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re: USMNT 40-man Copa America Centenario Roster
Posted on 5/1/16 at 5:40 pm to McCaigBro69
Posted on 5/1/16 at 5:40 pm to McCaigBro69
quote:
Alexi Lalas ?@AlexiLalas 1m1 minute ago Alexi Lalas Retweeted Maximiliano Bretos A National Team is not a meritocracy. It's not about what you deserve. It's personal preference. It always has been. Tweet from Alexi which he quote tweeted to a guy bitching about Villafana not being selected
This is funny, because Jurgen really likes to act like it is.
Pleasantly surprised to see Lichaj in there, but no Villafana and no Lletget is just a joke. No Dax and no Kljestan is also a joke. Chandler making the 40 is also silly given how bad he has been this year, and the fact that he is not even playing. Then again neither was Orozco, and Alvarado still isn't playing either. Mix has been underwhelming in league play. Again, Klinsmann's claims of meritocracy ("current club form matters most!") are hollow.
I noticed that only two wide players are listed as midfielders. The rest are center mids. Given the assinine Landon Donovan positional arguments Jurgen gave us before cutting him, this is a bit concerning. Do we lose out on a good wide mid option like Finlay because he's not one of our top "forwards" ???
This post was edited on 5/1/16 at 5:51 pm
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Posted on 5/1/16 at 5:44 pm to cwil177
Really what is the point of even wasting call ins on Alvarado and Orozco?
Posted on 5/1/16 at 5:45 pm to cwil177
I mean, I get that personal preference is involved... It's like that everywhere.
It's just that I don't quite understand what Jurgen prefers with Michael Orozco, Timmy Chandler, etc
ETA: Why should Lichaj even show up to camp, you know damn well he won't make it. Dude hasn't been called up since the World Cup. shite, even Spector has had a call up since.
It's just that I don't quite understand what Jurgen prefers with Michael Orozco, Timmy Chandler, etc
ETA: Why should Lichaj even show up to camp, you know damn well he won't make it. Dude hasn't been called up since the World Cup. shite, even Spector has had a call up since.
This post was edited on 5/1/16 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 5/1/16 at 5:46 pm to lsu31always
It will be interesting to see if he is selected as the third keeper rather than Rimando or Bingham.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 5:49 pm to McCaigBro69
quote:Sorry, but that's bullshite. If that's how it is, then it needs to change.
Alexi Lalas ?@AlexiLalas 1m1 minute ago
Alexi Lalas Retweeted Maximiliano Bretos
A National Team is not a meritocracy. It's not about what you deserve. It's personal preference. It always has been.
Tweet from Alexi which he quote tweeted to a guy bitching about Villafana not being selected.
Pretty much hits it on the head.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 5:52 pm to John Keating
quote:He absolutely should be picked over Rimando. Can't believe he keeps getting picked.
It will be interesting to see if he is selected as the third keeper rather than Rimando or Bingham.
This post was edited on 5/1/16 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 5/1/16 at 5:56 pm to hendersonshands
So is Julian Green over?
Posted on 5/1/16 at 6:08 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Can we please stop inviting Wondo.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 6:14 pm to Dizz
quote:If we're going to bring in a veteran MLS forward, how about giving CJ Sapong or Teal Bunbury a shot?
Can we please stop inviting Wondo.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 6:18 pm to John Keating
quote:
Pulisic up top.
He's listed as a forward, not a striker. We've been playing with one striker and two wingers recently, so some of the wingers are listed as forward (Pulisic and Finlay) while Bobby Wood, Zardes, and Morris all play on the wing sometimes.
This post was edited on 5/1/16 at 6:20 pm
Posted on 5/1/16 at 6:45 pm to cwil177
Am I missing something with Kljestan? I don't watch MLS so maybe I'm not in the know with how he's doing but he has always been outclassed when representing the US against top teams.
Seeing Wondo's name makes me cringe. Mix has been **** for a while now. Zardes is just an Altidore remake with slightly different qualities. Stone feet McGee. Edgar Castillo is like the new Bornstein for me.
Do like the Alfredo Morales pick. He's been getting some quality time at Ingolstadt. Excited to see Wood, Pulisic and Morris on the attack.
Seeing Wondo's name makes me cringe. Mix has been **** for a while now. Zardes is just an Altidore remake with slightly different qualities. Stone feet McGee. Edgar Castillo is like the new Bornstein for me.
Do like the Alfredo Morales pick. He's been getting some quality time at Ingolstadt. Excited to see Wood, Pulisic and Morris on the attack.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 6:46 pm to loJic IVOK
quote:
Zardes is just an Altidore remake with slightly different qualities.
No. Altidore is way better than Zardes.Posted on 5/1/16 at 6:47 pm to loJic IVOK
quote:
Am I missing something with Kljestan? I don't watch MLS so maybe I'm not in the know with how he's doing but he has always been outclassed when representing the US against top teams.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 7:01 pm to pvilleguru
I don't get the push behind Kljestan. He doesn't have the performances that Feilhaber had last year to deserve all this anger at his exclusion.
I am happy that Perry Kitchen made it as he's playing very well for Hearts. Unless Will Trapp starts playing well for the national team, the DM spot will be his for the taking from Beckerman.
I am happy that Perry Kitchen made it as he's playing very well for Hearts. Unless Will Trapp starts playing well for the national team, the DM spot will be his for the taking from Beckerman.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 7:02 pm to pvilleguru
At this point, I'm guessing during one of the early camps, Jurgen walked around a corner to find Benny, Sacha, Lichaj, Donovan and Bocanegra cracking Nazi jokes and doing Jurgen impressions.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 7:02 pm to oauron
quote:I actually haven't watched much of Kljestan, but I have seen a lot of Benny. Feilhaber has been great for the last 3-4 years.
I don't get the push behind Kljestan. He doesn't have the performances that Feilhaber had last year to deserve all this anger at his exclusion.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 7:10 pm to oauron
quote:
I don't get the push behind Kljestan. He doesn't have the performances that Feilhaber had last year to deserve all this anger at his exclusion.
Kljestan's floor > Benny's floor (at least for their clubs the past couple seasons.
Benny's ceiling > Sacha's ceiling
Either way, I think the frustration is that the team CLEARLY lacks a creative, "unlocking pass in the final third" type of midfielder - and these guys can't get a sniff, even if they're the best we have at it. They should at least get A LOOK. The only guys that fit that bill are Nagbe and Nguyen, and Klinsmann usually sticks them out wide.
Kljestan and Feilhaber are better set piece takers than anyone else we have in the pool as well.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 7:11 pm to Sheep
quote:
Kljestan and Feilhaber are better set piece takers than anyone else we have in the pool as well.
Personally, I think Bradley is much better than either of those two.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 7:15 pm to McCaigBro69
quote:
Personally, I think Bradley is much better than either of those two
I've seen Bradley shite-hit two many corners for him to be the primary corner taker. I get that he's probably trying to pull off the Olympico too often, but still.
Bradley is also VERY valuable in the air on set pieces or cleaning up at the top of the 18.
You lose both of those when Bradley is taking corners.
ETA:
This post was edited on 5/1/16 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 5/1/16 at 7:15 pm to McCaigBro69
quote:I couldn't possibly disagree any more.
Personally, I think Bradley is much better than either of those two.
This post was edited on 5/1/16 at 7:26 pm
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