greatly put. agreed with everything. bob bradley is a fool.
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
Michael Bradley did not play BECAUSE HE PLAYED vs. Trinidad and Tobago and got to Germany late. Jozy played BECAUSE HE DID NOT PLAY vs. Trinidad and Tobago and was allowed to get his feet on the ground with Villareal. But whatever works for a blog is fine. Jozy will get plenty of time to prove if he's a national team striker. But first things first. Qualify. Donovan and Beasley barely played in the qulifiers pre-2002 and were key players in Japan/South Korea. Relax.
Soccer Guru
· 1 year ago
This is a fantastic piece.
Do you really think Bradley omitted Altidore for Jozy’s well being when Mo Edu and Michael Bradley were called into the team right after switching clubs? How about Eddie Lewis who signed with the Galaxy but was unavailable for 3 of his first 4 Galaxy games due to National Team duty? I saw posted somewhere else a very valid comparison between Podolski and Adu. Did Low decide Podolski did not warrant a place on the Euro squad thanks to not playing at Bayern.
Altidore was not hurt badly and was not called in for the three pre qualifying friendlies while Eddie Johnson was. That tells you Bradley’s bias. As the piece points out it was Bruce Arena who considered club form. For Bradley it is merely an excuse not to pick people. If club form mattered Bocanegra wouldn’t have been picked for the summer friedlies, while Beasley, Dempsey and Johnson still wouldn’t be picked.
brizzle
· 1 year ago
"Maybe Bradley and Nowak don’t like the indivudual confidence and flair both Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore demonstrate on the pitch."
Yes, exactly. Our coaches, with all their scouting reports and personal knowledge of the players, are idiots. They don't like attacking flair or confidence. We bloggers and internet know-it-alls are far more superior to these idiots, who couldn't choose paper or plastic correctly standing in like at Safeway. Yes, yes...I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner. These guys hate America and want to destroy us from the inside out...first, by demolishing our NT.
Man, you guys are right. I can't wait until we can boot these revolutionary soldiers and find real men equipped to handle a football team...you know, someone with years and years of experience, and the required "A" license from the USSF. You know, some like all the rest of us?
FC USA
· 1 year ago
So Brizzle anyone without a coaching license is unqualified to criticize or critique coaches? Have you ever said such and such is an idiot in any sport? If so, then your post is hypocritical.
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Do you really think Bradley omitted Altidore for Jozy’s well being when Mo Edu and Michael Bradley were called into the team right after switching clubs? How about Eddie Lewis who signed with the Galaxy but was unavailable for 3 of his first 4 Galaxy games due to National Team duty?
I saw posted somewhere else a very valid comparison between Podolski and Adu. Did Low decide Podolski did not warrant a place on the Euro squad thanks to not playing at Bayern.
Altidore was not hurt badly and was not called in for the three pre qualifying friendlies while Eddie Johnson was. That tells you Bradley’s bias. As the piece points out it was Bruce Arena who considered club form. For Bradley it is merely an excuse not to pick people. If club form mattered Bocanegra wouldn’t have been picked for the summer friedlies, while Beasley, Dempsey and Johnson still wouldn’t be picked.
Yes, exactly. Our coaches, with all their scouting reports and personal knowledge of the players, are idiots. They don't like attacking flair or confidence. We bloggers and internet know-it-alls are far more superior to these idiots, who couldn't choose paper or plastic correctly standing in like at Safeway. Yes, yes...I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner. These guys hate America and want to destroy us from the inside out...first, by demolishing our NT.
Man, you guys are right. I can't wait until we can boot these revolutionary soldiers and find real men equipped to handle a football team...you know, someone with years and years of experience, and the required "A" license from the USSF. You know, some like all the rest of us?