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Re: U.S. Soccer: We Suck Again

No Freddy No way US will win — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:17:24 -0000

US Team cannot win without Freddy Adu, he is the only one who plays the world game, the way the world plays that game...no one else in the US seems to even show signs or glimpse of what it takes to play at that level...you need flare to play any game...just like the way we play basketball...show me one player in the US nation team who shows that flare other than Freddy...

I have no idea what we are waiting for, for Freddy to be 25?...every country tries to bring the younger players as soon as possible...

Re: U.S. Soccer: We Suck Again

Donna DAndrea — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:24:05 -0000

Do not forget that we played Brazil's B-Team today, June 18, 2009

The Italian game was so humiliating too. I have never seen such crybabies. Who are these people on the USA team? Are they Americans? Who told them that they can scream and cry and takes dives on the field. We have an athlete's code of honor here. They should cry to their mothers when they get home and just practice please. Thank goodness we have been eliminated and don't have to be embarrassed anymore.

Re: U.S. Soccer: We Suck Again

O'Day — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:05:09 -0000

Man, I hadn't seen anything about the game before I read the headline, and I wanted to disagree with you so bad E before reading anything (read optimistic that they don't suck THAT bad), but I think I have to agree with you. I have read very little, so I reserve some judgment, but I feel that despite having less talented players than the world powerhouses, Bob Bradley has to take a big chunk of blame here. I know we have enough talent to field a squad that can compete, albeit with the correct mindset and strategy, and BB just is not implementing anything to help this. My examples would be the failed experiment of Beasley at left back, any lack of consistency in the starting eleven, as well as consistency in a starting formation. Well, to the last point, at least a failure to match starting formations against the opponent to give us the best chance to compete. After the 2002 World Cup, I was finally believing that things were turning around for the US, and they were finally putting together a talented, competitive squad to compete on the world level. Since World Cup 2006 however, I have slowly begun realizing that this is not true, and the progress has been minimal, if any at all. And it is killing me.