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Re: [nas] US Men rise to eighth inthe world in latest FIFArankings
These things are just this: coffee table fodder
for banter like what we are engaged in.
If that is what we use them for- then fine.
If we take them very seriously, we can be committed ;-)
Jeff
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From: Niall Swan nialls@rcn.com
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:08:52 -0400
To: peter@lexandterry.com, nas@americakicks.com
Subject: Re: [nas] US Men rise to eighth inthe world in latest FIFArankings
Hmm - Holland and Spain are quite high given their history of
underachievement Holland did not even qualify for the world cup. Australia
is ranked 17 ahead of the US. Ok a major boob there. It's seems in terms of
which one is better, that it's six of one, and half a dozen of the other!
Niall
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At 10:05 AM 9/18/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >
http://sports.yahoo.com/m/world/news/reuters/20020918/reu-rankingsdc.html
>
>
>OK, we had a major debate about the reality of this thing not too long ago.
>
>Can anyone really defend this? Come on, EIGHTH? Over England and Italy?
>
>Now, if you remember, I am a supporter of the Elo Ranking system that
>currently has the US at 19th. http://www.eloratings.net
>
>While not perfect, a much more accurate picture of International Football.
>
>let the overly exhaustive and debated thread BEGIN!!
>
>peet
>
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Let's not get ahead of ourselves....
anyone think Wales is some kind of rollover?
I think Wales could give us all we want and would
not really surprise me if they got a result against
us- yet- they did not qualify and are currenty....
73rd....... We are 8th.....Wales 73rd.....
give me a break.
Jeff
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From: Keith Bundy kdaleb@wsu.edu
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:15:59 -0400
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Subject: Re: [nas] US Men rise to eighth inthe world in latest FIFA rankings
I cannot argue the point that there are more than seven teams in the world
better than the US, however, I'm not sure that there are 18 teams that are.
The only reason I concern myself with world rankings is a possible seed in
Germany... that would be wild, and it is possible (I won't do all that stats
again, though). That's why I value the FIFA rankings over Elo.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Welpton" <peter@lexandterry.com>
> >
http://sports.yahoo.com/m/world/news/reuters/20020918/reu-rankingsdc.html
>
> OK, we had a major debate about the reality of this thing not too long
ago.
>
> Can anyone really defend this? Come on, EIGHTH? Over England and Italy?
>
> Now, if you remember, I am a supporter of the Elo Ranking system that
> currently has the US at 19th. http://www.eloratings.net
>
> While not perfect, a much more accurate picture of International Football.
>
> let the overly exhaustive and debated thread BEGIN!!
>
> peet
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Wales have been really poor for the past 7 years. Not like when they had
Ian Rush and Mark Hughes up front, and they were beating Germany away (back
in the late 80's early 90's)!
up until very very recently, when allegedly Mark Hughes as manager has made
a difference, Wales would have been a pushover for the USA - hence the
rating of 73rd....
Controversially yours
Niall
PS My sister was born in Wales, so I can say these things without fear of
being clobbered by large words beginning with "LL".
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At 03:13 PM 9/19/02 -0400, mrmoore01@prodigy.net wrote:
>Let's not get ahead of ourselves....
>anyone think Wales is some kind of rollover?
>I think Wales could give us all we want and would
>not really surprise me if they got a result against
>us- yet- they did not qualify and are currenty....
>73rd....... We are 8th.....Wales 73rd.....
> give me a break.
>Jeff
>
>Original Message:
>-----------------
>From: Keith Bundy kdaleb@wsu.edu
>Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:15:59 -0400
>To: nas@americakicks.com
>Subject: Re: [nas] US Men rise to eighth inthe world in latest FIFA rankings
>
>
>I cannot argue the point that there are more than seven teams in the world
>better than the US, however, I'm not sure that there are 18 teams that are.
>
>The only reason I concern myself with world rankings is a possible seed in
>Germany... that would be wild, and it is possible (I won't do all that stats
>again, though). That's why I value the FIFA rankings over Elo.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Welpton" <peter@lexandterry.com>
>
> > >
>http://sports.yahoo.com/m/world/news/reuters/20020918/reu-rankingsdc.html
> >
> > OK, we had a major debate about the reality of this thing not too long
>ago.
> >
> > Can anyone really defend this? Come on, EIGHTH? Over England and Italy?
> >
> > Now, if you remember, I am a supporter of the Elo Ranking system that
> > currently has the US at 19th. http://www.eloratings.net
> >
> > While not perfect, a much more accurate picture of International Football.
> >
> > let the overly exhaustive and debated thread BEGIN!!
> >
> > peet
>
>
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Subject: [nas] FW: Blackburn/Friedel UEFA Cup webcast replay(R)
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You can catch the second half if you hurry.
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Nice idea but I don't have an extra 35 Pounds for the pleasure - just made my deposit on seats @ National Training Center :-)
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big_dog@fastmail.fm wrote:You can catch the second half if you hurry.
Thx To Warren G for the info.
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Blackburn Rovers' UEFA Cup tie versus CSKA Sofia is being
broadcast live on the Internet.
http://www.socceraudio.com/UK.htm
It'll be the Blackburn link.
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<P>Nice idea but I don't have an extra 35 Pounds for the pleasure - just made my deposit on seats @ National Training Center :-)
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<BLOCKQUOTE>----------<BR><B>From: </B>george.abao@pbi.embraer.com<BR><B><BR></B><TT>Blackburn Rovers' UEFA Cup tie versus CSKA Sofia is being<BR>broadcast live on the Internet.<BR><BR>http://www.socceraudio.com/UK.htm<BR><BR>It'll be the Blackburn link.<BR><BR>The match started at 3pm ET. Friedel is starting in goal for Rovers.<BR><BR></TT></BLOCKQUOTE><TT><BR></TT></BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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Wales is unbeaten run for a decent stretch recently. They have played the
likes of Argentina, Germany,
etc etc. They have some real 1st team talent.
I do question their depth.
I am just stating right NOW....Wales would be a real handful.
Right NOW...Wales is not 73rd by a long shot in my view
Jeff
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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 15:48:17 -0400
To: mrmoore01@prodigy.net, kdaleb@wsu.edu, nas@americakicks.com
Subject: Re: [nas] US Men rise to eighth inthe world in latest FIFArankings
Wales have been really poor for the past 7 years. Not like when they had
Ian Rush and Mark Hughes up front, and they were beating Germany away (back
in the late 80's early 90's)!
up until very very recently, when allegedly Mark Hughes as manager has made
a difference, Wales would have been a pushover for the USA - hence the
rating of 73rd....
Controversially yours
Niall
PS My sister was born in Wales, so I can say these things without fear of
being clobbered by large words beginning with "LL".
The Soccer Resort
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Soccer Vacations in the Sun
At 03:13 PM 9/19/02 -0400, mrmoore01@prodigy.net wrote:
>Let's not get ahead of ourselves....
>anyone think Wales is some kind of rollover?
>I think Wales could give us all we want and would
>not really surprise me if they got a result against
>us- yet- they did not qualify and are currenty....
>73rd....... We are 8th.....Wales 73rd.....
> give me a break.
>Jeff
>
>Original Message:
>-----------------
>From: Keith Bundy kdaleb@wsu.edu
>Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:15:59 -0400
>To: nas@americakicks.com
>Subject: Re: [nas] US Men rise to eighth inthe world in latest FIFA
rankings
>
>
>I cannot argue the point that there are more than seven teams in the world
>better than the US, however, I'm not sure that there are 18 teams that are.
>
>The only reason I concern myself with world rankings is a possible seed in
>Germany... that would be wild, and it is possible (I won't do all that
stats
>again, though). That's why I value the FIFA rankings over Elo.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Welpton" <peter@lexandterry.com>
>
> > >
>http://sports.yahoo.com/m/world/news/reuters/20020918/reu-rankingsdc.html
> >
> > OK, we had a major debate about the reality of this thing not too long
>ago.
> >
> > Can anyone really defend this? Come on, EIGHTH? Over England and
Italy?
> >
> > Now, if you remember, I am a supporter of the Elo Ranking system that
> > currently has the US at 19th. http://www.eloratings.net
> >
> > While not perfect, a much more accurate picture of International
Football.
> >
> > let the overly exhaustive and debated thread BEGIN!!
> >
> > peet
>
>
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Jeff,
But ....I don't think that the ratings do reflect "now" only, nor should
they. They reflect "now" and "recent past", so that one is not duped into
thinking a team is good purely by a good winning stretch, nor poor by a
losing stretch (maybe by missing some key players), but by their overall
"rounded" performance over an extended (but reasonable) period of time....
For wales to renounce 73rd spot and move way down the rankings, they need
to show consistency over at least a year/two. I think their current rating
is fair based on performances *overall* during the past few years.
Feels like an existential conversation on the meaning of "now" is about to
begin...;-)
Niall
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At 04:54 PM 9/19/02 -0400, mrmoore01@prodigy.net wrote:
>Wales is unbeaten run for a decent stretch recently. They have played the
>likes of Argentina, Germany,
>etc etc. They have some real 1st team talent.
>I do question their depth.
> I am just stating right NOW....Wales would be a real handful.
>Right NOW...Wales is not 73rd by a long shot in my view
>Jeff
>
>Original Message:
>-----------------
>From: Niall Swan nialls@rcn.com
>Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 15:48:17 -0400
>To: mrmoore01@prodigy.net, kdaleb@wsu.edu, nas@americakicks.com
>Subject: Re: [nas] US Men rise to eighth inthe world in latest FIFArankings
>
>
>Wales have been really poor for the past 7 years. Not like when they had
>Ian Rush and Mark Hughes up front, and they were beating Germany away (back
>in the late 80's early 90's)!
>
>up until very very recently, when allegedly Mark Hughes as manager has made
>a difference, Wales would have been a pushover for the USA - hence the
>rating of 73rd....
>
>Controversially yours
>Niall
>
>PS My sister was born in Wales, so I can say these things without fear of
>being clobbered by large words beginning with "LL".
>
>The Soccer Resort
>www.soccerresort.com
>Soccer Vacations in the Sun
>
>
>At 03:13 PM 9/19/02 -0400, mrmoore01@prodigy.net wrote:
> >Let's not get ahead of ourselves....
> >anyone think Wales is some kind of rollover?
> >I think Wales could give us all we want and would
> >not really surprise me if they got a result against
> >us- yet- they did not qualify and are currenty....
> >73rd....... We are 8th.....Wales 73rd.....
> > give me a break.
> >Jeff
> >
> >Original Message:
> >-----------------
> >From: Keith Bundy kdaleb@wsu.edu
> >Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:15:59 -0400
> >To: nas@americakicks.com
> >Subject: Re: [nas] US Men rise to eighth inthe world in latest FIFA
>rankings
> >
> >
> >I cannot argue the point that there are more than seven teams in the world
> >better than the US, however, I'm not sure that there are 18 teams that are.
> >
> >The only reason I concern myself with world rankings is a possible seed in
> >Germany... that would be wild, and it is possible (I won't do all that
>stats
> >again, though). That's why I value the FIFA rankings over Elo.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
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> >
> > > >
> >http://sports.yahoo.com/m/world/news/reuters/20020918/reu-rankingsdc.html
> > >
> > > OK, we had a major debate about the reality of this thing not too long
> >ago.
> > >
> > > Can anyone really defend this? Come on, EIGHTH? Over England and
>Italy?
> > >
> > > Now, if you remember, I am a supporter of the Elo Ranking system that
> > > currently has the US at 19th. http://www.eloratings.net
> > >
> > > While not perfect, a much more accurate picture of International
>Football.
> > >
> > > let the overly exhaustive and debated thread BEGIN!!
> > >
> > > peet
> >
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Today is not a good day for accuracy on NAS. :)
For the record, Germany finished second, not fourth, in the World Cup. And
the U.S. beat Portugal, not Spain.
This has been a message from your friendly neighborhood pedantic busybody.
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In a message dated 9/19/2002 3:50:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, atlemar@io.com
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> For the record, Germany finished second, not fourth, in the World Cup. And
> the U.S. beat Portugal, not Spain.
>
If you are refering to my email on the subject, I was refering to Germany's
4th place FIFA rank, not their finish in the WC. I should have been more
specific.
Not sure who mentioned the US beating Spain.
And I'm still baffled as to their position in second place in the FIFA
rankings. Sounds like a case for the X-files.
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If you are refering to my email on the subject, I was refering to Germany's 4th place FIFA rank, not their finish in the WC. I should have been more specific.<BR>
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!
Do they sell defibrillators on eBay?
*whew*
Bring on Elimination Weekend!!
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At 09:43 PM 9/19/2002 -0400, G. Warren Abao wrote:
>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!
>
>Do they sell defibrillators on eBay?
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>*whew*
>
>Bring on Elimination Weekend!!
That was a very enjoyable match, even though the evil bastards of Texas
won. GO FIRE! :)
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DALLAS BURN GAME SUMMARY
EDDIE JOHNSON OVERTIME GOAL SENDS BURN TO VICTORY
Burn Keeps Home Field Advantage Hopes Alive With Victory
WASHINGTON, DC - The Dallas Burn kept alive their hopes of home field
advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 4-3 overtime decision at
DC United tonight. In order to get home field advantage, the Burn must now
hope for a Colorado loss or tie in their match vs. Kansas City on Friday
night. Should the Burn gain home field advantage, Game 1 would be on
Wednesday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cotton Bowl. In the event they
do not gain home field advantage, Game 1 would be Wednesday at Colorado with
Game 2 on Saturday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cotton Bowl.
Dallas struck for the game-winning goal in the 96th minute on a great hustle
play by Joselito Vaca. A 50-50 ball to the left of the goal between Vaca
and United 'keeper Nick Rimando was won by Vaca. With Rimando out of the
net, Vaca sent a looping cross into the box, which was chested down by Eddie
Johnson. Johnson settled the ball and hit a left-footer just inside the
right post for the victory.
The Burn had two quality chances in the first 30 minutes of the match on
great balls from Antonio Martinez. In the 25th minute, Martinez beat three
United players on the dribble before threading a cross to a rushing Bobby
Rhine at the top of the box. Rhine's first touch failed him, however, and
Rimando rushed out to smother the ball. In the 33rd minute, Martinez
nutmegged a United defender and sent the ball to Kreis at the left side of
the box. Kreis' left-footer was deflected just wide of the goal for a
corner kick. On the ensuing corner, Chad Deering's cross was knocked out by
the hand of United defender Bryan Namoff, resulting in a penalty kick.
Jorge Rodriguez placed the ensuing penalty kick to the right corner of the
goal, just out of the reach of Rimando.
Burn 'keeper Matt Jordan came up with two huge saves in the first half to
keep United off of the board. In the 29th minute, Henry Zambrano hit a
wicked volley from the left side of the box that Jordan dove to snare.
Then, in the closing moments of the first half, Jordan came up big again. A
Zambrano shot on goal was inadvertently deflected out by Eddie Pope, with
the rebound falling to Jose Alegria 10 yards from goal. Alegria one-timed a
right-footer that Jordan was able to knock down with his arm. With the ball
sitting just a foot from the goal line, Oscar Pareja cleared it out of
danger.
United pulled even just three minutes into the second half on a great finish
by Bobby Convey. Convey played a give-and-go with Eliseo Quintanilla,
freeing Convey on the left side of the box. With Jordan coming out to cut
the angle, Convey ripped a left-footer just inside the left post. United
took the lead in the 65th minute, with Zambrano finding the back of the net.
Ben Olsen sent a cross into the box just ahead of Burn defender Tenywa
Bonseu and into the path of a breaking Zambrano. With Jordan charging off
of his line, Zambrano beat Jordan to the ball and flicked it over him.
The Burn evened it up in the 74th minute with a great shot by Martinez.
Chad Deering found Martinez at the left corner of the box with Martinez
seemingly poised to cross the ball. With Rimando cheating off of his line
in anticipation of the cross, Martinez sent a deft chip that found the right
side netting.
The Burn took the lead once again with a goal in the 80th minute. as Vaca
found Rhine breaking down the right flank. Rhine outran Pope to the ball
and hit a right-footer just inside the left post.
United evened the game once again in the dying moments of the match,
striking in injury time. Marco Etcheverry played a through ball to Ali
Curtis in the left side of the box. Curtis' shot found the lower left
corner of the goal, sending the game into overtime.
Linescore
1 2 OT F
Dallas 1 2 2 4
DC United 0 3 0 3
Scoring Summary:
DAL - Rodriguez (PK) 34', Martinez (Deering, Johnson) 74', Rhine (Vaca) 80',
Johnson (Vaca) 96'
DC - Convey (Quintanilla) 48', Zambrano (Olsen, Quintinalla) 65', Curtis
(Etcheverry, Villegas) 92+
LINEUPS
DALLAS BURN - Matt Jordan, Jorge Rodriguez, Tenywa Bonseu, Steve Morrow,
Matt Behncke, Ronnie O'Brien, Chad Deering, Antonio Martinez, Oscar Pareja
(Joselito Vaca 69'), Bobby Rhine (Lee Morrison 87'), Jason Kreis (Eddie
Johnson 67')
DC UNITED - Nick Rimando, Milton Reyes, Eddie Pope, Bryan Namoff, Ben Olsen,
Jose Alegria (Richie Williams 68'), Marco Etcheverry, Bobby Convey, Petter
Villegas, Henry Zambrano (Jaime Moreno 67'), Eliseo Quintanilla (Ali Curtis
77')
STATS DAL DC
Shots 15 21
Shots on Goal 9 9
Saves 6 4
Fouls 18 17
Offside 3 2
Corner Kicks 6 13
Cautions:
DAL - Rodriguez 38', Morrow 41', Behncke 91'
DC - Namoff 20'
Ejections:
None
Referee: Ricardo Salazar Referee's Assistants: George Vergara, Steve
Taylor
Attendance: 13,889
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<DIV>DALLAS BURN GAME SUMMARY<BR><BR>EDDIE JOHNSON OVERTIME GOAL SENDS BURN TO
VICTORY<BR>Burn Keeps Home Field Advantage Hopes Alive With
Victory<BR><BR>WASHINGTON, DC - The Dallas Burn kept alive their hopes of home
field<BR>advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 4-3 overtime
decision at<BR>DC United tonight. In order to get home field advantage,
the Burn must now<BR>hope for a Colorado loss or tie in their match vs. Kansas
City on Friday<BR>night. Should the Burn gain home field advantage, Game 1
would be on<BR>Wednesday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cotton Bowl. In
the event they<BR>do not gain home field advantage, Game 1 would be Wednesday at
Colorado with<BR>Game 2 on Saturday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cotton
Bowl.<BR>Dallas struck for the game-winning goal in the 96th minute on a great
hustle<BR>play by Joselito Vaca. A 50-50 ball to the left of the goal
between Vaca<BR>and United 'keeper Nick Rimando was won by Vaca. With
Rimando out of the<BR>net, Vaca sent a looping cross into the box, which was
chested down by Eddie<BR>Johnson. Johnson settled the ball and hit a
left-footer just inside the<BR>right post for the victory.<BR>The Burn had two
quality chances in the first 30 minutes of the match on<BR>great balls from
Antonio Martinez. In the 25th minute, Martinez beat three<BR>United
players on the dribble before threading a cross to a rushing Bobby<BR>Rhine at
the top of the box. Rhine's first touch failed him, however,
and<BR>Rimando rushed out to smother the ball. In the 33rd minute,
Martinez<BR>nutmegged a United defender and sent the ball to Kreis at the left
side of<BR>the box. Kreis' left-footer was deflected just wide of the goal
for a<BR>corner kick. On the ensuing corner, Chad Deering's cross was
knocked out by<BR>the hand of United defender Bryan Namoff, resulting in a
penalty kick.<BR>Jorge Rodriguez placed the ensuing penalty kick to the right
corner of the<BR>goal, just out of the reach of Rimando.<BR>Burn 'keeper Matt
Jordan came up with two huge saves in the first half to<BR>keep United off of
the board. In the 29th minute, Henry Zambrano hit a<BR>wicked volley from
the left side of the box that Jordan dove to snare.<BR>Then, in the closing
moments of the first half, Jordan came up big again. A<BR>Zambrano shot on
goal was inadvertently deflected out by Eddie Pope, with<BR>the rebound falling
to Jose Alegria 10 yards from goal. Alegria one-timed a<BR>right-footer
that Jordan was able to knock down with his arm. With the ball<BR>sitting
just a foot from the goal line, Oscar Pareja cleared it out
of<BR>danger.<BR>United pulled even just three minutes into the second half on a
great finish<BR>by Bobby Convey. Convey played a give-and-go with Eliseo
Quintanilla,<BR>freeing Convey on the left side of the box. With Jordan
coming out to cut<BR>the angle, Convey ripped a left-footer just inside the left
post. United<BR>took the lead in the 65th minute, with Zambrano finding
the back of the net.<BR>Ben Olsen sent a cross into the box just ahead of Burn
defender Tenywa<BR>Bonseu and into the path of a breaking Zambrano. With
Jordan charging off<BR>of his line, Zambrano beat Jordan to the ball and flicked
it over him.<BR>The Burn evened it up in the 74th minute with a great shot by
Martinez.<BR>Chad Deering found Martinez at the left corner of the box with
Martinez<BR>seemingly poised to cross the ball. With Rimando cheating off
of his line<BR>in anticipation of the cross, Martinez sent a deft chip that
found the right<BR>side netting.<BR>The Burn took the lead once again with a
goal in the 80th minute. as Vaca<BR>found Rhine breaking down the right
flank. Rhine outran Pope to the ball<BR>and hit a right-footer just inside
the left post.<BR>United evened the game once again in the dying moments of the
match,<BR>striking in injury time. Marco Etcheverry played a through ball
to Ali<BR>Curtis in the left side of the box. Curtis' shot found the lower
left<BR>corner of the goal, sending the game into
overtime.<BR><BR>Linescore<BR>1 2 OT F<BR>Dallas 1 2 2 4 <BR>DC United 0 3 0 3
<BR><BR>Scoring Summary:<BR>DAL - Rodriguez (PK) 34', Martinez (Deering,
Johnson) 74', Rhine (Vaca) 80',<BR>Johnson (Vaca) 96'<BR>DC - Convey
(Quintanilla) 48', Zambrano (Olsen, Quintinalla) 65', Curtis<BR>(Etcheverry,
Villegas) 92+<BR><BR>LINEUPS<BR>DALLAS BURN - Matt Jordan, Jorge Rodriguez,
Tenywa Bonseu, Steve Morrow,<BR>Matt Behncke, Ronnie O'Brien, Chad Deering,
Antonio Martinez, Oscar Pareja<BR>(Joselito Vaca 69'), Bobby Rhine (Lee Morrison
87'), Jason Kreis (Eddie<BR>Johnson 67') <BR>DC UNITED - Nick Rimando, Milton
Reyes, Eddie Pope, Bryan Namoff, Ben Olsen,<BR>Jose Alegria (Richie Williams
68'), Marco Etcheverry, Bobby Convey, Petter<BR>Villegas, Henry Zambrano (Jaime
Moreno 67'), Eliseo Quintanilla (Ali Curtis<BR>77')<BR><BR><BR>STATS DAL
DC<BR>Shots 15 21<BR>Shots on Goal 9 9<BR>Saves 6 4<BR>Fouls 18 17<BR>Offside 3
2<BR>Corner Kicks 6 13<BR><BR>Cautions: <BR>DAL - Rodriguez 38', Morrow 41',
Behncke 91'<BR>DC - Namoff 20'<BR><BR>Ejections:<BR>None <BR><BR>Referee:
Ricardo Salazar Referee's Assistants: George Vergara,
Steve<BR>Taylor<BR><BR>Attendance: 13,889<BR><BR><A
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> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!
>
> Do they sell defibrillators on eBay?
>
> *whew*
>
> Bring on Elimination Weekend!!
A bit 'o fun there, yeah? ;-)
Apologies to the United fans, but we had to get back on track somehow.
Well, Mr. Titus, we'll see who is the over-the-hill team starting on
Wednesday. %-)
So Sez Drummer Boy
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From: Peter Welpton <peter@lexandterry.com>
>
> Remember, that in 2003 Dallas will be sporting Ronnie O'Brien and Chris
> Gbandi as fresh new faces...
And we haven't even drafted yet. ;-)
As for Ronnie, I will be interested to see what happens when the guy has a
whole pre-season to get in with the team. He definitely still doesn't look
to be too in synch with the guys, although he has often looked real
dangerous.
I also think it will be very interesting to see if Ryan Suarez can continue
to improve when some of us (including me) were worried about a sophomore
slump.
And for those of you wondering about the progress of Mr. Eddie Johnson, I
think you saw a bit of that future tonight. All he needs is time, and
considering that he is looking more and more like the No. 3 forward instead
of Bobby Rhine, he should get more and more over the next season or two.
(As to who will be the No. 2 forward in Dallas, who knows?)
So Sez Drummer Boy
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You know.....
this past week has just underscored the fact that this league puts a
darn GOOD product on the field! The intensity is there. The quality is
there....
the entertainment is there...and darn it.....we play an entertaining style
of
ball in MLS. It is an entire shame and blight on the country that most of
America
simply does not get it. Breaks your heart really. This league just has to
stay
solvent as it is producing some good stuff and fine talent.
There was a comment I saw in England, from a CANADIAN, of all
people. He went to the Fire vs. Metros match- the one where it was
either 3-2 or 4-3 and Beasley hit the winner (he HAD to slip in the fact
that he was only there to watch
Rangers vs. River Plate- because NOT to say that he would have been subject
to derisive
sneers I suppose?......). He stated how entertaining it
was but that he did not recognize a single players name. I thought to
myself
at that time, how pathetic and so what! Why broadcast your ignorance on a
worldwide channel like that?
He likely knows all the names of
the SPL sides, or half the Prem sides, but does not know anyone in MLS
and that somehow tainted his enjoyment. What complete piddle. The sad
fact is- he believes if anyone, or any league was any good......HE would
have heard about it.
God what tripe.
I suppose this is the guy that refuses to buy generic pharmaceuticals? Who
knows?
Then I reflected on this general "European" myopic attitude about football.
My stance is- I hope they stay this pathetically ignorant up toward
every
world cup. The rest of the world does not need THEIR APPROVAL to
play the game at a high level. We do not need their recognition or respect
to kick their ass! So....please, by all means ye ignorant, remain as such
until we plunder ye game til the end of the earth!!!!!!!!! Amen.
Jeff
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Subject: [nas] Hey Bruce -- p!ss off!
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Deep in this wonderful article about the USA WC effort, you get a few words
from our boy Bruce.
On MLS's decision to allow green-card holders not to count as international
players: "The green-card ruling is not in the best interests of the national
team. Look at Dallas. How many of those guys are Americans? But that's
life."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/grant_wahl/news/2002/09/19/wahl
_mailbag/
You have a problem with exactly who now? Chris GBandi ought to be
considered for the US national team and Oscar Pareja loves the Burn more
than any player in this league loves their team -- and I challenge anyone to
show otherwise.
First off, let's answer your rhetorical question. Matt Jordan, Jason Kreis,
Paul Broome, Ryan Suarez, Bobby Rhine, Eddie Johnson, Chad Deering -- of the
ones getting regular or semi-regular pt. (I will admit, I am not completely
sure about Antonio Martinez.)
Second, what is the point? Where is the US player who isn't getting pt
because of those players? Granted, there could be a problem if you had
three SIs and eights players with green cards, but you don't have that.
Or what about your favorite player, Marco Etcheverry? You know, the one who
is now out of the playoffs -- again? Doesn't he have a green card?
And let's turn that around -- Marco has his kids here. What if they (or
other soccer-talented-parent-raised-kids) turn out to be as good as their
parents and want to play well for the US? Are you going to turn them down
because their parents weren't "born citizens"?
Last I checked, Bruce, this was supposed to still be the land of
opportunity, and what better way to develop and grow the talent base than
bringing in players willing to come to what used to be and to a certain
extent still is a second-rate but growing and developing league? Do you
think this league would be anywhere without El Pibe, El Diablo, Leonel
Alvarez, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Robert Warzycha, Carlos EFFIN Llamosa!!!!,
Jaime Moreno, Peter Nowak, Diego Gutierrez, etc.?
Or where would Landon have been if all he had to play against and with while
growing up in Cali were anglos?
It is a strength, not a weakness, @$$hole!
Someone might want to point this obvious blind spot to him -- good as he is,
it is this kind of idiocy that will keep the US from truly becoming a world
power. It really is that simple.
But hey. Lo que sea.
So Sez Drummer Boy
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Subject: [nas] Richmond v Rochester [R] (1st leg of East semi)
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Score line at the final whistle: 1 - 1
Game summary:
http://www.richmondkickers.com/news/0919002Rochestergamesum.htm
My observations:
Good match overall. There was a questionable call in
the box with a 'back pass' to the Rhino's keeper
(Onstad) in the second half. Questionable in the sense
that it wasn't called and probably wasn't due to the
positioning of the ref and the linesman relative to
the ball. To the officials it appeared as a possible
shot on goal. From my angle, with the "Corner Kicks",
it should have been called.
Fox (Richmond) got red carded early in the second
half. So he will not be available. Demin played a good
portion of the match limping slightly. I think the
only reason that the Rhinos coach did not pull him is
that it may have left a gaping hole in the Rhino's
back line.
It became clear to me that the main reason that Onstad
had a .75 GAA going into tonight's matchup was due to
the defensive style of play of the Rhinos. Counter
then drop back on D. (Kind of reminded me of MLS Cup
2000, but that's another matter . . .)
Richmond appeared flatfooted for most of the match.
They need to pick it up if they want to make it past
Rochester to get to Milwaukee. They will be without
Fox, despite being a Defender, he pushed far up the
right wing on the attack. The red card was for a
'last man' offense. Not too rough but the right call,
nonetheless. Henderson scored the goal for Richmond.
They also used all five of their subs. I belive the
Rhinos only used 2.
The crowd was nice (3327). A little quiet from time
to time compared to what I'm used to (i.e. wall of
noise). The weather was perfect.
Other cute observation:
At halftime I noticed a little kid no older than 3
dart past me. He paused and looked toward the pitch
then took off running down the wheelchair ramp. I
glanced over and thought that I spotted his dad who
was engrossed in conversation with friends. Next thing
I know, the kid had slipped through the field gate
near the base of the ramp and was trotting to where
the Kicker bench was warming up. He proceded to warm
up with them. Jogging back and forth and even trying
to run backwards. The Kicker who was nearest the
pressbox side corner was having fun with the kid. Like
it was all normal. Dad finally notices the kid missing
and someone points out to the field. Dad was probably
relieved and amused at the same time. He went down to
the gate and was allowed on the track to get the kid.
The kid didn't come off until it was time to clear the
field for the second half. The kid didn't want to go.
He was having too much fun and wanted to "tell" all
the Kickers who were nearby goodluck with a
"high-five".
Ah, the unintentional halftime shows are the best. :)
I had a good time.
If any Corner Kickers are on this list, thank you for
letting me hang out with you. Cheers!
Kirsten
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Subject: Re: [nas] US Men rise to eighth inthe world in latest FIFA rankings
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On Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 09:02 AM, Peter Welpton wrote:
>
>
> Ok, well, I see. So, to you it is correct that the US is 8th, but it
> is not
> correct that in the same ranking system that France is #2, or that
> Mexico is
> ahead of the US and England is behind..
>
> Hmm.. So you seem to have a lot of differing opinions on other teams in
> the
> rankings, but NOT your home country's surprising rise to #8.... Fifa
> just
> happen to get THAT one right in your opinion?
>
> :) how convenient ( in my best 'churchlady')
>
> peet
You betcha. FIFA got lucky this one single time, and put us in exactly
the right spot. I'm definitely not defending the ranking system as a
whole, just that we are indeed the 8th best team in the world.
Likewise, after WC98, we were overrated by the FIFA rankings. I just
think it's strange that in this case, the USA placed 8th in BOTH the
World Cup, and in the FIFA rankings--what objective evidence is there to
the contrary?
It obviously all depends on what you want any ranking system to
rank--current quality vs. long-term quality. But it is utterly
incomprehensible to me that if Turkey, for example, had won the World
Cup, that many of y'all could with a straight face say the next day that
they're not the best team in the world. That logic basically says the
World Cup is nothing but 64 glorified friendlies. All this is about as
logical as determining team rankings by who has the largest gross
payroll.
And again, once real games start again, with Euro qualifiers, Copa
Americas, etc., all my blather diminishes in importance. I'm saying
this simply because we are still in the immediate wake of the World Cup
(you know, what used to be called the Football World Championship
because it determined the World Champions).
Anyway, I'm done here. I just can't reason with you people! ;)
Lark
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Yellow Card to Quigley!
Failure to change [no R] to [R].
Which I just did.
4 - 3 OT. Dallas.
--- Bill Quigley <billq@rcnchicago.com> wrote:
> At 09:43 PM 9/19/2002 -0400, G. Warren Abao wrote:
> >AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!
> >
> >Do they sell defibrillators on eBay?
> >
> >*whew*
> >
> >Bring on Elimination Weekend!!
>
> That was a very enjoyable match, even though the
> evil bastards of Texas
> won. GO FIRE! :)
>
> Bill Q.
>
>
> Bill Quigley
> Web Master, The Fire Alarm
> www.thefirealarm.com
>
> Chicago Correspondent - Cyber Soccer News
> www.cybersoccernews.com
>
> "When I walk down the street, I want people to say,
> `There goes the
> greatest hitter who ever lived.' " - Ted Williams
> 1918-2002
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In a message dated 9/19/2002 8:58:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
klindstr@flash.net writes:
> And let's turn that around -- Marco has his kids here. What if they (or
> other soccer-talented-parent-raised-kids) turn out to be as good as their
> parents and want to play well for the US? Are you going to turn them down
> because their parents weren't "born citizens"?
Sheesh. What's with the prejudice-jibe you are laying on Bruce? I thought he
made a good point. The more green-carded players taking jobs in MLS, the
less there are for players who could develop into U.S. national teamers. One
of the problems with the NASL is that you had so few americans getting
playing time. Yes, there is no current national teammer not getting playing
time because of a green-carded player, but that isn't his point. He's
worried about players with potential. He doesn't need to be concerned about
the level of MLS play nor how much some Dallas dude loves his team. His
concern, as *national team coach*, is to identify and help develop talented
players for the U.S. player pool. If a USian is riding the pine because a
green-carded player is in the spot, his development will be stunted. It is
the equivalent of an Eddie Lewis going over seas and riding the pine for
Fulham. You develop more by getting playing time than you do just practicing
with a team in a better league. Where would Donovan be if he stayed in
Germany? Not on the WC team, imo.
Darrin
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<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">And let's turn that around -- Marco has his kids here. What if they (or<BR>
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Sheesh. What's with the prejudice-jibe you are laying on Bruce? I thought he made a good point. The more green-carded players taking jobs in MLS, the less there are for players who could develop into U.S. national teamers. One of the problems with the NASL is that you had so few americans getting playing time. Yes, there is no current national teammer not getting playing time because of a green-carded player, but that isn't his point. He's worried about players with potential. He doesn't need to be concerned about the level of MLS play nor how much some Dallas dude loves his team. His concern, as *national team coach*, is to identify and help develop talented players for the U.S. player pool. If a USian is riding the pine because a green-carded player is in the spot, his development will be stunted. It is the equivalent of an Eddie Lewis going over seas and riding the pine for Fulham. You develop more by getting playing time than you do just practicing with a team in a bet
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In a message dated 9/19/2002 10:03:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
larkho@ghgcorp.com writes:
> You betcha. FIFA got lucky this one single time, and put us in exactly
> the right spot. I'm definitely not defending the ranking system as a
> whole, just that we are indeed the 8th best team in the world.
There are several million people in Europe who would disagree with you. But
thanks, I needed good giggle after a tough day. I think WC euphoria has
gotten into your head. No way we are the 8th best team in the world.
>
> Likewise, after WC98, we were overrated by the FIFA rankings. I just
> think it's strange that in this case, the USA placed 8th in BOTH the
> World Cup, and in the FIFA rankings--what objective evidence is there to
> the contrary?
I guess I didn't explain it well enough in my last email.
FIFA Ranking = Best team overall
WC Championship = Best team over 7 games
What if we had not finished 8th? What if we finished first? Would we be the
best team in the world? Wait...I know your answer. "You betcha!"
Let me try to argue this another way. If we played Brazil, current world
champions, and we beat them, would be now be considered the best in the
world? I mean, in your world a stretch of seven games is more indicative of
quality than a year's worth of results. So why wouldn't one game be just as
valid?
Of course it wouldn't, because maybe Brazil had a bad day. Well, France had
a bad tournament, much because they lost a key player. So should they now
have the rank of 32nd in the world?
>
> It obviously all depends on what you want any ranking system to
> rank--current quality vs. long-term quality. But it is utterly
> incomprehensible to me that if Turkey, for example, had won the World
> Cup, that many of y'all could with a straight face say the next day that
> they're not the best team in the world.
Consider us both incomprehensibled. It completely escapes me how you can
come to the conclusion that you did.
I'm > saying
> this simply because we are still in the immediate wake of the World Cup
> (you know, what used to be called the Football World Championship
> because it determined the World Champions).
Oh...is that what it does?
It determines the best team OVER A LIMITED STRETCH OF GAMES. The shorter
your stretch of games, the more likely that "the weird" will happen (i.e.
Zidane injury).
KNOCK...KNOCK...KNOCK...is this thing on?
Darrin
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 9/19/2002 10:03:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, larkho@ghgcorp.com writes:<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">You betcha. FIFA got lucky this one single time, and put us in exactly <BR>
the right spot. I'm definitely not defending the ranking system as a <BR>
whole, just that we are indeed the 8th best team in the world.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">There are several million people in Europe who would disagree with you. But thanks, I needed good giggle after a tough day. I think WC euphoria has gotten into your head. No way we are the 8th best team in the world.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><BR>
Likewise, after WC98, we were overrated by the FIFA rankings. I just <BR>
think it's strange that in this case, the USA placed 8th in BOTH the <BR>
World Cup, and in the FIFA rankings--what objective evidence is there to <BR>
the contrary?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I guess I didn't explain it well enough in my last email. <BR>
<BR>
FIFA Ranking = Best team overall<BR>
WC Championship = Best team over 7 games<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
What if we had not finished 8th? What if we finished first? Would we be the best team in the world? Wait...I know your answer. "You betcha!"<BR>
<BR>
Let me try to argue this another way. If we played Brazil, current world champions, and we beat them, would be now be considered the best in the world? I mean, in your world a stretch of seven games is more indicative of quality than a year's worth of results. So why wouldn't one game be just as valid? <BR>
<BR>
Of course it wouldn't, because maybe Brazil had a bad day. Well, France had a bad tournament, much because they lost a key player. So should they now have the rank of 32nd in the world?<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><BR>
It obviously all depends on what you want any ranking system to <BR>
rank--current quality vs. long-term quality. But it is utterly <BR>
incomprehensible to me that if Turkey, for example, had won the World <BR>
Cup, that many of y'all could with a straight face say the next day that <BR>
they're not the best team in the world.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Consider us both incomprehensibled. It completely escapes me how you can come to the conclusion that you did.<BR>
<BR>
I'm <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> saying <BR>
this simply because we are still in the immediate wake of the World Cup <BR>
(you know, what used to be called the Football World Championship <BR>
because it determined the World Champions).</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
<BR>
Oh...is that what it does? <BR>
<BR>
It determines the best team OVER A LIMITED STRETCH OF GAMES. The shorter your stretch of games, the more likely that "the weird" will happen (i.e. Zidane injury). <BR>
<BR>
KNOCK...KNOCK...KNOCK...is this thing on?<BR>
<BR>
Darrin</FONT></HTML>
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First off -- apologies that I can't integrate my responses to the actual quote (my email prgram sucks).
Re: (1) -- name me 10 players who aren't playing in MLS because of players with green cards? Heck, name me one. Go by the Seattle Sounders or Rochester Rhinos -- if there really is this big issue out there, then surely on the two best teams in the A-League (genrally, anyway) there is a player or two who has lost their job to a green carded player... right?
So let me anticipate your answer a bit -- I think it is safe to say that there is not a real large concern, even in Dallas.
To compare where MLS is now to the NASL is more than a bit of a stretch, don't you think? Even in Bruce's 'worst nightmare' of Dallas, over half the main players are US players.
Re:(2) -- if you want to develop potential, they have to play with players who know the game. Even if you have all of the best USians come over, you still need more players who know the game and how to be professionals to make it work.
And quite frankly, to get cheesed off at someone because they buy into America enough to get a green card is a slap in the face. I can tell you that Eddie Johnson and Ryan Suarez are going to be much better players because of Oscar Pareja -- so yeah, how much he loves his team IS important. And I think the same will apply to Jordan Stone. And if you don't know those names, then maybe you might want to look into the details of the potential that you want to develop.
Re: (3) -- name them. More to the point, name the ones who are having their growth stunted. And as someone who has watched Eddie Johnson develop very slowly -- partly because he was 17 when he joined the team, through no fault of his own except because he is damn talented -- I think it is also smart that he had to earn his spot. And funny this, by taking it from another US player, Bobby Rhine. (Cerritos' contributions to this season are mostly letting us get rid of Ariel so that Jason can be the player he was and a handful of starts, all enhanced by a great example of professionalism that I hope Eddie took careful notes of.)
Let's take another example -- DMB. A great MLS player now, obviously one with talent worth of the MNT. But when he started in MLS, he was as immature as they come. Again, not through any fault of his own -- the guy was young. Unfortunately for LA, they traded him right before he came into his own. But do you think that DMB would be half the player he is now without Hristo and Peter?
Sure, pt is important. But so is developing talent at the right pace. It was good to see Bobby Convey score tonight (from a USian point of view -- certainly not from a Burn point of view) because since he joined the league and had a modicom of success early on, he has basically been non-existant. I am sure that was real good for his development.
How many US players litter the landscape having been the "next great US soccer hope?" Claudio almost succumed to it. Luckily, Landon didn't, and hopefully he has enough of a supporting cast that he doesn't (he is still real young).
And no, Landon wouldn't be half the player he was if it weren't for two things -- San Jose's MLS season in 2001 and the time he got with the MNT in 2002. Keep in mind, the difference between the Landon who played in Korea in 12-01 was nothing compared to the Landon that played in Suwon and Jeonju in 6-02. I have no doubt that pt is important.
But so is the right leadership. I think the images that will stick with me most will be the bookends of the US games -- Earnie and Landon. Once before the Portugal match and once after the Germany match. And funny that, Earnie isn't exactly 100% American, is he?
My point? First, yes, I take exception to Bruce calling Dallas out as a bad example of anything. We're not the best team in MLS, but we haven't missed the playoffs -- ever -- and have a championship to our name. We're better than half the league this year and players like Oscar and Zarco are key components of that. And yes, the Burn look to do quite a bit of developing talent over the next two to five years.
But the reason why I put this also on NAS is that I think it is very short-sighted of Bruce. Let me rephrase something -- where exactly did the US get Carlos Llamosa? Could it have been through a green card? And while Diego Gutierrez has yet to make a serious dent in the US player pool, he isn't a slouch, either. And I think it is also safe to say that many an MLS right wing and many an MLS forward have been bettered by playing against him. (I wish I could raise the issue of Chris Armas with some authority, but I don't know if he carried a green card although I know he had that issue with playing for Colombia in an unsanctioned youth tournament.)
So until you have a group of US players -- at least one per team -- who aren't getting pt because of too many green card players, I think Bruce is being short sighted.
And yes, I do think that the divide between the middle-class, usually white-folk players and the foreign-born players is an issue that the Fed and MLS will have to address. Your example of Landon is a perfect one here. If you know Landon like a Qlash fan should, then you know he learned Spanish by playing with Hispanic players, not in a classroom or from family. I think it is safe to say that a good bit of his playing style comes from that same education group. Why do you think his vision is so sharp? Why do you think the mental side of his game is so far ahead of so many US players?
And so I am worried about it as a fan of the US team. We need players like Marcelo Balboa, Tab Ramos, Claudio Reyna, Landon Donovan, Carlos Llamosa, DMB, etc. -- players who were either not born in the US or were influenced by players who weren't born in the US. By saying what he did, Bruce is either (A) showing his bias against Dallas, or (B) showing a bias against non-US-born players. The former, while if true is frustrating to a fan of that particular team, is no real big deal -- every NT coach has teams they like and teams they don't. The latter, though, worries me deeply because it belies a limiting attitude about player who in some situations will help the team directly, and others indirectly. Once again, Carlos Llamosa.
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(1) Sheesh. What's with the prejudice-jibe you are laying on Bruce? I thought he made a good point. The more green-carded players taking jobs in MLS, the less there are for players who could develop into U.S. national teamers. One of the problems with the NASL is that you had so few americans getting playing time. Yes, there is no current national teammer not getting playing time because of a green-carded player, but that isn't his point. He's worried about players with potential.
(2) He doesn't need to be concerned about the level of MLS play nor how much some Dallas dude loves his team. His concern, as *national team coach*, is to identify and help develop talented players for the U.S. player pool.
(3) If a USian is riding the pine because a green-carded player is in the spot, his development will be stunted. It is the equivalent of an Eddie Lewis going over seas and riding the pine for Fulham. You develop more by getting pla! ying time than you do just practicing with a team in a bet ter league. Where would Donovan be if he stayed in Germany? Not on the WC team, imo.
Darrin
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First off -- apologies that I can't integrate my
responses to the actual quote (my email prgram sucks).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Re: (1) -- name me 10 players who aren't playing in
MLS because of players with green cards? Heck, name me one. Go by
the Seattle Sounders or Rochester Rhinos -- if there really is this big issue
out there, then surely on the two best teams in the A-League (genrally, anyway)
there is a player or two who has lost their job to a green carded player...
right?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So let me anticipate your answer a bit -- I think
it is safe to say that there is not a real large concern, even in
Dallas.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To compare where MLS is now to the NASL is more
than a bit of a stretch, don't you think? Even in Bruce's 'worst
nightmare' of Dallas, over half the main players are US players.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Re:(2) -- if you want to develop potential, they
have to play with players who know the game. Even if you have all of the
best USians come over, you still need more players who know the game and how to
be professionals to make it work.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And quite frankly, to get cheesed off at someone
because they buy into America enough to get a green card is a slap in the
face. I can tell you that Eddie Johnson and Ryan Suarez are going to
be much better players because of Oscar Pareja -- so yeah, how much he
loves his team IS important. And I think the same will apply to Jordan
Stone. And if you don't know those names, then maybe you might want to
look into the details of the potential that you want to develop.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Re: (3) -- name them. More to the point, name
the ones who are having their growth stunted. And as someone who has
watched Eddie Johnson develop very slowly -- partly because he was 17 when he
joined the team, through no fault of his own except because he is damn talented
-- I think it is also smart that he had to earn his spot. And funny this,
by taking it from another US player, Bobby Rhine. (Cerritos' contributions
to this season are mostly letting us get rid of Ariel so that Jason can be the
player he was and a handful of starts, all enhanced by a great example of
professionalism that I hope Eddie took careful notes of.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Let's take another example -- DMB. A great
MLS player now, obviously one with talent worth of the MNT. But when he
started in MLS, he was as immature as they come. Again, not through any
fault of his own -- the guy was young. Unfortunately for LA, they traded
him right before he came into his own. But do you think that DMB would be
half the player he is now without Hristo and Peter?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sure, pt is important. But so is developing
talent at the right pace. It was good to see Bobby Convey score tonight
(from a USian point of view -- certainly not from a Burn point of view) because
since he joined the league and had a modicom of success early on, he has
basically been non-existant. I am sure that was real good for his
development.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How many US players litter the landscape having
been the "next great US soccer hope?" Claudio almost succumed to it.
Luckily, Landon didn't, and hopefully he has enough of a supporting cast that he
doesn't (he is still real young).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And no, Landon wouldn't be half the player he was
if it weren't for two things -- San Jose's MLS season in 2001 and the time he
got with the MNT in 2002. Keep in mind, the difference between the Landon
who played in Korea in 12-01 was nothing compared to the Landon that played in
Suwon and Jeonju in 6-02. I have no doubt that pt is
important.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But so is the right leadership. I think the
images that will stick with me most will be the bookends of the US games --
Earnie and Landon. Once before the Portugal match and once after the
Germany match. And funny that, Earnie isn't exactly 100% American, is
he?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My point? First, yes, I take exception to
Bruce calling Dallas out as a bad example of anything. We're not the best
team in MLS, but we haven't missed the playoffs -- ever -- and have a
championship to our name. We're better than half the league this year and
players like Oscar and Zarco are key components of that. And yes, the Burn
look to do quite a bit of developing talent over the next two to five
years.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But the reason why I put this also on NAS is that I
think it is very short-sighted of Bruce. Let me rephrase something --
where exactly did the US get Carlos Llamosa? Could it have been through a
green card? And while Diego Gutierrez has yet to make a serious dent in
the US player pool, he isn't a slouch, either. And I think it is also safe
to say that many an MLS right wing and many an MLS forward have been bettered by
playing against him. (I wish I could raise the issue of Chris Armas with
some authority, but I don't know if he carried a green card although I know he
had that issue with playing for Colombia in an unsanctioned youth
tournament.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So until you have a group of US players -- at least
one per team -- who aren't getting pt because of too many green card players, I
think Bruce is being short sighted.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And yes, I do think that the divide between the
middle-class, usually white-folk players and the foreign-born players is an
issue that the Fed and MLS will have to address. Your example of Landon is
a perfect one here. If you know Landon like a Qlash fan should, then you
know he learned Spanish by playing with Hispanic players, not in a classroom or
from family. I think it is safe to say that a good bit of his playing
style comes from that same education group. Why do you think his vision is
so sharp? Why do you think the mental side of his game is so far ahead of
so many US players?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And so I am worried about it as a fan of the US
team. We need players like Marcelo Balboa, Tab Ramos, Claudio Reyna,
Landon Donovan, Carlos Llamosa, DMB, etc. -- players who were either not born in
the US or were influenced by players who weren't born in the US. By saying
what he did, Bruce is either (A) showing his bias against Dallas, or (B) showing
a bias against non-US-born players. The former, while if true is
frustrating to a fan of that particular team, is no real big deal -- every NT
coach has teams they like and teams they don't. The latter, though,
worries me deeply because it belies a limiting attitude about player who in some
situations will help the team directly, and others indirectly. Once again,
Carlos Llamosa.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:Casbahman@aol.com";
title=Casbahman@aol.com>Casbahman@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2><BR>(1) Sheesh. What's with
the prejudice-jibe you are laying on Bruce? I thought he made a good
point. The more green-carded players taking jobs in MLS, the less there
are for players who could develop into U.S. national teamers. One of the
problems with the NASL is that you had so few americans getting playing
time. Yes, there is no current national teammer not getting playing time
because of a green-carded player, but that isn't his point. He's worried
about players with potential.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>(2) He doesn't need to be
concerned about the level of MLS play nor how much some Dallas dude loves his
team. His concern, as *national team coach*, is to identify and help
develop talented players for the U.S. player pool.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>(3) If a USian is riding
the pine because a green-carded player is in the spot, his development will be
stunted. It is the equivalent of an Eddie Lewis going over seas and
riding the pine for Fulham. You develop more by getting pla! ying time
than you do just practicing with a team in a bet ter league. Where would
Donovan be if he stayed in Germany? Not on the WC team,
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Because the NJSEA does not care one bit about the MetroStars, and booked the
Rolling Stones fo an entire month, the Metros have been forced to plans for
an alternate site incase they make the playoffs. The Metros will play in
Newarks Riverfront Stadium, a minor league baseball stadium. I am not 100%
sure of the attendance but will say off hand that it is 10,000 max!
Ed
"There's nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so" -
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#0000a0" SIZE=2>Because the NJSEA does not care one bit about the MetroStars, and booked the Rolling Stones fo an entire month, the Metros have been forced to plans for an alternate site incase they make the playoffs. The Metros will play in Newarks Riverfront Stadium, a minor league baseball stadium. I am not 100% sure of the attendance but will say off hand that it is 10,000 max!
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<BR><P ALIGNÎNTER> "There's nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so" - Shakespeare
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<BR> "Men are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them."
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SJ fans got some vindication from the league. Against the Crew recently,
Donovan was taken down from behind on a clear goal scoring opportunity. The
defender only got a yellow. According to the following link:
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/mls0919denial.html
...the league basically says that the ref should have given red.
On a related note, Troy Dayak was on a KNBR sports talk show today and he
stated that the Head of Refs talked to Yallop over the phone, stating that
the refs blew the call which allowed Ruiz to score from an offsides position
in injury time of the Galaxy 1-0 win over the Quakes. Further, Troy stated
that the Head of Refs was "mortified" (I think that was the word) and the ref
who blew the call was suspended. He did not state whether it was the center
ref or the linesman who was suspended. I suspect it would be the linesman.
Oh, and when Rick Barry, the interviewer, asked Troy about the upcoming
Galaxy/Quake rematch, Troy said,"I hate those guys....We're gonna have to
tattoo our quake logo all over them." Troy, yer my hero....
Ticket sales for the Quakes final game of the season are approaching 20,000.
Yes, us northern Californians love to hate LA.
Darrin
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In a message dated 9/19/2002 11:17:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
klindstr@flash.net writes:
> Re: (1) -- name me 10 players who aren't playing in MLS because of players
> with green cards? Heck, name me one. Go by the Seattle Sounders or
> Rochester Rhinos -- if there really is this big issue out there, then
> surely on the two best teams in the A-League (genrally, anyway) there is a
> player or two who has lost their job to a green carded player... right?
I don't profess any knowledge of the A-League nor its players so I can't
answer the question. I don't know that it is neceessary though. The bottom
line is that actual game time in the best league you can possibly play in is
the best way to develop. You can't deny that a league with 10 green-carded
players takes 10 spots away from players with potential to play on the US
team. Take a bubble player like Eddie Lewis. When Eddie arrived in MLS, he
was all speed and little talent. Gametime gave him his opportunity. Would
he have made the Clash roster, let alone get any playing time if the Clash
had 3 or 4 green-carded players? Without the opportunity, we may never have
seen the beautiful cross to Donovan for the second goal against Mexico. Now
he is languishing in England while riding the bench. Being surrounded by all
that talent isn't exactly helping his development is it?
> To compare where MLS is now to the NASL is more than a bit of a stretch,
> don't you think?
I wasn't really comparing, simply pointing out that the NASL did not give
american players the chance to develop. I was only 14 when the league folded
but it didn't seem that the NASL's priority was developing US talent. MLS
has acknowledged that it is important
> Re:(2) -- if you want to develop potential, they have to play with players
> who know the game. Even if you have all of the best USians come over, you
> still need more players who know the game and how to be professionals to
> make it work.
Agreed. But how many of these superior foreign players are needed to make
that impact? Is three enough? What about 5?
Now, here I will use the NASL. Didn't the NASL require at least 5 US players
on each roster? Why don't we do that? 5 US players, the rest SIs and
green-carders. Certainly those 5 will be saturated with the knowledge from
all of that talent, right? Think of the quality of the US player pool then!
We might win the WC.
I'm being a smart ass but you get my point, right? According to your logic,
we should put a minimum of US players and fill the rosters with other
seasoned foreign talent.
If I had to come up with a crude number, I would say have no more than 5
players per team (whatever combination of green carders & SIs) and have the
rest be US Nat eligible. I think that is adequate in order to have enough
playing time for USians to develop while also absorbing soccer knowledge from
foreign players.
> And quite frankly, to get cheesed off at someone because they buy into
> America enough to get a green card is a slap in the face.
DUDE! Get a grip. This is the whole quote from the article:"The green-card
ruling is not in the best interests of the national team. Look at Dallas. How
many of those guys are Americans? But that's life."
Where the hell does it say he is anti-immigrant? That is what you are
intimating. His commentary was directly soccer related. Stop reading
prejudistic sentiments into it. Christ. You seem like you want to put him
on trial for a hate crime for crying out loud.
> Let's take another example -- DMB. A great MLS player now, obviously one
> with talent worth of the MNT. But when he started in MLS, he was as
> immature as they come. Again, not through any fault of his own -- the guy
> was young. Unfortunately for LA, they traded him right before he came into
> his own. But do you think that DMB would be half the player he is now
> without Hristo and Peter?
Yea, couldn't be the influence of the coach, eh? Or any number of players.
You might as well say Richard Mulrooney is the player he is today because
Khodedad Azizi was on the team. They may be related to DMB's development,
they may not.
> Sure, pt is important. But so is developing talent at the right pace. It
> was good to see Bobby Convey score tonight (from a USian point of view --
> certainly not from a Burn point of view) because since he joined the league
> and had a modicom of success early on, he has basically been non-existant.
> I am sure that was real good for his development.
Huh? Since he has playing time but has not developed, that proves your
point? You are reaching, really. Where was the miraculous teachings of
Etcheverry & Moreno? I could just as easily, and just as ludicrously, use
Bobby Convey to prove that foreign talent does not help develop US talent.
That argument would be ludicrous because there is no way I can quantify the
impact of Etcheverry or Moreno on Convey. Don't let facts get in the way of
your argument though....
> But so is the right leadership. I think the images that will stick with me
> most will be the bookends of the US games -- Earnie and Landon. Once
> before the Portugal match and once after the Germany match. And funny
> that, Earnie isn't exactly 100% American, is he?
So now Landon was the WC player that he was due to Earnie & the fact that
Earnie isn't 100% American?
I give up.
My point is that there is a balance. You have to nurture talent with good
coaching, good mentoring, (be it foreign or domestic) and playing time.
Bruce questioned the balance in MLS with one simple statement. Then you
intimate racist, or at least anti-foreigner tendencies in Bruce.
Uncalled for and unfounded.
> And yes, I do think that the divide between the middle-class, usually
> white-folk players and the foreign-born players is an issue that the Fed
> and MLS will have to address.
And this has to do with what in our discussion?
Your example of Landon is a perfect one here. If you know Landon like a
Qlash
> fan should, then you know he learned Spanish by playing with Hispanic
> players, not in a classroom or from family.
Dude, you are on your soapbox and there is no stopping you now so I'm not
going to try.
I think it is safe to say that a good bit of his playing style comes from
that same
> education group. Why do you think his vision is so sharp? Why do you think
> the mental side of his game is so far ahead of so many US players?
Well, if you knew Landon like us Qlash fans do, you would know that he thinks
his vision is because his dad was a hockey player and had excellent vision.
But then, I guess you are right because in reality, Landon is a
"middle-class, usually white-folk player" who doesn't appreciate all that his
latin brothers have taught him. His is in "middle-class, usually white-folk
player" denial.
I'm glad I'm married to a Mexican. Otherwise, after your argument, I might
feel guilty for being white.
Darrin
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 9/19/2002 11:17:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, klindstr@flash.net writes:<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Re: (1) -- name me 10 players who aren't playing in MLS because of players with green cards? Heck, name me one. Go by the Seattle Sounders or Rochester Rhinos -- if there really is this big issue out there, then surely on the two best teams in the A-League (genrally, anyway) there is a player or two who has lost their job to a green carded player... right?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
I don't profess any knowledge of the A-League nor its players so I can't answer the question. I don't know that it is neceessary though. The bottom line is that actual game time in the best league you can possibly play in is the best way to develop. You can't deny that a league with 10 green-carded players takes 10 spots away from players with potential to play on the US team. Take a bubble player like Eddie Lewis. When Eddie arrived in MLS, he was all speed and little talent. Gametime gave him his opportunity. Would he have made the Clash roster, let alone get any playing time if the Clash had 3 or 4 green-carded players? Without the opportunity, we may never have seen the beautiful cross to Donovan for the second goal against Mexico. Now he is languishing in England while riding the bench. Being surrounded by all that talent isn't exactly helping his development is it?<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">To compare where MLS is now to the NASL is more than a bit of a stretch, don't you think?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I wasn't really comparing, simply pointing out that the NASL did not give american players the chance to develop. I was only 14 when the league folded but it didn't seem that the NASL's priority was developing US talent. MLS has acknowledged that it is important<BR>
<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Re:(2) -- if you want to develop potential, they have to play with players who know the game. Even if you have all of the best USians come over, you still need more players who know the game and how to be professionals to make it work.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Agreed. But how many of these superior foreign players are needed to make that impact? Is three enough? What about 5?<BR>
<BR>
Now, here I will use the NASL. Didn't the NASL require at least 5 US players on each roster? Why don't we do that? 5 US players, the rest SIs and green-carders. Certainly those 5 will be saturated with the knowledge from all of that talent, right? Think of the quality of the US player pool then! We might win the WC.<BR>
<BR>
I'm being a smart ass but you get my point, right? According to your logic, we should put a minimum of US players and fill the rosters with other seasoned foreign talent.<BR>
<BR>
If I had to come up with a crude number, I would say have no more than 5 players per team (whatever combination of green carders & SIs) and have the rest be US Nat eligible. I think that is adequate in order to have enough playing time for USians to develop while also absorbing soccer knowledge from foreign players.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">And quite frankly, to get cheesed off at someone because they buy into America enough to get a green card is a slap in the face.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">DUDE! Get a grip. This is the whole quote from the article:"The green-card ruling is not in the best interests of the national team. Look at Dallas. How many of those guys are Americans? But that's life." <BR>
<BR>
Where the hell does it say he is anti-immigrant? That is what you are intimating. His commentary was directly soccer related. Stop reading prejudistic sentiments into it. Christ. You seem like you want to put him on trial for a hate crime for crying out loud.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Let's take another example -- DMB. A great MLS player now, obviously one with talent worth of the MNT. But when he started in MLS, he was as immature as they come. Again, not through any fault of his own -- the guy was young. Unfortunately for LA, they traded him right before he came into his own. But do you think that DMB would be half the player he is now without Hristo and Peter?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Yea, couldn't be the influence of the coach, eh? Or any number of players. You might as well say Richard Mulrooney is the player he is today because Khodedad Azizi was on the team. They may be related to DMB's development, they may not.<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Sure, pt is important. But so is developing talent at the right pace. It was good to see Bobby Convey score tonight (from a USian point of view -- certainly not from a Burn point of view) because since he joined the league and had a modicom of success early on, he has basically been non-existant. I am sure that was real good for his development.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Huh? Since he has playing time but has not developed, that proves your point? You are reaching, really. Where was the miraculous teachings of Etcheverry & Moreno? I could just as easily, and just as ludicrously, use Bobby Convey to prove that foreign talent does not help develop US talent. That argument would be ludicrous because there is no way I can quantify the impact of Etcheverry or Moreno on Convey. Don't let facts get in the way of your argument though....<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">But so is the right leadership. I think the images that will stick with me most will be the bookends of the US games -- Earnie and Landon. Once before the Portugal match and once after the Germany match. And funny that, Earnie isn't exactly 100% American, is he?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">So now Landon was the WC player that he was due to Earnie & the fact that Earnie isn't 100% American? <BR>
<BR>
I give up.<BR>
<BR>
My point is that there is a balance. You have to nurture talent with good coaching, good mentoring, (be it foreign or domestic) and playing time. Bruce questioned the balance in MLS with one simple statement. Then you intimate racist, or at least anti-foreigner tendencies in Bruce. <BR>
<BR>
Uncalled for and unfounded. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">And yes, I do think that the divide between the middle-class, usually white-folk players and the foreign-born players is an issue that the Fed and MLS will have to address.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">And this has to do with what in our discussion?<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Your example of Landon is a perfect one here. If you know Landon like a Qlash </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">fan should, then you know he learned Spanish by playing with Hispanic players, not in a classroom or from family.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Dude, you are on your soapbox and there is no stopping you now so I'm not going to try.<BR>
<BR>
I think it is safe to say that a good bit of his playing style comes from that same </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">education group. Why do you think his vision is so sharp? Why do you think the mental side of his game is so far ahead of so many US players?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Well, if you knew Landon like us Qlash fans do, you would know that he thinks his vision is because his dad was a hockey player and had excellent vision. But then, I guess you are right because in reality, Landon is a "middle-class, usually white-folk player" who doesn't appreciate all that his latin brothers have taught him. His is in "middle-class, usually white-folk player" denial. <BR>
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I'm glad I'm married to a Mexican. Otherwise, after your argument, I might feel guilty for being white.<BR>
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Darrin<BR>
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In a message dated Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:12:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, mrmoore01@prodigy.net writes:
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From: Keith Bundy <kdaleb@wsu.edu>
Subject: Re: [nas] US Men rise to eighth inthe world in latest FIFA rankings
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Are you saying that Wales would consistently beat us or that they might get a result
against us? I wasn't saying the rankings were that accurate, just that since FIFA uses
them as part of the seeding process at World Cups, they might actually help us get one
of eight seeds in Germany, and avoid the likes of Germany, Brazil, and Argentina in
group play. From the viewpoint of an American homer, I don't care if the rankings are
rank, as long as they benefit the good ol' USA.
:-)
----- Original Message -----
From: <mrmoore01@prodigy.net>
Let's not get ahead of ourselves....
anyone think Wales is some kind of rollover?
I think Wales could give us all we want and would
not really surprise me if they got a result against
us- yet- they did not qualify and are currenty....
73rd....... We are 8th.....Wales 73rd.....
give me a break.
Jeff
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From: Keith Bundy kdaleb@wsu.edu
I cannot argue the point that there are more than seven teams in the world
better than the US, however, I'm not sure that there are 18 teams that are.
The only reason I concern myself with world rankings is a possible seed in
Germany... that would be wild, and it is possible (I won't do all that stats
again, though). That's why I value the FIFA rankings over Elo.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Welpton" <peter@lexandterry.com>
http://sports.yahoo.com/m/world/news/reuters/20020918/reu-rankingsdc.html
>
> OK, we had a major debate about the reality of this thing not too long
ago.
>
> Can anyone really defend this? Come on, EIGHTH? Over England and Italy?
>
> Now, if you remember, I am a supporter of the Elo Ranking system that
> currently has the US at 19th. http://www.eloratings.net
>
> While not perfect, a much more accurate picture of International Football.
>
> let the overly exhaustive and debated thread BEGIN!!
>
> peet
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THAT is what MLS needs to sell ! I think my ribs hurt just from seeing
Bonseau (sp?) crash into the post.
A cracker of a match - although the playoffs aren't quite the same w/out
DCU.
Importantly for the National Squad (maybe...), did Ben Olsen look damn good,
or was it just me ?
Forza Crew from here on out !!
ps - Those who say Robbie Fowler is the ugliest man in football have never
seen Etch.
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<DIV><SPAN classh0590014-20092002><FONT face=Arial color=#008080 size=2>THAT
is what MLS needs to sell ! I think my ribs hurt just from seeing
Bonseau (sp?) crash into the post.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN classh0590014-20092002><FONT face=Arial color=#008080
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN classh0590014-20092002><FONT face=Arial color=#008080 size=2>A
cracker of a match - although the playoffs aren't quite the same w/out
DCU.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN classh0590014-20092002><FONT face=Arial color=#008080
size=2>Importantly for the National Squad (maybe...), did Ben Olsen look damn
good, or was it just me ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN classh0590014-20092002><FONT face=Arial color=#008080
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN classh0590014-20092002><FONT face=Arial color=#008080 size=2>Forza
Crew from here on out !!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN classh0590014-20092002><FONT face=Arial color=#008080 size=2>ps -
Those who say Robbie Fowler is the ugliest man in football have never seen
Etch.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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At least they are re-sodding the infield.
Also, no cheap tickets. $25 mimum in advance. Season ticketholders are the
beneficiaries, especially the ones who bought he cheap seats ($15 aprox.),
like me.
One thing that will fun, ESC will sound be pretty loud in that place. Just
hope they keep the cursing to a minimum as they're might be lots of kids.
Cheers!
Robert.
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Rolling Stones fo an entire month, the Metros have been forced to plans for
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Newarks Riverfront Stadium, a minor league baseball stadium. I am not 100%
sure of the attendance but will say off hand that it is 10,000 max! >>
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Just finished watching the tape of this one this morning. Indeed, may have
been the most intense match of the season I've seen--great game, great
atmosphere. Maybe Ali Curtis really does have a future in MLS? Benny has
looked better each appearance since his return, which makes sense since so
much of his game relies on fitness. Despite the lovely setup of Curtis at
the end, Etch was utter crap, giving balls away, standing around in
midfield, and worst, dreadful free kicks and corners. He's gone for sure
next season. Bet you see him in the J- or even K-League. Dallas deserved
the win, I think, but they certainly aren't the same team I saw in
midseason.
Mike Babyak
--On Friday, September 20, 2002 10:04 AM -0400 "Krall, Stephen E"
<SK131281@exchange.DAYTONOH.NCR.com> wrote:
>
> THAT is what MLS needs to sell ! I think my ribs hurt just from seeing
> Bonseau (sp?) crash into the post.
> A cracker of a match - although the playoffs aren't quite the same w/out
> DCU.
> Importantly for the National Squad (maybe...), did Ben Olsen look damn
> good, or was it just me ?
> Forza Crew from here on out !!
>
> ps - Those who say Robbie Fowler is the ugliest man in football have
> never seen Etch.
> Steve
> steve.krall@daytonoh.ncr.com
>
>
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Anyway, if a player is young, and he is good he could still play for the
US. Three years after marrying someone (if he was on a green card) he can
become a US Citizen. Or if not the marrying type, 5 years after being here
by himself, he can become a U.S. citizen. So, if I am 20, I could become a
US nats player by 24-26 - lots of time to develop my game. So the door
ain't shut!
Incidentally, the best way to help players develop in this period is to
expose them to the nuances and styles of other leagues in addition to their
own - like a CL for the Americas. This benefits many players in Europe.
Could we enter one of the current tournaments, like the Copa Libertores?
Niall
The Soccer Resort
www.soccerresort.com
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At 03:57 AM 9/20/02 -0400, Casbahman@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 9/19/2002 11:17:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>klindstr@flash.net writes:
>
>
>>Re: (1) -- name me 10 players who aren't playing in MLS because of
>>players with green cards? Heck, name me one. Go by the Seattle Sounders
>>or Rochester Rhinos -- if there really is this big issue out there, then
>>surely on the two best teams in the A-League (genrally, anyway) there is
>>a player or two who has lost their job to a green carded player... right?
>
>
>
>I don't profess any knowledge of the A-League nor its players so I can't
>answer the question. I don't know that it is neceessary though. The
>bottom line is that actual game time in the best league you can possibly
>play in is the best way to develop. You can't deny that a league with 10
>green-carded players takes 10 spots away from players with potential to
>play on the US team. Take a bubble player like Eddie Lewis. When Eddie
>arrived in MLS, he was all speed and little talent. Gametime gave him his
>opportunity. Would he have made the Clash roster, let alone get any
>playing time if the Clash had 3 or 4 green-carded players? Without the
>opportunity, we may never have seen the beautiful cross to Donovan for the
>second goal against Mexico. Now he is languishing in England while riding
>the bench. Being surrounded by all that talent isn't exactly helping his
>development is it?
>
>
>
>>To compare where MLS is now to the NASL is more than a bit of a stretch,
>>don't you think?
>
>
>I wasn't really comparing, simply pointing out that the NASL did not give
>american players the chance to develop. I was only 14 when the league
>folded but it didn't seem that the NASL's priority was developing US
>talent. MLS has acknowledged that it is important
>
>>Re:(2) -- if you want to develop potential, they have to play with
>>players who know the game. Even if you have all of the best USians come
>>over, you still need more players who know the game and how to be
>>professionals to make it work.
>
>
>Agreed. But how many of these superior foreign players are needed to make
>that impact? Is three enough? What about 5?
>
>Now, here I will use the NASL. Didn't the NASL require at least 5 US
>players on each roster? Why don't we do that? 5 US players, the rest SIs
>and green-carders. Certainly those 5 will be saturated with the knowledge
>from all of that talent, right? Think of the quality of the US player
>pool then! We might win the WC.
>
>I'm being a smart ass but you get my point, right? According to your
>logic, we should put a minimum of US players and fill the rosters with
>other seasoned foreign talent.
>
>If I had to come up with a crude number, I would say have no more than 5
>players per team (whatever combination of green carders & SIs) and have
>the rest be US Nat eligible. I think that is adequate in order to have
>enough playing time for USians to develop while also absorbing soccer
>knowledge from foreign players.
>
>>And quite frankly, to get cheesed off at someone because they buy into
>>America enough to get a green card is a slap in the face.
>
>
>DUDE! Get a grip. This is the whole quote from the article:"The
>green-card ruling is not in the best interests of the national team. Look
>at Dallas. How many of those guys are Americans? But that's life."
>
>Where the hell does it say he is anti-immigrant? That is what you are
>intimating. His commentary was directly soccer related. Stop reading
>prejudistic sentiments into it. Christ. You seem like you want to put
>him on trial for a hate crime for crying out loud.
>
>
>>Let's take another example -- DMB. A great MLS player now, obviously one
>>with talent worth of the MNT. But when he started in MLS, he was as
>>immature as they come. Again, not through any fault of his own -- the
>>guy was young. Unfortunately for LA, they traded him right before he
>>came into his own. But do you think that DMB would be half the player he
>>is now without Hristo and Peter?
>
>
>Yea, couldn't be the influence of the coach, eh? Or any number of
>players. You might as well say Richard Mulrooney is the player he is
>today because Khodedad Azizi was on the team. They may be related to
>DMB's development, they may not.
>
>
>>Sure, pt is important. But so is developing talent at the right
>>pace. It was good to see Bobby Convey score tonight (from a USian point
>>of view -- certainly not from a Burn point of view) because since he
>>joined the league and had a modicom of success early on, he has basically
>>been non-existant. I am sure that was real good for his development.
>
>
>Huh? Since he has playing time but has not developed, that proves your
>point? You are reaching, really. Where was the miraculous teachings of
>Etcheverry & Moreno? I could just as easily, and just as ludicrously, use
>Bobby Convey to prove that foreign talent does not help develop US
>talent. That argument would be ludicrous because there is no way I can
>quantify the impact of Etcheverry or Moreno on Convey. Don't let facts
>get in the way of your argument though....
>
>
>
>
>>But so is the right leadership. I think the images that will stick with
>>me most will be the bookends of the US games -- Earnie and Landon. Once
>>before the Portugal match and once after the Germany match. And funny
>>that, Earnie isn't exactly 100% American, is he?
>
>
>So now Landon was the WC player that he was due to Earnie & the fact that
>Earnie isn't 100% American?
>
>I give up.
>
>My point is that there is a balance. You have to nurture talent with good
>coaching, good mentoring, (be it foreign or domestic) and playing
>time. Bruce questioned the balance in MLS with one simple
>statement. Then you intimate racist, or at least anti-foreigner
>tendencies in Bruce.
>
>Uncalled for and unfounded.
>
>>And yes, I do think that the divide between the middle-class, usually
>>white-folk players and the foreign-born players is an issue that the Fed
>>and MLS will have to address.
>
>
>And this has to do with what in our discussion?
>
>
>
> Your example of Landon is a perfect one here. If you know Landon
> like a Qlash
>>fan should, then you know he learned Spanish by playing with Hispanic
>>players, not in a classroom or from family.
>
>
>Dude, you are on your soapbox and there is no stopping you now so I'm not
>going to try.
>
> I think it is safe to say that a good bit of his playing style comes
> from that same
>>education group. Why do you think his vision is so sharp? Why do you
>>think the mental side of his game is so far ahead of so many US players?
>
>
>Well, if you knew Landon like us Qlash fans do, you would know that he
>thinks his vision is because his dad was a hockey player and had excellent
>vision. But then, I guess you are right because in reality, Landon is a
>"middle-class, usually white-folk player" who doesn't appreciate all that
>his latin brothers have taught him. His is in "middle-class, usually
>white-folk player" denial.
>
>I'm glad I'm married to a Mexican. Otherwise, after your argument, I
>might feel guilty for being white.
>
>
>Darrin
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Subject: [nas] Nice Wahl column
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The Yanks are comin
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/grant_wahl/news/2002/09/19/wahl
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TAMPA, FL United Soccer Leagues announced today the site for the A-League
Championship on September 28. The winner of the Western Conference Finals
featuring the Milwaukee Rampage and Vancouver Whitecaps will host the final,
to be aired LIVE on Fox Sports World at 8:00 pm ET.
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For anyone interested in this nice little story, here are a couple pictures
of the tike ! :-)
http://public.fotki.com/pattiea/a-league/rhinos__kickers/p9190176.html
http://public.fotki.com/pattiea/a-league/rhinos__kickers/p9190178.html
As well as the thread I posted for the Richmond folks about this.
http://www.usldiscussions.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2
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From: Kirsten Tautfest
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2002 23:44:18
To: nas@americakicks.com
Subject: [nas] Richmond v Rochester [R] (1st leg of East semi)
Score line at the final whistle: 1 - 1
Game summary:
http://www.richmondkickers.com/news/0919002Rochestergamesum.htm
My observations:
Good match overall. There was a questionable call in
the box with a 'back pass' to the Rhino's keeper
(Onstad) in the second half. Questionable in the sense
that it wasn't called and probably wasn't due to the
positioning of the ref and the linesman relative to
the ball. To the officials it appeared as a possible
shot on goal. From my angle, with the "Corner Kicks",
it should have been called.
Fox (Richmond) got red carded early in the second
half. So he will not be available. Demin played a good
portion of the match limping slightly. I think the
only reason that the Rhinos coach did not pull him is
that it may have left a gaping hole in the Rhino's
back line.
It became clear to me that the main reason that Onstad
had a .75 GAA going into tonight's matchup was due to
the defensive style of play of the Rhinos. Counter
then drop back on D. (Kind of reminded me of MLS Cup
2000, but that's another matter . . .)
Richmond appeared flatfooted for most of the match.
They need to pick it up if they want to make it past
Rochester to get to Milwaukee. They will be without
Fox, despite being a Defender, he pushed far up the
right wing on the attack. The red card was for a
'last man' offense. Not too rough but the right call,
nonetheless. Henderson scored the goal for Richmond.
They also used all five of their subs. I belive the
Rhinos only used 2.
The crowd was nice (3327). A little quiet from time
to time compared to what I'm used to (i.e. wall of
noise). The weather was perfect.
Other cute observation:
At halftime I noticed a little kid no older than 3
dart past me. He paused and looked toward the pitch
then took off running down the wheelchair ramp. I
glanced over and thought that I spotted his dad who
was engrossed in conversation with friends. Next thing
I know, the kid had slipped through the field gate
near the base of the ramp and was trotting to where
the Kicker bench was warming up. He proceded to warm
up with them. Jogging back and forth and even trying
to run backwards. The Kicker who was nearest the
pressbox side corner was having fun with the kid. Like
it was all normal. Dad finally notices the kid missing
and someone points out to the field. Dad was probably
relieved and amused at the same time. He went down to
the gate and was allowed on the track to get the kid.
The kid didn't come off until it was time to clear the
field for the second half. The kid didn't want to go.
He was having too much fun and wanted to "tell" all
the Kickers who were nearby goodluck with a
"high-five".
Ah, the unintentional halftime shows are the best. :)
I had a good time.
If any Corner Kickers are on this list, thank you for
letting me hang out with you. Cheers!
Kirsten
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<DIV>For anyone interested in this nice little story, here are a couple
pictures of the tike ! :-)</DIV>
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<DIV>As well as the thread I posted for the Richmond folks about
this.</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A
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<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> Thursday,
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<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> [nas] Richmond
v Rochester [R] (1st leg of East semi)</DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>Score line at the final whistle: 1 - 1<BR><BR>Game
summary:<BR><A
href="http://www.richmondkickers.com/news/0919002Rochestergamesum.htm";>http://www.richmondkickers.com/news/0919002Rochestergamesum.htm</A><BR><BR>My
observations:<BR>Good match overall. There was a questionable call
in<BR>the box with a 'back pass' to the Rhino's keeper<BR>(Onstad) in the
second half. Questionable in the sense<BR>that it wasn't called and
probably wasn't due to the<BR>positioning of the ref and the linesman
relative to<BR>the ball. To the officials it appeared as a
possible<BR>shot on goal. From my angle, with the "Corner Kicks",<BR>it
should have been called.<BR><BR>Fox (Richmond) got red carded early in the
second<BR>half. So he will not be available. Demin played a
good<BR>portion of the match limping slightly. I think the<BR>only reason
that the Rhinos coach did not pull him is<BR>that it may have left a
gaping hole in the Rhino's<BR>back line. <BR><BR>It became clear to me
that the main reason that Onstad<BR>had a .75 GAA going into tonight's
matchup was due to<BR>the defensive style of play of the Rhinos.
Counter<BR>then drop back on D. (Kind of reminded me of MLS Cup<BR>2000,
but that's another matter . . .) <BR><BR>Richmond appeared flatfooted for
most of the match.<BR>They need to pick it up if they want to make it
past<BR>Rochester to get to Milwaukee. They will be without<BR>Fox,
despite being a Defender, he pushed far up the<BR>right wing on the
attack. The red card was for a<BR>'last man' offense. Not too rough but
the right call,<BR>nonetheless. Henderson scored the goal for
Richmond.<BR>They also used all five of their subs. I belive the<BR>Rhinos
only used 2.<BR><BR><BR>The crowd was nice (3327). A little quiet from
time<BR>to time compared to what I'm used to (i.e. wall of<BR>noise). The
weather was perfect.<BR><BR>Other cute observation:<BR>At halftime I
noticed a little kid no older than 3<BR>dart past me. He paused and looked
toward the pitch<BR>then took off running down the wheelchair ramp.
I<BR>glanced over and thought that I spotted his dad who<BR>was engrossed
in conversation with friends. Next thing<BR>I know, the kid had slipped
through the field gate<BR>near the base of the ramp and was trotting to
where<BR>the Kicker bench was warming up. He proceded to warm<BR>up with
them. Jogging back and forth and even trying<BR>to run backwards. The
Kicker who was nearest the<BR>pressbox side corner was having fun with the
kid. Like<BR>it was all normal. Dad finally notices the kid missing<BR>and
someone points out to the field. Dad was probably<BR>relieved and amused
at the same time. He went down to<BR>the gate and was allowed on the track
to get the kid.<BR>The kid didn't come off until it was time to clear
the<BR>field for the second half. The kid didn't want to go.<BR>He was
having too much fun and wanted to "tell" all<BR>the Kickers who were
nearby goodluck with a<BR>"high-five". <BR>Ah, the unintentional halftime
shows are the best. :)<BR><BR>I had a good time. <BR><BR>If any Corner
Kickers are on this list, thank you for<BR>letting me hang out with you.
Cheers!<BR><BR>Kirsten<BR><BR><BR><BR>=====<BR>"We are loud. We are proud.
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Subject: [nas] MLS Newslinks 09-20 (16)
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DC's Alavanja injured in car acident
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/dc0919alavanja.html
Rasov listed day to day after MRI
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/chi0919razov.html
MLS Newsstand 9-20 (10)
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/mls0920newsstand.html
-- Burn wins in bid for home-field advantage (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
-- All's well that ends well for Vaca, Burn (Dallas Morning News)
-- Old hands pace charge for Rapids (Rocky Mountain News)
-- Notebook: Cunningham's two-year point total unequaled in MLS (Columbus
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-- Fire signs top Botswana player (Chicago Tribune)
-- Wynalda looks for classy exit (Chicago Daily Herald)
-- Newark hosts Metros (Bergen Record)
-- MetroStars May Play in Newark (Newsday)
-- Finalists Chosen for Honda Award (New York Times)
-- MetroStars will call Newark home for playoffs (Jersey Journal)
Palace:The Clean Sheet, Is Cletus El Loco
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/tino0919palace.html
Rules in review: Denial of a goal scoring opprotunity
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/mls0919denial.html
Dieffenbach: Struggling to the finish
http://www.soccer365.com/US_home/Major_League_Soccer/page_24_39259.shtml
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Rasov listed day to day after MRI<BR>
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/chi0919razov.html<BR>
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MLS Newsstand 9-20 (10)<BR>
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/mls0920newsstand.html<BR>
<FONT SIZE="4"><B>--</B> <FONT COLOR="#7FFF00"><U>Burn wins in bid for home-field advantage </U></FONT>(Fort Worth Star-Telegram)<BR>
<B>--</B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>All's well that ends well for Vaca, Burn </U></FONT>(Dallas Morning News)<BR>
<B>--</B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>Old hands pace charge for Rapids </U></FONT>(Rocky Mountain News)<BR>
<B>--</B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>Notebook: Cunningham's two-year point total unequaled in MLS </U></FONT>(Columbus Dispatch)<BR>
<B>--</B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>Fire signs top Botswana player </U></FONT>(Chicago Tribune)<BR>
<B>--</B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>Wynalda looks for classy exit </U></FONT>(Chicago Daily Herald)<BR>
<B>--</B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>Newark hosts Metros </U></FONT>(Bergen Record)<BR>
<B>--</B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>MetroStars May Play in Newark </U></FONT>(Newsday)<BR>
<B>--</B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>Finalists Chosen for Honda Award </U></FONT>(New York Times)<BR>
<B>--</B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>MetroStars will call Newark home for playoffs </U></FONT>(Jersey Journal)<BR>
<BR>
Palace:The Clean Sheet, Is Cletus El Loco<BR>
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/tino0919palace.html<BR>
<BR>
Rules in review: Denial of a goal scoring opprotunity<BR>
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/mls0919denial.html<BR>
<BR>
Dieffenbach: Struggling to the finish<BR>
http://www.soccer365.com/US_home/Major_League_Soccer/page_24_39259.shtml<BR>
<BR>
DOK's prognosis week 27<BR>
http://www.cybersoccernews.com/columnists/kadah/020919dokweek27.shtml<BR>
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It might have been Seamus Malin(sp?) who said 'the FIFA rankings are good
for one thing only--starting pub arguments.'
I think his theory is holding up pretty well :)
All in fun, gentle-people. Please, no flames.
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Grant Wahl address the subject as well this week:
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 16:13:40 +0000
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It might have been Seamus Malin(sp?) who said 'the FIFA rankings are good
for one thing only--starting pub arguments.'
I think his theory is holding up pretty well :)
All in fun, gentle-people. Please, no flames.
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To post, send an email to nas@americakicks.comFrom <nas-owner@americakicks.com> Fri Sep 20 10:04:13 2002
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From: Kirsten Tautfest <hori_too@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [nas] Metro to play in Newark if they make the playoffs
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Article posted earlier said stadium will be configured
for soccer and cap expanded to 8500.
A good reason to raise ticket prices a bit. Scarcity
needs to be emphasized by the Metro's marketing and
ticket sales staff. Plus season ticket holders should
be able to have first dibs on tix before public sale
-- given the short time period - maybe only a weekday
like Monday. Then Tuesday full sale.
The MLS needs smaller venues. Granted this is a bit
too small. Even 15K is a wee bit small for Chicago.
20-25K expandable to 30K is ideal and on par with the
vast majority of soccer stadia in the world.
Wizardofold, large rock events such as the Rollings
Stones typically have a long set up time in advance of
the actual performance, then tear down. I worked site
security at Soldier Field for the Stones and U2. This
is no little load in beginning at 8am and be ready for
a 7pm show we are dealing with here. To build the
lighting towers, set up chairs, all the special
effects, etc takes many many days. The Giants
henceforth are on the road during this time also. Just
be grateful the Metrostars and whoever they will meet
in the playoffs (should they get there) will not be
playing on the trashed field. Oh yeah, it will be
resodded I'm sure, but not enough for it to take
proper hold in the ground and will look awful after 1
quarter of marching up and down the field.
Kirsten
--- AbraRob@aol.com wrote:
> At least they are re-sodding the infield.
> Also, no cheap tickets. $25 mimum in advance. Season
> ticketholders are the
> beneficiaries, especially the ones who bought he
> cheap seats ($15 aprox.),
> like me.
> One thing that will fun, ESC will sound be pretty
> loud in that place. Just
> hope they keep the cursing to a minimum as they're
> might be lots of kids.
> Cheers!
> Robert.
>
> In a message dated 9/20/02 2:58:29 AM,
> TheWizardofld@aol.com writes:
>
> << Because the NJSEA does not care one bit about the
> MetroStars, and booked
> the
> Rolling Stones fo an entire month, the Metros have
> been forced to plans for
> an alternate site incase they make the playoffs.
> The Metros will play in
> Newarks Riverfront Stadium, a minor league baseball
> stadium. I am not 100%
> sure of the attendance but will say off hand that it
> is 10,000 max! >>
>
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In the immigration statues, last I checked, there is a
clause stating that citizenship can be rushed for a
sports player.
--- Niall Swan <nialls@rcn.com> wrote:
> Anyway, if a player is young, and he is good he
> could still play for the
> US. Three years after marrying someone (if he was on
> a green card) he can
> become a US Citizen. Or if not the marrying type, 5
> years after being here
> by himself, he can become a U.S. citizen. So, if I
> am 20, I could become a
> US nats player by 24-26 - lots of time to develop my
> game. So the door
> ain't shut!
>
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yup, for sure in other countries, and that sounds right for the US too.
Thanks Kirsten - do we have an immigration lawyer in our midst ;-)
Niall
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At 10:05 AM 9/20/02 -0700, Kirsten Tautfest wrote:
>In the immigration statues, last I checked, there is a
>clause stating that citizenship can be rushed for a
>sports player.
>
>--- Niall Swan <nialls@rcn.com> wrote:
> > Anyway, if a player is young, and he is good he
> > could still play for the
> > US. Three years after marrying someone (if he was on
> > a green card) he can
> > become a US Citizen. Or if not the marrying type, 5
> > years after being here
> > by himself, he can become a U.S. citizen. So, if I
> > am 20, I could become a
> > US nats player by 24-26 - lots of time to develop my
> > game. So the door
> > ain't shut!
> >
>
>
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>re Section 8.
>
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>everyone else, it's a great pleasure."
> --- Leon Daudet
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I had thought MLS had no choice but to treat green card holders the same
as citizens because of discrimination/employment laws. A green card
means you are entitled to work in this country on the same basis as
citizens, and to not hire someone because he is not a citizen is to
discriminate on the basis of national origin.
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Subject: [nas] Hey Bruce -- p!ss off!
Deep in this wonderful article about the USA WC effort, you get a few
words from our boy Bruce.
On MLS's decision to allow green-card holders not to count as
international
players: "The green-card ruling is not in the best interests of the
national team. Look at Dallas. How many of those guys are Americans? But
that's life."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/grant_wahl/news/2002/09/19/
wahl
_mailbag/
You have a problem with exactly who now? Chris GBandi ought to be
considered for the US national team and Oscar Pareja loves the Burn more
than any player in this league loves their team -- and I challenge
anyone to show otherwise.
First off, let's answer your rhetorical question. Matt Jordan, Jason
Kreis, Paul Broome, Ryan Suarez, Bobby Rhine, Eddie Johnson, Chad
Deering -- of the ones getting regular or semi-regular pt. (I will
admit, I am not completely sure about Antonio Martinez.)
Second, what is the point? Where is the US player who isn't getting pt
because of those players? Granted, there could be a problem if you had
three SIs and eights players with green cards, but you don't have that.
Or what about your favorite player, Marco Etcheverry? You know, the one
who is now out of the playoffs -- again? Doesn't he have a green card?
And let's turn that around -- Marco has his kids here. What if they (or
other soccer-talented-parent-raised-kids) turn out to be as good as
their parents and want to play well for the US? Are you going to turn
them down because their parents weren't "born citizens"?
Last I checked, Bruce, this was supposed to still be the land of
opportunity, and what better way to develop and grow the talent base
than bringing in players willing to come to what used to be and to a
certain extent still is a second-rate but growing and developing league?
Do you think this league would be anywhere without El Pibe, El Diablo,
Leonel Alvarez, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Robert Warzycha, Carlos EFFIN
Llamosa!!!!, Jaime Moreno, Peter Nowak, Diego Gutierrez, etc.?
Or where would Landon have been if all he had to play against and with
while growing up in Cali were anglos?
It is a strength, not a weakness, @$$hole!
Someone might want to point this obvious blind spot to him -- good as he
is, it is this kind of idiocy that will keep the US from truly becoming
a world power. It really is that simple.
But hey. Lo que sea.
So Sez Drummer Boy http://flashpages.prodigy.net/klindstr/home.html
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--- big_dog@fastmail.fm wrote:
>
>
>
> DC's Alavanja injured in car acident
> http://www.mlsnet.com/content/02/dc0919alavanja.html
Ow, I know what a broken collarbone (aka clavicle)
feels like.
I hope that he has a speedy recovery and is back in
fine form for 2003. :)
Kirsten
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No, but I know a Barn Burner who is one.
Plus I read them a couple of years ago myself since I
was married to a Mexican.
--- Niall Swan <nialls@rcn.com> wrote:
> yup, for sure in other countries, and that sounds
> right for the US too.
> Thanks Kirsten - do we have an immigration lawyer in
> our midst ;-)
>
> Niall
>
> The Soccer Resort
> www.soccerresort.com
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>
>
>
>
> At 10:05 AM 9/20/02 -0700, Kirsten Tautfest wrote:
> >In the immigration statues, last I checked, there
> is a
> >clause stating that citizenship can be rushed for a
> >sports player.
> >
> >--- Niall Swan <nialls@rcn.com> wrote:
> > > Anyway, if a player is young, and he is good he
> > > could still play for the
> > > US. Three years after marrying someone (if he
> was on
> > > a green card) he can
> > > become a US Citizen. Or if not the marrying
> type, 5
> > > years after being here
> > > by himself, he can become a U.S. citizen. So, if
> I
> > > am 20, I could become a
> > > US nats player by 24-26 - lots of time to
> develop my
> > > game. So the door
> > > ain't shut!
> > >
> >
> >
> >====> >"We are loud. We are proud. We are from Chicago." -
> myself on Wild Chicago
> >re Section 8.
> >
> >"Playing with fire is bad for those who end up
> burning themselves. For
> >everyone else, it's a great pleasure."
> > --- Leon Daudet
> >
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From: Niall Swan <nialls@rcn.com>
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But this is different, when representing your country. Just like you need
to be naturalized when you work for the department of state (albeit
representing at a different level).
This is the land of opportunity - but you gotta be American (legally at
least) to represent America!
Niall
The Soccer Resort
www.soccerresort.com
Soccer Vacations in the Sun
At 01:10 PM 9/20/02 -0400, Jack Kaufmann wrote:
>I had thought MLS had no choice but to treat green card holders the same
>as citizens because of discrimination/employment laws. A green card
>means you are entitled to work in this country on the same basis as
>citizens, and to not hire someone because he is not a citizen is to
>discriminate on the basis of national origin.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nas-owner@americakicks.com [mailto:nas-owner@americakicks.com] On
>Behalf Of Kevin Lindstrom
>Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 11:57 PM
>To: NAS; Burn List
>Subject: [nas] Hey Bruce -- p!ss off!
>
>
>Deep in this wonderful article about the USA WC effort, you get a few
>words from our boy Bruce.
>
>On MLS's decision to allow green-card holders not to count as
>international
>players: "The green-card ruling is not in the best interests of the
>national team. Look at Dallas. How many of those guys are Americans? But
>that's life."
>
>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/grant_wahl/news/2002/09/19/
>wahl
>_mailbag/
>
>You have a problem with exactly who now? Chris GBandi ought to be
>considered for the US national team and Oscar Pareja loves the Burn more
>than any player in this league loves their team -- and I challenge
>anyone to show otherwise.
>
>First off, let's answer your rhetorical question. Matt Jordan, Jason
>Kreis, Paul Broome, Ryan Suarez, Bobby Rhine, Eddie Johnson, Chad
>Deering -- of the ones getting regular or semi-regular pt. (I will
>admit, I am not completely sure about Antonio Martinez.)
>
>Second, what is the point? Where is the US player who isn't getting pt
>because of those players? Granted, there could be a problem if you had
>three SIs and eights players with green cards, but you don't have that.
>
>Or what about your favorite player, Marco Etcheverry? You know, the one
>who is now out of the playoffs -- again? Doesn't he have a green card?
>
>And let's turn that around -- Marco has his kids here. What if they (or
>other soccer-talented-parent-raised-kids) turn out to be as good as
>their parents and want to play well for the US? Are you going to turn
>them down because their parents weren't "born citizens"?
>
>Last I checked, Bruce, this was supposed to still be the land of
>opportunity, and what better way to develop and grow the talent base
>than bringing in players willing to come to what used to be and to a
>certain extent still is a second-rate but growing and developing league?
>Do you think this league would be anywhere without El Pibe, El Diablo,
>Leonel Alvarez, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Robert Warzycha, Carlos EFFIN
>Llamosa!!!!, Jaime Moreno, Peter Nowak, Diego Gutierrez, etc.?
>
>Or where would Landon have been if all he had to play against and with
>while growing up in Cali were anglos?
>
>It is a strength, not a weakness, @$$hole!
>
>Someone might want to point this obvious blind spot to him -- good as he
>is, it is this kind of idiocy that will keep the US from truly becoming
>a world power. It really is that simple.
>
>But hey. Lo que sea.
>
>So Sez Drummer Boy http://flashpages.prodigy.net/klindstr/home.html
>
>
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I think you're talking about a couple of different things.
In MLS Green Card holders do not count against the foreign player limit
(of 3). This is due to the labor laws of the US. If you have a green
card, then you are -- employment wise-- the same as a citizen. You can
work and live here.
Representing the US in national soccer matches has nothing, directly,
to do with the imigration or labor laws of the USA. The rules governing
who can play for what country are determined by FIFA.
Niall Swan wrote:
> But this is different, when representing your country. Just like you
> need to be naturalized when you work for the department of state
> (albeit representing at a different level).
>
> This is the land of opportunity - but you gotta be American (legally
> at least) to represent America!
>
> Niall
>
> The Soccer Resort
> www.soccerresort.com
> Soccer Vacations in the Sun
>
> At 01:10 PM 9/20/02 -0400, Jack Kaufmann wrote:
>
>> I had thought MLS had no choice but to treat green card holders the same
>> as citizens because of discrimination/employment laws. A green card
>> means you are entitled to work in this country on the same basis as
>> citizens, and to not hire someone because he is not a citizen is to
>> discriminate on the basis of national origin.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nas-owner@americakicks.com [mailto:nas-owner@americakicks.com] On
>> Behalf Of Kevin Lindstrom
>> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 11:57 PM
>> To: NAS; Burn List
>> Subject: [nas] Hey Bruce -- p!ss off!
>>
>>
>> Deep in this wonderful article about the USA WC effort, you get a few
>> words from our boy Bruce.
>>
>> On MLS's decision to allow green-card holders not to count as
>> international
>> players: "The green-card ruling is not in the best interests of the
>> national team. Look at Dallas. How many of those guys are Americans? But
>> that's life."
>>
>> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/grant_wahl/news/2002/09/19/
>> wahl
>> _mailbag/
>>
>> You have a problem with exactly who now? Chris GBandi ought to be
>> considered for the US national team and Oscar Pareja loves the Burn more
>> than any player in this league loves their team -- and I challenge
>> anyone to show otherwise.
>>
>> First off, let's answer your rhetorical question. Matt Jordan, Jason
>> Kreis, Paul Broome, Ryan Suarez, Bobby Rhine, Eddie Johnson, Chad
>> Deering -- of the ones getting regular or semi-regular pt. (I will
>> admit, I am not completely sure about Antonio Martinez.)
>>
>> Second, what is the point? Where is the US player who isn't getting pt
>> because of those players? Granted, there could be a problem if you had
>> three SIs and eights players with green cards, but you don't have that.
>>
>> Or what about your favorite player, Marco Etcheverry? You know, the one
>> who is now out of the playoffs -- again? Doesn't he have a green card?
>>
>> And let's turn that around -- Marco has his kids here. What if they (or
>> other soccer-talented-parent-raised-kids) turn out to be as good as
>> their parents and want to play well for the US? Are you going to turn
>> them down because their parents weren't "born citizens"?
>>
>> Last I checked, Bruce, this was supposed to still be the land of
>> opportunity, and what better way to develop and grow the talent base
>> than bringing in players willing to come to what used to be and to a
>> certain extent still is a second-rate but growing and developing league?
>> Do you think this league would be anywhere without El Pibe, El Diablo,
>> Leonel Alvarez, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Robert Warzycha, Carlos EFFIN
>> Llamosa!!!!, Jaime Moreno, Peter Nowak, Diego Gutierrez, etc.?
>>
>> Or where would Landon have been if all he had to play against and with
>> while growing up in Cali were anglos?
>>
>> It is a strength, not a weakness, @$$hole!
>>
>> Someone might want to point this obvious blind spot to him -- good as he
>> is, it is this kind of idiocy that will keep the US from truly becoming
>> a world power. It really is that simple.
>>
>> But hey. Lo que sea.
>>
>> So Sez Drummer Boy http://flashpages.prodigy.net/klindstr/home.html
>>
>>
>>
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http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/20/sports/ncaafootball/20VECS.html?tntemail1
An interesting bit from the article to stir things up:
Walton played both sports at the Bishop's School in San Diego --
football in the fall, soccer in the spring. He was all-state in football
as a senior, but received only one scholarship offer, from Fresno State.
So he enrolled at Notre Dame to play soccer, with the promise that he
could try out for football eventually.
He had 10 goals and 7 assists as a freshman, but said, with no trace of
brashness, that "college soccer was a step down" from club soccer.
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In a message dated Fri, 20 Sep 2002 9:04:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, SK131281@exchange.DAYTONOH.NCR.com writes:
> THAT is what MLS needs to sell ! I think my ribs hurt just from seeing Bonseau (sp?) crash into the post.
>
Ouch, that one hurt and I was surprised he kept going afterwards.
> A cracker of a match - although the playoffs aren't quite the same w/out DCU.
>
I'll shed a tear for them...but only one. ;-)
> Importantly for the National Squad (maybe...), did Ben Olsen look damn good, or was it just me ?
>
Good to see that guy running at full speed again.
> Forza Crew from here on out !!
>
Naaaa.
Ed :-)
> ps - Those who say Robbie Fowler is the ugliest man in
> football have never seen Etch.
>
Why do you think they call him El Diablo?
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Subject: [nas] FW: Another Yank at Arsenal possible
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Karbasiyoon:
http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id9659&cpid=8&title=Danny+leani
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Funny, he looks just like dono!
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From: Brad May <bmay@rambus.com>
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Thanks for the link, Chris. Maybe no NFL teams will want to draft Shane
because of his size and soccer will have chance to get him back. But I
imagine he would rather try his luck as a walk-on at NFL camp than get
by on a P-40 salary.
Chris Hilton wrote:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/20/sports/ncaafootball/20VECS.html?tntemail1
>
> An interesting bit from the article to stir things up:
>
> Walton played both sports at the Bishop's School in San Diego --
> football in the fall, soccer in the spring. He was all-state in football
> as a senior, but received only one scholarship offer, from Fresno State.
> So he enrolled at Notre Dame to play soccer, with the promise that he
> could try out for football eventually.
>
> He had 10 goals and 7 assists as a freshman, but said, with no trace of
> brashness, that "college soccer was a step down" from club soccer.
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On 20 Sep 2002 at 10:14, Kirsten Tautfest wrote:
> Ow, I know what a broken collarbone (aka clavicle)
> feels like.
Me too, Kirsten. I broke mine about a year and a half ago, and it took me
2 months to be ready to go again (but I'm a lot older than Alavanja).
> I hope that he has a speedy recovery and is back in
> fine form for 2003. :)
Unfortunately for him and DCU, that's when it will have to be.
Cheers, Chris
Christpher S. Allen
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To post, send an email to nas@americakicks.comFrom <nas-owner@americakicks.com> Fri Sep 20 12:03:41 2002
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"back in fine form"
Was he ever?
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On 20 Sep 2002 at 10:14, Kirsten Tautfest wrote:
> Ow, I know what a broken collarbone (aka clavicle)
> feels like.
Me too, Kirsten. I broke mine about a year and a half ago, and it took me
2 months to be ready to go again (but I'm a lot older than Alavanja).
> I hope that he has a speedy recovery and is back in
> fine form for 2003. :)
Unfortunately for him and DCU, that's when it will have to be.
Cheers, Chris
Christpher S. Allen
csallen@charter.net
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To post, send an email to nas@americakicks.comFrom <nas-owner@americakicks.com> Fri Sep 20 12:43:29 2002
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In a message dated 9/20/2002 9:17:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
popeye_mb@hotmail.com writes:
> It might have been Seamus Malin(sp?) who said 'the FIFA rankings are good
> for one thing only--starting pub arguments.'
> I think his theory is holding up pretty well :)
That is about the most logical thing I've heard said during the whole
discussion.
Darrin
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 9/20/2002 9:17:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, popeye_mb@hotmail.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">It might have been Seamus Malin(sp?) who said 'the FIFA rankings are good <BR>
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That is about the most logical thing I've heard said during the whole discussion.<BR>
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To post, send an email to nas@americakicks.comFrom <nas-owner@americakicks.com> Fri Sep 20 13:30:38 2002
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From: Kirsten Tautfest <hori_too@yahoo.com>
Subject: [nas] MLS Ahootout This weekend + WUSA all-star match!
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FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 20, 2002
WUSA ALL-STAR MATCH
4pm ET on PAX
Live from Portland, OR.
Rosters available at http://www.wusa.com
Kansas City Wizards at Colorado Rapids - 9:00 p.m. ET
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To post, send an email to nas@americakicks.comFrom <nas-owner@americakicks.com> Fri Sep 20 13:51:53 2002
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From: Russell Campbell <rcampb61@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [nas] Hey Bruce -- p!ss off!
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--- Casbahman@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 9/19/2002 8:58:08 PM Pacific
> Daylight Time,
> klindstr@flash.net writes:
>
>
> > And let's turn that around -- Marco has his kids
> here. What if they (or
> > other soccer-talented-parent-raised-kids) turn out
> to be as good as their
> > parents and want to play well for the US? Are you
> going to turn them down
> > because their parents weren't "born citizens"?
>
[casbahman's response deleted because I want to
address something specific in the above section of
Kevin's original post.]
If Marco or any other player, green carded or not, has
children born in the US the United States considers
them United States citizens. There used to be a
period of waiting while that status was temporary
until the child was old enough (16 or 18) to make a
choice of citizenship I think but I do not know if
that is still in effect. Any child born in the US can
be considered elligible to play for the US NT programs
right up until he/she has chosen to play for another
countrie's national team.
====-russ
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On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Chris Allen wrote:
> On 16 Sep 2002 at 21:48, Bill Quigley wrote:
>
> > At 07:46 PM 9/16/2002 -0700, Jay Hipps wrote:
> > >Somebody at MLS spent a lot of time putting this together...
> >
> >
> > Reminds me of the NFL playoff scenarios that you see in the papers late in
> > the season.
>
> I'm still waiting for an explantion for why it's not: 1) Points, 2)
> Goal Diff, and 3) Goals Scored.
My guesses would be:
1. Unbalanced schedule makes goal differential less useful (Of course it
also has the same effect on points).
2. Goal differential might be easier to manipulate (teams may find it
advantageous to intentionally allow goals to affect the playoff seeding
and face an opponent of their choice).
3. That's how the other leagues here do it.
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