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Post by zizou on Oct 10, 2015 22:58:16 GMT -5
You just can't stop him in pressure situations...the best forward ever for the USMNT...I want a replica jersey now...I want it signed...I am going to frame it...can you image how much it will be worth in 10 years? My kids are going to Harvard on the shoulders of Bobby Freaking Wood!
"Bobby Wood. All he does is score massive goals for the United States."
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Post by zizou on Oct 10, 2015 23:09:41 GMT -5
On a related note, Guzan was at best average tonight. This is a game where you need a big effort from your keeper, with a huge save or two, and he was unable to deliver.
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Post by rifle on Oct 10, 2015 23:14:48 GMT -5
Definitely didn't have enough to deserve to win.
Beasley wasn't there today. Nor Dempsey, Altidore.
Cameron and Besler were strong.... Just nothing between mid and forwards.
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Post by parentsoccerfan on Oct 10, 2015 23:27:16 GMT -5
I thought about this forum right when Wood scored!
Dempsey and Altidore looked completely uninspired.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Oct 11, 2015 7:42:13 GMT -5
Unreal! The legend lives on!!
For a team that should/does pride itself on energy, work ethic and fitness -- demps and Jozy were terrible. Both looked lazy and not sure if either sprinted all game. The great bobby wood provided energy. Jones had no right playing that entire game also.
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Post by touchlinedad on Oct 11, 2015 9:39:06 GMT -5
Have y'all noticed that overtime Dempsey goes down, he always takes his sweet time getting up. It's really getting on my nerves. Javier Hernandez went down after having the ball stripped from him and he immediately sprang up and try to get it back. I've always like Dempsey but lately it seems like his heart is not in it.
On the other hand, I love Bobby Wood. We need to keep playing him and Jordan Morris. I think our 2018 World Cup squad should look very different from what we had in 2014.
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Post by jack4343 on Oct 11, 2015 13:51:29 GMT -5
I need our admin to say my kids stink and hope it has the same effect on them as it has had on the next USMNT saviour, the great Bobby Wood. He has really turned his fortunes around since then. What cha say Soccerhouse? Please?! Lol
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Post by reinalocura on Oct 11, 2015 19:22:47 GMT -5
I know many do not like him but Jermaine Jones was on fire. He's slow compared to the youngsters but he plays 125% all the time. That's what parentsoccerfan was saying - the 2 veterans were 'uninspired'. Apathy is another word I would use. Passion (or lack thereof) is another. It's time to change the guard. (we're all saying that in different ways) |
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Post by rifle on Oct 12, 2015 7:01:53 GMT -5
Wood has been good.
I have to agree with the post above regarding Jones. The guy is coming off of an injury and Jurgen kept him on for 120 minutes because he will never quit. His ability to just keep going is unreal. I think he is a bit of a wrecking ball, and he gives the ball away too frequently, but the guy never stops busting his ass. He will likely be gone from the NT soon, and I'm shocked to say this.. but I will miss him.
I also think Bradley brings the same passion, with more skill. He needs to go back to Italy right now.
It's time for the next generation NT players to step up.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Oct 12, 2015 9:44:24 GMT -5
I had another post about this earlier in the year --- but if anyone wants me to call out your child for being terrible and overrated, please reply with their names below and i'll rip them to shreds..............it will guarantee them stardom! My retainer fee is $5 per call out though....
oh the legend of the great bobby wood continues...........
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Post by zizou on Oct 12, 2015 11:02:14 GMT -5
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Post by zizou on Feb 16, 2016 8:16:06 GMT -5
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Post by Soccerhouse on Feb 16, 2016 10:49:25 GMT -5
the legend lives on!
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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 23, 2016 11:37:38 GMT -5
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Post by Soccerhouse on Apr 8, 2016 11:55:37 GMT -5
the legend lives on:
his first goal today!
his 2nd goal today!
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Post by rifle on Jun 7, 2016 19:49:23 GMT -5
Ahem
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Post by reinalocura on Jun 7, 2016 21:22:25 GMT -5
So, whenever he does well, all I can think of is this thread! LOL  |
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Post by zizou on Jun 7, 2016 23:06:01 GMT -5
The dude knows how to turn and shoot.
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Post by rifle on Jun 8, 2016 6:58:17 GMT -5
JK took a chance on this guy. I'd say his eye for striker talent is pretty good. Exception: Zardes.
I'm mostly thankful we seem to be moving past Jozy.
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Post by zizou on Jun 8, 2016 9:20:14 GMT -5
JK took a chance on this guy. I'd say his eye for striker talent is pretty good. Exception: Zardes. I'm mostly thankful we seem to be moving past Jozy. While watching the game last night one of our kids said Zardes is the typical American player: big, strong, athletic, works hard, but is mostly purposeless and has mediocre technique. After one of his terrible giveaways she then said he should have to pay for a ticket to get into these matches. Always a bit unnerving to have ones viewpoint slap you in the face! |
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Post by arsenalfcFTW on Jun 8, 2016 15:41:01 GMT -5
its great that he is finally getting starts
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Post by zizou on Jun 17, 2016 8:51:39 GMT -5
Huge difference maker at this point for USMNT attack. He actually really stretches the defense (creating space for secondary runners), has pretty decent vision (unlike Zardes, for instance, who does not seem to see available runs and does not seem to understand sophisticated movement, although he does work is butt off), his skill is pretty decent, he ha a decent work rate, he is patient at critical times (like on Deuce first goal last evening), and he has a nasty streak. I would like the nastiness more if he and some other USMNT players would learn to keep it on the other side of cards. But on that note, I think USMNT are not getting much respect from the officials. Maybe this is a biased perspective; hard for me to judge objectively (just like never try to judge your own kid's talent level!), but it SEEMS like OVERALL (not individual fouls) they are not getting benefit of doubt.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Sept 2, 2016 15:03:13 GMT -5
Bobby wood with a great goal. Just tucked it in the side netting.
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Post by rifle on Nov 11, 2016 21:20:09 GMT -5
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Post by zizou on Nov 11, 2016 22:46:46 GMT -5
Bobby wood with a great goal. Just tucked it in the side netting. Great turn by Altidore, nice run by Wood, nice ball by Altidore and great control and finish by Wood. And he continued to be dangerous. They had chances. So did Mexico. Too bad about the result. Should I mention that the DA has yet to get a player to USMNT after 9 years. Nine years. |
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Post by moore3 on Nov 23, 2016 8:16:01 GMT -5
The legend lives on
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Post by soccerfan30 on Nov 23, 2016 9:35:50 GMT -5
Bobby wood with a great goal. Just tucked it in the side netting. Great turn by Altidore, nice run by Wood, nice ball by Altidore and great control and finish by Wood. And he continued to be dangerous. They had chances. So did Mexico. Too bad about the result. Should I mention that the DA has yet to get a player to USMNT after 9 years. Nine years. Jordan Morris and Christian Pulisic are products of USDA |
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Post by zizou on Nov 23, 2016 21:40:14 GMT -5
Claiming Pulisic as DA product is a stretch only Sunil Gulati could endorse. Morris played for Sounders Academy for 1 year prior to college. Same with Yedlin (although with Crossfire). None of them can be claimed as DA products. To think otherwise is to disregard the timeline of the development of those players. The USSF should be held accountable for the total and complete failure of the DA program to advance the national team agenda over a period of 9 years. Plenty long enough.
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Post by gaprospects on Nov 24, 2016 12:54:23 GMT -5
Claiming Pulisic as DA product is a stretch only Sunil Gulati could endorse. Morris played for Sounders Academy for 1 year prior to college. Same with Yedlin (although with Crossfire). None of them can be claimed as DA products. To think otherwise is to disregard the timeline of the development of those players. The USSF should be held accountable for the total and complete failure of the DA program to advance the national team agenda over a period of 9 years. Plenty long enough. So how long does a player need to be in the DA to be considered a DA product? Only players that are identified by the DA when they are still in middle school? A 14 year old who began playing DA nine years ago would only be 23 now and not even into his prime as a professional player. To say that the USSF should be held accountable for the failure of the DA program is completely dismissing the progress the DA has made over those nine years. The coaching and the level of play have improved massively and still are improving. Be patient, these things take time. |
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Post by zizou on Nov 30, 2016 14:29:41 GMT -5
So how long does a player need to be in the DA to be considered a DA product? Only players that are identified by the DA when they are still in middle school? A 14 year old who began playing DA nine years ago would only be 23 now and not even into his prime as a professional player. To say that the USSF should be held accountable for the failure of the DA program is completely dismissing the progress the DA has made over those nine years. The coaching and the level of play have improved massively and still are improving. Be patient, these things take time. Well, more than one year for sure. Pulisic was developed by his parents. They knew (and so did he) that they needed to leave the USA ASAP if he wanted to develop as a footballer. I think you are conflating having a better overall league with having a development system in the USA that produces International class players. Glad our adolescent boys have a better league in which to compete. The coaching is the same at the DA clubs as it would be without DA. Let's take a look at the success of the DA system since it's inception in 2007. Don't think the USMNT should be influenced by DA just yet? Ok, although Germany would disagree given that their level of performance jumped dramatically within 5 years of instituting their new National training plan, with players benefitting from that system directly responsible for their resurgence (Das Reboot is a good read, by the way). Let's take a look at the U-17, U-20, and U-23 teams. All of them, it can be reasonably argued, are performing at a level BELOW where they were performing BEFORE the start of USDA. At least they are performing no better. U-17s 2011 World Cup - failed to qualify (and they had a chance at 1 of 4 spots!) 2015 World Cup - qualified, but were winless U-20s 2009: Runner-up in CONCACAF and qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished first in Group 1, ahead of Honduras, Jamaica, and El Salvador. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in a penalty shootout, 4–3, after a scoreless, 120-minute, regulation draw in the semifinals. In the finals the US team lost by a score of 3–0 to Costa Rica. Out in Group Stage of WC. 2011: Did not qualify for World Cup. 2013: Runner-up in CONCACAF and qualified to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Won Group A. In the finals the US team lost by a score of 3–1 to Mexico in extra time. Out in Group Stage of WC. 2015: Qualified to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished second in Group A. Defeated El Salvador 2–0 in the playoff stage. Quarterfinal. Lost to Serbia in the Quarterfinals on a penalty shootout 6–5, after a scoreless, 120-minute, regulation draw.In addition, U-20s are winless in past eight matches against European nations by a combined score of 27-7; lost to Germany 8-1 last year.U-23s Have not qualified for last 2 World Cups. Shockingly outclassed by Colombia in playoff last year fielding all of those players wonderfully developed by the DA system. Lost to Honduras 2-0 ON HOME SOIL, sending them into the playoff against Colombia. Sunil Gulati's mom would have a hard time spinning these results as progress. This is what I mean by stating that the USSF should be held accountable for the total failure of the DA project. |
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