was that Klinnsman was singing the American national anthem. If I was German I'd want him completely erased from the German history books.

He's got citizenship, right? However, Klinsi can't run for President; much like his Austrian counterpart.

 

[Mus]

He was so passionate when only 1 minute was added at the end

 

[Xifio]

He was so passionate when only 1 minute was added at the end

he flipped sh!t, and rightfully so ...

Do any of you think Gatt still has a future with the team? I'd love to see him and Yedlin on the same wing.

Yedlin's going to Europe ... American-owned Roma can get it's own cut-price Cafu 2.0 ...

as for Gatt: how's his recovery from injury? if he hasn't lost any pace and can stay fit for an extended period of time, he's definitely got a future for the USMNT ...



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there's a lot of talk about reason for optimism for US soccer ...

on the face of it, why not? the popularity of the sport has exploded here, and it'll only keep growing ... the Ghana hoodoo was broken, while the Portugal draw feeling like a loss confirmed how far the standard of play has come ...

however, considering the number of core players who are in their early to mid 30s, Klinsmann's USA were clearly built for 2014 ... sure there'll still be a number of these players in Russia (or wherever the WC is played) come 2018, but who's coming through the ranks to replace Deuce? to replace Howard?

Klinsmann's German recruiting campaign has definitely been a huge win for US soccer, but Julian Green (shanked-shot-for-the-goal and all) hasn't convinced me that he's anywhere near being the star around whom the USMNT can be built around ... and frankly, there aren't any candidates yet ... does anyone have a list of half-American footballers playing in Europe or South America?

 

[Mus]

Zezalem?

 

[B9Goal]

Zezalem?

Most of the promising youth will come after 2018 unfortunately.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I was surprised at the hate over Yedlin when the team was announced; granted I hadn't seen him often, but when I did see him he usually played just like he did yesterday. He's a very good fullback.

 

[Bobby]

Guzan is a good keeper, so we're okay there for 2018 as long as he's fit. I expect Howard will be in the squad at 39 as cover. The young ones aren't great though...

Yedlin will be in Europe (or on a DP contract) by next summer. That kid is amazing.

 

[Xifio]

Zezalem?

1) is he actually worth the hype?
2) did he actually get his US passport sorted? (as those reports a month ago alleged ...)

 

[Bobby]

1) is he actually worth the hype?
2) did he actually get his US passport sorted? (as those reports a month ago alleged ...)

1) From what I've seen, yes. The staff at Arsenal think the world of him.

2) His dad is trying to become a citizen, actually. But since Gedion is a minor he'd get it too.

 

[Xifio]

1) awesome

2) awesome

Where the F was Johannsson for USA? He was the guy who scored the last minute winner against Panama and he'd be as cool as an iceberg to slot away a penalty.

I don't know why Johannsson didn't play. The tactic was obviously Altidore-dependent and he and Johannson are different types of player, which makes you wonder why a big, strong striker like Boyd was left at home.

he was clearly first in line to replace Jozy, given how he was brought on as a straight-swap for him against Ghana ... Wondo then getting his chance at that target role (when it was needed) should have been expected ...

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Except Wondo is fucking garbage and shouldn't have even been on the team.

 

[Deisler]

Lets play the IF game and place Donovan instead of Wondolowski at the dying seconds against Courtois.

 

[Bobby]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...aron-johannsson-needs-ankle-surgery/12217525/

That explains it then.