51 Results for michael bradley

U.S. pulls off dramatic win in Honduras

Jen Chang

...to a horror show, as the Hondurans completely dominated. The U.S. central midfield pairing of Michael Bradley and Ricardo Clark was overrun by their Honduran counterparts Wilson Palacios and Hendry Thomas, and were...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2009

Tough week for Americans in the big leagues

Jen Chang

...s what I'm thinking about this Monday morning from this past week's action: 1. Michael Bradley in limbo. It hasn't been the best patch in the Bundesliga for midfielder Michael Bradley...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Surveying the U.S. team's landscape

Jen Chang

...and this is where the U.S. still has a huge shortfall. It's critical that Michael Bradley, Benny Feilhaber or Jose Torres step up and fill that void, or the potent attacking quartet...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009

Mulling over the U.S. roster for 2010

Jen Chang

...Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathan Spector, Steve Cherundolo, Frankie Hejduk, Edgar Castillo, Chad Marshall. Midfielders (8): Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, Benny Feilhaber, Stuart Holden, Jose Torres, Maurice Edu, Jermaine Jones, Robbie Rogers or Freddy Adu. Forwards...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009

U.S. versus Brazil play-by-play

Jen Chang

Play-by-play The teams are on the field and lined up for the national anthems. As usual, the dulcet tones of the soothing Vuvuzelas hum softly in the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 26, 2009

U.S. versus Spain play-by-play

Jen Chang

Play-by-play We're minutes away from kickoff as the teams stand for the national anthems. The team captains, Casillas for Spain and Bocanegra for the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 22, 2009

U.S. versus Egypt play-by-play

Jen Chang

...box and refusing to shoot. From the clearance, the U.S. break into the Egyptian box and Bradley draws a fine save from El Hadary with a fierce low drive. End-to-end stuff. 15...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 20, 2009

U.S. versus Brazil play-by-play

Jen Chang

Play-by-play We're a few minutes from kickoff. The teams are walking onto the field for the national anthems. The U.S. is 1-12-0 (W-L-T) all-time ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 17, 2009

U.S. versus Italy play-by-play

Jen Chang

Play-by-play We're moments away from the start of the game. The teams are out on the field and captains Donovan and Buffon exchange pleasantries. An...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2009

Question marks continue to surround U.S.

Jen Chang

...what the current team lacks, and it's a problem that has been compounded by coach Bob Bradley's preference at various times to field two holding/defensive midfielders -- as he did against Honduras, with...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009

U.S. vs. Honduras play-by-play

Jen Chang

My final thoughts on the game: A gutsy comeback win for the U.S. in what was a big, big win. Donovan, Clark and Spector stood out in particular tonigh...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 05, 2009

Costa Rica versus U.S. play-by-play

Jen Chang

...is expected to be: Tim Howard, Marvell Wynne, Oguchi Onyewu, Carlos Bocanegra, DaMarcus Beasley, Pablo Mastroeni, Michael Bradley, Jose Francisco Torres, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Jozy Altidore. Subs: Brad Guzan, Ricardo Clark, Freddy Adu...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2009

U.S. to be on the defensive against Costa Rica

Jen Chang

...the case, I think Bradley will opt for one of the two following lineups: GK -- Tim Howard; D -- Jonathan Spector, Oguchi Onyewu, Carlos Bocanegra, Bornstein; LM -- DaMarcus Beasley; CM -- Michael Bradley, Pablo Mastroeni; RM...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 2009

Peterlin's move to Everton is remarkable

Jen Chang

...Red Bulls, it's strange that someone like Peterlin was overlooked. 1. Speaking of American midfielders: Michael Bradley turned in a pretty good performance against Bayern on Saturday in Gladbach's 2-1 loss...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 04, 2009

Dempsey's career path starting to mimic Gerrard's

Jen Chang

...Dempsey might have warranted a look at central midfield alongside a proper holding mid. However, with Michael Bradley's emergence as more of a two-way player, it appears that for the time being...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 13, 2009