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I got confused because you were referring to Dos Santos. It seemed like you were saying that you were slightly happier that Bornstein would play against DS instead of Wynne. I was just pointing out that there was no need to compare the two.
why does he insist on always doing those two things? If he really wants to use two holding midfield players why not try out a 4-2-3-1? I'd love to see...Altidore/Dempsey up front with
I have no idea but to date, I think almost every lineup he has used has been a 4-4-2 with 2 holding midfielders.Maybe the new year will bring a new formation (but I am not holding my breath).
Neither am I. He seems wedded to having 2 strikers. I think you need to put LD or Adu in an attacking MF / playmaker / second striker position. Let DMB and Dempsey play out wide or drop further back if need be. Play Sasha in the middle with Edu or Bradley to link up with the AMC.andy_b said:
I know England's got some injuries, but....my how the mighty have fallen. I honestly think that a top USMNT squad could draw this team on a good day or beat them on US soil. Just my opinion...
Gerrard and Defore are hurt and honestly I haven't been keeping up with too much premeirship lately (or English players at all) but what's happened with Lampard, Rooney, Crouch, Rio, Lennon? Haregreeves on the bench? I agree that this is a less than intimidating line-up.Edited to add:
Rooney's hurt too. But I doubt you'd see him in this game. Lampard, Crouch, Ferdinand and Beckham are on the bench. It's a friendly and Capello is still trying to see what he has.
Lampard has been a major disappointment at the international level.
Name a current US international (i.e. not Friedel) that would make that team. The only one who come close is Howard. I think you're being quite optimistic in your judgement.
I'm as big an EPL homer that there is around...but this is a week English side. James is old and not very good anymore. There are three US keepers better than him. Ashley Cole, Terry, Heskey, SWP and Agbonhlahor are the only guys out there that are very good. The rest could pretty easily be replaced by a number of top Americans.
Dempsey
Gooch and Bocanegra are underrated at this level IMHO...I would put them ahead of Dempsey.
Gooch and Boca over Terry and Jagielka is silly talk. I'm not saying that is what you are suggesting, but the question was, what American should start over that squad. I'm assuming Christo meant Dempsey over Downing which I could give some consideration to. Jagielka is under rated in my opinion and Terry gets the nod on experience alone.
You must be joking.
I wouldn't. There's no WAY either of those guys are half the player of John Terry or Ashley Cole. I don't know enough about Phil Jagielka to say what kind of player he is or isn't.Now Stewart Downing, he's unproven at the international level, and has looked good at times, but I think that DMB could give him a run in that lineup.
Jagielka is a huge reason that Everton is near the top of the table in the Premier league. The guy has been fantastic.
I believe it. I just pay so little attention to the mid-tier teams in the Premiership, that I hadn't noticed his play.
Oh....I was just listing who I think would have the best shot of making the squad...I definitely wasn't suggesting they'd start.
Which American MF could easily replace Carrick or Barry? Any one of those guys (maybe excluding Jagielka and Johnson) would be our best player.
Nasty out there.
Landon deserves more credit than Bradley on that one.
Did you see him kick Howard in the knee?
no...I'll have to rewind that
Well Done Frankie!however watch some of those slide tackle scissor moves - a couple were close.
I fully expect this.
What is there bad to say about Bradley? He had 15 goals last year for a first division European team at age 20.
