Comments on: Stunning start by U.S. can’t keep Brazil down yet earns them respect/ Dynamo winning streaked ended by LA

By: daniel

daniel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:47:31 +0000

hopefully we’ll see Adu get some playing time in the gold cup. It looks like Torres is not even on the gold cup roster, what’s up with that?

i would definitely like to see Adu and Torres play more often than not. I think they’ll definitely be better subs that Conor and Sasha …

anyways, glad to see Dempsey playing with such passion (after the first two games – in which he seemed uninterested) and heart towards the end of the tournament.

what about Jermaine Jones? Do you think he will get selected among the mid-field players?

By: Trey

Trey — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:37:44 +0000

Inspiring! USMNT played with heart. This effort put SOCCER and EXCITING into the same sentence for thousands of casual and non-soccer fans here in the US, or should I say future soccer fans. I had handfulls of these “Future” fans discussing with me the last two matches vs. Espana and Brasil. All were impressed and had fun watching the matches. It was a great week (Egypt / Spain / Brasil) for the USMNT and for the sport of soccer in the US. I look forward to more inspired performances during the remainder of WC qualifying and next summer in South Africa.

By: wren

wren — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:17:49 +0000

One more thing…we beat Spain and pushed Brazil to the brink so SUCK ON THAT Giuseppe Rossi!

By: wren

wren — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:14:57 +0000

While I expected them to finish an embarrassing 0-3, the US finished up strong w/2 wins and a loss but let’s not hand them the World Cup just yet. They advanced to the final which is admirable, but on balance, this was an average tournament resulting in 3 losses and 2 wins. Two of the losses were complete blowouts. They were fortunate to make the semi-finals on a tie-breaker, and to their credit, they made the most of it. Bradley got a super-sized look at how his team fares among three of the world’s best in Italy, Spain, and twice against Brazil.

What do you think his HONEST evaluation of his side will be when looking at the tournament as a whole? Its a tough read when you go blowout, blowout, tough win, historic upset, and finish w/the one that got away.

Hopefully, what they will take away from this tournament is a confidence that they can compete and most importantly, SCORE on the top teams in the world. Make no mistake, the Confederations Cup is not the World Cup. The next competition in South Africa will be much tougher, and even more difficult to defeat the top teams in the world once their final squads have been selected.

It was good to see the boys get angry (e.g. Michael Bradley) and fired up because frankly, they’re not good enough to beat Italy, Spain, and Brazil on talent alone. They need that extra push, that “us-against-the-world”, or that “no one believes in us, but us” mentality because football wits and heart will deliver results in 2010 more than skill I’m afraid.

By: Mike Gray

Mike Gray — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:56:57 +0000

How are you Glenn?

Thank you for your (humorous) comments near the conclusion of the Galaxy-Dynamo broadcasting regarding the U.S. Brazil game. We need more broadcasters who are passionate about soccer in America first and competent second (Ray Hudson springs to mind). Luckily you manage to possess both qualities.

BTW, how much closer can the Dynamo come to a stadium resolution before the shovels go in the dirt? Let me know if you get a chance.

By: m@

m@ — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:54:37 +0000

SoccerbyIves.net posts that Rico’s representative said that Rennes has inquired about him. It’s all pure speculation at this point, but should it come to pass it would be great for him (and bad for us Dynamo fans) if he could make the move to a good European league. However, he HAS to get playing time there for it to be worth it. European benches don’t help players develop.

We missed Rico in LA yesterday, especially in that first half when we had players trying to find their rhythm in new spaces. When Rico returns, he should be filled with renewed confidence from his Confederations Cup exploits, and rightly so.

By: Nord

Nord — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:05:14 +0000

I’m glad at least Goal: The Dream Begins had a happy ending…

By: margo

margo — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:04:10 +0000

Well the USMNT scored a moral victory and the Dynamo lost to a subpar team. I hope that this is the one loss on the road that they can afford. It should have been a tie, but Kamara missed a prime scoring chance. Oh well, you can’t win them all.

By: manny rivademar

manny rivademar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:43:47 +0000

Great first half, second half they ran out of steam. At least that\’s the way I saw it. The Donovan/Davies goal was a thing of beauty. U.S. played brilliantly but lost to a world class team. Compare the payroll on both sides. Quite a difference yet the talent almost matched Brazil. Davies is a revelation as a forward. The U.S. definitely missed Bradley on the field in my estimation. Time of possession was virtually non-existant for the Americans in the second half. The pressure Brazil applied was relentless. All in all a great cup for the U.S. and hopefully we will see the dividends pay off next year.

By: Soccer Mom

Soccer Mom — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:57:46 +0000

This comment is for Glenn re Dynamo.
You need to check your tape, during the 55th minute Ching was mowed over in the 18. Your cohort was correct when he said LA got away without a PK. Ching was NOT behind him when the play began, only after he was mowed down and the guy slid over him.