jeez, arena is trying hard as hell to jinx us

2/7/2007 11:09:25 PM

LANDON DONOVAN!!!!

2/7/2007 11:17:43 PM

did anyone else see the Goalie try to slide tackle Eddie Johnson after Donovan scored?

haha nevermind just showed the replay

[Edited on February 7, 2007 at 11:19 PM. Reason : a]

2/7/2007 11:18:34 PM

that was fucked up, mexico always does tht cheap shot shit

2/7/2007 11:19:57 PM

yeah.. i can't believe he didn't get a card.. it was so blatant.. not even within the play of the game.. i bet that warrants him a suspension for the next game or something

2/7/2007 11:21:44 PM

What the fuck is wrong with the Mexican team? Fuck them.. bunch of pussies.

2/7/2007 11:23:16 PM

thats always been mexico, they are some of the classless soccer players in the world

2/7/2007 11:24:15 PM

Great assist by the referee on the goal.

Good assist by Donovan and good run to get the second goal.

We have to create more chances offensively though.

Copa America draw next week!

2/7/2007 11:25:19 PM

what do ya'll think we should do about coach? I say go ahead and promote Bradley and let him go with it.. it definitely doesn't need to drag on any longer.

2/7/2007 11:25:55 PM

ehh not a fan

not a fan of eddie johnson's lazy ass either

2/7/2007 11:26:26 PM

we need a dominant striker, i dont know why we cant produce one here in america

2/7/2007 11:27:58 PM

1st half looked like World Cup US Soccer. 2nd half was awesome!

2/7/2007 11:29:10 PM

^^^^ I think Gulati will get someone else.

Bradley was put into a hard situation, he took it like a good soldier, and he's making a good case for himself. But I think Gulati already has someone in line, and I don't think Bradley's performance will change that.

[Edited on February 7, 2007 at 11:30 PM. Reason : .]

2/7/2007 11:30:13 PM

has he named anyone else that he's interested in? i havn't really heard any other names other than Klinssman who already turned it down

2/7/2007 11:33:29 PM

^^^^^^^^ F' those classless bastards. I'm eating Mexican tomorrow so I can talk shit.

[Edited on February 7, 2007 at 11:43 PM. Reason : after I get my speedy with rice]

2/7/2007 11:42:23 PM

He's purposely saying no one. What he did wrong with Klinsmann was that he publicly stated he wanted Klinsmann. Klinsmann then pretty much asked for the moon (like, controlling all sponsorships of the USA national team, stuff that doesn't even concern coaching), which is something Gulati is right to decline. The thing was, he focused entirely on Klinsmann and had no backup plan, or if he did have a backup plan, it was Bob Bradley on an interim 6-month assignment, not an ideal situation by any means.

There's a couple rumors out there, Quieroz and Hiddink (a mercenary, he won't come anyway).

2/7/2007 11:43:24 PM

aha, the second page of this thread is what gets said about the Mexicans every time they lace em up against the United States

the hell with em, i'm glad the recent ownership on US soil continues

2/8/2007 12:00:57 AM

that last corner kick before half, there were Beers uh Cervezas raining down on the US player waiting to take the corner. They weren't hitting him but were landing about 6 feet in front. That was crazy to see. i was wtf, where is this game? waht? arizona?

2/8/2007 8:35:45 AM

Beers, or cups of urine? You make the call.

2/8/2007 9:01:11 AM

the team played pretty good last night. all you need is 1 goal and they got it. landycakes goal was unfortunate for mexico that it hit off the referee but atleast donovan actually did something.

i'd love to see this team with beasley, onyewu, and the couple other players missing...

overall, i'll take the win

2/8/2007 10:34:24 AM

Damnit, how did I not know about this...well sounds like we got a win in a tough game. Twellman reminds me of Brad from Home Improvement, anyone remember when he was trying to play college soccer on the show? haha

2/8/2007 3:02:35 PM

^ yeah, he was offered a scholarship from carolina but fucked up somehow

2/8/2007 3:13:59 PM

I loved the post-game comments in which every Mexican player was essentially like, "well, we were still the better team" or making excuses like "we didn't get time to practice together" when they brought an A side and got spanked by a B+ US side. They say this same shit every game. Kudos to Donovan for calling them out about being totally classless, walking off the field without shaking hands after the game and pulling shit like they did on Eddie Johnson during the game. Just keep telling yourselves that dumbasses, stay in denial and the US domiance will continue.

2/8/2007 3:22:00 PM

So I live in Mexico, and they weren't happy with the game to say the least, cussed at twice, and in the morning meeting given a lecture on how bad the americans had played, and how we are horrible at soccer, I just said 2-0, nice work Hugo

2/8/2007 3:41:05 PM

haha, gg.

2/8/2007 3:44:02 PM

but i really like Howard over Keller

2/8/2007 3:58:16 PM

^ whoa, not in Keller's prime.

Anyways, I think I'm going to like watching this team play in the next couple of years. But, we need a legit goal-scorer.. bad.

[Edited on February 8, 2007 at 4:27 PM. Reason : r]

2/8/2007 4:27:42 PM

^ Yeah.

USA Soccer.

Excellent goalkeeping.
Solid defending.
An okay midfield.
The forwards suck.

2/8/2007 4:30:14 PM

howard isnt as good as keller was in his prime, but the gap isnt far, howard easily has the athleticism but lacks fundamentals, if he ever gets the fundamentals down to kellers level then watch out, he could easily be one of the greatest keepers in the world.

Thankfully GK is never a position the US has had to worry about for many years now, but its the damn Striker position....i thought eddie johnson might be the real deal a couple years ago in his start, but he hasnt done jack lately...once we find a striker who is fearless, good on the ball, and can finish, then we will have a chance at actually winning a world cup...until then, we will be just outside greatness

2/8/2007 4:33:00 PM

Shit, all I want from a forward is one who isn't a) a pussy (see Wolff/Donovan) and b) lazy as hell (see Eddie Johnson) and c) slow

Run your ass off, get in the mix, and beat people to the ball and you'll score some goals

2/8/2007 4:38:36 PM

Rossi is still workin on being on the Italian national side, right?

2/8/2007 4:39:52 PM

I'm pretty sure he is, yeah

2/8/2007 4:41:08 PM

that sucks, hes a smaller guy, but playing in first class competition over seas is surely gonna propel him to being better than any striker we have right now

2/8/2007 4:46:25 PM

give twellman a true go at it

2/8/2007 5:37:33 PM

^^^^ Forget about Rossi. If he wants to play for a country he never lived in and whose fans kill cops and think it's a part of the game, let him.

2/8/2007 5:41:55 PM

2007 Copa America draw:

Venezuela (host)
Bolivia
Peru
Uruguay

Argentina
USA
Colombia
Paraguay

Brazil
Mexico
Chile
Ecuador

2/15/2007 7:12:05 AM

Easily the hardest group.

Awesome.

2/15/2007 8:16:36 AM

i'm glad, i want to play real teams...i hope we play brazil in some round of the knockout stage if we get there

2/15/2007 4:24:08 PM

in related news...italy is now the world's #1

2/15/2007 5:28:04 PM

fuck italy

2/15/2007 5:59:21 PM

when will freddy join the team?

3/6/2007 2:44:01 AM

When he's good enough to be on it.

Which could be never.

*sigh*

3/6/2007 3:10:52 AM

3rd jersey:

3/21/2007 2:40:21 PM

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

JUST GIVE US A RED JERSEY

YOU FUCKING FUCKS

3/21/2007 3:37:45 PM

That shit looks like a women's jersey.

3/21/2007 4:42:20 PM

ahahah that shit looks terrible

3/21/2007 5:13:37 PM

3/21/2007 5:18:16 PM

i actually like that jersey ha

3/22/2007 12:08:53 AM

I like the pinstripes. It's original for soccer jerseys I believe.

Roster for the upcoming two friendlies this coming Sunday (vs. Ecuador in Tampa) and Wednesday (vs. Guatemala in the Dallas area).

Quote :

" Barrett, Wade D 5'8'' 150 06/23/76 1/0 Virginia Beach, Va. Houston Dynamo (MLS) Beasley, DaMarcus M 5'8" 145 05/24/82 61/12 Ft. Wayne, Ind. Manchester City (England) Bocanegra, Carlos D 6'0" 170 05/25/79 43/6 Alto Loma, Calif. Fulham FC (England) Bradley, Michael M 6’2” 170 07/31/87 2/0 Cedar Grove, N.J. SC Heerenveen (Holland) Carroll, Brian M 5’10” 150 07/20/81 5/0 Springfield, Va. D.C. United (MLS) Cherundolo, Steve D 5'6" 145 02/19/79 38/1 San Diego, Calif. Hannover 96 (Germany) Ching, Brian F 6’1” 195 05/24/78 20/4 Haleiwa, Hawaii Houston Dynamo (MLS) Conrad, Jimmy D 6'2" 185 02/12/77 19/1 Temple City, Calif. Kansas City Wizards (MLS) Cooper, Kenny F 6’3” 210 10/21/84 1/1 Dallas, Texas FC Dallas (MLS) DeMerit, Jay D 5’9” 176 12/04/79 0/0 Green Bay, Wisc. Watford FC (England) Dempsey, Clint M 6’1” 170 03/09/83 24/6 Nacogdoches, Texas Fulham FC (England) Donovan, Landon F 5'8" 148 03/04/82 86/27 Redlands, Calif. Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Feilhaber, Benny M 5’9” 150 01/19/85 0/0 Irvine, Calif. Hamburger SV (Germany) Guzan, Brad GK 6'4" 210 09/09/84 1/0 Home Glen, Ill. Chivas USA (MLS) Howard, Tim GK 6’3” 210 03/06/79 17/0 North Brunswick, N.J. Everton FC (England) Johnson, Eddie F 6’0” 180 03/31/84 22/9 Palm Coast, Fla. Kansas City Wizards (MLS) Keller, Kasey GK 6'2" 180 11/29/69 96/0 Lacey, Wash. Bor. M'gladbach (Germany) Mapp, Justin M 5’10” 140 10/18/84 2/0 Brandon, Miss. Chicago Fire (MLS) Mullan, Brian M 5'8'' 150 04/23/78 2/0 Mineola, N.Y. Houston Dynamo (MLS) Onyewu, Oguchi D 6’4” 210 05/13/82 17/1 Olney, Md. Newcastle United (England) Pearce, Heath D 5’10” 175 08/13/84 5/0 Modesta, Calif. FC Nordsjælland (Denmark) Simek, Frank D 5’11’ 163 10/13/84 0/0 St. Louis, Mo. Sheffield Wednesday (England) Spector, Jonathan D 6’0” 180 03/01/86 3/0 Arlington Heights, Ill. West Ham United (England) Twellman, Taylor F 5’11” 170 02/29/80 19/5 St. Louis, Mo. New England Revolution (MLS) "

3/22/2007 7:18:19 AM

the pinstripes are original, but the blue is too light and the logo is too big

3/22/2007 8:37:09 AM