World Cup qualifying: Who will Bradley bring to the Azteca?

Posted by Creaven on August 1, 2009 under USMNT, United States | 13 Comments to Read

bob-bradleyI really tried to care about the Gold Cup. After the group stages, I got pumped up; I told myself I was going to have the best Gold Cup commentary on the Internet. Then the United States played Panama in the quarterfinals and I fell asleep in about the 20th minute. Then the U.S. played Honduras is the semifinals and I fell asleep in about the 30th minute. Gold Cup matches were like taking NyQuil is visual form.

I did stay awake for the final and before I get into who I think Bob Bradley is going to take with him to Mexico, let me go on a little rant about El Tri’s 5-0 trouncing…

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Random Gold Cup thoughts

Posted by Creaven on July 14, 2009 under USMNT, United States | 24 Comments to Read

012802599323700I’ve actually felt a little bad I wasn’t covering the United States in the Gold Cup like I did in the Confederations Cup, but then I thought, “Wait, it’s the Gold Cup! The U.S. is going up against Grenada and Jay Heaps is getting playing time. Who cares!?!?” But I do have a soccer Web site and I should write something, so here are some random thoughts…

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