Hi! We’re the Red, White and Blues Brothers and this is our color-coded U.S. Soccer blog. Chip writes in red and Danny writes in blue. We cheer for the U.S. and you better too!
I must say I was extremely proud of my hometown, Columbus Ohio! We speculated it would be a 75/25 crowd in our favor, but I must say we had about 90 or even 95% of the crowd Tuesday night. I must also say I am extremely proud of the USMNT! It took some guts and determination and weathering an early storm, but they got the result we needed!
We certainly have A LOT to improve upon too. In a short interview with Danny before the game, I predicted a 2-1 score. WHAT was I thinking? We were playing Mexico IN Columbus... of course the score was going to be 2-0! (The same score it has been ALL 4 times we played Mexico in Columbus!). Yes, Even a Clint Dempsey penalty kick in stoppage time couldn't change that score. He missed the net! I also predicted Beasley to be the Man of The Match. I think I was just trying to project my positive energy towards him, but again.... WHAT was I thinking? Still love Beasley and his commitment to the team, but he NEEDS to be moved out of the defense! Yeah, I'll have to agree with you on that one, Chip. I might be one of the biggest DaMarcus Beasley fans going all the way back to his Chicago Fire days at the turn of the Millennium and I love his attacking style of play, but he needs to be a strong defender and he almost gave up an own goal in front of Tim Howard early in the game. Is he even playing left back for his club team, Puebla? Goodson played a strong game in the back I felt. Fabian Johnson did not. Fabian was actually playing that position for the first time in over a year and strained his hamstring towards the end of the first half and his dog ate his homework and... Michael Parkhurst came in at halftime for Fabian. We shall see how it goes with Cameron and Besler back for the next game. Hopefully Jurgen will not tinker too much just because we have qualified. We still NEED to win the HEX in my opinion to go into WC with a strong confidence.
The pregame crowd was spectacular. Danny and I even got to dance with some of the Mexican fans and they were wonderful and gracious! Well, except for that Mexican dude who was dancing with my wife. He took our hats off of our heads and started doing the Mexican hat dance, which I was cool with, until he started kicking dirt on my hat. Hopefully Danny and I can really get our P.E.A.C.E. PARTY movement going for Brazil.... because, there were still embarrassing moments inside the stadium. Beer throwing, cursing and taunting. It just makes me sad that we have to degrade ourselves and the sport I love that way! Hopefully we can change that. Yeah, that would be nice but I don't think we can change it. Unfortunately, I think it will always be a part of the game. I do think we can unite like-minded fans and families and give them a safe and rewarding supporter section experience. To find out more and to join the P.E.A.C.E. PARTY, visit our new website, RedWhiteAndBluesBros.com
I did get to meet Tony Meola and give him our book and our flyer on our Supporter Group movement for families and kids. Hoping he will mention that somewhere and help kick start it. Also met a guy named DJ who does a great blog called Wrong Side of The Pond. He has some soccer connections and knows what he is talking about too. So hoping he will help get the word out about our movement too. And check out his blog, podcast and website at www.wrongsideofthepond.com
Kyle Beckerman did a solid enough job for the game, but it also has become blatantly obvious that we NEED Bradley desperately if we want to WIN the WC! I say Bradley is our best and most important player moving forward. What do YOU say? Landon and Dempsey played solid and with Jozy coming back I am not worried about our offense at all. But if we don't control the midfield and keep the flowing of the game going well, our defense will break down and it will be ugly I feel! I was surprised to see Zusi on the bench and used only as a late sub, but we also need to mention the great job by Gold Cup stand out, Mix Diskerud. He was the playmaker on the Donovan goal.
OK, go out and root for the Red White and Blue in KC and Panama!! And see ya all in Brazil!! Next up is U.S. vs Jamaica in Kansas City on October 11. Go USA!
Friday, September 13, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
USA vs. Mexico, Gameday
It's USA vs. Mexico finally! Heading down to the tailgate in a couple of hours. Danny is on the road heading there too. I am so excited and ready to experience USA soccer in my home state of Ohio! There should be plenty of passion at the game and I am expecting the Yanks to come out kicking and firing on all cylinders! We have to do better than the poor showing we had on Friday night against Costa Rica.
Things we learned Friday night I feel are.... We NEED Bradley desperately to be healthy for the rest of qualifying and next year at the World Cup. Without him we have little to no chance in my opinion. He controls everything. We also learned it is time to give up on the Beasley experiment! Please Jurgen, Please! I love Demarcus and his passion for the team. But he is just much better as a late sub at midfield in my opinion. He is NOT a defender and it showed even more on Friday night.
Tonight we need our defense to really step it up! Without Cameron and Besler, it will be a tall order, but I am counting on EVERYONE to step up. Mexico is reeling after the Honduras game and even changed coaches. That might work in their favor, but either way We have to show up and play 90 minutes! Not 89 minutes, but 90 minutes!! So, show up and root on the Red White and Blue with positive energy! Leave ALL of you negativity at home please. I know it is Mexico, but if we can't be gracious host to our worst enemy, then we ARE our worst enemy in my opinion.
GO USA!!!!!!!!!!!
Things we learned Friday night I feel are.... We NEED Bradley desperately to be healthy for the rest of qualifying and next year at the World Cup. Without him we have little to no chance in my opinion. He controls everything. We also learned it is time to give up on the Beasley experiment! Please Jurgen, Please! I love Demarcus and his passion for the team. But he is just much better as a late sub at midfield in my opinion. He is NOT a defender and it showed even more on Friday night.
Tonight we need our defense to really step it up! Without Cameron and Besler, it will be a tall order, but I am counting on EVERYONE to step up. Mexico is reeling after the Honduras game and even changed coaches. That might work in their favor, but either way We have to show up and play 90 minutes! Not 89 minutes, but 90 minutes!! So, show up and root on the Red White and Blue with positive energy! Leave ALL of you negativity at home please. I know it is Mexico, but if we can't be gracious host to our worst enemy, then we ARE our worst enemy in my opinion.
GO USA!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Fall stretch
Hi! We’re the Red, White and Blues Brothers and this is our color-coded U.S. Soccer blog. Chip writes in red and Danny writes in blue. We cheer for the U.S. and you better too!
Well, we are on the eve of the fall stretch. Time to qualify for WC. We could conceivably qualify by beating Costa Rica. A lot has to happen for that to happen and there is some sorta math formula and cosmos lining up and things like that. So, we won't get into that now. Besides, I would rather qualify on Tuesday night by beating Mexico in Columbus! Wouldn't you? I will be there live and in person with none other than Danny Donuts to root on the USA! And I'll be there with the one and only Chip Daly!
But for now... Costa Rica. It won't be an easy game if the airport arrival is any indication. But the Yanks won't allow some taunting Yahoos and egg throwing Bohemians deter us from our goal. Keep that winning streak alive in Costa Rica and on into Columbus!
The U.S. is hot with our longest all-time winning streak and we’re coming off an undefeated Gold Cup Championship. The European leagues are up and rolling and the MLS players should be in mid-season form. Since the last qualifier in June, big moves have Clint Dempsey back in the MLS and Jozy Altidore playing in the English Premier League. Landon Donovan had a successful Gold Cup run, signed a big contract with the LA Galaxy to stay in the MLS and has found his way back onto the Senior team. A couple of youngsters who had good showings in the Gold Cup found their names included in Jurgen Klinsmann’s 23-man roster. I’m most interested to see what he does up front. Jozy Altidore is hot and needs to be the target in front of the net and Captain Clint Dempsey will most likely be up top with him. Will Landon Donovan and Eddie Johnson be used as subs? Rumors of playing Landon at halfback or using him as a substitute abound. Cleary Jozy and Clint have earned their positions and I am afraid Landon is going to have to prove himself once again. I think he will. IN fact, I predict Landon comes on early in the second half and provides a spark that leads us to a 2-1 victory! What say you?
I was also surprised to see that Chris Wondolowski did not get called into camp. He had the magic touch scoring goals in the Gold Cup but he’ll have to wait and see f he gets called up in October. We also have several players carrying one yellow card. If anyone gets a yellow in Costa Rica on Friday, chances are they’ll be sitting out with a suspension against Mexico on Tuesday.
Even though U.S. took care of Costa Rica without two much difficulty in the Gold Cup, the last time these two teams met in qualifying was the famous SnowClasico back in March in Denver. Dempsey got the only goal and Brad Guzan was in net because Tim Howard was out with a broken back. I’m pretty sure snow is not in the forecast in Coast Rica this Friday, but one thing is for certain, Los Ticos wants revenge and this time they’re the home team. It’s going to be a tough game on the road. Although the Yanks need to take it one game at a time, Us fans get to look forward to an amazing game next Tuesday at the sold-out Columbus Crew Stadium. The Red White and Blues Brothers will be in attendance as part of U.S. Soccer’s largest Supporter Section! There will be 9,000 U.S. screaming Supporters and several more fans!
Well, we are on the eve of the fall stretch. Time to qualify for WC. We could conceivably qualify by beating Costa Rica. A lot has to happen for that to happen and there is some sorta math formula and cosmos lining up and things like that. So, we won't get into that now. Besides, I would rather qualify on Tuesday night by beating Mexico in Columbus! Wouldn't you? I will be there live and in person with none other than Danny Donuts to root on the USA! And I'll be there with the one and only Chip Daly!
But for now... Costa Rica. It won't be an easy game if the airport arrival is any indication. But the Yanks won't allow some taunting Yahoos and egg throwing Bohemians deter us from our goal. Keep that winning streak alive in Costa Rica and on into Columbus!
The U.S. is hot with our longest all-time winning streak and we’re coming off an undefeated Gold Cup Championship. The European leagues are up and rolling and the MLS players should be in mid-season form. Since the last qualifier in June, big moves have Clint Dempsey back in the MLS and Jozy Altidore playing in the English Premier League. Landon Donovan had a successful Gold Cup run, signed a big contract with the LA Galaxy to stay in the MLS and has found his way back onto the Senior team. A couple of youngsters who had good showings in the Gold Cup found their names included in Jurgen Klinsmann’s 23-man roster. I’m most interested to see what he does up front. Jozy Altidore is hot and needs to be the target in front of the net and Captain Clint Dempsey will most likely be up top with him. Will Landon Donovan and Eddie Johnson be used as subs? Rumors of playing Landon at halfback or using him as a substitute abound. Cleary Jozy and Clint have earned their positions and I am afraid Landon is going to have to prove himself once again. I think he will. IN fact, I predict Landon comes on early in the second half and provides a spark that leads us to a 2-1 victory! What say you?
I was also surprised to see that Chris Wondolowski did not get called into camp. He had the magic touch scoring goals in the Gold Cup but he’ll have to wait and see f he gets called up in October. We also have several players carrying one yellow card. If anyone gets a yellow in Costa Rica on Friday, chances are they’ll be sitting out with a suspension against Mexico on Tuesday.
Even though U.S. took care of Costa Rica without two much difficulty in the Gold Cup, the last time these two teams met in qualifying was the famous SnowClasico back in March in Denver. Dempsey got the only goal and Brad Guzan was in net because Tim Howard was out with a broken back. I’m pretty sure snow is not in the forecast in Coast Rica this Friday, but one thing is for certain, Los Ticos wants revenge and this time they’re the home team. It’s going to be a tough game on the road. Although the Yanks need to take it one game at a time, Us fans get to look forward to an amazing game next Tuesday at the sold-out Columbus Crew Stadium. The Red White and Blues Brothers will be in attendance as part of U.S. Soccer’s largest Supporter Section! There will be 9,000 U.S. screaming Supporters and several more fans!
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