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 [...]
Adu's career is over?
I was reading a post about Freddy Adu’s club struggles on Avoiding the Drop and came across this line: So we’re left with this reality: Freddy Adu is only twenty years old and there’s a very real possibility that his career is already over. Wow. Will Freddy Adu make the World Cup roster? It’s looking [...]
[Article Commentary] Trecker: USA, 'big game' jinx
Jamie Trecker recently concluded his three-part series on why the USA needed to become the second team ever to win in Mexico City. Since we failed, US Soccer is obviously doomed. I’m sorry to keep going at Trecker, but since this is related to the last two I’ve commented on, it seems logical to discuss the final [...]
Unprofessional Foul on Bob Bradley
You know, I don’t nitpick every soccer-related article I read. Evidence: The Unprofessional Foul’s recent article on Bradley’s job security. It’s a really good post. The USA’s two wins in South Africa seem to have quelled the criticism of Bradley–I personally don’t understand why. Let me know what you think of their opinion in the [...]
Trecker, Mexico “last chance for the USA”
Our old friend Jamie Trecker is back at it,this time claiming a win in Mexico is a must. A win would obviously be fabulous for the reasons highlighted in Trecker’s article, among others, but I’m with reader Josh (see comments in our last Trecker response) when he says he’s a little tired of people expecting [...]
Article Commentary: Jamie Trecker's summer review
It’s been a while since I’ve done an article commentary, so I thought I’d take on Jamie Trecker’s latest article about the USA’s summer results. I’m not Trecker’s biggest fan, but this commentary isn’t as much about bashing his article as it is about spurring a little debate. Trecker questions how successful this summer was for [...]
Jack McInerney feature
I’ve enjoyed Justin Rodriguez’ stories for Soccernet on the US youth system. His latest is a feature on Jack McInerney. For those of you who don’t know/remember McInerney, he is the kid who seemingly came out of nowhere to score 5 goals and 3 assists in the U-17s’ 3-game CONCACAF Championship campaign. I knew nothing [...]
"Soccer is Ruining America," claims Stephen H. Webb. Wow…
…my money was on fast food and guns. Shows what I know. Let’s face it–Monday’s loss to Italy was heartbreaking. The last thing we need right now is another divisive article about the merits of Frankie Hejduk, Bob Bradley, and the 4-5-1 formation. Now is a time for unity. I’ve been sitting on this article [...]
Stuck on the tracks: USA no better than in 2006?
This post originally ran on our sister blog, Fire Alexi Lalas. Since it is related to the USMNT, we thought we’d re-post it here on Project 2010. Steve Davis recently had an article appear on Soccernet, “Current U.S. team no better than 2006 version.”The title alone was enough to make me re-open FAL. Here are [...]
My favorite Wilmer since Valderrama
This post originally ran on our sister blog, Fire Alexi Lalas, last week. Since it is related to the USMNT, we thought we’d re-post it here on Project 2010. The USSF can be pretty depressing. While certain problems are to be expected due to the relative youth and lack of resources of US Soccer, others [...]
Freddy Adu: the world's first washed-up 19-year-old
This post originally ran on our sister blog, Fire Alexi Lalas, last week. Since it is related to the USMNT, we thought we’d re-post it here on Project 2010. On January 29th, Soccer by Ives correspondent Sulaiman Folarin wrote an article on Freddy Adu’s concerning lack of minutes at Monaco. Here are some highlights: Can [...]
Can the US handle being a favorite?
Yes they can. If you’ve been reading/listening/watching Alexi Lalas talk about Thursday’s game against Slovenia, you’ve probably heard the following “axiom” more than once: the USA are great at playing the underdog role, but struggle as a favorite. Here is a recent example from Jeff Carlisle’s article, “Complacency is the U.S.’s challenge“: For perhaps the [...]
Jun 15, 2010 | Categories:Article Commentary | Tags: alexi lalas, Jeff Carlisle, underdogs | Leave A Comment »