Man of the Match [8.12.09 vs. Mexico]: Oguchi Onyewu
MAN OF THE MATCH: This was clearly a two-horse race. While Charlie Davies did score the USA’s lone goal, he failed to put away his golden opportunity to get the go-ahead in the second half. Overall, a good performance, but we had to give the nod to Oguchi Onyewu. He continued his beastly ways in the back, showing everyone [...]
Confederations Cup: Man of the Tournament
LANDON DONOVAN [MoM (2)]- Over the years, Landon has developed a reputation for disappearing in important matches. He hasn’t always seemed willing to take control of our offense, distribute the ball, and run at the oppoing team. This was not the case in the Confederations Cup. Landon was a true leader. He made the team [...]
Man of the Match [7.4.09 vs. Grenada]: Robbie Rogers
Man of the Match: While we saw several good performances against Grenada–Stuart Holden, Freddy Adu, and Chad Marshall, to name a few–Robbie Rogers was the clear winner of this match’s honor. He ran at the Grenadan defense, provided great service, set up two goals, and scored one himself. His performance is sure to ease some [...]
Man of the Match [6.28.09 vs. Brazil]: Landon Donovan
Another quick post to get the Man of the Match illustration project up to date.. Landon Donovan gets our man of the match honor for the Confederations Cup final vs. Brazil. In the final, he did what he did all tournament–he controlled the offense, scored goals, ran at the opposition, and showed us all that [...]
Man of the Match [6.24.09 vs. Spain]: Tim Howard
We’re playing a little catchup with our Man of the Match project here… There were a lot of great performances in the Spain match, but we’re giving the nod to Tim Howard. He made a number of great saves and held together a defence that held Spain goalless.
Man of the Match [6.21.09 vs. Egypt]: Michael Bradley
This was a tough one. There were a number of players who could have gotten the nod, but we went with Michael Bradley. Junior Bradley was a beast in midfield, scoring a goal (which he also helped set up), putting another couple of shots on target, and winning balls in midfield. Will this honor finally [...]
Man of the Match [6.18.09 vs. Brazil]: Tim Howard
You know it’s was a bad game when your goalkeeper allows three goals and is still the best player on the field. Tim Howard may have been a bit questionable on the first goal, but he made some great saves later in the match and kept the scoreline from getting too ugly. Maybe we just [...]
Man of the Match [6.15.09 vs. Italy]: Landon Donovan
We’re going with Landon Donovan as our Man of the Match against Italy. This might seem like the obvious choice since he was the only American…er, the only member of Team USA to find the back of the net, but he really did much more than that yesterday. We often complain that he disappears from [...]
Man of the Match [8.20.08 @ Guatemala]: Tim Howard
Still catching up on the man of the match illustration project. Here’s the third one…
Man of the Match [6.22.08 @ Barbados]: Freddy Adu
I’m a bit behind on my man of the match illustration project. Here’s the second one…more to follow soon…
