Official Team USA Soccer Thread

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Here is the next match
another Friendly

Oct. 8, 2011
U.S. Men vs. Honduras
6 p.m. ET
Sun Life Stadium
Miami Gardens, Fla.
FOX Soccer, Univision

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a new Friendly has been scheduled

Oct. 11, 2011
U.S. Men vs. Ecuador
7 p.m. ET
Red Bull Arena
Harrison, N.J.
ESPN2, ESPN3, Univision

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i like that they are scheduling more Friendlies

i dont like
thats its vs teams that we normally play or see

how about some more Euro teams, or Asian teams ?
maybe its a schedule thing
but id like to see new opponents
and games vs teams wed never see

[LittleOzzy]

i like that they are scheduling more Friendlies

i dont like
thats its vs teams that we normally play or see

how about some more Euro teams, or Asian teams ?
maybe its a schedule thing
but id like to see new opponents
and games vs teams wed never see

Teams from Asia are busy qualifying for the World Cup and teams from Europe likely don't want to travel that far at this time of year.

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ok.
i guess, we still got Africa and the Middle East
i just want us to face new teams

[and1GS]

Honduras/Ecuador are pretty good, so those will be tough friendlies.

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Players for October Friendlies against Honduras and Ecuador

Agudelo, Juan F 6-0 180 11/23/92 Barnegat, N.J. New York Red Bulls
Altidore, Jozy F 6-1 175 11/06/89 Boca Raton, Fla. AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands)
Beasley, DaMarcus F 5-8 145 05/24/82 Ft. Wayne, Ind. Puebla (Mexico)
Bunbury, Teal F 6-2 175 02/27/90 Prior Lake, Minn. Sporting Kansas City
Donovan, Landon F 5-8 160 03/04/82 Redlands, Calif. LA Galaxy

Beckerman, Kyle M 5-10 165 04/23/82 Crofton, Md. Real Salt Lake
Bradley, Michael M 6-2 175 07/31/87 Manhattan Beach, Calif. Chievo Verona (Italy)
Dempsey, Clint M 6-1 170 03/09/83 Nacogdoches, Texas Fulham (England)
Edu, Maurice M 6-0 170 04/18/86 Fontana, Calif. Rangers (Scotland)
Larentowicz, Jeff M 6-1 175 08/05/83 Philadelphia, Pa. Colorado Rapids
Shea, Brek M 6-3 180 02/28/90 College Station, Texas FC Dallas
Williams, Danny M 5-10 174 03/08/89 Karlsruhe, Germany Hoffenheim (Germany)

Onyewu, Oguchi D 6-4 210 05/13/82 Olney, Md. Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
Bocanegra, Carlos D 6-0 170 05/25/79 Alta Loma, Calif. Rangers (Scotland)
Chandler, Timothy D 6-1 180 03/29/90 Frankfurt, Germany Nürnberg (Germany)
Cherundolo, Steve D 5-6 145 02/19/79 San Diego, Calif. Hannover 96 (Germany)
Orozco Fiscal, Michael D 5-11 160 02/07/86 Orange, Calif. San Luis (Mexico)
Ream, Tim D 6-1 165 10/05/87 St. Louis, Mo. New York Red Bulls
Spector, Jonathan D 6-0 180 03/01/86 Arlington Heights, Ill. Birmingham City (England)

Hamid, Bill GK 6-3 225 11/25/90 Annandale, Va. D.C. United
Howard, Tim GK 6-3 210 03/06/79 North Brunswick, N.J. Everton (England)
Rimando, Nick GK 5-11 181 06/17/79 Montclair, Calif. Real Salt Lake

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i got issues with some selections...

1.) 3 GK, really ? we havent even seen Bill Hamid, why bring another oldy Nick Rimando

2.) i thought we were done with Onyewu. we cant afford a player with no ball skills, and negative ball control / possession ability

3.) NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO michael bradely. i cant stand his style of play. wev looked better WITHOUT him. dam. if he starts in these games it will upset me

4.) y Beasley ? i thought we were done with him too

[and1GS]

Tim Chandler is the truth, so glad he chose to play for the US.

I wanna see Bunbury get more of a shot. I feel like him or Agudelo could be our starting striker for years to come if they keep gaining international experience.

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a few more comments

yay, NO more Castillo
is Spector ready ?
where is Kljestan
where is Torres

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i havent seen Bunbury at all
i dont know his style

Agudelo deserves a start and major time

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id like to see our 4-3-3 again
or a 4-1-3-2

4
bocanegra, cherundolo (seem to be locks)
ream, spector (gotta see more from them)

1
maurice edu
looks to b his natural position
really helps the D and helps with possession
(i used to not like him at all, until he was used in this spot)

3
brek, donovan, dempsey
they can all score and create

2
altidore, agudelo
time to see them together, for at least 60 minutes

if its a 4-3-3
bocanegra, cherundolo, chandler, ream
brek, edu, donovan
dempsey, altidore, agudelo
idk if we have the right M, for these games, for this formation

[and1GS]

Last I read Torres was out with a major injury. And IMO Kljestan is just average, might as well have Feilhaber in there over him.

I like that 4-3-3 lineup you've got there, though I haven't seen much of Ream. Boca and Jozy are on form and I really like what I've seen from Brek. Great size but I think he still has the mindset of a striker when he's really more of a winger.

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some guys that we need to see more of
we havent seen them enough with the national team

D
Ream, Tim D 6-1 165 10/05/87 St. Louis, Mo. New York Red Bulls
Spector, Jonathan D 6-0 180 03/01/86 Arlington Heights, Ill. Birmingham City (England)
Goodson, Clarence D 6-4 180 05/17/82 Alexandria, Va. Brondby (Denmark)
Pearce, Heath D 5-10 175 08/13/84 Modesto, Calif. Chivas USA

M
Johnson, Fabian M 6-0 155 12/11/87 Munich, Germany Hoffenheim (Germany)
Larentowicz, Jeff M 6-1 175 08/05/83 Philadelphia, Pa. Colorado Rapids

F
Bunbury, Teal F 6-2 175 02/27/90 Prior Lake, Minn. Sporting Kansas City

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here is the main roster i want to see
add 2 keepers
and theres still 5 spots open
thinking the roster goes to 22

D
Bocanegra, Carlos
Cherundolo, Steve
Chandler, Timothy
Orozco Fiscal, Michael
Lichaj, Eric

M
Beckerman, Kyle
Dempsey, Clint
Edu, Maurice
Shea, Brek
Torres, Jose
Kljestan, Sacha

F
Agudelo, Juan
Altidore, Jozy
Adu, Freddy
Donovan, Landon

[jerrod]

did i hear that torres was hurt?

[and1GS]

Yup, till December with a foot injury.

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i think Torres is key, to the 4-3-3 formation
idk if Edu can play that center Mid position
hes more of a possession defense guy
id like to see it though

ive also been wanting to see a 4-1-3-2 formation
4 D
1 DM = edu
3 M = brek, donovan, dempsey
2 F = agudelo, altidore

maybe kljestan at M and brek as the other F
then we can have 2 big guys up top

Lichaj - Kljestan - Adu - have not been apart of these last friendlies - i would really like to see them b added to the team

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‎2010 World Cup vet Edson Buddle has replaced Landon Donovan (strained quadriceps) in the U.S. MNT squad for games against Honduras and Ecuador.

ok, now what ?

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i guess we go to a 4-4-2
and try to possess the ball
IMO, id go with
F - Altidore - Agudelo
M - Brek, Edu, Beckerman, Dempsey
D - Bocanegra, Cherundolo, +2 more


Agudelo, Juan
Altidore, Jozy
Beasley, DaMarcus
Bunbury, Teal
Buddle, Edson

Beckerman, Kyle
Bradley, Michael
Dempsey, Clint
Edu, Maurice
Larentowicz, Jeff
Shea, Brek
Williams, Danny

Onyewu, Oguchi
Bocanegra, Carlos
Chandler, Timothy
Cherundolo, Steve
Orozco Fiscal, Michael
Ream, Tim
Spector, Jonathan

Hamid, Bill
Howard, Tim
Rimando, Nick

[and1GS]

I'd go with a 4-1-2-1-2 or 4-3-1-2 just to force Adu into the starting lineup as a CF. IDK why he hasn't been involved, did he not get called for these two friendlies?

Beckerman is so low reward that at this point I'd rather start Williams just to see wtf we have in him.

As for the defense I think Chandler, Boca, and Cherundolo's spots are basically set which leaves one more starting position to be filled. Cherundolo could play CB but I feel he's more valuable on the outside since he makes good runs, so I'd like to see if Onyewu can re-capture his old form as our starting CB. If not then start Cherundolo at CB and throw Orozco out wide.

For forwards I'd like to see Jozy/Agu as well, good call there as I think that's where our future is at. But if Agu plays flustered like he did when I last saw him then sub in Bunbury.

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Starting Lineup:
Howard;
Cherundolo, Fiscal, Bocanegra, Chandler;
Beckerman; Williams, Edu, Shea;
Dempsey, Altidore