U.S. draw: Even better than you think
Luke Cyphers and Doug McIntyre...to hide his glee, "It could have been worse." 2. The scouting advantage: U.S. coach Bob Bradley's approach to preparation, which we documented here, is tailor-made for opponents like Slovenia and Algeria...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
Cunningham, Johnson get their shot
Luke Cyphers...to have prevailed among all others is the candidates' sense of appreciation at the opportunity. Coach Bob Bradley called up regular starter Jozy Altidore and three other forwards in search of a replacement for Charlie...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
Youth struggle to keep up with CONCACAF talent
Doug McIntyre and Luke Cyphers...Alexandre Pato-led Brazil on the way to the quarterfinals with a lineup featuring Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Robbie Rogers and Freddy Adu. Granted, youth national teams aren't the best tool for predicting...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Forwards wanted
Doug McIntyreU.S. national team coach Bob Bradley's "problem" with surplus midfielders is well documented, but a shortage of capable forwards could be the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
U.S. faces a glut of midfielders
Doug McIntyre and Luke Cyphers...with his penetrating runs forward. All of a sudden, Bradley has a problem. Throughout the past year, midfield fixtures Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley have anchored the attack with multiple assists and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009
Dempsey injury creates opportunity for Holden
Luke Cyphers...Feilhaber sounds unfazed. "I'd assume the midfield that played in the last game (Landon Donovan, Michael Bradley, Ricardo Clark) will probably play, and then there's a decision to make on Clint's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009
Drew Carey talks U.S. Soccer
Doug McIntyre and Luke CyphersComedian Drew Carey is undoubtedly U.S. soccer's biggest celebrity fan. Last week, he officially joined the effort to bring the World Cup to the Unite...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009
Lack of PT a concern for Bradley, Onyewu
Doug McIntyre...many U.S. fans will be keeping a close eye on the respective club struggles of Michael Bradley and Oguchi Onyewu over the next three weeks. Both players, who are locks in the U...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009
Key lineup choices for Wednesday night's game
Luke Cyphers and Doug McIntyre...without a little lineup speculation? Although the U.S. beat El Salvador on Saturday, changes to Bob Bradley's XI are pretty much a guarantee. Defensive anchor Oguchi Onyewu returns from a yellow card suspension...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009
Onward to Trinidad and Tobago
Luke CyphersPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago -- Some reporting odds and ends, followed by some analytical odds and ends, after which we will end with some truly...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
DeMerit likely out for U.S.
Luke Cyphers...the full 90 minutes. Bradley could then turn to attack-minded midfielders Benny Feilhaber and Stuart Holden, who came on in the second half against Mexico, alongside Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley in the American...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009
U.S. searching for a signature style
Luke CyphersIt's an eternal topic in soccer, and like all the great arguments in the sport, it's highly subjective: Has the U.S. established a national style of p...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2009
Edu rehab, Adu loan and qualifier news
Luke Cyphers and Doug McIntyre...To learn when Edu might be back, where Freddy Adu is headed, a potential problem for Michael Bradley and how the Yanks have been progressing in the club soccer world, you must be an...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009
Spector could find niche at left fullback
Doug McIntyre...during the 2002 World Cup, while midfielder Eddie Lewis got the assignment four years later. Under Bob Bradley, Heath Pearce, Carlos Bocanegra, DaMarcus Beasley and Jonathan Bornstein have each started qualifiers there this year alone...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009
Some answers on Kljestan
Doug McIntyre...exposure to Donovan during the national team's recent trip Mexico, Hannover defender Steve Cherundolo and Michael Bradley of Borussia Moenchengladbach were "quarantined' and held out of their respective Bundesliga games as a precaution...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009
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