Respect Is Not Enough
14 October 2009
Three years of preparation. 17 months of qualifying.
Four weeks. 32 teams. One champion. Next summer the world descends upon South Africa.
With a 72nd-minute goal from Michael Bradley and a last-minute header from Jonathan Bornstein, the USMNT came from 2 goals down to tie Costa Rica at Washington's RFK Stadium Wednesday night and win the hexagonal. This team does not quit.
The Difference: substitute Robbie Rogers, who came on in the 69th minute, scoured the field for loose balls, broke up plays on defense, and pushed forward in attack.
At the end it resulted in one moment. A Rogers corner ...
Three Years In The Making
08 October 2009
Gathered in Miami for a short training camp before heading to Honduras, the USMNT is putting the final touches on a game plan that has been in works for more than three years: qualify for South Africa.
After taking on Honduras this Saturday, the team returns to home soil in Washington, DC, ...
The Pledge
25 September 2009
You are on the brink of greatness. For a game here and a game there, everyone knows your name. For a day, maybe a week, opponents respect you.
But.
What is going to take you from eliciting temporary recognition to inspiring permanent fear?
To be that team nobody wants to see on the sched ...
Must Win Starts Now
02 September 2009
The USMNT doesn't have to win every game from here on out in order to qualify for South Africa, but losing even one could cause some problems in a group of nations so tightly packed.
So you prepare like every game is a must win.
As the MNT begins the final push towards qualification for So ...
US Loss in Mexico Had Bright Spots
12 August 2009
The stadium did not matter. The torrid and talked-up environment of soccer lore did not live up to its deadly billing. The Mexican beehive was full to the brim, and the crowd was vocal, but they were waves coming and going in crashing sets, not the hours of an unending tide pushing forth as ...
Against All Odds
22 June 2009
In three incredible moments on Sunday the critics were silenced and the passion returned to American soccer.
The first was pure heart and hard work by Charlie Davies, as he held off multiple defenders and craftily flicked it around his marker and off the Egyptian keeper’s head into t ...
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