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I thought he played a good game. One thing that bothers me about him is for such a rough and tumble player, he spends so much time on the ground constantly putting the US in odd man situations because he takes forever to get himself up. As a side note, I think soccer produces so many different opinions of how a player performed from fans compared to other sports. For example you would have ranked Jones pretty high from your comments and yet most others did not think that highly of him today. http://www.americansoccernow.com/player_ratings
Why no Junior Flores?
He is on the U17 team. They are gearing up for their WC cycle so I think he will remain with them until he finishes the full cycle. They have qualifying in April if memory serves and then if they qualify, the U17 WC is in October.
The Union's twin Zac Attack
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He's in their academy. I assume they hold his homegrown rightsWhat is the Union's relationship with Steffan?The Union's twin Zac Attack
I think the low opinion of him today came from his rough touch in the final 3rd attacking. He reminded me a bit of Yaya sprinting from one end to the other before he gave the ball away numerous times. Bradley scoring, contributing to the 2nd goal, and his overall bossing of the midfield in the 2nd 45 overshadowed what really was a pretty good performance by Jones throughout the match. Like I said earlier he was the best American on the pitch in the 1st half. His impact didn't wane much in 2nd half either. But most viewers can't get over the wasted opportunities to see the overall contribution.
Still funny every time.
Is there a typo then in the list? He can't already be at Maryland University can he?He's in their academy. I assume they hold his homegrown rightsWhat is the Union's relationship with Steffan?The Union's twin Zac Attack
I just didn't think he played smart. I think alot of the poor shape in the final 45 was due to his poor recovery on his runs and the sloppy give aways he made. If we've got him and Bradley out there at the same time, he's got to be highly selective as to when to run forward. Personally, he's most valuable on the road in CONCACAF qualifying playing a defensive midfield and crunching people with hard tackles. He is by far our most effective player at that style of play and its something you need in some of the rougher qualifying matches.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/zlatan-ibrahimovic-explains-extraordinary-overhead-kick-against-england-043902052--sow.html#more-idGood evening, Pep. I am Zlatan.I don't know what time it is where you are, but I imagine you spend a lot of hours trying to sleep now that you are no longer in football and your life is meaningless. Well, did you happen to wake from your latest slumber with the jolt of a million Zlatts (Zlatan watts) of energy coursing through your body for seemingly no reason whatsoever? You should have. And it should have been more terrifying than an zombified dinosaur with Zlatan-like Taekwondo skills and more exhilarating than a kiss to the sternum from my foot. Yes, Pep, if you check the caller ID on this wake-up call, it will only read "Your daddy" and then in parentheses "Ibrahimovic, Zlatan."As everyone else is aware, I scored a typically Zlatnificent goal against England. Actually, I scored four, but the last one -- oh, the last one was just for you, Pep. Allow me to paint the picture with words in a way that will make the frescos in the Sistine Chapel crumble out of shame and because they are more than 500 years old.Joe Hart came out of the penalty area because, like you Pep, he is not as smart as me and he probably also wanted my autograph. He then headed the ball high into the Swedish night sky. But this was not a problem for me because that is where I live. I swim laps through the clouds and cook pizza with the sun. So, I chased the ball down like it was a disrespectful journalist. The gods tried to keep the ball out of my reach, Pep, but the pull of Zlatan is too strong for them! As it fell into my trap, I executed a move that instantly ruined every Olympic gymnasts' opinion of themselves and blasted the ball towards the goal, at an angle, 30 meters away, with a Zlatcycle kick so powerful that it forced your hair to fall out several years before I even did it.One of the defenders tried to clear my latest miracle off the goal line, but he was too late. The ball was in the net, the world was at my feet and it became obvious to everyone why you felt the need to leave the sport after selling me. As I say every time I play chess, "checkmate, Pep." I am the grandmaster. I am Zlatan. Now go back to sleep. I have some smiling to do. At your expense.Ponytail whip!
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/zlatan-ibrahimovic-explains-extraordinary-overhead-kick-against-england-043902052--sow.html#more-idGood evening, Pep. I am Zlatan.I don't know what time it is where you are, but I imagine you spend a lot of hours trying to sleep now that you are no longer in football and your life is meaningless. Well, did you happen to wake from your latest slumber with the jolt of a million Zlatts (Zlatan watts) of energy coursing through your body for seemingly no reason whatsoever? You should have. And it should have been more terrifying than an zombified dinosaur with Zlatan-like Taekwondo skills and more exhilarating than a kiss to the sternum from my foot. Yes, Pep, if you check the caller ID on this wake-up call, it will only read "Your daddy" and then in parentheses "Ibrahimovic, Zlatan."As everyone else is aware, I scored a typically Zlatnificent goal against England. Actually, I scored four, but the last one -- oh, the last one was just for you, Pep. Allow me to paint the picture with words in a way that will make the frescos in the Sistine Chapel crumble out of shame and because they are more than 500 years old.Joe Hart came out of the penalty area because, like you Pep, he is not as smart as me and he probably also wanted my autograph. He then headed the ball high into the Swedish night sky. But this was not a problem for me because that is where I live. I swim laps through the clouds and cook pizza with the sun. So, I chased the ball down like it was a disrespectful journalist. The gods tried to keep the ball out of my reach, Pep, but the pull of Zlatan is too strong for them! As it fell into my trap, I executed a move that instantly ruined every Olympic gymnasts' opinion of themselves and blasted the ball towards the goal, at an angle, 30 meters away, with a Zlatcycle kick so powerful that it forced your hair to fall out several years before I even did it.
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I assume that's the one where he cuts back about 16 times in the box? I still think that finishes number 2 behind Cruyuff hitting the turbo button at midfield for the Dips in the "best NASL goal ever" contest, but it's pretty sweet.
That's the one. Really clever little touches all the way in. And thanks for the Cruyuff tip. Had never spent any time watching old vids of his.
Really nice.
Soccer Youtube clips are a hobby of mine. I highly recommend Van Basten and original recipe Ronaldo clips.That's the one. Really clever little touches all the way in. And thanks for the Cruyuff tip. Had never spent any time watching old vids of his.
The volley against France @ Euro 2012 comes to mind …
I think you're the only one. Ibra had to backpedal to the spot. He had to get WAY up there to start the trajectory over Hart in the first place. He had to generate all his own power (look at how violently he torques his body after contact). If he just hits a soft lob, that's saved at the line. They've been playing the game a long time. We've seen just about every variation on a goal, but I don't think we've ever seen something like this.
I think that's a better candidate than Floppo's. The backheel is a great goal, but it's a matter of timing to get contact. The pace is all provided for him. The France volley was another case wher Ibra had to show significant athleticism to make contact, but then did even better by generating a ton of his own power. The young Ibra also had a goal for Ajax that's very similar to the George Best one linked above.
These are by far my favorite clips to date. To be that big and that fast and have that kind of ball skill is just sick. If he'd had his head on better and hadn't been hurt (related IMO) he'd have been in the conversation as greatest ever IMO. He's the Bo Jackson of world footie.ETA: Bergkamp's highlights are also up there for me. He also scored quite a few remarkable goals that rate pretty highly on the uniqueness scale.
As a player, he had absolutely no weaknesses. In a documentary (I think it's World's Greatest Footballers, which are all on YouTube), Zico essentially said "if I had played with Ronaldo, I would have had 2000 assists. Because I would have passed it to him every time." Zico marvelled that Ronaldo always picked the right run.
HFS
Just an update on this kid above, Mac Steeves. After deciding to play in high school his senior year, he had a dream season. He broke the schools 31 year old scoring record. He became only the second player in school history to be a 4 year starter (program goes back to the 1960's). Today he led his team to the Division 1 state title. He scored the teams both goals in the semi finals, and then was switched to defense to man mark the other teams best striker in the second half and smothered him. In the final he scored the games only goal with 7 minutes left. Looking forward to seeing if he can make the leap now in college. Not many great players come out of this area so he has a lot of history going against him.
I'd play.
Cracking first 15 minutes for Spurs today, just looked about as good as Spurs can, too much speed for Arsenal defense, one goal disallowed, one goal scored, and then a late, rash challenge by Adebayor
At least Southampton won. QPR. 
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Cracking first 15 minutes for Spurs today, just looked about as good as Spurs can, too much speed for Arsenal defense, one goal disallowed, one goal scored, and then a late, rash challenge by Adebayor
This is getting ridiculous. At this point last season QPR was in 9th with 15 points.
