Monthly Archives: June 2011

United States MNT: Looking Forward From The Gold Cup

The United States head to qualifying, they must continue to build their team and that includes the defense which could be set for a lot of turnover in the next year or so. Steve Cherundolo and Bocanegra are getting up

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United States MNT: Looking Back At The Gold Cup

Overall, it was a disappointing Gold Cup for the US as they lost to Mexico in the final. They never really put together a complete performance with the exception of the quarterfinal against Jamaica. Here is a look back at

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Tournament Recap and Awards

The Gold Cup is over and Mexico were crowned champions as they used their wealth of attack talent to get past the teams in CONCACAF. They had some struggles against the defensive teams in the knockout stage, but made a

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Mexico 4, United States 2: Player Ratings

It was a great comeback by Mexico as they came back from an early 2-0 deficit and four unanswered goals capped by a great finish by Giovani dos Santos. The US got a great start with the Michael Bradley scoring

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CONCACAF Gold Cup: Final Preview

This is the match-up that everyone wanted and it should be a tight match-up. The US has improved from their loss to Panama, but their offense is thin with Jozy Altidore out. For Mexico, they have had a harder time

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 15 I Know The Score

Kansas City had a good week getting a home win and picking up a point on the road. Los Angeles also scored a big win over Colorado on the win. Real Salt Lake were held at home when Charlie Davies

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United States 1, Panama 0: Player Ratings

It was a better performance by the US this time around, but they still struggled to break down Panama. Panama played a much better pressure game and looked to stymie the US from building out of the back, but they

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Semifinals Preview

The semifinals should be some intriguing match-ups as the quarterfinals showed that the games are tighter than the games in the group stage. Here is a look at both of the semifinals. Panama vs. United States This rematch should be

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Bundesliga: End Of Season Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

The Bundesliga season was all about Borussia Dortmund who dominated, but they don’t appear as dominant in the statistics. Defensively, they were the top of the league, but offensively, Munich were far and away the strongest team in the league.

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USMNT: Can The US Play With No Center Forward?

Depending on the severity of the injury to Altidore, this is a question that the US may have to answer in this tournament, but for one game against Jamaica, it seems that they can indeed play in that formation. The

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