Wednesday, May 26, 2010

International Friendly: USA 2 - 4 Czech Republic


So who's on the 23?

That's what you want to know, and we'll learn the U.S.'s final 23-man World Cup roster soon enough: at approximately 1:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, when coach Bob Bradley announces his 23 Golden Tickets on ESPN.

In the wake of the U.S.'s 4-2 loss to the Czech Republic -- an almost meaningless result, considering the Americans were missing Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey and other stars -- Bradley left Rentschler Field knowing that a long night lay ahead.

Carlisle: No reason to panic

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2 comments:

The Editor said...

I was impressed by Torres, Goodson and Ching. Torres looked composed and clean pulling strings in the midfield. Goodson had some issues defening but was very strong in the air. Ching added some strength and ingenuity when he came on.

Bobbie BS said...

I agree about Ching- he looked about as dangerous as he's ever looked in the USA shirt. I thought Edu looked great while in midfield and fairly terrible at center back. Goodson was a mixed bag- mostly strong defensively and great on set pieces but got skinned for the 3rd goal. DaMarcus should make the team. Eddie Johnson had a typical performance- invisible. Buddle's first touch is just not good enough. Lastly, I thought Gomez showed a ton of desire and I think if Bob's going to go with a form guy it should be him rather than Buddle.