Yanks Abroad

http://www.noshortcorners.com/2014/08/in-case-youre-wondering.html

In case you're wondering...

Just got the confirm from his agent: Julian Green is now signed and sealed for a season loan to Hamburg. A what-it-means-for-him but will appear at MLSS, perhaps early tomorrow

 

Article on Tim Howard as "over-hyped" and frankly, not good.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/01/tim-howard-usa-everton-six-goals-chelsea

 

No keeper is going to come out looking good when left to so many 1v1's. Did it stack up on him? Sure. Was it a bad day? Tim would probably say so. But his defense hung him out to dry against a good attacking team.

Go look at some scores for "big clubs" when facing another top side. It happens sometimes & no one is immune.

 

Good points and I'd also impart that an own goal and a deflected shot should've been considered as well.

 

I've pretty much concluded that The Guardian never has anything positive to say about American footballers. They even blew off Dempsey's best year at Fulham with scarcely a mention.

 

Good news for Brek Shea, he has been loaned to Birmingham. On the flip side, Birmingham is struggling and if they don't turn it around Shea advocate, Blues manager Lee Clark will be getting the sack.

http://www.espnfc.us/story/2029679/brek-shea-joins-birmingham-on-loan-from-stoke-city

 

Brek got the start and an assist in 67 minutes of playing time. Not a bad debut.

 

We REALLY could use the 'strikeout' function
Lol..

 

Okay... where is it? In BB code, but not in rtf?

 

At any rate, I'd say he's earned another start, at least. Shea, that is.

 

I'll buy Blackpool are but stats & the table would strongly suggest otherwise on the rest of the league.

Of course people said the same about the teams around us & our chances of being relegated from the Prem last year as well despite the numbers being equally appalling.

 

And you have a crystal ball? Until we stop treating our 18 yd box like the neighborhood pool, we're a poor football team. Until we stop treating the opponent's 18 yd box like a quarantine zone & stop attacking with the pace of old men on walkers, we're a bad football team.

As long as we continue to do both, we'll be hard pressed to get any results, regardless of talent on the pitch.

To date, you'd be hard pressed to demonstrate that Magath's style is significantly different than MJSF, and you didn't need more than 6 games to know how that was going to turn out.

I'm sorry, I forgot, he's still looking for his best 11 players and that can only happen in games. Here's hoping he finds them pd-f'g-q.