Archives: Michael Bradley

23 Americans to South Africa

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Eric Altshule

In the next few days, USMNT Coach Bob Bradley will begin showing his cards and send out invitations to 28-30 players to join his camp in Princeton later this month.  Before those invitations go out, it is time for all … Continue reading →

Posted in Benny Feilhaber, Bob Bradley, Brad Guzan, Brian Ching, Carlos Bocanegra, Charlie Davies, Clint Dempsey, Edson Buddle, Freddy Adu, Jay DeMerit, Johnathan Bornstien, Jonathan Spector, Jose Torres, Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan, Marcus Hannehman, Maurice Edu, Michael Bradley, MLS Talk, Oguchi Onyewu, Rangers, Ricardo Clark, Steve Cherundolo, Stuart Holden, Tim Howard, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Having MLS Stars Go to Europe is Great for US Soccer … and Good for the MLS

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Eric Altshule

As Landon Donovan settles into the Everton, Michael Bradley becomes even more a fixture at the Bundesliga, and Stuart Holden and Ricardo Clark leave the US and take big career risks to fight for a position on European teams, many … Continue reading →

Posted in American Soccer, Americans Abroad, Clint Dempsey, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, Michael Bradley, MLS Talk, Ricardo Clark, Stuart Holden, Tim Howard, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 44 Comments

US 1 Honduras 3 as Bob Bradley Looks to Fill Some Holes

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Eric Altshule

As the US took the field to play Honduras Saturday night at the Home Depot Center, nobody was any under illusions about the nature of the game.  It was a friendly in the friendliest sense.  The pregame party in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Carlos Pavon, Charlie Davies, Clint Dempsey, Jeff Cunningham, Jimmy Conrad, Johnathan Bornstien, Michael Bradley, MLS Talk, Oguchi Onyewu, Robbie Fowler, Robbie Rogers, Uncategorized, United States, US National Team | Tagged | 18 Comments

Random Thoughts on USA 2, El Salvador 1

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Eric Altshule

The US did not play particularly well, but three points is three points. After the loss at Azteca, the most important thing the US needed to do was put a W up on the board, and they did that. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Clint Dempsey, CONCACAF, Johnathan Bornstien, Jonathan Spector, Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan, Michael Bradley, MLS Talk, Uncategorized, US National Team, US Soccer | Tagged | 13 Comments

Holland vs England: Case Studies in Development of American Footballers

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

I get annoyed when I hear fans of the US Soccer program state that we need to put more young players in the English Premier League. Yes, we need to put more players in Europe, but no we do not … Continue reading →

Posted in Jonathan Spector, Michael Bradley, MLS Talk | 4 Comments

US National Team: Looking Ahead

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

The 2006 World Cup was a page turner for the United States. Not only because the result didn’t fulfill the pre-tournament expectations of many, but because of a coaching change and the departure of arguably four of the United States … Continue reading →

Posted in Arturo Alvarez, Ben Olsen, Benny Feilhaber, Bob Bradley, Bobby Convey, Brad Davis, Brad Guzan, Brian Ching, Brian McBride, Carlos Bocanegra, Claudio Reyna, Clint Dempsey, DaMarcus Beasley, Danny Szetela, Dax McCarty, Eddie Gavin, Eddie Johnson, Eddie Lewis, Frank Simek, Freddy Adu, Heath Pearce, Jay DeMerit, Jimmy Conrad, Jonathan Spector, Josh Wolff, Jozy Altidore, Justin Mapp, Kasey Keller, Landon Donovan, Lee Nguyen, Marcus Hannehman, Michael Bradley, Michael Parkhurst, MLS Talk, Oguchi Onyewu, Pablo Mastroeni, Ricardo Clark, Sal Zizzo, Stuart Holden, Taylor Twellman, Tim Howard, US National Team | 11 Comments

Jonathan Spector vs Michael Bradley: Case Studies in Player Development

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

I get annoyed when I hear fans of the US Soccer program state that we need to put more young players in the English Premier League. Yes, we need to put more players in Europe, but no we do not … Continue reading →

Posted in Jonathan Spector, Michael Bradley, MLS Talk | 10 Comments

News and Notes

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

Junior Agogo an MLS almuni who was decent with Colorado and a washout with San Jose scored the game winner for Ghana last night int heir African Nations Cup triumph over Namibia. Agogo now plays back home in England (he … Continue reading →

Posted in Clint Dempsey, Eddie Johnson, Michael Bradley, MLS Talk, Roy Wegerle | 2 Comments

Americans National Team Abroad: The Weekend That Was

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

The big headline for the weekend involving Americans was the hat trick, the first ever by an American on European soil by Michael Bradley in Heerenveen’s 4-2 victory over FC Gronigen. Bradley scored all three goals of his goals in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobby Convey, Frank Simek, Jay DeMerit, Marcus Hannehman, Michael Bradley, MLS Talk, Steve Cherundolo | 2 Comments

The Day After: Some Random Thoughts About the Switzerland Match

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

With a night’s worth of perspective on yesterday’s 1-0 US victory over Switzerland, here are my thoughts. Maurice Edu was my man of the match and Bob Bradley deserves lots of credit to notice Edu’s value in training and to … Continue reading →

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