June 13, 2015
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO CLEAN UP FIFA...:
After Netherlands, Germany victories, USMNT riding wave of confidence into Gold Cup (Andy Edwards Jun 10, 2015, ProSoccerTalk)
Winning this summer's edition of the Gold Cup (July 7-26) represents the loftiest goal the USMNT is bound to chase over the next 24 months.Perhaps the better question is this: when was the last time the USMNT prepared to enter a major tournament (Gold Cup or World Cup) with this kind of momentum and so obivously full of confidence? Following victories over the Netherlands (last Friday) and Germany (Wednesday), the USMNT finds itself in possession of just that -- an abnormal amount of momentum and belief. [...]In Michael Bradley, Klinsmann's side (finally) has its undisputed leader and most influential player turning in some of the best performances of his prolific career. In Kyle Beckerman, the USMNT (finally) has exactly the kind of player -- a defensive shield in midfield -- that allows Bradley to perform at his very best. In Jordan Morris, the Yanks have a breath of fresh air and (finally) the kind of unexpected game-changer they've craved for so long, in the form of a 20-year-old college kid.
...but beating two of the World Cup final four teams on their own soil in one week is even better. And, best of all, despite playing his Germans too much, Jurgen seems to have conceded the reality that what can make the USMNT uniquely dangerous is the pace and power of our forward players--Zardes, Yedlin, Morris, Wood, Agudelo, Johannsson, etc. One player he really needs to add to the team is Andrew Farrell, who'd add the same qualities from the back line.
Posted by Orrin Judd at June 13, 2015 8:09 AM
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