Future of USMNT (players and coach)

SoccerPrime · 06-23-2006, 11:16 AM

Future of USMNT (players and coach)

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/jonah_freedman/06/22/whats.next/1.html

And of course, they mention Adu, sorry.

AreliusIV · 06-23-2006, 11:20 AM

Let's get on the bandwagon and get a Dutch coach. Heck, everyone's doing it!...

Jose Luis Luviano · 06-23-2006, 11:28 AM

Thomas Rongen or Hans Westerhoff!

We wouldn't have to worry about paying $40 for the corner flag at qualifiers.

It would be like the Good Old Days when you could pay $8, sit at the midfield stripe and yell advice at the players.

Deuce · 06-23-2006, 11:32 AM

I hear Sven Goren Eriksson is available after the world cup!

SoccerPrime · 06-23-2006, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AreliusIV

Let's get on the bandwagon and get a Dutch coach. Heck, everyone's doing it!...

Australia's coach Dutch Guus Hiddink, who I think is awesome, has already signed with Russia for 2010.

How about the Dutch coach of Portogal's SL Benfica? Ronald Koeman

knowwonnose · 06-23-2006, 12:53 PM

That article didn't even scratch the surface. About all it did was list ages of current players and some fring players plus Adu. It would have been nice if they'd considered some current MLS rookies (i.e., Mehdi) or U21/U17 players that may make a move up in 4 years. We all know that Dempsy is a good option for for years from now.

SoccerPrime · 06-23-2006, 01:07 PM

I read these names:
Adu, Gibbs, Pearce, Spector, Rolfe and Guzan who weren't with WC 2006. That's a decent list.

I think others like to hear about would be Demerit, White, Eskandarian, Gaven, Mapp, Marshall, Twellman, Arvizu, Nakazawa, Kirk, Rueckner, Sarkodie, Soroka and of cource Besagno and maybe Ballouchy (if we figure out that cap thing).

SoccerPrime · 06-23-2006, 01:10 PM

In USA Today today they mentioned:
Adu, Bradley, Casey, Feilhaber, Gaven, Spector & Whitbread as potentials for 2010.
I agree with these too.

AreliusIV · 06-23-2006, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoccerPrime

Australia's coach Dutch Guus Hiddink, who I think is awesome, has already signed with Russia for 2010.

How about the Dutch coach of Portogal's SL Benfica? Ronald Koeman

There are four different teams at the World Cup with Dutch coaches. Can you name them?

SoccerPrime · 06-23-2006, 01:13 PM

Interesting article:
No immediate decision on Arena's future with U.S. soccer

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/2006-06-23-arena-future_x.htm

"I can qualify a team for 2010," said U.S. coach Bruce Arena, "but I want to have a mechanism in place ... that we're only going to continue to get better."