Some News For Thu Mar 4, 2010
STARTERS
Happy Birthday Landon Donovan! He is 28 today!
dN
The Guardian reports that Stuart Holden suffered a broken leg against the Netherlands and will be out 6 weeks. Damn it.
dN
The Times of London suggests Bob Bradley has been getting tips on how to beat England from Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson. And hilarity ensues, not to mention innuendo, and no facts.
TEAM USA
Sure that wasn't the best USA game we have seen in the past 2 years, but it was not the worst either. They had a legitimate chance to tie that game in the dying minutes. Yes they left it too late, but at least I went home feeling neutral rather than peeved.
The most positive thing to take from this game for our team is that Holland has even less forwards than we do, and they still succeed.
dN
Friendly Match & Score:
-Wed Mar 3
Netherlands 2-1 USA - Net goals by Dirk Kuyt(PK) & Klass-Jan Huntelaar. USA goal by Carlos Bocanegra.
Venue: Ajax Arena - Amsterdam
Match report from US Soccer.
Match report by Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America.
Match report and player ratings by Leander Schaerlackens of ESPN Soccernet.
Match report by George Kaulkin of the Times of London.
Match report from Four Four Two
Post game analysis by Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated.
-And a few more thoughts from Wahl.
Post game analysis by Ives Galarcep at Fox Soccer.
Player ratings by Greg Seltzer of Soccer 365.
Player ratings by Mahoney of Soccer America.
dN
du Nord 3 Stars Of The Game
3. Jozy Altidore - worked very hard, seemingly by himself, and used his strength to get some half chances, then he showed some skill and trickery too.
2. Wesley Schneider - clearly the best player on the field for either team. I am very surprised he did not shoot more, as he is deadly, but the USA had no one who could stop him.
1. Jonathan Bornstein, for the Dutch! - terrible foul gave the Netherlands their first goal, really poor positioning and a bad glancing shot off his body gave them their second, and the referee showed some mercy by not calling a handball on him right in front of the goal that easily could have been #3. A hideous night to forget for a player who looked like a ball of weird nerves all game long, and made the night easy for the Dutch.
dN
Official Team Blog
30 of 32 WORLD CUP FINALISTS IN FRIENDLY MATCHES THIS WEEK
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Mar 2
Brazil 2-0 Ireland in London, England
-Wed Mar 3
Algeria 0-3 Serbia
Argentina 1-0 at Germany
Australia 1-0 Indonesia
Cameroon 0-0 Italy in Monte Carlo, Monaco
Cote d'Ivoire 0-2 South Korea in London, England
Denmark 1-2 at Austria
England 3-1 Egypt
France 0-2 Spain
Germany 0-1 Argentina
Ghana 1-2 at Bosnia-Herzegovina
Greece 0-2 Senegal
Honduras 0-2 at Turkey
Italy 0-0 Cameroon in Monte Carlo, Monaco
Japan 2-0 Bahrain
Mexico 2-0 New Zealand in Pasadena, California, USA
Netherlands 2-1 USA
New Zealand 0-2 Mexico in Pasadena, California, USA
Nigeria 5-2 Congo DR
Portugal 2-0 China
Serbia 3-0 at Algeria
Slovakia 0-1 Norway
Slovenia 4-1 Qatar
South Africa 1-1 Namibia
South Korea 2-0 Cote d'Ivoire in London, England
Spain 2-0 at France
Switzerland 1-3 Uruguay
Uruguay 3-1 at Switzerland
USA 1-2 at Netherlands
-Thu Mar 4
North Korea at Venezuela in Sa Felipe
-Sat Mar 6
North Korea at Venezuela in Puerto la Cruz
USL/NSAL MESS
Aahhh, you just new the battle between these two groups was not over, even though the compromised on playing in a mutual second division this season.
The USL has announced today a new team in Orlando for 2011 and stated that they plan to apply to be the official 2nd Division in North America. Unfortunately for them they will only have 5 teams, where the NSAL will have at least 11 for 2011.
TRAGEDY IN HAITI
Michael Rand of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is in touch with Tony Sanneh has he hits the ground in Haiti to do what he can. It seems overwhelming. (thanks to BQ for the link)
When you read about things on the ground in Haiti written by someone you know they take on an even more powerful effect. Holy smokes.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
Colorado signed forward Conor Casey to a new 3 year contract extension.
dN
Buzz Carrick of 3rd Degree reports on the TV broadcasters for FC Dallas this season.
-Brad Sham in OUT.
dN
Seattle has officially signed forward Blaise Nkufo of Switzerland. He will not join the team until the summer transfer window. He is currently playing for Dutch league leaders Twente.
MLS STADIUM BUILDING
3 new photos from PPL Park in Philly:
one
two
three
-Not to come off all creepy or anything, but when I looked at pic #2 I thought of the movie The Hurt Locker.
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The Quarterfinals begin on Tue Mar 9!
US OPEN CUP
Buzz Carrick at 3rd Degree shows us the qualifying process for MLS teams.
USL NEWS
The USL has begun posting their countdown of the Top 25 USL First Division players of the past Decade:
25-21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
1#9 - Greg Howes
SOCCER IN AMERICA
723 Football Films gives us goalography's on 4 more current Americans. (The Donovan & Dempsey editions were both great)
-DaMarcus Beasley
-Eddie Johnson
-Brian Ching
-Carlos Bocanegra
USA WORLD CUP 2010 SOUTH AFRICA
Leander Schaerlackens of ESPN Soccernet takes a look at one of the great mysteries in the current USA player pool - Eddie Johnson.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Greg Seltzer at Soccer 365 talks to Netherlands and Everton centerback Johnny Heitinga about Landon Donovan, and other things.
dN
Lots of Americans back in action as the Danish Superliga resumes this weekend:
Benny Feilhaber - AGF Aarhus - Sun Mar 7 at Kobenhavn
Yura Movsisyan - Randers - Sun Mar 7 at Esbjerg
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - Mon Mar 8 v AaB
Chris Rolfe - AaB - Mon Mar 8 at Nordsjaelland
Marcus Tracy - AaB - Mon Mar 8 at Nordsjaelland
CONCACAF
International Friendly Matches & Scores:
-Wed Mar 3
Netherlands 2-1 USA
El Salvador 1-2 Guatemala - in Los Angeles CA
Venezuela 1-2 Panama
Mexico 2-0 New Zealand - in Pasadena CA
Turkey 2-0 Honduras
Happy Birthday Landon Donovan! He is 28 today!
dN
The Guardian reports that Stuart Holden suffered a broken leg against the Netherlands and will be out 6 weeks. Damn it.
dN
The Times of London suggests Bob Bradley has been getting tips on how to beat England from Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson. And hilarity ensues, not to mention innuendo, and no facts.
TEAM USA
Sure that wasn't the best USA game we have seen in the past 2 years, but it was not the worst either. They had a legitimate chance to tie that game in the dying minutes. Yes they left it too late, but at least I went home feeling neutral rather than peeved.
The most positive thing to take from this game for our team is that Holland has even less forwards than we do, and they still succeed.
dN
Friendly Match & Score:
-Wed Mar 3
Netherlands 2-1 USA - Net goals by Dirk Kuyt(PK) & Klass-Jan Huntelaar. USA goal by Carlos Bocanegra.
Venue: Ajax Arena - Amsterdam
Match report from US Soccer.
Match report by Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America.
Match report and player ratings by Leander Schaerlackens of ESPN Soccernet.
Match report by George Kaulkin of the Times of London.
Match report from Four Four Two
Post game analysis by Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated.
-And a few more thoughts from Wahl.
Post game analysis by Ives Galarcep at Fox Soccer.
Player ratings by Greg Seltzer of Soccer 365.
Player ratings by Mahoney of Soccer America.
dN
du Nord 3 Stars Of The Game
3. Jozy Altidore - worked very hard, seemingly by himself, and used his strength to get some half chances, then he showed some skill and trickery too.
2. Wesley Schneider - clearly the best player on the field for either team. I am very surprised he did not shoot more, as he is deadly, but the USA had no one who could stop him.
1. Jonathan Bornstein, for the Dutch! - terrible foul gave the Netherlands their first goal, really poor positioning and a bad glancing shot off his body gave them their second, and the referee showed some mercy by not calling a handball on him right in front of the goal that easily could have been #3. A hideous night to forget for a player who looked like a ball of weird nerves all game long, and made the night easy for the Dutch.
dN
Official Team Blog
30 of 32 WORLD CUP FINALISTS IN FRIENDLY MATCHES THIS WEEK
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Mar 2
Brazil 2-0 Ireland in London, England
-Wed Mar 3
Algeria 0-3 Serbia
Argentina 1-0 at Germany
Australia 1-0 Indonesia
Cameroon 0-0 Italy in Monte Carlo, Monaco
Cote d'Ivoire 0-2 South Korea in London, England
Denmark 1-2 at Austria
England 3-1 Egypt
France 0-2 Spain
Germany 0-1 Argentina
Ghana 1-2 at Bosnia-Herzegovina
Greece 0-2 Senegal
Honduras 0-2 at Turkey
Italy 0-0 Cameroon in Monte Carlo, Monaco
Japan 2-0 Bahrain
Mexico 2-0 New Zealand in Pasadena, California, USA
Netherlands 2-1 USA
New Zealand 0-2 Mexico in Pasadena, California, USA
Nigeria 5-2 Congo DR
Portugal 2-0 China
Serbia 3-0 at Algeria
Slovakia 0-1 Norway
Slovenia 4-1 Qatar
South Africa 1-1 Namibia
South Korea 2-0 Cote d'Ivoire in London, England
Spain 2-0 at France
Switzerland 1-3 Uruguay
Uruguay 3-1 at Switzerland
USA 1-2 at Netherlands
-Thu Mar 4
North Korea at Venezuela in Sa Felipe
-Sat Mar 6
North Korea at Venezuela in Puerto la Cruz
USL/NSAL MESS
Aahhh, you just new the battle between these two groups was not over, even though the compromised on playing in a mutual second division this season.
The USL has announced today a new team in Orlando for 2011 and stated that they plan to apply to be the official 2nd Division in North America. Unfortunately for them they will only have 5 teams, where the NSAL will have at least 11 for 2011.
TRAGEDY IN HAITI
Michael Rand of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is in touch with Tony Sanneh has he hits the ground in Haiti to do what he can. It seems overwhelming. (thanks to BQ for the link)
When you read about things on the ground in Haiti written by someone you know they take on an even more powerful effect. Holy smokes.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
Colorado signed forward Conor Casey to a new 3 year contract extension.
dN
Buzz Carrick of 3rd Degree reports on the TV broadcasters for FC Dallas this season.
-Brad Sham in OUT.
dN
Seattle has officially signed forward Blaise Nkufo of Switzerland. He will not join the team until the summer transfer window. He is currently playing for Dutch league leaders Twente.
MLS STADIUM BUILDING
3 new photos from PPL Park in Philly:
one
two
three
-Not to come off all creepy or anything, but when I looked at pic #2 I thought of the movie The Hurt Locker.
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The Quarterfinals begin on Tue Mar 9!
US OPEN CUP
Buzz Carrick at 3rd Degree shows us the qualifying process for MLS teams.
USL NEWS
The USL has begun posting their countdown of the Top 25 USL First Division players of the past Decade:
25-21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
1#9 - Greg Howes
SOCCER IN AMERICA
723 Football Films gives us goalography's on 4 more current Americans. (The Donovan & Dempsey editions were both great)
-DaMarcus Beasley
-Eddie Johnson
-Brian Ching
-Carlos Bocanegra
USA WORLD CUP 2010 SOUTH AFRICA
Leander Schaerlackens of ESPN Soccernet takes a look at one of the great mysteries in the current USA player pool - Eddie Johnson.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Greg Seltzer at Soccer 365 talks to Netherlands and Everton centerback Johnny Heitinga about Landon Donovan, and other things.
dN
Lots of Americans back in action as the Danish Superliga resumes this weekend:
Benny Feilhaber - AGF Aarhus - Sun Mar 7 at Kobenhavn
Yura Movsisyan - Randers - Sun Mar 7 at Esbjerg
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - Mon Mar 8 v AaB
Chris Rolfe - AaB - Mon Mar 8 at Nordsjaelland
Marcus Tracy - AaB - Mon Mar 8 at Nordsjaelland
CONCACAF
International Friendly Matches & Scores:
-Wed Mar 3
Netherlands 2-1 USA
El Salvador 1-2 Guatemala - in Los Angeles CA
Venezuela 1-2 Panama
Mexico 2-0 New Zealand - in Pasadena CA
Turkey 2-0 Honduras
posted by brucio at 16:55
1 Comments:
I was disappointed mostly by the bad ref. Seemed like ticky tack fouls got called on the Americans (penalty was a bad call, but then the defender shouldn't have even tried to grab the player on the arm - just asking for a penalty), and let some doozies go, the (Holden attack) - which was a red card offense in my book, being as it wasn't a very 'freindly' play.
Also, seemed like Landon wasn't even on the pitch.
I think back to the last game with the MLS players, and I really liked the first half against El Sal - Conor Casey - Sacha - and Brad Evans I think, played quite well as a group.
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