Randy, your silence on the change of head coach has worried me. It made me wonder if you had been arrested for running naked through the streets in celebration.

I'm looking forward to the Klinsmann era. He's got a much better media presence than Bradley, and that's more important for US Soccer than one might realize. With only one game in it's really hard to evaluate him. But I have been pleased so far with the direction he may be going. I really want to see Brek Shea as a regular. I was unimpressed last year, but he's turned into a beast this year, and it's not fluke-ish like some of the other MLSers. He's got great tools and knows how to use them.

Give him a couple of years and he's EPL material

Why would Klinsmann move to the EPL? I can't see it somehow.

danivon wrote:Why would Klinsmann move to the EPL? I can't see it somehow.

I read Jeff's comments as Brek Shea moving to the EPL

Sorry. The paragraph break made it confusing. I think Shea is going to be top league ready in a few years.

I was going to say that I was glad to see Clark get a call up. To me it said that Klinsmann was giving everyone a clean slate to prove themselves. Bradley's problem was that he held grudges--after trusting a player too long. To me, that's the coach's fault, not the player's. Whether Clark comes back is another issue. But I think that Jurgen is making some good statements so far.

I think we'll see more MLSers against Costa Rica and European players against Belgium. Given that the games are 4 days apart, it might not be feasible to play the same team in both games. So with no major tournaments coming up, I expect to see a wide range of lineups over the next year or so.

I like how the US Mint has started to add more colors to American currency, it looks much nicer.
....Oh wait, I think I read the topic wrong?!

GMTom wrote:I like how the US Mint has started to add more colors to American currency, it looks much nicer.
....Oh wait, I think I read the topic wrong?!

No worries, when I first saw the topic heading I started asking when did the United States get Mutant Ninja Turtles

I think the MLS players are going to play against Costa Rica, and the Europe based players are going to go against Belgium.

I like the addition of Pontius. I think he deserves a chance to prove he can be a us mutant ninja turtle.