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Who was the biggest Jurgen Klinsmann snub?
Posted on 6/9/17 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 6/9/17 at 12:29 pm
And why was it Darlington Nagbe?
Let's talk about the man from Liberia. He was a constant threat going forward, can take a man on at pace and beat him, is great in possession, and did almost all of the set up work on one of our goals last night. Nagbe needs to be more selfish and needs to improve his finishing, but damn we've been missing players like him in our pool for a long time now. I'm very surprised no European team has put in a decent offer for him.
Honorable mention goes to Villafana.
Let's talk about the man from Liberia. He was a constant threat going forward, can take a man on at pace and beat him, is great in possession, and did almost all of the set up work on one of our goals last night. Nagbe needs to be more selfish and needs to improve his finishing, but damn we've been missing players like him in our pool for a long time now. I'm very surprised no European team has put in a decent offer for him.
Honorable mention goes to Villafana.
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Posted on 6/9/17 at 12:33 pm to cwil177
I'd go with Villafana just because Jurgen never even considered him when it was a position of serious need.
Posted on 6/9/17 at 12:37 pm to Broski
It's pretty inexcusable to be honest.
Posted on 6/9/17 at 12:46 pm to cwil177
We should lay out all of the nominees:
Darlington Nagbe, MF, Portland Timbers FC, (Monrovia, Liberia)
Jorge Villafaña, DF, Santos Laguna, (Anaheim. CA)
Sebastian Lleget, MF, Los Angeles Galaxy, (San Francisco, CA)
Landon Donovan, FW, Los Angeles Galaxy, (A Random Village, Cambodia)
Darlington Nagbe, MF, Portland Timbers FC, (Monrovia, Liberia)
Jorge Villafaña, DF, Santos Laguna, (Anaheim. CA)
Sebastian Lleget, MF, Los Angeles Galaxy, (San Francisco, CA)
Landon Donovan, FW, Los Angeles Galaxy, (A Random Village, Cambodia)
This post was edited on 6/9/17 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 6/9/17 at 12:47 pm to thenry712
I guess snubbing the best player in our country's history should be mentioned, even if he was briefly a Cambodian nomad 
Posted on 6/9/17 at 12:48 pm to thenry712
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Lleget
pants off
Posted on 6/9/17 at 12:52 pm to cwil177
I am going to go with the guy who caused a massive chasm on this board for months.
Posted on 6/9/17 at 1:24 pm to cwil177
I agree. Not including Nagbe and continuing to put old washed up players like Zusi, Beckerdreads, and Wondo on the roster was beyond dumb.
And LD gets a nod too for at least the 2014 World Cup. Today, he's still better than the people who started in his place during that world cup.
And LD gets a nod too for at least the 2014 World Cup. Today, he's still better than the people who started in his place during that world cup.
This post was edited on 6/9/17 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 6/9/17 at 1:25 pm to cwil177
Mike Grella
Posted on 6/9/17 at 1:26 pm to SUB
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continuing to put old washed up players like Zusi, Beckerdreads, and Wondo on the roster was beyond dumb.
To be fair, Bruce has called up 2 of those 3 for World Cup Qualifiers.
Posted on 6/9/17 at 1:26 pm to S
LeGOATgue 1 Legend Mike GOATrella
Posted on 6/9/17 at 1:28 pm to Broski
I was rarely bothered by him calling up Beckerman to be honest. But yeah it's probably Nagbe.
Posted on 6/9/17 at 1:32 pm to thenry712
Davide "500 Days of" Somma will be featured in the spinoff of this thread entitled "Who was the biggest Bob Bradley snub?"
Posted on 6/9/17 at 1:43 pm to S
For me the Villafana snub was more infuriating because it was such an obvious move and he could have helped out big time in a position of great need. Instead we kept trotting out 35 year-old DaMarcus Beasley and hoped for the best.
Nagbe should also have been called up immediately, but with him I can at least understand how JK might not have rated him in the midfield. He was wrong, but I can at least see some rationale there. Our midfield pool is way deeper than our left back pool.
Glad to have them both in the team now. Hope Lletget can heal quickly too.
Nagbe should also have been called up immediately, but with him I can at least understand how JK might not have rated him in the midfield. He was wrong, but I can at least see some rationale there. Our midfield pool is way deeper than our left back pool.
Glad to have them both in the team now. Hope Lletget can heal quickly too.
This post was edited on 6/9/17 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 6/9/17 at 2:00 pm to Michael Stein
His line-up against Argentina last summer was infuriating.
He looked at the team and thought Zusi, Beckerman, and Wondo were more worthwhile players than Pulisic and Nagbe.
He looked at the team and thought Zusi, Beckerman, and Wondo were more worthwhile players than Pulisic and Nagbe.
Posted on 6/9/17 at 2:20 pm to Keys Open Doors
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were more worthwhile players than Pulisic
I was ok with how Jurgen handled Pulisic in the Copa. He was 17 and still finding his place at Dortmund and the USMNT. A reserve bench role was the right call, I think.
But yeah, not giving Nagbe a bigger role that tournament and then casting him aside afterwards was the height of stupidity.
Posted on 6/9/17 at 2:28 pm to Broski
It was defensible when we had Bedoya, Wood, and Jermaine Jones as viable options. But they were all suspended for the Argentina game. Zusi (and especially Beckerman and Wondo) had no business even being called up, much less starting against Argentina.
Posted on 6/9/17 at 2:41 pm to cwil177
I don't think it's Nagbe. He did bring him into the team and he got several games. Just not starting minutes.
Villafana is a good option, but it's not like Villafana has been amazing. Just satisfactory imo.
Villafana is a good option, but it's not like Villafana has been amazing. Just satisfactory imo.
Posted on 6/9/17 at 2:53 pm to oauron
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Just not any minutes.
FTFY
Posted on 6/9/17 at 4:44 pm to cwil177
Brad Davis and Wondo over Cakes and Boyd in 14
Boyd was the only backup we had for Jozy and Davis had no business playing at the international level, much less the WC.
Boyd was the only backup we had for Jozy and Davis had no business playing at the international level, much less the WC.
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