Re: [nas] All-Time Best American Players - List and Bios!

["S. I. Canetti" <canetti@optonline.net>]

At 12:51 AM 06/20/2002 -0400, David Litterer wrote:
>All-Time United States Men's Team
>
>This team consists of what constitute in my opinion the top 31  American 
>players
>of all time.  This includes both native born players as well as those who were
>naturalized at a young age.  The team consists of 4 goalkeepers, 9 
>defenders, 9
>midfielders and 10 forwards.
>
>This selection takes into account their records with the National Team as well
>as with their professional or semi-professional teams in both league and cup
>competition. Individual championships or cups did not count as much as overall
>individual performance.  I felt these 31 players represented the best in what
>the US has to offer.  Of course this only partly takes World Cup 20002 into
>account so ibviously changes are in order.  Any suggestions are more than
>welcome!  Comments, people?
>
>All-Time best American Players
>
>  - By David Litterer -
>
>GK  Frank Borghi
>GK  Brad Friedel
>GK  Arnie Mausser
>GK  Tony Meola
>
>D   Jeff Agoos
>D   Marcello Balboa
>D   Paul Caligiuri
>D   Charlie Colombo
>D   Thomas Dooley
>D   Harry Keough
>D   George Moorhouse
>D   Eddie Pope
>
>M   Andy Auld
>M   Walter Bahr
>M   Ricky Davis
>M   Alex Ely
>M   Jimmy Gallagher
>M   Cobi Jones
>M   John Harkes
>M   Tab Ramos
>M   Claudio Reyna
>
>F   Tom Florie
>F   Billy Gonsalves
>F   Brian McBride
>F   Bart McGhee
>F   Alex McNab
>F   Ed Murphy
>F   Bart Patenaude
>F   John Souza
>F   Archie Stark
>F   Eric Wynalda

What, no Frank Klopas? Cle Kooiman? William "Ty" Keough?

Seiously, not sure how you can leave out the following:

GK: Kasey Keller
D: Alexi Lalas
D: John Doyle
D: Desmond Armstrong
M: William Gonsalvez
M: Earnie Stewart
F: Bruce Murray
F: Joseph Gaetjens
F: Peter Vermes


Sandy Canetti                                        canetti@optonline.net
Sam's Army: 22 Caps (20 Men, 2 Women)
                    Home Page: http://www.j51.com/~canetti/

                                       


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