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Despite being laughable, supposedly the name Arena is fairly common in Sicily, so says some ESPN football commentators. However, I have yet to see another "Arena."
There were a few surprises, actually. New England striker Taylor Twellman was not included in Bruce's list, which in my opinion is a big mistake. A player named Brian Ching is going in his place, and he really has shown me nothing apart from some good performances in the MLS. The stopper Berhalter was also left out of the squad for Conrad, which is another dubious decision in my eyes. Twellman and Berhalter are simply better players than those who took their place.
From this list of players I think the obvious solution to our formation conundrum is to play with a five man midfield which will include our best players. Reyna, Beasley, Donovan, O'Brien, and the potential secret weapon Dempsey form our best midfield ever, and I would not exclude one of them for another striker, such as Eddie Johnson. I also find it difficult to leave Bobby Convey out of the squad, because, as everyone knows, he was one of the major reasons for Reading tearing up the League Championship this season. We could use his speed and precision on the left flank, however I would still prefer to play Beasley instead. This midfield has experiance deep and youth and flair more forward. We can play the ball extremely quickly and the youngsters will cause almost any team problems. Dempsey could potentially be one of the surprise players this summer, as his form has been absolutely excellent thus far and his confidence is sky high...his quick feet and brilliant moves with the ball have made many defenders look foolish recently. And as I stated before I believe Europe will be calling for him after this World Cup, much like Beasley and Donovan last time around.
So, with all due respect to Bruce Arena, this is how we should line up against the Czech Republic on June 12th:
Keller
Cherundolo - Onyewu - Bocanegra - Lewis
Dempsey - Reyna - O'Brien
Donovan - Beasley
McBride
That looks perfect to me. Dempsey will have the right side of the pitch to release his terror, Reyna and Johnny-O will hold in central midfield, with Beasley out on the left flank and Donovan roaming behind our lone striker. We play the ball quickly and put loads of pressure on every single side we play.
The best way to beat the Czechs is to beat them at their own attacking game, something we could certainly do. We could run them off the pitch and if Nedved is off form we could have a bit easier of a time. Against Italy we should PRESSURE HARD and force them to make errors. If we play Italy like English clubs face Italian sides, we should cause them a lot of problems. We can run Italy off the pitch and this is something we must do if we have any chance of snatching this game from the Azzurri.
This United States National Team is better than that of 2002, however with younger and less experianced players. I think this injection of youth will help our cause to some extent, however the central pairing in defense may be a bit suspect. Onyewu is a fantastic young player and made Jared Borghetti look like a fool two times in the past. I believe in this side and we could yet again light up the World Cup and find millions of people with egg on their silly faces come June.
There were a few surprises, actually. New England striker Taylor Twellman was not included in Bruce's list, which in my opinion is a big mistake. A player named Brian Ching is going in his place, and he really has shown me nothing apart from some good performances in the MLS. The stopper Berhalter was also left out of the squad for Conrad, which is another dubious decision in my eyes. Twellman and Berhalter are simply better players than those who took their place.
From this list of players I think the obvious solution to our formation conundrum is to play with a five man midfield which will include our best players. Reyna, Beasley, Donovan, O'Brien, and the potential secret weapon Dempsey form our best midfield ever, and I would not exclude one of them for another striker, such as Eddie Johnson. I also find it difficult to leave Bobby Convey out of the squad, because, as everyone knows, he was one of the major reasons for Reading tearing up the League Championship this season. We could use his speed and precision on the left flank, however I would still prefer to play Beasley instead. This midfield has experiance deep and youth and flair more forward. We can play the ball extremely quickly and the youngsters will cause almost any team problems. Dempsey could potentially be one of the surprise players this summer, as his form has been absolutely excellent thus far and his confidence is sky high...his quick feet and brilliant moves with the ball have made many defenders look foolish recently. And as I stated before I believe Europe will be calling for him after this World Cup, much like Beasley and Donovan last time around.
So, with all due respect to Bruce Arena, this is how we should line up against the Czech Republic on June 12th:
Keller
Cherundolo - Onyewu - Bocanegra - Lewis
Dempsey - Reyna - O'Brien
Donovan - Beasley
McBride
That looks perfect to me. Dempsey will have the right side of the pitch to release his terror, Reyna and Johnny-O will hold in central midfield, with Beasley out on the left flank and Donovan roaming behind our lone striker. We play the ball quickly and put loads of pressure on every single side we play.
The best way to beat the Czechs is to beat them at their own attacking game, something we could certainly do. We could run them off the pitch and if Nedved is off form we could have a bit easier of a time. Against Italy we should PRESSURE HARD and force them to make errors. If we play Italy like English clubs face Italian sides, we should cause them a lot of problems. We can run Italy off the pitch and this is something we must do if we have any chance of snatching this game from the Azzurri.
This United States National Team is better than that of 2002, however with younger and less experianced players. I think this injection of youth will help our cause to some extent, however the central pairing in defense may be a bit suspect. Onyewu is a fantastic young player and made Jared Borghetti look like a fool two times in the past. I believe in this side and we could yet again light up the World Cup and find millions of people with egg on their silly faces come June.
Well, I'm fairly wasted after the events of the day. I was able to attain a B in calculus-based physics, as well a B in calculus which is the highest grade in the class. This semester has went fairly well, and looks like I'm still on course towards being a meteorologist, one of the most difficult majors at Penn State. I think I have had enough for one day, and all I can say is..
Myself myself vaffanculo.
Myself myself vaffanculo.
Everything else is going well, my man. I was able to receive an A in my meteorology course, however I only received a B in my public speaking course which is somewhat of a disapointment. The semester went better than expected, however I still should have done better. That calculus course owned me though.
Thats simply awesome you're going to the Delle Alpi this weekend...you better take some pictures and I hope you have a great time. I hope to make a visit within the next two years, as visiting Turin is one of my goals in the short-term. As being a college student I have not had the opportunity to do so yet, however that time will come for me. Good luck my man.
Please pardon the incoherence. I'm wasted.
Thats simply awesome you're going to the Delle Alpi this weekend...you better take some pictures and I hope you have a great time. I hope to make a visit within the next two years, as visiting Turin is one of my goals in the short-term. As being a college student I have not had the opportunity to do so yet, however that time will come for me. Good luck my man.
Please pardon the incoherence. I'm wasted.
swag said:
Congrats, Andy. In my own college experience, I was pleasantly surprised in the many tests where myself and others were convinced that we all got less than half the answers, and yet we ended up with legitimate grades.
WTF is right.
int:
WTF is right.
int:
But WTF indeed.
Penn State is the shit.
Oh I've seen the name before in Italy. Some girl: Anna Arena 
I would disagree on how to handle the Czechs. Come out attacking is exactly what we did on Euro2004 and we all know how that ended :groan: In the WC qualification round, we let them come at us and focused more on counter attacks. Of course; that requires a great in-form keeper, which Van der Sar was at that point. Then again, it didn't really go wrong for us on Euro2004 until *after* Robben had been replaced for Bosvelt and we really focused on defending so you might be on to something here.
The Czechs are just tricky.
As for Italy; if you go out attacking, you might end up like Ajax and PSV vs Milan or Inter. Played better, should have won, but... ya didn't.
I would disagree on how to handle the Czechs. Come out attacking is exactly what we did on Euro2004 and we all know how that ended :groan: In the WC qualification round, we let them come at us and focused more on counter attacks. Of course; that requires a great in-form keeper, which Van der Sar was at that point. Then again, it didn't really go wrong for us on Euro2004 until *after* Robben had been replaced for Bosvelt and we really focused on defending so you might be on to something here.
The Czechs are just tricky.
As for Italy; if you go out attacking, you might end up like Ajax and PSV vs Milan or Inter. Played better, should have won, but... ya didn't.