US v. Jamaica: What would you like to see?
Does the US need to bounce back from Germany by winning by a large margin? Are you looking for a domestic player to step up and shine? Or are you just ready for Bruce Arena to pick a squad and get on with it? Other things to look for include:
-Tony Meola's farewell tour and 100th US Cap. The keeper was playing for the national team in 1990. 1990! That's 16 years, yo.
-Can Donovan dominate when he should against a young but speedy Jamaican midfield?
-The crowd in Cary, NC. The game sold out quickly. Will it be a haven for the Americans, or will more the crowd be pro-Jamaica?
-And speaking of the Reggae Boyz, any Jamaican fans out there?
Comments
This is the last chance for the fence-sitters to make a positive impression on Arena. I'm looking forward to seeing the guys come out and playing passionately for a shot at a spot on the roster. Hopefully O’Brien is recovered enough to get out and play for a few minutes. He's had a tough time with the injuries.
Posted by: The Unfortunate Welsh Fan | April 11, 2006 01:14 PM
The U.S. and Arena need to make a statement.And they need to start NOW!By playing 3rd & 4th string players and finding bench players are cool but we need to re-group and get the starters in to play together.
Posted by: Droddd | April 11, 2006 01:29 PM
I hear you in Wales. I'm looking forward to seeing O'Brien play. It's been awhile. HOpefully he can regain his form and keep his fitness. My prediction: US wins 3-0.
Posted by: yoyo | April 11, 2006 01:46 PM
That wasn't what i wanted to see. ugh.
Posted by: uncle sam | April 11, 2006 10:34 PM
that wasn't what i wanted to see...i think you should get some game clips on here though, that would be wicked sweet!!!
Posted by: courtney | April 12, 2006 09:17 AM
So do y'all think that ANYONE made a good case for themselves? Donovan played well and set up plenty of opportunities... but he's a shoe-in anyway.
Posted by: NC Soccer Dude | April 12, 2006 09:46 AM
who cares about this game anyways
Posted by: texan | April 12, 2006 02:35 PM
raging hooligans
Posted by: some guy | April 13, 2006 08:18 PM
I think what the U.S. needs to do is develop our own form of "Ginga" our own heart and passion. If we continue playing the way we did in Germany we will lose to Jamaica. We have some great new talent all we need to do is start bringing up younger players to help out and bring new talent and youth to the game.
Posted by: Keeper King | November 6, 2006 07:17 PM
usa are horrible at football they jus need to get better all the do is play bad teams in friendlys to get there fifa rank up an wen the get to play any 1 averagly gd they jus get out played they have little chance of eva doing any good in the world cup
Posted by: Anonymous | December 8, 2006 08:07 AM
BION I'm iprmsesed! Cool post!
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