2011 Retrospective: Bradley vs Klinsmann (Offense Edition)

Filed under 2011 Retrospective, Featured by Blake Owen on December 11, 2011 at 11:51 AM 4 comments

Jurgen Klinsmann has yet to eclipse the offensive stats produced by his predecessor, Bob Bradley.

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USA 3 – Slovenia 2: Pluses and Minuses of a 4-3-1-2

Filed under Featured, Match Report by Blake Owen on November 15, 2011 at 7:43 PM 7 comments

A move to a new formation brought new attacking prowess but also revealed a new defensive liability.

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FRA 1 – USA 0: Lack of Service a Big Problem

Filed under Featured, Match Report by Blake Owen on November 11, 2011 at 5:21 PM 2 comments

We thought this might happen: the gringos never threatened France’s net.

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USA – France and USA – Slovenia Preview

Filed under Featured, Match Preview by Blake Owen on November 10, 2011 at 5:55 PM one comment

Jurgen needs goals. With this roster he might have to turn to the Deuce to find them.

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USA 0 – Costa Rica 1: Poor Final Third Distribution

Filed under Featured, Match Report by Blake Owen on September 3, 2011 at 1:35 PM 9 comments

Pretty passes to no avail

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USA 1 – Mexico 1: Pressing Is Difficult

Filed under Match Report, Tactics and the USA by Blake Owen on August 11, 2011 at 8:29 PM 2 comments

Pressing isn’t the most important thing.

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USA – Mexico Preview

Filed under Match Preview, Tactics and the USA by Blake Owen on August 9, 2011 at 9:26 AM 6 comments

Talk about baptism by fire. Jurgen Klinsmann faces Mexico in his first outing as USA’s gaffer.

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Jurgen Klinsmann and Tactics

Filed under Tactics and the USA, Team USA News by Blake Owen on August 3, 2011 at 12:39 PM 5 comments

Whoa. FFG comes back from vacation and finds quite a change at the top of US Soccer.

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Gold Cup Final Statistical Analysis

Filed under Tactics Tuesday, Tactics and the USA by Blake Owen on June 27, 2011 at 8:16 PM no comments

We figured out why Mexico scored so many goals. And we’ve got the chalkboards to prove it.

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USA – Mexico Tactical Preview

Filed under Match Preview, Tactics and the USA by Blake Owen on June 24, 2011 at 3:13 PM 4 comments

Here’s what the US needs to do to top Mexico in the Gold Cup final.

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USA 1 – Panama 0: Panama run out of steam

Filed under Featured, Match Report by Blake Owen on June 22, 2011 at 8:53 PM 2 comments

Freddy Adu will get the headlines. But Julio Dely Valdes was the story.

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Tactics Tuesday: Bradley and Bilardo

Filed under Featured, Tactics Tuesday by Blake Owen on June 21, 2011 at 12:57 PM no comments

Time for a quiz, gringos. True or False: Carlos Bilardo + Maradona = Bob Bradley + Sacha Kljestan

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