sanyi said:
if the USA is qualified at all
:howler:
sanyikam,
You do not know what you are talking about....
The US team has more depth and more possibilities than the Magyar Team. The US has a great Manager in Bruce Arena. Lothar would do well to understudy with him. Bruce knows how to take players and make "teams" out of them.
The US is getting consistently better than before through the depth of players we have. They are coming out of the woodwork here. Players to watch, Eddie Johnson (20), Clint Dempsey(22), Pat Noonan(22), Eddie Gaven(19). Freddy Adu is realy coming on strong this year. If he keeps impacting games for DC United, he may get called up to the senior squad.
The difference in the US today is they are fearless. These players feel they can take on anybody. The US has beaten Germany, Brazil, Argentina, England, Portugal, Austria, Poland, and others.
Oh...the US is second in their group right now on 3 games. We are expected to either win our group, but definately qualify with Mexico and Costa Rica.
One more thing, this weekend Bruce is fielding primarily his "B" Team too. Many of his European based players will not be playing due to injury or fatigue.
Regarding Tim Howard:
I think Man Utd need to loan Timmy out next year to give him playing time. When he was at the Metrostars, he was active in all his games and made "spectacular" saves. I believe that was the original intent when they bought him two years ago. SAF should have stayed with the plan, but got impatient with Barthez.
Tim has the athletic ability, he needs to improve on the mental aspect of his game. That is what is killing him right now. When he is confident, he is a great goalkeeper. Think about it though, he is critiqued for every little move he makes at Man Utd. Was his feet in the right place? Did he throw the ball right? He should not have scratched his head..How would anyone perform under constant criticism?
And, Man Utd fans have to get over it. It was not goalkeeping that kept them from winning anything this year. It was pretty simple, they did not score enough goals. Leave Carroll alone about the AC Milan game. I want to know, why did Scholes miss his open opportunity in the first half of the game? What if Fortune had finished his chance? Frankly, that was the pivotal moment in the game, not Carroll's dropped shot.
But Scholes is off limits when it comes to criticism. Rooney and Ronaldo need to finish their chances. They created them, but just missed the post, just over the bar, into the goalkeeper does not cut it. They need to learn how to truly finish their chances. Near misses become a mental thing too.
As Timmy said, it takes 11 guys to win and it takes 11 guys to lose. Man Utd fans need to leave both Carroll and Howard alone. Their problems are bigger than the goalkeeping. It has more to do with goal production and losing or tying lower table teams when they should be winning.
