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2014 WC U.S. NATIONAL TEAM
How I see it ..
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Player v. GHA v. POR v. GER
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GK) Howard Above-Average Above-Average
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D) Beasley Average Above-Average
D) Besler Above-Average OUTSTANDING
D) Cameron Average Average
D) Johnson Above-Average Above-Average
DM) Beckerman Average Above-Average
D) Brooks Above-Average n/a
D) Yedlin n/a OUTSTANDING
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M) Jones OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING
M) Bradley Poor Below-Average
M) Bedoya Above-Average Average
M) Zusi Above-Average Above-Average
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F) Altidore n/a n/a
F) Dempsey OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING
F) Johannsson Below-Average n/a
F) Wondoowski n/a OUTSTANDING
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PANDO! or GORDO? Q&A (Before
and after the WC)
TIM HOWARD (better than
'10?)
Yes - But,
the same little lapses keep
recurring .. .. The sometimes iffy kicking and the missed punch v. POR that
almost resulted in a goal if not for a great reflex save .. .. TIMMY is a very
good GK, just not great .. ..
DEFENSE
Has proven to be much better than the
pre-WC fears .. .. MATT BESLER has proven that MLS can produce a
top-notch defensive talent .. .. GEOFF CAMERON is a pretty good CB but
the search continues for a world-class mate for Matt .. .. And, it certainly is
not OMAR .. ..
MIDFIELD
With JERMAINE JONES & KYLE
BECKERMAN probably playing in their one and only WC, USA will need to find a
INT-quality replacement, I found the perfect guy .. .. MICHAEL BRADLEY ..
.. The Captain has proved with a doubt, he can not hold the ball and distribute
at the highest level .. .. Always the fittest guy on the team, please keep him
as far back as possible .. .. Then who will be the #10 in Russia? Perhaps MIX
DISKERUD, BENJI JOYA, or another attacking talent somewhere we have not
seen yet .. ..
FORWARDS
This one is going to be interesting
> Who is it going to be if it isn't JOZY ALTIDORE or CLINT DEMPSEY
.. .. There is some pretty good talent in the pipeline like TERRENCE BOYD
and a lot of kids that will get long looks with the U-23s, but my main worry is
a #10 .. .. '
HERR JURGEN
Regardless of the final results in
BRA, he has proven his long-range outlook is 100% accurate .. .. He fantasized
of being able to play a 4-3-3 all the time, but is pragmatic enough to
know that a 4-1-3-1-1 is best for this side and is able to adapt .. ..
And, how about the 'moves'?
+ Moving JERMAINE JONES out to LM for
Ghana and moving him back to DM to keep an eye on RONALDO
+ Badgering JOHN-ANTHONY BROOKS to
play for the USA U-20 Side in 2011; Guess it worked out well, huh?
+ Badgering FABIAN JOHNSON to play for
the USA and use his skills as a RWB
+ Introducing a fresh DE ANDRE YEDLIN
who started the counter that led to USAs second goal v. POR
+ Realizing OMAR GONZALEZ is not a
world-class talent (in 2014 at least)
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