Project 2010: a postmortem
Before the 1998 World Cup, US Soccer, advised by (future National Team coach?) Carlos Quieroz, set the lofty goal of becoming a World Cup contender by 2010–a mere twelve years down the line. Now that that deadline has passed, it’s time to take a look at Project 2010, to determine its success or failure. Wait. Isn’t that [...]
Why the World Cup draw is inherently unfair
In the lead-up to Friday’s World Cup draw, there has been plenty of speculation about the seeds, pots, and best- and worst-case scenarios. While doing my best to take part in the guessing game, it dawned on me: the World Cup draw is an inherently unfair system. Not just “kind of unfair”–the kind of unfair [...]
Better know a kit: A history of the modern U.S. soccer jersey
We’re taking a look at the USA men’s soccer jerseys of the last 25 or so years, not only to provide a bit of history, but also as a bit of a refresher before looking toward the future of the USA’s kit. My main complaint about the USA kit is that there’s no continuity. Unlike [...]
Debunking the myth: The unique difficulty of CONCACAF away qualifiers
We ran this post a while back, but since this topic has reared its head yet again with the upcoming US World Cup qualifiers, we thought we should post it one more time. In a brief September 8th article, we brought up the debate on the difficulty of CONCACAF away Qualifiers, citing Ives Galarcep’s “Hazards [...]
Fire Bob Bradley
We’ll admit that we have never been Bob Bradley’s biggest fans, but we’ve also tried to refrain from calling for his head. That was until the Brazil match. Given the US’s performances over the past few weeks, it has become doubtlessly clear that our current coach is not the man for the job. While all [...]
The Great Debate: CONCACAF Away Qualifiers
In this section, we give our take on one of the most hotly-contested issues in US Soccer. In a brief September 8th article, we brought up the debate on the difficulty of CONCACAF away Qualifiers, citing Ives Galarcep’s “Hazards of road qualifiers” and Luis Bueno’s “Debunking the myth.” While looking through Soccer by Ives this [...]
Away qualifiers in CONCACAF
There’s been a lot of talk these days about the difficulty of away World Cup Qualifiers in CONCACAF (and everywhere else, for that matter). Here is Ives Galarcep’s take on the “Hazards of away qualifiers.” We here at Project 2010 (the Blog) are of a different opinion. As Luis Bueno demonstrates in article, “Debunking the [...]
The Great Debate: Youth vs. Experience
In this section, we give our take on one of the most hotly-contested issues in US Soccer. No Cooper. No Adu. No Altidore. Really? To the disappointment of many American fans (myself included), Bob Bradley continues to call up players like Brian Ching, Eddie Johnson, Frankie Hejduk, and Eddie Lewis over younger players. The most [...]
Manifesto
In 1998, Nike and the United States Soccer Federation created Project 2010, a blueprint to “ensure that the US Men’s National Team become a legitimate threat to win the World Cup by 2010.” While the project’s ambition was commendable, any self-respecting U.S. soccer fan knew this goal was a bit far fetched to say the [...]
Marsch made Assistant Coach – Good for US Soccer?
For what our opinion’s worth (and we realize that it isn’t much), no, Marsch’s appointment is not good for US Soccer. And as it turns out, we aren’t the only ones who feel this way. Paul Gardner over at Soccer America wrote a piece recently called U.S. Coach: No Experience needed. In this article Gardner touches on [...]
Feb 18, 2010 | Categories:Article Commentary, Link Blogging, The Great Debate | Tags: bob bradley, frankie hejduk, Jesse Marsch, John Hackworth, Jonathan Bornstein, Paul Gardner, Soccer America, Thomas Rongen | Leave A Comment »