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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World Cup Qualifier: United States vs. Costa Rica report card

Posted by Creaven on June 3, 2009 under USMNT, United States | 13 Comments to Read

Costa Rica fanOuch. It was literally painful watching the United States’ 3-0 defeat to Costa Rica Wednesday night. They never found a rhythm and after the first 15 minutes the match felt over (because it was). Adding insult to injury was listening to the nonsense of JP Dellacamera and John Harkes (especially Harkes) for two hours. Even the broadcasters didn’t show up.

Let’s go over the American players:

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