Editors’s Note: The US Women are on the ground in Germany, TSG guest columnist Maura Gladys is taking a look at each positional group. Today, the midfield. Part I: Defense: USWNT positioning more core US backline success than experience. The midfield is both the strongest and weakest aspect of the United States’ game. There are no [...]
Archive for June, 2011
23 Jun
Snap Judgements: USA Outlasts Panama, 1-0
And this one was about the coaches. Arriving on the pitch Wednesday night at Reliant Stadium, both Bob Bradley and Jorge Dely Valdes accompanied two teams determined to get to the Gold Cup Final in Pasadena on Saturday evening. However both their squads had just sauntered through four exhausting matches–three in the group stage and [...]
22 Jun
USA vs. Panama: Live Commentary
Update: No Donovan in the starting 11 USA lineup: Howard; Cherundolo, Goodson, Bocanegra, Lichaj; Bradley, Jones; Bedoya, Kljestan, Dempsey; Agudelo It’s the United States. It’s Panama. All over again. Probably for the right to play Mexico in front of 90,000 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The States will attempt to keep their midfield from [...]
22 Jun
Orange Slices: USA vs. Panama, Again
Orange Slices is our game day, catch-all post that we update during the day before the match. Don’t accept substitutes, imitators or copycats! Ask for fresh, wholesome Orange Slices by name. Hello and welcome to game day! The United States Men’s National finds itself one game away from a possible Gold Cup final showdown against [...]
21 Jun
Reset: TSG’s Official USA vs. Panama Preview
The United States heads into Wednesday night’s Gold Cup semifinal game with quite a bit of familiarity of their opponent, still brandishing the bruises of playing them in the group stage and now with the ability to hit the reset button on a FIFA game gone wrong. The States foil for a trip to the [...]
21 Jun
Video: Mens & Womens Going Off
Two vids for you. The first? Abby Wambach, not kicking any copiers. (Question: Couldn’t ESPN have used a different star here for a change? Maybe Heather O’Reilly or Alex Morgan? Just a thought. ———- …and men’s…US Soccer’s Behind the Crest series.
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