Comments on: US Confederations Cup Squad: Thoughts on the Tournament and the Selections

By: miguel

miguel — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:23:58 +0000

how many of the US squad are of latin-american heritage? Mexicans?

By: orly

orly — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:40:47 +0000

I’m impressed that you could determine that Frank Simek’s “only gotten better” since 2007 despite the fact that he’s barely played in the last 18 months due to injury.

By: Angel

Angel — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:03:13 +0000

Everyone here are hitting it right in the head. The USSF need a president with huevos (balls) to know about soccer (football) and really stand to this DON president of the MLS and work together to get the schedule fix to the FIFA. and to hired a coach that know how to scout new talent from either MLS or aboard. We need a coach that has ball to sit any player that is playing bad on the field and don’t take crap from premadona ala Donovan, Dempsey, Beasley etc. There are new kids with talent coming up from the U21 all the way down to U17 only cause they are young doesn’t mean they can be on a big stage as World Cup. Samples (Maradona, Pele, Messi, Tevez, Rooney and mamy more) all this have in common that they played no cause of their age but for their talent. I’m so tired about this age limit with have settle in the USA. please not even on the NBA have this problem. Garnett, Koby, Lebron, etc all play under 20 in the big stage and why not our soccer players, why we have to depend on Big NAMES. The USSF have to start getting a new system for scouting players overseas aboard and here in our own country and keep the eyes wide open and give the Opportunity to have this kids grow and not cut their style of playing, give them the freedom to be creative and freestyle.

By: Travis H.

Travis H. — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:32:59 +0000

whine about the selections all you want but until the USSF grows the balls to hire a real coach with real tactics we will continue to underwhelm.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:17:32 +0000

Until they get the midfield worked out, I don’t see many good things from the US Men’s soccer team.

By: adam

adam — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:15:03 +0000

Kartik, I would strongly point out that the 1999 team while a high water mark for the US all time with the win over Germany only had to win that one game to advance. Being placed in a group with the impotent New Zealand guaranteed three points coming into the tournament and thus allowed the US to focus on one game in the entire tournament to advance. We lost to Brazil and Mexico. This tournament’s draw has been less kind and thus comparing the ultimate “failure” of 2009 to the “success” of 1999 is a bit unfair. Beating Germany was a high but struggling to beat NZ and losing to Mexico and Brazil was not.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:22:50 +0000

My hope is that Il Traditore Rossi gets his head knock off by Onyewu.

By: Chris B

Chris B — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:16:28 +0000

2:15 am…please excuse my poor spelling.

By: Chris B

Chris B — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:15:00 +0000

Isn’t that what the Gold Cup is this year? A place to test unproven players? I would rather have Bradley play the old guard in SAF and bleed younger players where their confidence aka Marvelle Wynn won’t get crushed. Really?Kartik…2003 really?….we played boring football and were sent home quickly and boy all that european experiece helped us become proven wimnner on that Continnent.

By: GJ

GJ — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:03:56 +0000

Also, I so want them to win atleast one game but I am scared that they will not even score a goal.