Official Team USA Soccer Thread

[MaliBrah]

http://www.starsandstripesfc.com/usmnt-americans-abroad/2014/12/9/7363355/gedion-zelalem-usa-citizen-arsenal" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

zelalem leaning towards picking the USMNT over germany

Don't know anything about him. He any good?

he's highly rated but he's a relative unknown at the moment. Needs to get stronger and physically develop more but he looks really good technically. His final ball is really really good , likened to a young fabregas but cesc was dominant as a teenager for us so its a bit of a reach .

he's a good read on him. "dribble like iniesta and pass like xavi" might be going too far though without him proving him self in the first team yet lol. http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... t-fabregas

[and1GS]

Gedion looks good, but these kids are such a crapshoot it's hard to tell. Since our national youth development system sucks compared to the European system our goal really should be to convince enough of these potential crapshoots to sign with us, and then pray a couple cash in as real USMNT players.

Unfortunately, that's going to be the extent of our youth system for a while if we want to be competitive. Poaching dual-nationals that have trained exclusively overseas.

[LittleOzzy]

Main task for USMNT's Klinsmann in 2015: Getting US Olympic soccer team off the ground

The US Soccer Federation faces a busy 2015 ahead of it on the men's side with a CONCACAF Gold in the summer sandwiched by an Under-20 World Cup and an Under-17 World Cup.

But the "main task" for the US men's program in 2015 involves a team that is not even involved in official competition, at least according to US senior national team manager and US technical director Jurgen Klinsmann.

"The main task for 2015 definitely is the Olympic Team, the Under-23 team," he said in audio distributed by US Soccer. "To get that off the ground and identify players obviously and get camps on the agenda and get games on the agenda for that team. And help them to kind of build already a core group toward the qualifiers then."

It's an Under-23 team that will look to erase the embarrassment of a shocking group-stage elimination in 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying. A stoppage-time goal by El Salvador in the final group match, denied the US a chance to advance to the 2012 London Olympics.

"We want to make sure what happened with London 2012 is not happening again any more. So we kind of put this on a higher priority level and I think that's exciting," continued Klinsmann.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2 ... eam-ground

[EArl]

http://www.starsandstripesfc.com/usmnt-americans-abroad/2014/12/9/7363355/gedion-zelalem-usa-citizen-arsenal" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

zelalem leaning towards picking the USMNT over germany

Don't know anything about him. He any good?

he's highly rated but he's a relative unknown at the moment. Needs to get stronger and physically develop more but he looks really good technically. His final ball is really really good , likened to a young fabregas but cesc was dominant as a teenager for us so its a bit of a reach .

he's a good read on him. "dribble like iniesta and pass like xavi" might be going too far though without him proving him self in the first team yet lol. http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... t-fabregas

he looks very promising. jurgen has been putting in work on youth recruiting.

[EArl]

28 team roster for 2015

Goalkeepers (4): Tally Hall (Houston Dynamo), Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders (10): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Michael Harrington (Portland Timbers), Chris Klute (Colorado Rapids), Chance Myers (Sporting Kansas City), Shane O’Neill (Colorado Rapids), Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)

Midfielders (8): Eric Alexander (New York Red Bulls), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Dax McCarty (New York Red Bulls), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

Forwards (4): Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (D.C. United), Mike Magee (Chicago Fire), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

[PANDEMONEUM]

28 team roster for 2015

Goalkeepers (4): Tally Hall (Houston Dynamo), Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders (10): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Michael Harrington (Portland Timbers), Chris Klute (Colorado Rapids), Chance Myers (Sporting Kansas City), Shane O’Neill (Colorado Rapids), Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)

Midfielders (8): Eric Alexander (New York Red Bulls), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Dax McCarty (New York Red Bulls), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

Forwards (4): Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (D.C. United), Mike Magee (Chicago Fire), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

whats ^^^ this from ?

[PANDEMONEUM]

http://www.ussoccer.com/mens-national-team/latest-roster

2015 Training Camp Roster
lots of questionable choices
lots of guys not even on 1st division teams
a little annoyed with JK for not selecting young MLS guys
who most feel deserve a chance
i think its more JK not rating MLS
and bringing in a new, dual nat group

if anyone has info on any of these guys, post for me.
what kind of player, true/main position
what you expect from them

Tesho Akindele F 5-11 170 3/31/92 Thornton, Colorado FC Dallas

Steve Birnbaum D 6-2 180 1/23/91 Newport, Calif. D.C. United

Alex Bono GK 6-3 195 4/25/94 Baldwinsville, N.Y.

Christian Dean D 6-3 200 3/14/93 East Palo Alto, Calif. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Dennis Flores M 5-7 145 9/23/93 Pasadena, Calif. Leon (Mexico)

Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 4/8/93 Overland Park, Kan. Sporting KC

Julio Morales F 5-11 165 12/19/93 Glendale, Calif. Tepic (Mexico)

Shane O'Neill D 6-2 190 9/2/93 Boulder, Colo. Colorado Rapids

Marc Pelosi M 6-0 170 6/17/94 Sunnyvale, Calif. Liverpool (England)

Dillon Serna M 5-7 145 3/25/94 Brighton, Colo. Colorado Rapids

Oscar Sorto D 5-8 157 8/13/94 Los Angeles, Calif. LA Galaxy

[EArl]

28 team roster for 2015

Goalkeepers (4): Tally Hall (Houston Dynamo), Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders (10): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Michael Harrington (Portland Timbers), Chris Klute (Colorado Rapids), Chance Myers (Sporting Kansas City), Shane O’Neill (Colorado Rapids), Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)

Midfielders (8): Eric Alexander (New York Red Bulls), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Dax McCarty (New York Red Bulls), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

Forwards (4): Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (D.C. United), Mike Magee (Chicago Fire), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

whats ^^^ this from ?

I forgot to put the link. ESPN.

[PANDEMONEUM]

Brad Evans OUT of camp, tendinitis in knee

Jozy Altidore IN camp

Matt Hedges IN camp

[PANDEMONEUM]

The camp, which kicked off Jan. 12 and runs through Feb. 8,
is being conducted across two continents.

After 12 days in California,
the team will head to Santiago in Chile for training from Jan. 25-29 as it prepares for its first friendly of the year against fellow 2014 FIFA World Cup side Chile on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua. The kickoff time will be announced at a later date.

The USA will then return to the U.S. Soccer National Training Center.

The camp culminates with a friendly against Panama on Feb. 8 in Carson.
Kickoff at StubHub Center is set for 1 p.m. PT, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN, UniMas and Univision Deportes Network. Fans can also follow the match live on Twitter @ussoccer and @ussoccer_esp.

[PANDEMONEUM]

http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/01/23/09/38/150123-u20mnt-faces-el-salvador

U-20 MNT Faces El Salvador with World Cup Berth on Line

The winner earns a berth to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand

4 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 24

http://www.ussoccer.com/us-under20-mens-national-team/tournaments/2015-concacaf-u20-championship#tab-3

[J-Mezzy]

So did the U.S win?

[BUCKnation]

Yes, 2-0.

[PANDEMONEUM]

usa vs chile
in 2 days, wednesday

sounds like we will try a NEW formation
a, 3-5-2

speculation of starters

...........................Rimando
................Hedges -- Jones -- Besler
Yedlin.....................Bradley.....................Shea
...............Diskerud ------------- Nguyen
....................Altidore ----- Dempsey


i want all the Zardes i can get
i expect him to outperform both altidore and dempsey





full travel roster

Sean Johnson GK 6-3 215 5/31/89 Lilburn, Ga. Chicago Fire
Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 4/8/93 Overland Park, Kan. Sporting KC
Nick Rimando GK 5-11 180 6/17/79 Montclair, Calif. Real Salt Lake

Matt Hedges D 6-4 190 4/1/90 Rochester, N.Y. FC Dallas
Matt Besler D 6-0 170 2/11/87 Overland Park, Kan. Sporting Kansas City
Steve Birnbaum D 6-2 180 1/23/91 Newport, Calif. D.C. United
Shane O'Neill D 6-2 190 9/2/93 Boulder, Colo. Colorado Rapids
DeAndre Yedlin D 5-8 150 7/9/93 Seattle, Wash. Seattle Sounders FC

Michael Bradley M 6-2 175 7/31/87 Manhattan Beach, Calif. Toronto FC
Mix Diskerud M 6-0 150 10/2/90 Oslo, Norway New York City FC
Luis Gil M 5-9 155 11/14/93 Garden Grove, Calif. Real Salt Lake
Jermaine Jones M 6-0 170 11/3/81 Chicago, Ill. New England Revolution
Perry Kitchen M 6-0 160 2/29/92 Indianapolis, Ind. D.C. United
Lee Nguyen M 5-8 150 10/7/86 McKinney, Texas New England Revolution
Dillon Serna M 5-7 145 3/25/94 Brighton, Colo. Colorado Rapids
Brek Shea M 6-3 180 2/28/90 Bryan, Texas Orlando City SC
Wil Trapp M 5-10 150 1/15/93 Gahanna, Ohio Columbus Crew SC

Jozy Altidore F 6-1 175 11/6/89 Boca Raton, Fla. Sunderland (England)
Clint Dempsey F 6-1 170 3/9/83 Nacogdoches, Texas Seattle Sounders FC
Miguel Ibarra F 5-7 135 3/15/90 Lancaster, Calif. Minnesota United FC
Chris Wondolowski F 6-0 165 1/28/83 Danville, Calif. San Jose Earthquakes
Bobby Wood F 5-10 165 11/15/92 Irvine, Calif. 1860 Munich (Germany)
Gyasi Zardes F 6-2 175 9/2/91 Hawthorne, Calif. LA Galaxy

[GS Warriors 1]

USA starting lineup (3-5-2)
Rimando
Birnbaum, Jones, Besler
Yedlin, Bradley, Diskerud, Shea
Dempsey(C)
Altidore, Wood

[edfmx86]

Im excited to see this 3-5-2 with Yedlin.

[J-Mezzy]

When is the game?

[edfmx86]

When is the game?

Right now. Orlando City man opening it up!

[J-Mezzy]

What channel?

[edfmx86]

Fox Sports 1 for me