Starting XI Named for Argentina USA match
By: Christian | June 27th, 2007UPDATED
Soccernet has both rosters up on their site:
USA
Keller
Califf Conrad Moor Wynne
Clark Feilhaber Kljestan Mapp
Gomez Johnson
ARG
Abbondanzieri
Zanetti Ayala Milito Heinze
Verón Mascherano Cambiasso Riquelme
Messi Crespo
So apparently the strategy is to use, um, Marvel Wynne to “contain” Messi and Crespo. Oh boy. On paper, this isn’t quite the scrub team that everyone is making it out to be. Do I think the US will win? No chance. But it may not be the slaughter we all seem to think it might be. Expect to see Twellman come in the second half.
Regardless, I hope to see some beautiful, exciting football tonight, and I hope our former gallinas put on a good show. Go USA. Vamo’ Argentina.
Category: Argentina
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This is going to be a slaughter….
*cries*
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I believe some of the “main” members of the squad weren’t released by their clubs, as the US was invited and therefore they weren’t required to do so.
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It is a FIFA sanctioned tournament, so if you’re called up, you either have to go or you could face discipline measures through your regional federation or FIFA. The US can make all the excuses in the world, the truth is, they are just cowards.
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US players are not required to go, regardless of whether or not it’s a FIFA sanctioned tourney. However, if they CAN participate, AND if the coach tells them to go, then they have to. As far as I know, I haven’t heard of any European team prohibiting a US player from participating.
I think calling them cowards may be a bit harsh, though clearly I agree that the full team should be there right now. However, it’s more about the US mindset when it comes to soccer; unless it’s a tourney where they are required to attend, they don’t see the point. They just can’t see the benefit. A shame.
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You guys, the US is a “Guest” nation in this tournment, along with Mexico. This means that clubs DO NOT have to release their players for national team duty. European squads are starting their pre-season shortly and MLS teams have had to do with their best players for a certain amount of time due to the Gold Cup.
More importantly, the Copa America means NOTHING for the US’s future, whereas the Gold Cup (which they won) gets the US an automatic bid into the Confederations Cup, and might have something to do with World Cup qualifying down the road. Why put your best players in a tournment that effectively has no bearing on your program? Obviously, playing against better competition can’t hurt the US, but that’s why they send their players abroad. Playing South American nations won’t help the U.S. that much simply because they won’t play that many games down there.
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Your points are all valid Jeremy. But what did we really learn from the US in the Gold Cup? That we’re better than Trinidad, or Guatemala? Wouldn’t a game between Argentina with a full strength squad be a better indicator of where the US team is? They won’t get any better playing the minnos of CONCACAF, so they should try to get better when the opportunity arrises to play top level teams.
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