I was reading a post about Freddy Adu's club struggles on Avoiding the Drop and came across this line:

So we're left with this reality: Freddy Adu is only twenty years old and there's a very real possibility that his career is already over.

Wow.� Will Freddy Adu make the World Cup roster?

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Jamie Trecker recently concluded his three-part series on why the USA needed to become the second� team ever� to win in Mexico City.� Since we failed, US Soccer is obviously doomed.� I'm sorry to keep going at Trecker, but since this is related to the last two I've commented on, it seems logical to discuss the final chapter.

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Jamie Trecker recently concluded his three-part series on why the USA needed to become the second� team ever� to win in Mexico City.� Since we failed, US Soccer is obviously doomed.� I'm sorry to keep going at Trecker, but since this is related to the last two I've commented on, it seems logical to discuss the final chapter.

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You know, I don't nitpick every soccer-related article I read.� Evidence:� The Unprofessional Foul's recent article on Bradley's job security.� It's a really good post.� The USA's two wins in South Africa seem to have quelled the criticism of Bradley I personally don't understand why.� Let me know what you think of their opinion in the comments section below.

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Our old friend Jamie Trecker is back at it,this time claiming a win in Mexico is a must.� A win would obviously be fabulous for the reasons highlighted in Trecker's article, among others, but I'm with reader Josh (see comments in our last Trecker response) when he says he's a little tired of people expecting a win in Mexico, as if some dramatic shift has occurred in American soccer, now making us favorites when we travel to Costa Rica and Mexico.

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Our old friend Jamie Trecker is back at it, this time claiming a win in Mexico is a must.� A win would obviously be fabulous for the reasons highlighted in Trecker's article, among others, but I'm with reader Josh (see comments in our last Trecker response) when he says he's a little tired of people expecting a win in Mexico, as if some dramatic shift has occured in American soccer, now making us favorites when we travel to Costa Rica and Mexico.

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This originally ran on our sister blog Project 2010.� Since it is in the Fire Alexi Lalas format, I thought I'd re-post it over here.

It's been a while since I've done an article commentary, so I thought I'd� take on Jamie Trecker's latest article about the USA's summer results.

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It's been a while since I've done an article commentary, so I thought I'd� take on Jamie Trecker's latest article about the USA's summer results.� I'm not Trecker's biggest fan, but this commentary isn't as much about bashing his article as it is about spurring a little debate.� Trecker questions how successful this summer was for the Yanks, and it's an good conversation to be had.

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I've enjoyed Justin Rodriguez' stories for Soccernet on the US youth system.� His latest is a feature on Jack McInerney.� For those of you who don't know/remember McInerney, he is the kid who seemingly came out of nowhere to score 5 goals and 3 assists in the U-17s' 3-game CONCACAF Championship campaign.

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It's been a while since I've done any article commentary, so I thought I'd jump back in.� I've been reading Ives Galarcep's live commentary on our Gold Cup matches and found some pretty funny inconsistencies.

It should be noted that Ives does not consider himself a USA fan.� Several times in the past, during one of his "Let's Pick Ives' Brain" sessions (AKA the Q&A), he has been faced with a question like:

"As a USA fan, who would you most like to see called up for the next qualifier?

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...my money was on fast food and guns. Shows what I know.

Let's face it Monday's loss to Italy was heartbreaking. The last thing we need right now is another divisive article about the merits of Frankie Hejduk, Bob Bradley, and the 4-5-1 formation. Now is a time for unity. I've been sitting on this article for quite some time now, waiting for a day just like today.

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...my money was on fast food and guns.� Shows what I know.

Let's face it Monday's loss to Italy was heartbreaking.� The last thing we need right now is another divisive article about the merits of Frankie Hejduk, Bob Bradley, and the 4-5-1 formation.� Now is a time for unity.� I've been sitting on this article for quite some time now, waiting for a day just like today.

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Steve Davis recently had an article appear on Soccernet, "Current U.S. team no better than 2006 version." The title alone was enough to make me re-open FAL.� Here are my favorite parts:

As the national program goes, the belief is that it's long been on the incline.

Sounds about right.

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While watching the US defeat Mexico (again) on Wednesday, I was keeping an eye on Ives Galarcep's running commentary.� One of his halftime thoughts kind of struck me:

Will the "Frank Hejduk is awful" people finally relax? He's not Dani Alves but he can step up and play well when needed.

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This post originally ran on our sister blog, Fire Alexi Lalas, last week. Since it is related to the USMNT, we thought we'd re-post it here on Project 2010. The USSF can be pretty depressing. While certain problems are to be expected due to the relative youth and lack of resources of US Soccer, others [. Click to continue reading...

This post originally ran on our sister blog, Fire Alexi Lalas, last week. Since it is related to the USMNT, we thought we'd re-post it here on Project 2010. On January 29th, Soccer by Ives correspondent Sulaiman Folarin wrote an article on Freddy Adu's concerning lack of minutes at Monaco. Here are some highlights: Can anyone [. Click to continue reading...

This 'article' sure is something...� Laura Williamson has apparently been keeping tabs on what British players have been doing in MLS.� She works some 'subtle' jabs into what initially appeared to be an innocent "What are they up to now?" article.� Here are the highlights:

Major League Soccer is on the verge of saying bye to Becks but it remains the resting home for a bunch of British 'talent'.

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On January 29th, Soccer by Ives correspondent Sulaiman Folarin wrote an article on Freddy Adu's concerning lack of minutes at Monaco.� Here are some highlights:

Can anyone explain why American sensation Freddy Adu is not getting more playing time with mid table AS Monaco in the French Ligue 1?

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