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Monday morning musings

Jen Chang

...it'll be a good runout for some of the youngsters Bradley has called up. If Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore get on the field together, we can see if they can re-create...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008

Monday morning musings

Jen Chang

...well to life in Spain, something that can't be said of fellow U.S. teen Freddy Adu, who's struggling at Monaco. Adu was recently named by France Football magazine (the same establishment...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2008

The Beasley experiment

Jen Chang

...beat a defender to create an offensive opening. This contrast can be shown in the way Freddy Adu, in limited time, did take on a defender and deliver a gorgeous cross for Oguchi Onyewu...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2008

TGIF and other musings

Jen Chang

...Classic) is the fact that it's all well and good calling up young talents like Freddy Adu, Jose Francisco Torres and Jozy Altidore, but ultimately it doesn't really mean much if they...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008

Monday morning musings

Jen Chang

...two general schools of thought fall into those who are irate because talented young players like Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore have been left behind again and those who argue that fielding a veteran...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2008

Sunday evening musings

Jen Chang

...Guatemala might revert to form and play 10-men bunker defense, it's also surprising that Freddy Adu wasn't brought along as a creative option off the bench and to give the U...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2008

Thoughts on U.S. vs. Netherlands

Jen Chang

...need to avoid a loss against Nigeria to advance. Adding to the misery is that both Freddy Adu and Michael Bradley will miss that game because of yellow card accumulation. 2. What I liked...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2008

Thoughts on the U.S. Olympic openers

Jen Chang

...to see the ref give either one). Up top, Brian McBride was deprived of service, and Freddy Adu failed to impress in the playmaker role. You could argue that Adu was the recipient of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2008

Monday morning musings

Jen Chang

...Argentina). Another problem for the U.S. is how best to utilize the attacking trio of Freddy Adu, Jozy Altidore and Brian McBride. A standard 4-4-2 doesn't really suit Adu, who...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2008

Monday morning musings

Jen Chang

...conservative given the weak nature of the opponents. After all, if you're not comfortable starting Freddy Adu in a World Cup qualifier against a foe like Barbados, can we really expect to see...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 16, 2008

TGIF musings on the U.S.

Jen Chang

Like most of you, I've been busy watching/dealing with Euro 2008 and so far the tournament has been going pretty much as I expected. No real surprises...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2008

Monday morning musings

Jen Chang

It's Monday morning, and ahead of this week's big clashes for the U.S. with Spain and Argentina, a few things are still bothering me about last week's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 2008

U.S. vs. England play-by-play

Jen Chang

...a bottle) is, who will replace Landon Donovan in the U.S. lineup? Will it be Freddy Adu (part of the Holy Trinity of U.S. teen phenoms along with Greg Oden and LeBron...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2008

Musings on U.S. vs. England

Jen Chang

This week sees the U.S. take on England in an intriguing friendly at Wembley (Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN Classic). Unlike the last time these two team...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 26, 2008

Monday morning musings

Jen Chang

Sorry for the absence lately folks, I've been MIA sorting out various things. In any case, here's what I'm thinking about this Monday morning: 1. Is ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2008