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where am I? (no respect)
Please pardon the late post. I’ve just woke up from where I passed out on my hotel room floor a few hours ago. I just had one of the better soccer days - three great youth national team games (the U-17 US MNT tied Brazil 2-2 with a goal in the closing minutes while playing a man down. For a full recap of the game from someone who has been following these kids seemingly since birth, check out Robert Ziegler’s Top Drawer Soccer (very cheap subscription required). As outspoken Goal Keeper Coach Tim Mulqueen noted from the bench, all be it before the game-tying goal “Only in America do you get a bad PK call (GK Zac MacMath was called for what appeared to be a clean tackle) and a guy sent off.” That is American Soccer. No respect. Not even on our home field. There was very little friendly in this friendly, but maybe there is a reason for the lack of respect…
Klinsmann will not be the next US MNT coach, and tomorrow i’ll be sure to get some professional opinions from other USSF coaches and players. These guys are going to have to work for Sunil and Bradley (at least for now), so I don’t expect anything too ‘honest’, but surely it will be the buzz around here for the rest of the weekend. At times like this I turn to Grant Wahl, and he does by far the best job of putting things into perspective. For the record, I like Bradley, but the fan in me wanted the big name with the big career and big international results (as a head coach) already on his resume.
To help sate the devil inside, after the jump are some pregame and postgame words from U-17 head coach John Hackworth on the Brazil game, as well as a few photos from the day. Much Much more to come. (and dont forget to send in your answer to the essay contest!)
Hackworth’s thoughts on Brazil
Hackworth’s watchful eyes follow the U-15’s play Italy’s Juventus
Pregame Speech
U-17 getting ready for Brazil
U-17 US MNT
U-17 Brazil MNT
Robert Zeigler getting some post Brazil thoughts
Never too early to get an autograph. Get while the getting is cheap.
Kyle
on Dec 8th, 2006 - 4:24pm
The Bradley selection is appalling, not b/c of any ability or lack thereof on his part but b/c of Gulati’s inability to manage the situation properly. If he was going to name an interim coach, then why the f*&% not do it right after the world cup or at least after the MLS finals so he could organize a camp. Perhaps this was done behind the scenes but for he and the media to build this up as such an event makes him look impotent and leaves the US soccer fans wanting more to say the least
Klinsman, I felt, was always a bad choice first and foremost b/c he publicly said he didn’t want the job. I want someone who wants the job, not someone who is coerced by piles of money. This is arguably okay when it comes to really good free agents, but coaching is an entirely different beast that is driven much more by psychology and emotion than any strategic understanding of the game.
It’s not the size of the dog… I’ll spare us the rest.
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