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It was the sort of ugly road game U.S. fans would like to think are in the past. A lot of the
decision-making was suspect. Many players just never found their groove and suddenly developed feet
of stone.
But Trinidad and Tobago failed to punish the defensive lapses, and Ricardo Clark slammed one into
the net.
by GIANFRANCO PANIZO
Freddy Adu has not played club soccer in quite some time, but that could all change this
weekend.
Adu and his new club Belenenses take on Academica de Coimbra on Sunday, and a debut for Adu
could potentially signal the beginning of the end to the club drought that has plagued him
throughout the majority of 2009.
The U.S. men's national team will face Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday night in a World Cup
qualifier it desperately needs a result from in order to stay in good shape in the super-tight
CONCACAF qualifying race.
Who will start in this all-important match? U.S. head coach Bob Bradley has plenty of options to
choose from, both in defense and in the midfield.
Three points is three points. Its a win. And that's what counts. Till we start parsing. The US
was able to evade a spirited El Salvador side on the strength of its set pieces. The problem is,
the US still has to figure out when to play smart possession football. The Salvadorians till the
last minute had a chance to pull of a draw.
Finally the day is here, USA vs Trinidad. Big game for the USA, they need to win to help them
finish in the top three so they won't have to play a play in match vs maybe Argentina. Here is the
lineup;
----------------Davies--------Altidore-----------
Donovan--------------------------------Dempsey
-----------------Bradley-----Clark---------------
Bornstein----Bocanegra---Onyewu----Spector
-----------------------Howard--------------------
Big suprises here is Clark partnering Bradley Jr.
Many US fans have been rubbing their hands in anticipation of having Schalke's Jermaine Jones
playing under the red, white and blue. The son of a German mother and American father has applied
to FIFA to get his team designation switched from Germany to the US. The holding midfielder is a
tough tackler in the Bundesliga – a league of tough tacklers.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
The U.S. men's national team's crucial World Cup qualifier vs. El Salvador is just four days
away and it is time to start thinking about the starting lineup head coach Bob Bradley will turn to
in what is shaping up to be a must-win game in the tight CONCACAF qualifying race.
The US National team grinded out a 2-1 victory over El Salvador over the weekend in World Cup
Qualifying in the CONCACAF region, but as Luke Cyphers from ESPN reported, it didn't go quite
exactly as planned.
The plan all week for the U.S. soccer team ahead of its World Cup qualifier was simple: Play an
attacking lineup, grab an early lead, then wear out El Salvador by possessing the ball in the
midfield.
The Fire Bob Bradley movement has returned front and center. This movement's proponents continue
to advocate the termination of the current US coach while offering little advice in the way of a
realistic replacement. Many proponents of this movement have also vastly over rated the talent
level in the current US Men's National Team Player pool, believing that the failures that can be
rightfully blamed on a poor youth system, college soccer and a domestic league that doesn't focus
on player development as it once did are all down to a single man.
It's always encouraging when you field a bad team and win on the road. It took some luck —
Cornell Glenn hitting the crossbar, Ricardo Clark turning into Steven Gerrard for a split second
— but the United States beating Trinidad and Tobago 1-0, is a result the Americans probably had
to get.
But let me reiterate, this team Bob Bradley selected was bad.
Friday College Scores
Maryland 0 UCLA 2
The season opener and we already get the "game of two halves" cliche from UCLA Coach Jorge
Salcedo.
No. 11 Illinois 1 UCLA 2
Lauren Cheney and Sydney LeRoux get the goals for the 2-1-1 Bruins at the Illini Challenge Cup.
U.S. 2 El Salvador 1
Outnumbered, but not unbowed. (AP Photos)
That was closer than it should have been.
Standings and upcoming schedule
And it remains close.
Earlier this week I spoke to the Galaxy's Landon Donovan and asked whether the team was more
aware now of giving up the first goal at home, a question he misinterpreted to mean whether they
were more aware now of the importance of scoring first.
The Scene: The US faced off against Trinidad & Tobago last night @ Hasely
Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad. I assume almost everyone reading this has never been
to the HCS in Port of Spain, and for those of you who also missed the game on TV last night, let
me tell you about the atmosphere.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
The U.S. men's national team hasn't booked its place in the 2010 World Cup just yet, but a pair
of recent qualifying wins has the Americans on the doorstep.
Benny Feilhaber suffered the season's first loss with Aarhus while Jamil Fearrington's Roskilde
were unable to lengthen their own short winning streak.
by GIANFRANCO PANIZO
Freddy Adu has not played club soccer in quite some time, but that could all change this
weekend.
Adu and his new club Belenenses take on Academica de Coimbra on Sunday, and a debut for Adu
could potentially signal the beginning of the end to the club drought that has plagued him
throughout the majority of 2009.
Danny Califf and the Wolves will try to keep their upswing in motion while Benny Feilhaber and
Jeremiah White face off against league leaders Esbjerg in an attempt to get back on track.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
The U.S. men's national team's crucial World Cup qualifier vs. El Salvador is just four days
away and it is time to start thinking about the starting lineup head coach Bob Bradley will turn to
in what is shaping up to be a must-win game in the tight CONCACAF qualifying race.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
The U.S. men's national team will face Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday night in a World Cup
qualifier it desperately needs a result from in order to stay in good shape in the super-tight
CONCACAF qualifying race.
On a day when England qualified and the U.S. won 0-1 over Trinidad & Tobago perhaps the most
telling World Cup qualifying result was El Salvador's win over Costa Rica.
The result created space at the top of the hexagonal for the U.S. and Mexico all but
guaranteeing them qualification. The U.
Benny Feilhaber and Jeremiah White both saw time for AGF Aarhus in their 3-2 loss to Esbjerg.
Feilhaber started and went the full ninety, while White was an 82nd-minute substitute. An Esbjerg
own-goal put Aarhus up in the 14th minute, with Tim Janssen equalizing in the 20th and putting
Esbjerg up in the 39th.
