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Every Player the USMNT Used Last Night Was Born in the USA...
Posted on 3/27/13 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 3/27/13 at 7:42 pm
...have we talked about that yet? (I wasn't a part of the Match Thread last night, so I'm not sure.)
According to Ives, for the first time in a three-year, 42-match span, we played only guys born in America.
Our German-born (Jones, Chandler, Williams, Johnson), Brazilian-born (Feilhaber), and Colombian-born (Agudelo) players that we've used in that span weren't available. Yet we went into the Azteca and got a historic road point. (So, yeah, Bruce Arena, "we" are doing just fine in producing American-born talent.)
Please note that this isn't me agreeing or supporting Randy or any other "AMERICAN BORN ONLY!!!'1!" posters' views.
ETA: This might have been brought up in the ESPN pregame show. I didn't watch.
According to Ives, for the first time in a three-year, 42-match span, we played only guys born in America.
Our German-born (Jones, Chandler, Williams, Johnson), Brazilian-born (Feilhaber), and Colombian-born (Agudelo) players that we've used in that span weren't available. Yet we went into the Azteca and got a historic road point. (So, yeah, Bruce Arena, "we" are doing just fine in producing American-born talent.)
Please note that this isn't me agreeing or supporting Randy or any other "AMERICAN BORN ONLY!!!'1!" posters' views.
ETA: This might have been brought up in the ESPN pregame show. I didn't watch.
This post was edited on 3/27/13 at 7:43 pm
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Posted on 3/27/13 at 7:43 pm to WarSlamEagle
I'm pretty sure I saw that every player in the starting XI had played in the MLS.
Posted on 3/27/13 at 7:46 pm to Bho
That, too. And I remembered that it was discussed last night...wasn't sure about the American-born angle.
Posted on 3/27/13 at 7:58 pm to WarSlamEagle
Posted on 3/27/13 at 8:09 pm to cwil177
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cwil177
Omar was born in Dallas.
Posted on 3/27/13 at 8:10 pm to Broski
I know. Just posting an awesome pic. 
Posted on 3/27/13 at 8:28 pm to cwil177
Carlos Vela will be the cream of that crop as long as Gio takes the Ronaldinho approach to living
Thank frick that Vela turned down his call up
Thank frick that Vela turned down his call up
Posted on 3/27/13 at 8:31 pm to WarSlamEagle
#springsteen
Posted on 3/27/13 at 9:07 pm to cwil177
I love that picture, Santos looks like he's about to cry.
Posted on 3/27/13 at 9:55 pm to joey barton
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Carlos Vela will be the cream of that crop as long as Gio takes the Ronaldinho approach to living
Thank frick that Vela turned down his call up
Ain't that the truth?
So glad Gio didn't work out at Barca and then stagnated at Tottenham. Best thing totts have ever done.
Posted on 3/27/13 at 10:28 pm to joey barton
So is Vela still pissed about that whole suspension incident?
Posted on 3/27/13 at 10:40 pm to Friend of OBUDan
I would assume so. Though, I don't know. They just mentioned that he turned down his call-up on the broadcast last night.
After watching him play for Sociedad against Real Madrid, I don't really care why he doesn't show up. He was Sociedad's best player after Xabi Prieto, and Xabi Prieto scored a hat-trick.
After watching him play for Sociedad against Real Madrid, I don't really care why he doesn't show up. He was Sociedad's best player after Xabi Prieto, and Xabi Prieto scored a hat-trick.
This post was edited on 3/27/13 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 3/27/13 at 10:55 pm to joey barton
Yeah, I thought it was ridiculous to rip him without context for turning down the call-up. There's some bad blood between he and the federation.
And yeah, always thought Vela would turn out good. Perfect for La Liga. Unfortunate for him when switched to a 4-3-3 right as he was coming of age. He would've been a perfect second striker in a 4-4-2.
And yeah, always thought Vela would turn out good. Perfect for La Liga. Unfortunate for him when switched to a 4-3-3 right as he was coming of age. He would've been a perfect second striker in a 4-4-2.
Posted on 3/27/13 at 11:09 pm to Friend of OBUDan
I could live without seeing him and Chicharito playing together for Mexico. I guess, however, that Chicharito is really the best player of that youth team cycle for them.
ETA: Michael Bradley played a bigger role for our Canadian U20s than Chicharito did for Mexico, but it's interesting to see that Mexico and the US both had players who excelled over the big two (or four)
ETA: Michael Bradley played a bigger role for our Canadian U20s than Chicharito did for Mexico, but it's interesting to see that Mexico and the US both had players who excelled over the big two (or four)
This post was edited on 3/27/13 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 3/28/13 at 2:06 am to joey barton
I still love watching the highlights from those games. Poland, Uruguay, Brazil. It was awesome.
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