Checking out the weekend
Monday, 13 October 08, 09:31 PM
This weekend was a nice little break from the EPL as international duty took over. Over here at Wembley, Fabio Capello’s reign as English manager continued to chug along with a 5-1 win against Kazakhstan despite a scoreless first half.
But one of the main issues that came out from the win was the boos that came from the crowd at different points in the game. The ones at the halftime whistle were certainly unnecessary, because although England didn’t score they were certainly controlling the run of play. Any one of Theo Walcott’s runs/crosses could have produced a goal, and while the finishing touch wasn’t there, the five goals in the second half weren’t a shock.
Ashley Cole got his share of boos to for his misplay that led to the lone goal for the visitors.
Still, the fans should bite their tongue with the squad continuing to look strong in qualifying under the new leadership. Maybe they’re forgetting the Croatia miseries that still must be fresh
in their minds? Worse things have happened than a “subpar” 5-1 victory.....read the rest at:
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Why isn't Kenny Cooper on the U.S. roster?
Saturday, 30 August 08, 12:44 AM
Keepers: (Brad Guzan, Tim Howard)
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Danny Califf, Steve Cherundolo, Frankie Hejduk, Oguchi Onyewu, Michael Orozco, Heath Pearce, Mavell Wynne
Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley, Michael Bradley, Ricardo Clark, Maurice Edu, Sacha Kljestan, Eddie Lewis
Forwards: Brian Ching, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Eddie Johnson
First impressions have to do mainly with the Olympians who just came back. Edu looked solid playing in the back outside of a few harrowing challenges in the box that were perhaps a bit to rash given the circumstances. But it takes a skilled player to take up that position at a high-level international tournament and show as well as he did. Now he’ll be back to his more normal mid/defensive mid position though.
Also, Orozco gets a shot after his inexcusable red card that severely hurt the U.S.'s chances in the Olympics.
It’s hard to understand why Kenny Cooper isn’t getting a chance on the national team. Any one who watched their last game against Guatemala knows they certainly don’t possess tons of consistent scoring options....
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