USA World Cup Blog Podcast: Episode 3 – USA v El Salvador… and Nick Rimando’s Tummy

February 25th, 2010 | by: Taylor |

Findley The boys are in studio to break down last night’s “thrilling” victory over El Salvador (I say “thrilling” because it looked like the 40 or so people crowding into Tampa’a Raymond James Stadium really seemed to enjoy the overall event).

Which players made a case for their inclusion in the World Cup squad, which players will be making other plans this summer, Robbie Findley demonstrates the “I’m probably not going to the World Cup and and I hate life” face, and Taylor unveils his “Nick Rimando is a despotic tyrant who rules the training ground mess hall” theory… All that and more on this weeks World Cup Blog Podcast!

- You can download the mp3 here and you can find more USA World Cup Blog podcasts here.

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In the likely event Davies isn’t fully recovered for the Cup, I’m stilling hoping some surprise youngling will breakthrough at the last minute (somewhere, somehow) to join Altidore at forward. Tell me it’s possible. Please.

In related news, I still don’t trust all four of our available defenders. Howard needs more help.
Josh

Yeah,
I hope you could tell by the podcast that none of us were very excited about any of the forwards that played and ching just kinda got the nod by default
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Sadly, I’m afraid a “default forward” won’t be good enough. Actually, I know it won’t. Which is why I’m with Grant Wahl (linked to from my name) in moving Dempsey to forward and “getting by” with a lesser midfielder.

With the Cup only 100 days away, do you think there’s a better option?
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Stuart Holden has looked really good at RM/RW for the US. I don’t know that I’d call him “lesser”.
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Lesser relative to Dempsey that is.
Josh

On Ching,
we were saying he helped himself out in making the squad not starting.. at least i hope no where close to the starting line up