USA vs England Friendly

...That's why I'm not looking forward to getting married anytime soon.

 

Well, if I had to get lost in a storm and tame a Beast first, I'd not be looking forward to it either

 

hahah...although a ticket from France wouldn't be as expensive.

 

U.S. roster for the friendly has been announced:

Goalkeepers: Dominic Cervi (Out of Contract), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton).

DEFENDERS: Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham), Dan Califf (Midtjylland), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock), Jonathan Spector (West Ham).

MIDFIELDERS:_ Freddy Adu (Benfica), DaMarcus Beasley (Rangers), Michael Bradley (Heerenveen), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Eddie Lewis (Derby County).

FORWARDS: Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Nate Jaqua (Out of Contract), Eddie Johnson (Fulham), Josh Wolff (Out of Contract).

 

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...we need Josy...

 

I know I will be unpopular for saying this but as a forward; I'd put my money on Ching over Dempsey any day.

 

havent checked USsoccer but omsdogg said donovan was listed as a Forward.

 

I honestly dont understand how the players and the coaches juggle the various priorities; I just dont like Dempsey playing forward.

I hear "my bad" all the time now. When did that start and where?

 

I've noticed that we seem to have a lot of midfielders "listed" as forwards-- they don't necessarily play there on game day, but we've a dearth of actual strikers and a wealth of attacking mids and wingers.

I could be underinformed (Bradley doesn't HAVE to play a guy in his listed position, does he?) but it seems to me to be a way to stack the deck: list A-mids as "forwards" along with 2-3 guys who are actually strikers.

That is, until we either get 4 guys we can comfortably call "forwards" or until we run into the next gen of players, where the balance of talent may weigh less heavily toward the middle of the field.

Mo, I can't claim to be an authority on pop slang, but "My bad" can be traced back as far as the early '90s movie "Clueless" with Alicia Silverstone, though that may not be the definitive reference.

 

Michael Owen won't be playing (virus)

 

It does Don and I agree completely if you are looking at it from 'purely' a financial perspective. He may want to play anyway if it means a lot to him personally but it does have risk and a huge downside if he does get hurt.

 

Sounds like a job for the .... ta da...
'World's Foremost Authority": That's good because it's lots older than that. My kids used it in HS and that was mid-eighties... in fact I thought it had a 'hippie' origin.

so here's a hint: Google

origin of phrase "my bad"

And Bingo!

BTW: etymology suggests apology for 'missed pass' in basketball, I recall now, I heard it on the soccer field.
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Seems to me USSF covers Boca if a club doesnt.

 

Playing and doing well in the friendly will do wonders for his options this summer. Historically speaking, "out of contract" guys love internationals because its a great opportunity to showcase yourself in front of a lot of scouts.

 

Speaking of him I have a question. I saw an EPL archive game on FSC from 10 years ago (I think he was on ManU and they were playing Newcastle). He scored a hat trick and was super quick. What happened to him? I know he is still a very good player, but he doesnt seem to have lived up to the promise he showed as a teenager.

And Petty please dont show me how to look it up. I want the FUSA version.