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US Soccer's 'lost generation'?
Posted on 5/7/14 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 5/7/14 at 3:30 pm
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It's a really interesting thought. I wonder if it's a direct consequence of Jurgen coming in and basically starting over with so much of the system.
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that 27-30 sweet spot? It's not "barren," but it's underrepresented. And given that 27 through 30 is prime age for most soccer players, that's a bit odd.
Here's a Best XI of "afterthought" guys in that age group, including a league MVP, a two-time Defender of the Year, and multiple MLS Cup heroes. But none of whom will likely go to Brazil:
FWD: Mike Magee
FWD: Kenny Cooper
LM: Justin Mapp
RM: Lee Nguyen
CM: Benny Feilhaber
DM: Dax McCarty
LB: Corey Ashe
CB: Chad Marshall
CB: Drew Moor
RB: Marvell Wynne
GK: Luis Robles
It's a really interesting thought. I wonder if it's a direct consequence of Jurgen coming in and basically starting over with so much of the system.
This post was edited on 5/7/14 at 3:34 pm
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Posted on 5/7/14 at 3:45 pm to Stewie Griffin
I think it's more a result of those guys not being good enough for the international level.
ETA:
- Feilhaber's form dropped
- Lee Nguyen fricked off to Vietnam and fell off the radar
ETA:
- Feilhaber's form dropped
- Lee Nguyen fricked off to Vietnam and fell off the radar
This post was edited on 5/7/14 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 5/7/14 at 3:50 pm to Stewie Griffin
Who among those guys was ever really a major contributor? Just think it's a shite group
Posted on 5/7/14 at 3:59 pm to Stewie Griffin
I thought this would be about the American footballers from the 1950s to the 1990s. ie, the dark age.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 4:01 pm to Stewie Griffin
he is mistaken when he says these guys are not scrubs. these guys are scrubs (on the international level).
Posted on 5/7/14 at 4:01 pm to Lordofwrath88
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I thought this would be about the American footballers from the 1950s to the 1990s. ie, the dark age.
Nah man, Walter Payton was the shite.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 4:59 pm to Stewie Griffin
We have quite a few contributors from that age group. Bradley, Cameron, Bedoya, Besler off the top of my head. If Holden's career hadn't been stolen by those two foreign idiots, 27-30 year olds would be the heart of this team. They already kind of are.
The guys listed in the article aren't good enough. Though I think Benny probably could be.
The guys listed in the article aren't good enough. Though I think Benny probably could be.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 5:42 pm to Stewie Griffin
Feilhaber should get another shot. He's been playing well for SKC.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 5:43 pm to uway
quote:Zusi is 27 as well.
Bradley, Cameron, Bedoya, Besler off the top of my head
Posted on 5/7/14 at 5:45 pm to Stewie Griffin
quote:To be fair, we already have 2 great GKs in Howard and Guzan.
GK: Luis Robles
Posted on 5/7/14 at 6:00 pm to pvilleguru
I would add Eddie Gaven and Bobby Convey.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 6:05 pm to NOTORlOUSD
And Charlie Davies.
I honestly believe Eddie Gaven is good enough to play internationally.
He's a homeless man's Dempsey.
I honestly believe Eddie Gaven is good enough to play internationally.
He's a homeless man's Dempsey.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 6:07 pm to NOTORlOUSD
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I would add Bobby Convey.
Just about to say that
Posted on 5/7/14 at 6:14 pm to Toby Flenderson
I'll also add that the gap between Zusi and Feilhaber (as well as Nguyen and even Mapp and Gaven) isn't that great in my mind.
The one thing that Zusi does better than the rest - he tracks back on defense.
The one thing that Zusi does better than the rest - he tracks back on defense.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 6:24 pm to Sheep
Zusi also plays out wide, while Feilhaber plays more centrally.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 6:29 pm to Sheep
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The one thing that Zusi does better than the rest - he tracks back on defense.
That's pretty important at the international level. Also for some reason I feel like Zusi is more reliable, or less prone to erratic performances.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 6:30 pm to Stewie Griffin
Feilhaber is playing the best football of his career. Imo, he deserves a call up to the upcoming camp.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 7:10 pm to 225bred
I would take Benny over Mix.
I think the list is made mostly of players who we thought would be really, really good, and then weren't. They were the young stars, and many of them in MLS from the get go, and none of them really panned out.
Well, except Holden and Cameron.
I'm convinced Charlie Davies would have been as good as those two, if not better, if he had had half a brain cell.
I think the list is made mostly of players who we thought would be really, really good, and then weren't. They were the young stars, and many of them in MLS from the get go, and none of them really panned out.
Well, except Holden and Cameron.
I'm convinced Charlie Davies would have been as good as those two, if not better, if he had had half a brain cell.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:05 pm to Sheep
Wholeheartedly agree. Zusi wont wow you but he's reliable, doesnt turn the ball over in midfield and can deliver an incisive cross.
Watch the USA @ Mexico highlights. He makes a 30 yard run to head the ball clear from what would have been a very good chance on goal.
Watch the USA @ Mexico highlights. He makes a 30 yard run to head the ball clear from what would have been a very good chance on goal.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:44 pm to Harry Pitts
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Watch the USA @ Mexico highlights. He makes a 30 yard run to head the ball clear from what would have been a very good chance on goal.
Do you mean the 0-0 game? Because if so I remember this exact moment. He hustles his arse off. I love to see it.
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