Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged Michael Orozco

US Roster For TnT: If Rolfe Plays, I’ll Kill Myself

2008-10-15T18:27:48+00:00

GOALKEEPERS Brad Guzan, Troy Perkins DEFENDERS Jonathan Bornstein, Danny Califf, Frankie Hejduk, Michael Orozco, Heath Pearce, Marvell Wynne MIDFIELDERS Freddy Adu, DaMarcus Beasley, Brian Carroll, Maurice Edu, Sacha Kljestan, Danny Szetela, José Francisco Torres FORWARDS Jozy Altidore, Charlie Davies, Chris Rolfe So who's gonna start?

USA vs. Cuba, 23-man roster announced (10/11/08)

2008-10-03T17:16:32+00:00

The USA announced their roster for the Cuba match, to be played at RFK Stadium on 10/11/08. With advancement to the next round close to a sure thing, Bradley has taken a few more risks (well...I'd be happy to debate anyone on how "risky" they actually are) and called in some younger players. I, for [.

Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind

2008-09-28T22:50:25+00:00

Big, bad Brad Friedel posted another victory last weekend as he and Aston Villa kept on rolling.

Friedel was one of few bright spots for Americans Abroad last weekend. How bad were things? Consider this linep of Americans:

------------------------------Jozy Altidore-----------------------------

DaMarcus Beasley-----------Freddy Adu-------------Clint Dempsey

---------------------Michael Bradley---Maurice Edu------------------

Heath Pearce------Jay DeMerit----Jonathan Spector---Frank Simek

-------------------------------Brad Guzan------------------------------

Like that team?

Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind

2008-09-22T13:19:19+00:00

Attention all U.S. national team fans, if you have seen Clint Dempsey please contact SBI. He has gone missing since returning to Fulham. At least missing on the field.

Dempsey has found a seemingly permanent place on the bench at Fulham, making him one of several key American players to ride the pine last weekend without getting a single minute of action.

Mexican Club Courting Blanco

2008-09-21T09:53:00+00:00

San Luis FC - a club in the Mexican Primera Division - is admitting their plans to launch a coup in hopes of landing Cuauhtemoc Blanco from the Chicago Fire by the start of next year's Clausura tournament.

"We'll try to sign Blanco with the help of several sponsors and persuade him to come to San Luis," said Payan Latuff, owner of the team's stadium, Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramirez in San Luis Potosi.

Sangre americana J8 update

2008-09-15T21:16:00+00:00

Our young Mexican-Americans were in action over the weekend in Mexico. Okay, well, closer to the truth... their teams were in action. But we didn't get to see Jesus Padilla, Daniel Hernandez or Michael Orozco play. And as far as I can tell Sonny Guadarrama isn't with Morelia much, and if he is still around he isn't dressing for matches anymore.

European weekend: Sept. 12-14

2008-09-12T15:59:00+00:00

I owe, I owe, it's back to my club I go ...

OUR TEAMS

Everton (1-2-0, 17th in Premier League): Away to Stoke (8:30 a.m. ET Sunday; 11 a.m. on Fox Soccer Channel). Marouane Fellaini should be in the lineup, but new defender Lars Jacobsen is out for a while.

USA vs. Trinidad and Tobago

2008-09-10T23:31:00+00:00

Sporadic commentary will follow ...

USA lineup: GK Tim Howard, D Carlos Bocanegra, D Oguchi Onyewu, D Steve Cherundolo, D Heath Pearce, M Clint Dempsey, M DaMarcus Beasley, M Michael Bradley, M Sacha Kljestan, F Landon Donovan, F Brian Ching.

On the bench: GK Brad Guzan, D Frankie Hejduk, D Dan Califf, M Ricardo Clark, M Eddie Lewis, M Maurice Edu, F Eddie Johnson

Not playing: D Michael Orozco, D Marvell Wynne

Not called in: M/F Freddy Adu, F Jozy Altidore, D Jimmy Conrad, etc.

USA vs. Trinidad and Tobago - 7pm Central on ESPN2

2008-09-10T17:05:00+00:00

Well Bruce is gone on some sort of bus trip so I'm here to give you a short USA vs. Trinidad and Tobago World Cup 2010 Qualifier Preview. The USA come off a 1-0 win over Cuba that could have been 2 or 3 to nothing, but at the same time could have been 1-1 if not for Howard's heroics. Home Crowd, Stats in our Favor The "workman like effort" the media saw in Cuba should surface again today at Toyota Park.

U.S. World Cup qualifers roster

2008-08-29T14:09:00+00:00

20 lucky folk were selected for World Cup qualifying beatdowns of Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago.

Enjoy:

Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan, Tim Howard.

Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Danny Califf, Steve Cherundolo, Frankie Hejduk, Oguchi Onyewu, Michael Orozco, Heath Pearce, Marvell Wynne.

US Squad for Qualifying Announced

2008-08-28T22:00:01+00:00

US Manager Bob Bradley has recalled Rico Clark and omitted Kenny Cooper, Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore in his 20 man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers versus Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago. Marvell Wynne and Michael Orozco have also been called into the team. Both Wynne and Orozco are in my mind deserving [.

U.S. World Cup Qualifying Roster Announced - No Place for Buddle or Cooper (Again)

2008-08-28T21:59:47+00:00

U.S. Coach Bob Bradley has just announced a 20-man roster for the pair of upcoming World Cup Qualifying games against Cuba Sept. 6 in Havana and Trinidad & Tobago on Sept. 10 in Chicago.

There are just two changes and two additions to the squad Bradley selected for the recent qualifier in Guatemala.

Yanks Abroad: Weekend Recaps

2008-08-25T18:34:38+00:00

Call it a new feature here on WVH, while I'm trying to maintain focus on the MLS playoff race; this is something I've been wanting to do for a while now, a focus on the Americans abroad in other leagues. I was going to debut this last week but honestly ran out of time early [...]

Sangre americana J5 update

2008-08-24T23:45:00+00:00

Michael Orozco is back with San Luis. He reported earlier this week back to his club and will now try and regain his starting spot in San Luis' defense. San Luis hasn't necessarily missed him. While Tigres and Pumas have yielded fewer goals than San Luis, los Guerreros have a whopping 16 points through five games.

Sangre americana J4 preview

2008-08-16T04:37:00+00:00

It's nearly one quarter of the way into the Apertura 2008 campaign for our beloved Mexican-Americans down south. While some players have done well for themselves, others are still awaiting to debut for their clubs this season while still others are hoping for increased playing times.

Also, thanks to our trusty, eagle-eyed readers we have a new member of this elite group to keep tabs on.

Grading the youngsters

2008-08-13T22:15:00+00:00

I had thought about going through each US player who saw significant playing time in the Olympics and judging him on whether his stock rose or fell in terms of his prospects with the senior team.

But I can't think of many players who improved their standings with performances in this tournament.

Forgo The Quality Of Lumber News

2008-08-13T21:18:00+00:00

Is Michael Orozco the new Jeff Agoos?

~and~

Kasey Keller has signed with Seattle Sounders FC for next spring. See MLS Expansion section for details.

~and~

New England showed that the US Open Cup is DEFINITELY NOT a priority for them this season as they rested nearly all of their regulars in DC last night (only Shalrie Joseph & Adam Cristman played) and got whooped for it.

Beijing Olympics: The US is elbowed out of contention

2008-08-13T18:56:39+00:00

Michael Orozco's elbow to Solomon Okoronkwo's chest as the two grappled was picked up by the German referee who gave Orozco marching orders. The US were reduced to ten men in the 4th minute.

It was an ill advised foul which happened right in front of the referee and he was forced into taking the more harsh option.

USA men tumble out of Olympic Tournament

2008-08-13T17:51:42+00:00

Photo by ISIphotos.com

The task was already going to be tough, but when U.S. Olympic defender Michael Orozco drew a red card just four minutes into the U.S. team's crucial Olympic match against Nigeria, the job turned into trying to swim in a shark tank with your foot cut off.

Videos:Why USA is out of the Olympic Football

2008-08-13T17:15:09+00:00

Isaac Promise and Obinna Nsofor gave Nigeria a 2 - 0 lead over a 10 man USA (Michael Orozco was sent off for elbowing Hertha Berlin's Solomon Okoronkwo in the second minute) Kljestan pulled one back for the US when he scored off a penalty.

Nigeria vs USA (1-0 Promise) Olympic Football - The most amazing videos are a click away

Heartbreak...

2008-08-13T13:34:00+00:00

I got up early again to rev up the DVR and watch the US take on Nigeria. The US needed a win or tie against a good Nigerian squad. I'm ready, I'm pumped. What happens next? The worst thing possible, the thing I didn't want to see, heartbreak...

A red card in the 4th minute. Michael Orozco makes a stupid mistake and elbows a Nigerian player while tussling for a ball.

Thoughts on USA-Nigeria

2008-08-13T13:10:57+00:00

If you are going to watch the match later and don't want me to spoil it for you, don't click ahead. Otherwise... Well the journey from prospective group winners to first-round flameout is complete. And practically everyone has some blame to share in the disgrace. Let's start first with Michael Orozco, whose sending off has to [.

U.S. Men Eliminated From Olympics

2008-08-13T12:19:52+00:00

Memo to the Galaxy: U.S. Men's Olympic Coach Peter Nowak is now available.

The U.S. played with 10 men for 87 minutes, saw Chivas USA midfielder Sacha Kljestan score an 88th minute penalty and Benny Feilhaber hit the post in second half stoppage time, but it wasn't enough as Nigeria beat the U.

Olympics Final Result: U.S.-Japan

2008-08-07T16:30:40+00:00

In a group that includes quality teams like Nigeria and Holland, the U.S. needed to beat Japan today in its Olympics Group B opener.

A Stuart Holden goal proved enough for a 1-0 win and while not particularly convincing, the U.S. took its chance while Japan did not take their more plentiful chances.

Who should Peter Nowak start vs. Japan?

2008-08-05T18:07:25+00:00

Photo by ISIphotos.com

The Olympics are set to kick off for the U.S. men's national team on Thursday morning against Japan, which means that in less than two days we will know who head coach Peter Nowak has chosen to start.

U.S. Olympic team falls, 1-0, to Cameroon

2008-08-02T16:10:47+00:00

Photo by ISIphotos.com

The U.S. men's Olympic team fell, 1-0, to Cameroon on Sunday in Hong Kong. A first-half penalty kick goal proved to be the difference for the Africans.

Here is the lineup the Americans trotted out against Cameroon:

--------------McBride-------------Altidore------------------

Rogers--------Holden------------Bradley------------ Kljestan

Orozco----------Edu---------Parkhurst---------------Wynne

------------------------Guzan------------------------------------

Freddy Adu came on for Altidore in the 64th minute.

US 0-1 Cameroon: Post Match Thoughts

2008-08-02T12:59:00+00:00

Across the internet I see the panic button being pushed after this match. Sure both the performance and result were not encouraging, but the back line thought to be the weakness of this side when the squad was named over two weeks ago now looks like a rock at the back entering the Olympic Games.

In the opening forty five minutes, Sacha Kljestan and Stuart Holden were both poor out wide as was Michael Bradley in the middle and Jozy Altidore up top.

US 0-0 Ivory Coast: Post Match Thoughts

2008-07-30T15:50:00+00:00

Let me first apologize for the delinquency of this post. I slept through this morning's match and then caught the match later on the internet. The match today showed some weakness for the US at the back early in the match playing a 4-4-2, but the team believe it or not caught lightning in a bottle of sorts when Benny Feilhaber entered the match at halftime and helped control the next 15 or 20 minutes of the match.

Sangre americana J1 recap

2008-07-28T07:02:00+00:00

One week of Mexico's Apertura 2008 season is in the books and here is how the Sangre americana lot fared.

Sort of slow actually as only one of the first-division players saw action. In total, though, one American scored two goals over the weekend.

Primera Division

Edgar Castillo - Played 90 minutes in Santos' 3-2 loss to America.

Edgar in the Times

2008-07-24T16:17:00+00:00

Edgar Castillowas profiled in the New York Times on Wednesday.

If you're a regular reader of this blog, there may be little new information in there that you haven't already come across here. But his story is clearly of interest to more than just soccer fans as a whole new audience has now been exposed to his tale.