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Just got around to watching that "Team USA doc on ESPN", it was pretty cool to see the team up close and personal. Didn't know Jermaine Jones and so many players on the team are German. Anything is possible come World Cup time. We can finish first in our group or last but I just hope we bring our A game and compete to the fullest and not get overwhelmingly embarrassed with the WHOLE WORLD watching.
Just got around to watching that "Team USA doc on ESPN", it was pretty cool to see the team up close and personal. Didn't know Jermaine Jones and so many players on the team are German. Anything is possible come World Cup time. We can finish first in our group or last but I just hope we bring our A game and compete to the fullest and not get overwhelmingly embarrassed with the WHOLE WORLD watching.
Very disappointing that in a country our size we cant find 23 players locally. We are just lazy so we rely on the soccer programs in other countries to highlight players with an american connection.
I actually am not that comfortable with the number of German players on the squad either. If it was up to me the entire squad would be MLS players
I need info on the socks!
Please and thank you.
Allow me to elaborate and slightly alter my point. In my honest opinion, the entire team should be made up of guys born and raised in the US. At the very least they should have lived a significant time in the US if they werent born here (like 10 years for example). I dont like the idea of guys like Diskerrud (sp?) and Jermaine Jones who have lived very few years here and were not born here taking a roster spot from a domestic player.why? just curious why you feel that wayI actually am not that comfortable with the number of German players on the squad either. If it was up to me the entire squad would be MLS players
Allow me to elaborate and slightly alter my point. In my honest opinion, the entire team should be made up of guys born and raised in the US. At the very least they should have lived a significant time in the US if they werent born here (like 10 years for example). I dont like the idea of guys like Diskerrud (sp?) and Jermaine Jones who have lived very few years here and were not born here taking a roster spot from a domestic player.
I actually am not that comfortable with the number of German players on the squad either. If it was up to me the entire squad would be MLS players
why? just curious why you feel that way
And here is my thing about the German team integrating immigrants. Ozil (Gelsenkirchen), Gundogan (Gelsenkirchen) and Khedira (Stutgart) were all born and raised in Germany. Podolski and Klose lived in Germany for the majority of their lives. There is no reason we should be taking "leftover" players from the German squad and taking that roster spot from a domestic American. I'd also like to see more latino players on the US squad. Guys like Edgar Castillo and others should be on the team IMO.
Lastly, I dont like the idea of a German coach at the head of the US team. England, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Holland, Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Mexico all have coaches from their respective countries, why not us? Dont mean to sound like a redneck, but to me the American team should have American players and an American coach
Allow me to elaborate and slightly alter my point. In my honest opinion, the entire team should be made up of guys born and raised in the US. At the very least they should have lived a significant time in the US if they werent born here (like 10 years for example). I dont like the idea of guys like Diskerrud (sp?) and Jermaine Jones who have lived very few years here and were not born here taking a roster spot from a domestic player.
And here is my thing about the German team integrating immigrants. Ozil (Gelsenkirchen), Gundogan (Gelsenkirchen) and Khedira (Stutgart) were all born and raised in Germany. Podolski and Klose lived in Germany for the majority of their lives. There is no reason we should be taking "leftover" players from the German squad and taking that roster spot from a domestic American. I'd also like to see more latino players on the US squad. Guys like Edgar Castillo and others should be on the team IMO.
Lastly, I dont like the idea of a German coach at the head of the US team. England, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Holland, Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Mexico all have coaches from their respective countries, why not us? Dont mean to sound like a redneck, but to me the American team should have American players and an American coach
is there a place where i can stream or download the following of the USMNT's journey to brazil? i missed the first episode i think
A big middle finger to anybody throwing shade at any of the German-Americans on the team. There might be one exception but these guys are all the sons of AMERICAN SERVICEMEN.
As the son of an AMERICAN woman who spent eight years of her childhood in Frankfurt and Nuremburg and didn't even set foot on U.S. soil for the first time until she was well into her twenties, all because her father was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, I take exception.
Statements like the U.S. team should be comprised only of Americans who spent significant time here are ridiculous. There are millions of American citizens around the world who have never, and likely will never, live within U.S. borders.
I'm not talking about being frustrated or impatient with the U.S. development system, I can understand that, but there's simply no room for unwelcoming attitudes towards individual American citizens for no other than reason than the culture or location they grew up in.
I'm just jumping in, but
A big middle finger to anybody throwing shade at any of the German-Americans on the team. There might be one exception but these guys are all the sons of AMERICAN SERVICEMEN.
As the son of an AMERICAN woman who spent eight years of her childhood in Frankfurt and Nuremburg and didn't even set foot on U.S. soil for the first time until she was well into her twenties, all because her father was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, I take exception.
Statements like the U.S. team should be comprised only of Americans who spent significant time here are ridiculous. There are millions of American citizens around the world who have never, and likely will never, live within U.S. borders.
I'm not talking about being frustrated or impatient with the U.S. development system, I can understand that, but there's simply no room for unwelcoming attitudes towards individual American citizens for no other than reason than the culture or location they grew up in.
I bought both the replica and the on field version in the home and away and in a size medium and large of each (so 8 jerseys total) to try them out. Im 6'1 and 182lbs. I really wanted the on field kits but they were just way to small for me (even the large was too small). The size large replica home kit fit me perfect so I kept that one and the medium was a little too small. As for the medium and large away kit it was a toss up. Either one probably would have worked but in the end I went with the large because the medium was a little tight. I do however feel like the large is a tiny bit big.
for the people that have purchase the world cup jerseys, how do they fit? I want to buy my first soccer jersey but would like to now how they run.
Thanks to whoever can help.