Ever read those posts on SI.com, Fox Soccer, or ESPN.com with the "five thoughts about ..." and
then, well, lo and behold, they offer you five random thoughts about a topic?
Yeah, I always thought they were mailing it in too, too rushed or whatever to come up with a
lede, coherent structure for the column, etc.
Happy Friday to you. There were a number of games this week that had some interesting talking
points. Jurgen Klinsmann also called in nine MLSers for the upcoming US friendlies. Let's get
started.
Klinsmann's USMNT Roster: Conspiracy theorists were dealt a blow when they saw Jurgen
Klinsmann's roster included the German-American Timmy Chandler and former coaches son Michael
Bradley.
Darrius Barnes has had an impressive three years in Major League Soccer. He entered the league in
the 2009 SuperDraft. He was drafted by the New England Revolution and has remained a stalwart
defender from day one. In his first season, he played every minute. That's no small feat for any
player, let alone a rookie.
There are many roads to becoming a professional player. A very select few are born with the
God-given gifts of being an elite player without a healthy amount of coaching and training. After
all, there's only one Messi, one Cristiano Ronaldo and few can add "dinho" to their name and remain
sane.
