Friendly: USA-Holland report card

Posted by Creaven on March 4, 2010 under United States, USMNT | 8 Comments to Read

Stuart-Holden-001In six months, the United States-Holland friendly on March 3 in Amsterdam will be remembered by U.S. fans for one of two reasons:

1. People will vaguely remember Jonathan Bornstein throwing away any chance of a starting spot at the World Cup and the national team resurrection of DaMarcus Beasley.

Or.

2. People will vividly remember it as the match Stuart Holden’s 2010 World Cup ended before it began.

I really hope it’s No. 1. Not only do I like Holden, but I think he’s a critical player for the U.S. If it was up to me, he would be the starting right midfielder against England even if everyone is healthy. But that’s assuming Nigel de Jong didn’t snap his shin in half (see the previous blog post).

When it comes to the team’s performance, I thought it was a mostly positive 2-1 defeat. To the grades…

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