The United States soccer team did not produce any real results against Spain. Wait you know what that is not true at all because we did come out of this learning a few things about ourselves. I remember getting things ready for the game. I got the chips, a 12 pack from taco bell, and a six pack of Coronas. Do not worry I am 21 years old so I just made it as my local bartenders have told me. I sat down and turned my television to ESPN. I was very excited until I saw the line up that Bob Bradley chose to play, and I immediately began to get worried. I am felt like I had wasted time buying beer and instead should have gotten something to do shots with because I did not want to remember this game.
As a New Yorker I was very happy to see Tim Ream and Juan agudelo of the Red Bulls play for the U.S. They are both young and talented players who will have great careers as time moves forward. However, a lot of other players that have gotten caps for the U.S were not present. A lot of young players that played for the World Cup a year agao, and in some international friendlies that have provided a lot of talent for the U.S were not there. Also Davies who is a proven scorer as his time with D.C United has shown, but was not chosen. Most people that Bradley chose were people that were not heard of and some were not even starters for their respected clubs.
Bradley said he needed to see what his team was capable of as well as how this line up would fair against the best. Honestly I do not think you even need to try this experiment to know the results. The least Bradley could have done was start Clint Dempsey to help with the attack and take some pressure off the younger players. He did put in Clint, however the damage was already done and the fans were not happy. I am really surprise Freddy Adu was not given an oppurtunity to play at all for this match. I would have definitely given him an oppurtunity to showcase some of the skills he has been able to learn in Europe.
As a coach I think Bradley has helped the United States a lot since Bruce Arena. We are a competitive team, we do the best we can, and we have played descent. However, I think that we need to change of philosophy of football. We produce a lot of Mid-fielders and defenders as a country, but not to many proven scorers. As much as I love Bradley I would like to see an International coach from Spain, Italy, or even Mexico to take over in order to get us a winning recipe. As well as help our players develop into better scorers.
The only thing that was really good about the match this week was seeing the new talent that the MLS showcased this weekend. A lot of the starters were gone so a lot of guys who would not get a chance to play a lot this year were able to. I think this needs to continue in a way to get more of the younger guys playing more. I wish the MLS was more like the MLB. Set up a couple of minor league teams so that your younger players could be fit for league action, and get more playing time. If you have the most talented player in the Super Draft then why would you keep him benched. I would rather play him or send him to the minor league system to get him in Shape. We need to invest more into our players and give them not just time, but oppurtunities to develop.
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Jonnysoccer
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