21 Jun 09
Originally posted by Red NightLandon Donovan isn't bad, but he's FAAAAAR away from being one of the best in the world.
Team USA advances to the final four in the Confed Cup.
Wooo-Hoooo!
I think we can take Spain and set up a re-match the Brazilians.
Is it time to finally admit the obvious truth that Landon Donovan is one of the best mid-fielders in the world?
And as for y'all beating Spain... snowball's chance in hell.
I just shocked that Italy didn't go through; what a bizarre set of circumstances at the end of the games in group B.
21 Jun 09
Originally posted by hopscotchUnfortunatley I agree.
Landon Donovan isn't bad, but he's FAAAAAR away from being one of the best in the world.
And as for y'all beating Spain... snowball's chance in hell.
I just shocked that Italy didn't go through; what a bizarre set of circumstances at the end of the games in group B.
21 Jun 09
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Sorry Red Night I cannot agree that Landon Don.............is anywere near ( good enough to feed my neighbours remaining three chicken's, although he is welcome to pressure wash my coal bunker, providing it's every forth thursday ) .....let alone be considered world anything. I surmise American's will be flooding the 'streets' in adulation on such a momentious acheivement, second only to Obama swatting the ghastly fly of Iran.
21 Jun 09
Originally posted by hopscotchThe ending was shocking. It went from being impossible to improbable to unbelieveable.
Landon Donovan isn't bad, but he's FAAAAAR away from being one of the best in the world.
And as for y'all beating Spain... snowball's chance in hell.
I just shocked that Italy didn't go through; what a bizarre set of circumstances at the end of the games in group B.
If we lose to spain we get RSA in the consolation game. I wouldn't mind that.
I'd feel more confidant if we had Hadjuk, Ching, Mostoeni, and Edu.
But Lando can flat out play.
Top five in the world:
Messi
Ronaldhino
Van der Vaart
Pirlo
Donovan
22 Jun 09
Originally posted by Red NightThe gay Ronaldo is a winger (i.e. midfielder), the fat one is a striker.
I thought Ronaldo was a striker.
Midfielders better than Landon Donovan at the moment:
Messi
Franck Ribéry
Kaka
Gattuso
Xabi Alonso
Steven Gerrard
Mascherano
Park Ji-Sung
Paul Scholes
Xavi
Iniesta
Keita
Yaya Touré
Sergi Busquets
Fàbregas
Aaron Ramsey
Abou Diaby
Michael Essien
Frank Lampard
Michael Ballack
Harry Kewell
Raul Meireles
Mark van Bommel
Sosa
Schweinsteiger
Andrei Arshavin
Pavlyuchenko
I'm getting tired of writing this list, someone else please take over... there are too many.
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22 Jun 09
Originally posted by hopscotchstickers that are better than donavan
The gay Ronaldo is a winger (i.e. midfielder), the fat one is a striker.
Midfielders better than Landon Donovan at the moment:
Messi
Franck Ribéry
Kaka
Gattuso
Xabi Alonso
Steven Gerrard
Mascherano
Park Ji-Sung
Paul Scholes
Xavi
Iniesta
Keita
Yaya Touré
Sergi Busquets
Fàbregas
Aaron Ramsey
Abou Diaby
Michael Essien
Frank Lampard
Mi ...[text shortened]...
I'm getting tired of writing this list, someone else please take over... there are too many.
pavlyuchenko
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and you left out luke chadwick
tut tut.
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22 Jun 09
Originally posted by hopscotchstickers that are better than donavan
The gay Ronaldo is a winger (i.e. midfielder), the fat one is a striker.
Midfielders better than Landon Donovan at the moment:
Messi
Franck Ribéry
Kaka
Gattuso
Xabi Alonso
Steven Gerrard
Mascherano
Park Ji-Sung
Paul Scholes
Xavi
Iniesta
Keita
Yaya Touré
Sergi Busquets
Fàbregas
Aaron Ramsey
Abou Diaby
Michael Essien
Frank Lampard
Mi ...[text shortened]...
I'm getting tired of writing this list, someone else please take over... there are too many.
pavlyuchenko
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and you left out luke chadwick
tut tut.
22 Jun 09
Originally posted by trev33Well, oops. I lumped him into my midfielder list, when he's a striker.
stickers that are better than donavan
pavlyuchenko
I still don't think he's a sticker though, as you say... is he wearing a velcro kit? Is he covered in honey? Does he hang around car bumpers? Tell me more about the secret life of the professional Russian sticker.
24 Jun 09
Help, I have foot in mouth disease!
Congratulations USA, I think you've stunned the world with tonight's performance. Your coach REALLY did his homework, and therefore your team had an answer for everything the Spanish threw at them.
The ref and linesmen were pretty bad, Michael Bradley should not have been sent off, Spain should have had a penalty in the first half from a foul by Donovan in the box, and there were numerous dubious offside calls.
But jeez! The game was a lot more entertaining than I was expecting. GG to you.
24 Jun 09
Originally posted by hopscotchSpector and especially Demerit really nice finds in the back, Onyewu played terrific, and Howard of course a high-class goalkeeper.
Congratulations USA, I think you've stunned the world with tonight's performance. Your coach REALLY did his homework, and therefore your team had an answer for everything the Spanish threw at them.
The ref and linesmen were pretty bad, Michael Bradley should not have been sent off, Spain should have had a penalty in the first half from a foul by ...[text shortened]... side calls.
But jeez! The game was a lot more entertaining than I was expecting. GG to you.
Harkes had good analysis in the commentary in the US coverage, the other commentator really boring though.
Why the US brings in Conor Casey in the ends of games I don't know, he seems slow and fat to me, should replace him with an orange practice cone. Not impressed by Clark either, the inside mid. Davies is a nice find, he's played well up top.
Spain is a much more skilled team obviously, but the US had a great defensive effort. Would like the US to control the ball more, use their outside players better, as they did against Egypt well.
Bradley is a pretty big loss, probably they will fill in with Feilhaber or more probably Klejsten (spelling off), they should do fine against Brazil, would like to see more high pressure by the US, they went into a shell for a while against Spain.