Comments on: Wynalda vs Arena

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:45:35 +0000

Wynalda really looked to be out for blood in the clips I saw of him talking about Arena. We could have used some of that offensive intensity and aggressiveness on the field.

As for Arena, he is and was a fantastic coach. It’s time for a change though

The US had a brutal draw and played the Italians pretty damn well down a man. But at the end of the day, they didn’t get enough good scoring chances and never really showed that they could play with the big boys at all. Whether you want to blame Arena for not adjusting enough to get those scoring chances or the players themselves is up to you. I blame everyone.

Back to the drawing board.

By: john henry

john henry — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:08:50 +0000

E Tucker I think is right. The current rankings are about right and it is not so bad to be 16th- this is vastly better than before. We were lucky in 2002 and unlucky in 2006. It takes good luck to go very far even for a good team. We are an “average” team among the teams that qualified for the finals. Non european teams are at a disadvantage playign euro teams in European cups. The kids from 2002 will be in the age range where players are generally at their peak in 2010. The raw talent is there. We need to be polished. This can be done by either/or more players playing in the best leagues/ more national team games against strong opponents. The sort of sniping between Arena and Wynalda is typical for most nations where there were expectations that did not fully materialize. I am encouraged by some things. Beaseley really did come back strong after Czech game. the Ghanna game was lost because two of our more reliable players made uncharacteristic mental errors- Reyna and then Bocanegra heading a very high pass into the penalty area. What was he thinking? If we had beaten Ghanna we would be praising how Arena brought his team back after a flat day against Czech. We scored the only goal against Italy until Zidane. Italy did not make an unforced error. Anytime you put a defender in a position where he has to turn to face his own goal, a few feet in front and take the ball out of the air for an immediate clearance, you have created a great chance. The pass was good and an American was right there at the far post. Credit the US for creating this goal. While the offside call on Beasely’s goal was not incorrect, a noncall would not have been incorrect either. We got a result aginst the team that is the king of result soccer.
We are the only team in this cup that did that. Lets build on that idea. We need to be more result oriented. We need to realize that our greatest need is to learn to play defense. The team could eaily have scored 5 goals in group with a few breaks. Our defense gifted 2-3 goals. We need to learn from Italy. I dont want to copy the darker side of Italian soccer but we should learn defense and understand legitimate “result” oriented soccer. I praise both Wynalda and Arena for their significant contributions to our world cup history. Arena made some mistakes but mistakes are to be learned from. Lets stop beating up on each other and get ready to kick some in South Africa.

By: Bell

Bell — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:05:50 +0000

What do Wynalda and Arena have in common? They both have won the same number of World Cups.

By: TBone68

TBone68 — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:18:35 +0000

Wynalda is a perfect fit for ESPN, a smart-ass punk “legend in his own mind” ex-player in the Doug Gottlieb (college b-ball analyst) mode. Bruce called him out on for being part of the crew that put U.S. Soccer in the toliet in ‘98 and Wynalda couldn’t take it.

During the cup, I heard Wynalda comment proudly on how he got a red card against the Czechs in the ‘90 cup (a game they lost 5-1) as an example that the U.S. should show more passion. Yes Eric, hurt somebody, that’s the way to care!

By: Welsh

Welsh — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 06:18:10 +0000

I can’t believe what i am reading here, it only proofs that the us fan is still ignorant about the game and they are sore losers.
The only people who wrote with honesty without emotions are: Steve C, Malik, C13 and few others the rst are idiots who are easily influenced by TV much as the rest of the population.
Wynalda is the biggest idiot ever, he’s no match for Arena who did a lot for the game in this country. Sometimes, I wonder if these idiots actually believed the Nike and Espn hype about being among the elite of the game in the world. Hell, we are not even at the level of the worst teams in Africa or Asia for that matter. Lets get real and face it, we need another 20 years to get to the highest level. Klinsmann my ass, he can’t do nothing that Bruce couldn’t unless of course he has a mig wand or something.

By: Rick Shepherd

Rick Shepherd — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 07:13:41 +0000

Bruce Arena, has done all He can for US Soccer but now we need a world class coach, like Argentinian coach Pekerman, or a Brasilian coach, but we need a leader that will not choke in a difficult game and one who knows when to make substitutions and what to do, to inspire his players.

Arena must sdmit, He is not up to par for the next world cup. Maybe we need a guy like Klinsman to create an exciting new team without the old broken busted legs like Reyna,Owiguchi,Pope and other players who do not contribute a thing to the team.

Thank you Mr. Arena but your era has come to an end.
US Soccer has to move on and up.

By: cindy benz

cindy benz — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 07:21:20 +0000

Landon Donovan said in an interview all of this will be forgotten, that is, the criticism of the US team performance. Well, hear me now, this will not be forgotten. That team looked like they had never played for a serious win in their lives.

No, Landon, there are serious soccer fans in the US who want you to perform. I dpn’t think you have to go to Europe to do that but maybe you need to “love” the game more and leave the $ behind.

Cindy Benz

By: ETucker

ETucker — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:06:35 +0000

bossimo-

Mark has a good point about almost all of Wynalda’s predictions being wrong.

His analysis is like his shooting: when he gets easy targets, like Brazil vs. Japon, he hits it. But when he gets tough calls, like Australia vs. Croatia, he blows it.

I think he is a great CONCACAF announcer….

And just because people are loyal to Arena doesn’t mean they are blind. Everyone dumps on the 4-5-1 formation, but no one explains the alternative. A 4-4-2? Our midfield would have been even more depeleted and utterly destroyed.

Everyone bitches about Eddie Johnson not playing vs. Italy, but McBride was all over the field playing great defense even in the dying minutes. If you want to go for a win down a man against Italy in the last 15 minutes, then I salute your brave logic but ultimately do not agree. (Especially when a point and win againt a weaker team will due)

Everyone dumps on his decision to play Reyna, who else can play in the center of the park?

Everyone dumps on Beasley, but he did assist on the US’s only only goal and should have scored the winner against Italy. What were you guys expecting, the Golden Boot? He did suck in the Czech game, but you dont have to beat people one on one every single time you toch the ball to be effective.

However, there is some valid criticism of Bruce and his player selections: Pope vs. Conrad, Dempsey on the right vs. Beasley, Lewis at leftback, Wolff isntead of Twellman, but even with a 4-4-2 with Johnson up front, Dempsey on the right, Bocanegra at leftback, and Reyna being burned in effigy, the US would not have advanced.

Face it: the talent pool is better, but not there yet. Patience. In 2010 if we get in the right group, we’ll have a fantastic chance to make some noise.

And if we get in a tough group, maybe we’ll get a favorable offsides call, penalty call, or bounce off the post (all of which we were sorely lacking)?

Good debates people, and sorry if I turn into a troll. I understand the desire for the USA to play beautiful, attacking football, but I just don’t think we’re there yet. Maybe in the near future, but not yet.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:37:08 +0000

eric sucks…and knows nothing about soccer. He is nothing but a bigmouthed idiot, like Donnovan.
eeverytime he made a prediction in this world cup, he was WRONG, am I right? go back and read his comments before each and every game…he was wrong every single time. what does that tell you?