Re: [nas] US v Italy [R]

Demerit is too slow.  Also does not read the game well. Probably the best the 
US will ever get out of him.  Can tackle and man mark, but you have to do more 
than that at the international level.  Under Bradley I feel like they have 
stopped trying to work the ball out of the back.  Bornstein was fair.  Spector 
is definitely a future fixture in the line-up.

Feilhaber was inconsistent.  Had his moments, but his bad moments were bad.  He 
has to play somewhere (club level) because he is needed.  

Red card was too harsh, especially considering the circumstances.  The 
disappointing part is I wanted to see if the US would actually attempt to play 
with Italy and what, if any, tactics were implemented.  All that was out the 
window playing a man down.  Very hard to evaluate.  Bradley should have subbed 
quicker.  Feilhaber, Dempsey looked tired early in the 2nd half. 

Oh well, now on to Brazil!
Walt  

--- On Mon, 6/15/09, mike b <howlingdogtheory@nc.rr.com> wrote:

> From: mike b <howlingdogtheory@nc.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [nas] US v Italy [R]
> To: "NAS" <nas@americakicks.com>
> Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 6:17 PM
> I didn't have any feelings other than
> disappointment about Rossi till 
> now, but I thought he could have shown more class with the
> celebration, 
> the way Podolski did after scoring against Poland.  I
> think I rather 
> dislike him now.
> 
> The Italian jerseys were historic repros of the '34 Cup,
> which they won.
> 
> Decent effort, but we're just not in this class yet. 
> Though Donovan, 
> Bradley, Spector had good games.  Clint needs to get
> over himself.  
> Thinks he's better than he is--taking on two and three
> Italian defenders 
> with men available?  Gooch, OK till the wrong-footed
> whiff.  Demerit.  
> Too slow.  Clark was fine till he pulled the
> Mastro.  Maybe not a real 
> red, but why offer up the chance to have it called? 
> Benny, poor, except 
> for the nice ball to Jozy to set up the PK, and was bumped
> off the ball 
> by Rossi like a school child..  Adu must surely be the
> worst practice 
> player in the world. 
> 
> 
> Mel Hodges wrote:
> > OK, I'll start - random thoughts:
> >
> >
> >
> > 3:1 Italy - I don't have any ill will towards Rossi,
> and man, those 
> > were purty goals....
> >
> > Don't think Rico deserved the straight red there.
> >
> > Jozy did well to draw the PK, but has he been studying
> with the 
> > Italians??? Little bit of embellishment on the PK, and
> lots of 
> > talking/complaining/time wasting...  I thought he
> played well, 
> > deserved to be on the field no question.
> >
> > Spector: Solid
> >
> > I liked Demerit in there, he did well.
> >
> > Feilhaber got burnt worse today than Deuce did vs
> Honduras... ouch.
> >
> > Overall I liked the mid-field treble of Bradley,
> Clark, Feilhaber.
> >
> > Duece and Landon both had decent matches.
> >
> > Good work rate overall, nobody stinking up the field,
> I think we did 
> > well.  Didn't embarrass ourselves.
> >
> >
> > My one complaint - Italy's jerseys.... THAT's the new
> Azzurri??
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Mel
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