The Shin Guardian 22 men, 1 ball, infinite quality commentary

Chances are if you watched today’s USMNT game at Soldier Field in Chicago it won’t rank high on your list of memorable USMNT games.
There was little flair though, yes, a very positive performance. 2-0 for the good guys.
However for those of us who report on the USMNT, Gold Cup and US progression in hemispheric and [...]

Continue reading »

The–indisputable–results are in for your choice for center back partnership with Gooch on August 12th at the Azteca.
You want Jay DeMerit to partner Oneywu with a resounding 235 votes out of 373.
Let’s hope Bob takes the queue.
TSG Fan Chris May says, “No question Demerit, but only so that Boca can play LB.”
Fan sfinke1 says, “Demerit [...]

Continue reading »

We’re getting a quick preview up a day early here for all of those like us who find it too long between national team
games.
Here’s what we are looking for at TSG from the U.S. Team:

Will Parkhurst (who we figure to start) and Marshall clamp down on Carlos Costly? We say yes

Davy Arnaud – we want [...]

Continue reading »

It seems to me that sushi lovers always have two favorite places in their home city; the Incredible Place and the Good Place.
The Incredible Place typically has a trendy interior, is packed with good looking people and requires your “going out shirt.” At the Incredible Place the fish melts in your mouth and the sushi [...]

Continue reading »

I remember watching the U.S. play China at Spartan Stadium in 2007.  The U.S. struggled mightily in the early going to contend with a pitch where you could read the t-shirts of the spectators on the other side of the field.
While the U.S. won 4-1 that day it wasn’t without struggling to maintain and move [...]

Continue reading »