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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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Forwards wanted

Doug McIntyre

U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley's "problem" with surplus midfielders is well documented, but a shortage of capable forwards could be the...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009

Drew Carey talks U.S. Soccer

Doug McIntyre and Luke Cyphers

Comedian 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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009

Onward to Trinidad and Tobago

Luke Cyphers

PORT 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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009

U.S. searching for a signature style

Luke Cyphers

It'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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009