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Subject: [NT] Discussion
On trial this week with the NT:
Alec Dunivant, age 21
He qualifies this season for U-21 age wise, we'll see how he does on the field.
Alec Dunivant, age 21
He qualifies this season for U-21 age wise, we'll see how he does on the field.
NT Challenge:
Andrew Bandura VS Diego Lowery
When: Next Friendly
Position being challenged: Winger
Each will play 45 minutes;
Andrew Bandura VS Diego Lowery
When: Next Friendly
Position being challenged: Winger
Each will play 45 minutes;
Next friendly full of action:
#1: It will be the Replacement players on the field against Lietuva.
#2) Alec Dunvant is on trial
#3) NT spot challenge: Andrew Bandura VS Diego Lowery
#4) The return of Phill "Riddler" Riddle in the NT.
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#1: It will be the Replacement players on the field against Lietuva.
#2) Alec Dunvant is on trial
#3) NT spot challenge: Andrew Bandura VS Diego Lowery
#4) The return of Phill "Riddler" Riddle in the NT.
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H
1. Nederland 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. Česká republika 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. Danmark 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4. USA 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
1. Nederland 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. Česká republika 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. Danmark 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4. USA 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
at least we are not in group E
E
1. Polska 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. België 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. Scotland 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4. Colombia 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
E
1. Polska 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. België 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. Scotland 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4. Colombia 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
not a good game for USA....we played with our B team but still.
why do stokes and pickens have to be in disastrous form?
damn, only if their form went high out of nowhere :P
why do stokes and pickens have to be in disastrous form?
damn, only if their form went high out of nowhere :P
Friendly
-Dunvant got burned many times, he's out of the team.
-Bandura lost the challenge against Lowery. Bandura is out.
- Lara did not impress
- Rakes fumbled in center defense
- Did a test and found somethings that will help.
The Group
It's a tough group but I picked up a few things that can help us.
-Dunvant got burned many times, he's out of the team.
-Bandura lost the challenge against Lowery. Bandura is out.
- Lara did not impress
- Rakes fumbled in center defense
- Did a test and found somethings that will help.
The Group
It's a tough group but I picked up a few things that can help us.
yeah dunvant really sucked he was kicking every ball out of bounds......
In Dunvant's defense, he was marking Emilijus Kuèinskas who is hardly a typical International striker. Kind of a tough task in a debut-trial. :)
:)
Dunvant is 21, I'll bring him back to the team. This striker is a monster.
Dunvant is 21, I'll bring him back to the team. This striker is a monster.
Lakay: Respectfully, don't you think you should have noticed who he guarded BEFORE berating his performance?
I dunno...just smacks of a lack of thoroughness in management. Something that seems ot be a bit of a trend.
Hopefully someone well qualified will run next term. I was going to take my vote away from you (like it'd matter) after reading your rant last night, but there's no one else worth half a crap to vote for, even if its just in principle.
I dunno...just smacks of a lack of thoroughness in management. Something that seems ot be a bit of a trend.
Hopefully someone well qualified will run next term. I was going to take my vote away from you (like it'd matter) after reading your rant last night, but there's no one else worth half a crap to vote for, even if its just in principle.
Interesting comment Islander1. Let's take a hockey analogy (since you profess to know little about professional soccer).... does it matter if Sydney Crosby or Chris Neil makes Aaron Ward look bad in a game? Not really, while I agree Crosby is a much better player than Neil is (even if he only had one hand), this is the top flight of the US NT. If a guy cannot contain a player, just maybe someone else can.
Is it a judgment issue? All I would know is this, if Ward could not contain a player, I sure as hell would try someone else next time out.
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Is it a judgment issue? All I would know is this, if Ward could not contain a player, I sure as hell would try someone else next time out.
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fla21667: No, I disagree. I think it's a huge difference whether Crosby makes someone look bad, or Chris Neil. You also have to factor in a larger sample size, when possible.
One player is an MVP, the other is a stiff.
If you can't see that difference, and how it absolutely applies to determining how effective a defenseman is (in the hockey scenario) then my suggestion to you would be stay out of coaching either sport, because you'd fail miserably.
Although more then likely you can see the difference, but you're simply defending your mentor. That's understandable.
It's clear to me that Lakay once again isn't paying as much attention to the team as he should be.
Hell, it should've been a red flag from the start when he 'hired' someone to help him.
This country isn't so big you need an assistant to do your grunt work for you. If you don't have the time to do the job, then you don't apply for it. Simple as that.
When I ran the U20 team in Hockeyarena, I delegated exactly zero of the work.
That's what I expect out of the NT manager here. Our country isn't that big. I'd also expect the NT manager to pay attention to the details of matches, which again, it appears Seca was doing a better job of that then Lakay and Vondo.
I sincerely hope that next season an excellent tactical manager runs for the position that has the time and dedication to put in. It's been painfully obvious over the course of the season that Lakay hasn't done so. Only when his ass and integrity as a coach were on the line did he manage to scrape us into the round of 32.
That's just not good enough for me. If that's all it took to appease the country then I'd have run for the position knowing I could, with absolute certainty, do the same.
done editing. :)
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One player is an MVP, the other is a stiff.
If you can't see that difference, and how it absolutely applies to determining how effective a defenseman is (in the hockey scenario) then my suggestion to you would be stay out of coaching either sport, because you'd fail miserably.
Although more then likely you can see the difference, but you're simply defending your mentor. That's understandable.
It's clear to me that Lakay once again isn't paying as much attention to the team as he should be.
Hell, it should've been a red flag from the start when he 'hired' someone to help him.
This country isn't so big you need an assistant to do your grunt work for you. If you don't have the time to do the job, then you don't apply for it. Simple as that.
When I ran the U20 team in Hockeyarena, I delegated exactly zero of the work.
That's what I expect out of the NT manager here. Our country isn't that big. I'd also expect the NT manager to pay attention to the details of matches, which again, it appears Seca was doing a better job of that then Lakay and Vondo.
I sincerely hope that next season an excellent tactical manager runs for the position that has the time and dedication to put in. It's been painfully obvious over the course of the season that Lakay hasn't done so. Only when his ass and integrity as a coach were on the line did he manage to scrape us into the round of 32.
That's just not good enough for me. If that's all it took to appease the country then I'd have run for the position knowing I could, with absolute certainty, do the same.
done editing. :)
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