I will edit this post later with some more thoughts now that the emotion has died down a bit. If you need to vent, Steven Goff is having a online chat at the Washington Post website at noon today (june 13th). Here is the link. In the meantime, here are some press clippings… Czechs blow … Continued
Quick Weekend Recap
Opening World Cup weekend. WOOHOO! I got a chance to see most of the matches on Friday and Saturday, but only pieces of the games on Sunday. Here are my brief thoughts on each of the games so far. Germany vs Costa Rica – Group A Some nice goals, very poor display by Costa Rica. … Continued
Well, that sucked…
So I just got back from Gordon Biersch watching the Czech Republic dominate the USA. “Sucked” is an understatement. There were several players who had bad games, the coach made some decisions I don’t agree with, we gave up an early goal, we lacked effort at times, we got soundly beat in all areas, and … Continued
PreGame USA vs Czech Republic
The lineup is announced on the US Soccer website. According to the MatchTracker, the starters are Kasey Keller, Steve Cherundolo, Oguchi Onyewu, Eddie Lewis, Eddie Pope, Pablo Mastroeni, Claudio Reyna, Bobby Convey, DeMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan, Brian McBride. If they post (as they usually do) a image with the projected formation, I’ll edit this post … Continued
Germany – Hanging by a thread already…
Germany’s run up to the World Cup has been auspicious to say the least. Their play has been lackluster, uninspiring, unimaginative, and at times, downright atrocious. There offense has struggled to score, the defense has struggled to keep the other team from scoring. The look like a team that is just plain lost. The USA … Continued