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A Closer Look At The US Roster For South Africa Friendly

There were quite a few surprises with the national team roster selected by Bob Bradley. Almost none of the regulars were called into this group with Jonathan Bornstein, Jonathan Spector, Clarence Goodson, Brad Guzan, and Alejandro Bedoya as the only

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United States Announce Roster For South Africa Game

Here is the roster selected by Bob Bradley for next week’s friendly with South Africa. It is a young group and I will have more reaction to it later. Goalkeepers: Bradley Guzan (Aston Villa, ENGLAND), Dominic Cervi (Celtic, SCOTLAND) Defenders:

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A Closer Look At The United States-Colombia Game

This was another game where Bob Bradley experimented with the lineup and once again the results were mixed to say the least. Defensively, the team appeared much more solid. He stuck with a 4 man backline. He changed both full

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United States 0, Colombia 0: Player Ratings

This was an ugly game. Neither team did much in terms of attack and most chances were created out of mistakes of their opponents. The first half was terrible as both teams clogged the middle and few chances were created.

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United States vs. Colombia Preview

The United States have another friendly from Chester, PA where they square off against Colombia. There have been a couple roster changes as Steve Cherundolo and Carlos Bocanegra have both returned to Europe while Brek Shea and Heath Pearce have

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More Thoughts On United States-Poland Game

The game offered an interesting experiment as Bob Bradley looked to play around with his formation as well as how the team can function without Landon Donovan. The team appeared to start in a 4-2-3-1 with Jones and Bradley holding

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United States 2, Poland 2: Player Ratings

United States took the lead twice only to lose it twice to a Polish side that gave them lots of problems defensively. The US started the game off brightly and struck first in the 13th minute when Jermaine Jones lobbed

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United States-Poland Preview

It has been almost two months since the US has played when they lost 2-0 to Brazil in August. Today, they square off with Poland in Chicago. The last time these two teams squared off the United States demolished them

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A Closer Look At The US Roster For The October Friendlies

The United States roster was announced last week and there are a couple new faces in addition to the many regulars. There are not a lot of MLS players since they are in the stretch run of their season. The

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Bob Bradley Calls Up 20 Players For Poland And Colombia Friendlies

Bob Bradley called in a group of mostly European players which makes sense given MLS is entering its final stretch as these two friendlies are being played. Here is the complete list of 20 players. GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa),

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