USA vs. Mexico: 10 August 2011

Eric Lichaj doubtful for Mexico game

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Lichaj picked up a minor hip injury during Aston Villa's preseason trip
to Hong Kong and is doubtful to participate in next Wednesday's friendly

USA roster vs. Mexico

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GOALKEEPERS (2): Bill Hamid (D.C.United), Tim Howard (Everton)

DEFENDERS (:
Carlos Bocanegra (Saint-Etienne), Edgar Castillo (Club America), Timmy
Chandler (FC Nürnberg), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Clarence Goodson
(Brondby), Michael Orozco Fiscal (San Luis), Heath Pearce (Chivas USA),
Tim Ream (New York Red Bulls)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Kyle
Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach),
Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Jermaine
Jones (Schalke 04), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), José Torres (Pachuca)

FORWARDS (5):
Freddy Adu (Benfica), Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), DaMarcus
Beasley (Puebla), Edson Buddle (FC Ingolstadt), Landon Donovan (Los
Angeles Galaxy)

Mexico roster

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GOALKEEPERS - Guillermo Ochoa (AC Ajaccio), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca).



DEFENDERS - Efrain
Juarez (Real Zaragoza), Francisco Rodriguez (VfB Stuttgart), Hector
Moreno (Espanyol), Carlos Salcido (Fulham), Rafa Marquez (New York Red
Bulls), Jorge Torres Nilo (Tigres), Paul Aguilar (America).



MIDFIELDERS - Gerardo
Torrado (Cruz Azul), Israel Castro (Cruz Azul), Jesus Zavala
(Monterrey), Sinha (Toluca), Andres Guardado (Deportivo de La Coruna),
Christian Bermudez (Atlante), Javier Aquino (Cruz Azul).



FORWARDS - Giovani Dos
Santos (Tottenham), Pablo Barrera (West Ham), Oribe Peralta (Santos
Laguna), Omar Arellano (Chivas de Guadalajara).

gwar0127 wrote:

Zach Loyd has been added to USA roster, replacing Timmy Chandler

WOW!!!! NICE!!

The story of how Zach got the news about his callup.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/08/fcd-notebook-story-behind-loyds-recall-usmnt

I also liked this quote from Coach:

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“It’s refreshing to have a conversation with a national coach and also refreshing to have the demeanor to say, ‘Hey, I know this is your player, can we bring him in, we’ve had an injury and we’d like to bring him in,’” said Hyndman. “We talked for maybe five to 10 minutes and we were able to give Zach this opportunity to be seen by the national coach and be a part of the game.”

Hearing that Klinsy is having the starting 11 numbered 1-11 and there will be no names on the backs of any jerseys.



I dig it.

Dana wrote:

Hearing that Klinsy is having the starting 11 numbered 1-11 and there will be no names on the backs of any jerseys.



I dig it.

Gagree

Grant Wahl: Thoughts on USA-Mexico result

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Keep an eye on Brek Shea. In Klinsmann's first game coaching the
U.S., it was the 21-year-old Shea who made the biggest impact, coming on
as a second-half sub on the left wing and changing the game. With his
blond mullet in full flow, Shea used his pace and craftiness to create
space and uncork some dangerous crosses. None were more impressive than
the one he had in the 73rd minute, beating two Mexican defenders and
hitting an inch-perfect ball to Rogers for the equalizer. Shea had a
rough debut for the U.S. last fall, but he has been the breakout young
star of MLS this season for Dallas and took a big leap forward in a U.S.
uniform on Wednesday. His performance should earn him more time next
month when the U.S. plays in friendlies against Costa Rica and Belgium.

Someone had him a whoopsie.

http://deadspin.com/5829808/

Steve Davis: Handing out cheesesteaks to Shea, Agudelo, Beckerman and others

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Give a big ol’ cheese-dripping Cheesesteak to: Brek Shea and Juan
Agudelo. Both players, who came on for drag-abouts in the second half,
seem to embody what Klinsmann wants this program to be about. They
hopped and popped around aggressively, looking to unlock Mexico’s
defense through pressure and aggressive runs off the ball. Based on
their nights, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised to see both start on Sept. 2
against Costa Rica, a match that’s sure to feature plenty of MLS types –
just like them!

Shea turns corner with influential USMNT performance against Mexico

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"In my opinion, in our league, if he's not the best, he's one of the
best players at just getting the ball and going at people and putting
guys under pressure, and as a defender it's a nightmare to play
against him," U.S. midfielder Landon Donovan said.

SI.com's "Media Circus" column

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8. ESPN soccer backlash: First things first: ESPN has
absolutely treated soccer like a big-time property, especially when it
comes to the World Cup. It's been praised in this column, and there is
no bigger supporter of soccer in this country than ESPN executive vice
president of content John Skipper. But with such commitment also comes
expectations, and the network would be wise to learn from the avalanche
of criticism it took this week by not opting out of a regional Little
League game on ESPN2 to show the start of Jurgen Klinsmann's U.S.
national team debut -- the game was moved to ESPNews at the start before
being moved back to ESPN2.

This wasn't some
run-of-the-mill MLS game; it was a game with great interest to the
soccer diehards who provide ESPN with a base of interest in the sport. Broadcasting & Cable's Ben Grossman and SI.com's Grant Wahl both echoed the frustrations of fans.