Crew8 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 If you're looking for Supporter Section Tickets to Group Stage Olympic Qualifiers in Nashville. Tickets went on sale. $22 per game or $27 for non-members. $66 for all three US U-23 games(or 6 games, each day is a doubleheader) I know of possibly 5-7 making the trip. Might be renting a passenger van or at least car pool if anyone is interested in making the trip. Probably would leave early Thursday, March 22nd and return home Tuesday, March 27th. Group A schedule in Nashville Doubleheader Event Schedule: March 22 (Thursday) El Salvador vs. Canada at 5:30 p.m. CT USA vs. Cuba at 8 p.m. CT March 24 (Saturday) Cuba vs. El Salvador at 3:30 p.m. CT USA vs. Canada at 6 p.m. CT March 26 (Monday) Canada vs. Cuba at 5:30 p.m. CT USA vs. El Salvador at 8 p.m. CT As soon as I hear of hotel discounts and Pre-game parties, I'll pass along on here. Last March, versus Paraguay, Pre-games were held at McFadden's across the river from LP Field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Zarek's latest podcast from U-23 camp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 As soon as I hear of hotel discounts and Pre-game parties, I'll pass along on here. Last March, versus Paraguay, Pre-games were held at McFadden's across the river from LP Field. Crew8 - Since you've been there before, can you verify that the team benches will be on the West side of the stadium? (I'm assuming so given the placement of the VIP Midfield and VIP Midfield Front Row sections.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 As soon as I hear of hotel discounts and Pre-game parties, I'll pass along on here. Last March, versus Paraguay, Pre-games were held at McFadden's across the river from LP Field. Crew8 - Since you've been there before, can you verify that the team benches will be on the West side of the stadium? (I'm assuming so given the placement of the VIP Midfield and VIP Midfield Front Row sections.) I was not in Nashville vs Paraguay. I had plans to make the trip last March, but something else came up that kept me here. I'll be there this time for sure. I tried looking through some photos just now from people who were there, but I can't tell since the stadium looks the same all the way around including the scoreboards on both ends. I would assume it's on the West side like you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 A run down of position by position at the December U-23 camp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 A run down of position by position at the December U-23 camp With the lack of depth on the backline I expect Zarek to make the roster, especially since he can play any position along the backline if needed. Sounds like it might not be the same for Kofi. I wish Perry could have been in this camp to see where he stacks up against the other players in the central defense and central midfield. We're pretty thin at defense and and I think him and Boss have been paired in the backline before, but I like him better in the midfield, though it sounds like Okugo will be tough to beat for that spot. Seems like Teal has a tougher battle than I realized. We are pretty deep up top, and that article didn't even consider Agudelo or Altidore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Studio 90: Caleb Porter at U-23 Camp 12/21/2011 8:20 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 A couple more pieces about Porter and the U-23s: Soccer by Ives Fox Soccer (also written by Ives) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Teal Bunbury gets a call in to January Camp with the USMNT for the upcoming friendlies. Klinsmann Names 20 Players for January Training Camp and Matches Against Venezuela and Panama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writ...amp;xid=shareFB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 tangentially-related interview of Eric Wynalda on Sent Off's podcast http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/sear...p;client=safari interesting, to say the least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 The following Sporting News story mainly concerns a journeyman player's complaint about U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann favoring foreign-born players over American-born players. Toward the end Coach Porter and UA are briefly mentioned. It's an interesting discussion that presents both sides of the issue: Journeyman questions Klinsmann's inclusion of 'fake Americans' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 The following Sporting News story mainly concerns a journeyman player's complaint about U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann favoring foreign-born players over American-born players. Toward the end Coach Porter and UA are briefly mentioned. It's an interesting discussion that presents both sides of the issue: Journeyman questions Klinsmann's inclusion of 'fake Americans' This is definitely an interesting discussion topic. Obviously there have been a number of German born additions, and it would be weird if eventually the USMNT was simply communicating in German. I don't think it is as big of an issue as this kid is making it out to be. There are only four big players in the senior team picture (Williams, Johnson, Chandler, Jones) and two of them (50%, if you're not a math wiz) were capped under Bradley. So really, half of it was Bob's doing. So in that respect, I disagree. I also don't agree with the idea that college kids are better than pros. It could be true in some cases, but based simply on the difference in season length, I would imagine the pros are better. Also, in Porter's recent camp, as mentioned, there were five foreign born players, but there were also three college guys, so it's not like they are being completely snubbed. Another reason I have to disagree is because Clint Dempsey said so. In a recent interview, he touched upon this topic and said that if a player is eligible and is willing to proudly wear the USA kit, then they should be allowed to play for us. Dempsey was born in raised in Texas and is one of the best American soccer players there is, so his opinion counts. I think as Americans we like to have an image of what an American looks and sounds like. There have been times where even I had wished we had more guys named Michael Bradley on the team, which is weird since I have an Arab name and I'm American. Interestingly enough though, is that isn't really the discussion here, since the German born guys have more "American" names than the "actual Americans." Which sounds more "American," Timothy Chandler, or Carlos Bocanegra? Jermaine Jones, or Josmer Altidore? Daniel Williams, or Oguchialu Chijoke Onyewu? (had to use his full name to really hit the point home). These guys don't sound like Americans, but they are. Which qualities make a person more American? I do agree that for someone who is stepping on US soil for the first time to be doing so in order to train with the US national team, that is a little strange. The thing is though, this isn't the first time this practice has been conducted. We have snatched up players who were born in other countries and made them American because they can play here. The only reason it is an issue now is because out coach is German and there have been several more German-born additions. I will be interested to see how the U-23 situation plays out since there were quite a few of the German-borns called in. Again though, I don't think it would really be an issue though until practices are being conducted entirely in German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 it's such an asinine argument to be making at this point. Terrence Boyd, Dominique Fennel et al are American every bit as much as Hargreaves is English, or Rossi is Italian Zimmerman's tirade just screams of xenophobia to me There might be a racial dimension as well - I don't want to be that guy, but where was this outcry when the only 'fake' american was a white guy (holden)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 It's just not worth even arguing about, to many players have dual citizenship across the world. 11 of the 23 players on the 2010 World Cup German squad were born in other countries or had ties to other countries. Drogba was born in the Ivory Coast, but spent most of his life in Europe. Messi has spent most of his life in Spain, what if he chose Spain over Argentina. Italy had an Argentine born player on the 2006 Championship squad and was ridiculed for not singing the national anthem (Camoranesi). The rules are pretty simple, so unless FIFA changes the eligibility rules, I have no issues • His birth is in the territory of the relevant Association • Either his biological mother or father was born in the territory of the Association • Either his grandmother or grandfather were born in the territory of the Association; or • The player has lived continuously in the territory of the Association for at least two (2) years. In a few weeks Zimmerman's quotes will all be forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 It's just not worth even arguing about, to many players have dual citizenship across the world. 11 of the 23 players on the 2010 World Cup German squad were born in other countries or had ties to other countries. Drogba was born in the Ivory Coast, but spent most of his life in Europe. Messi has spent most of his life in Spain, what if he chose Spain over Argentina. Italy had an Argentine born player on the 2006 Championship squad and was ridiculed for not singing the national anthem (Camoranesi). The rules are pretty simple, so unless FIFA changes the eligibility rules, I have no issues • His birth is in the territory of the relevant Association • Either his biological mother or father was born in the territory of the Association • Either his grandmother or grandfather were born in the territory of the Association; or • The player has lived continuously in the territory of the Association for at least two (2) years. In a few weeks Zimmerman's quotes will all be forgotten. Interesting, I didn't know exactly what the rules were. I think if this kid has a problem he should take it up with FIFA, maybe be they would listen to him haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 In today's US U-23 vs Cupcake USMNT scrimmage finished at the half with USMNT leading 4-0. Bunbury scored a goal for the USMNT. Valentin and Sarkodie played the first half for U-23, but did not come out for the second half. First Half: #USMNT lineup for scrimmage: Rimando; Loyd, Parkhurst, Cameron, Pearce; Zusi, Feilhaber, Larentowicz, Shea; Wondolowski, Agudelo(Bunbury subbed in) vs. U-23 #USMNT lineup for 1st half: MacMath; Gatt, Wenger, Valentin, Sarkodie; Okugo, Jeffrey, Diskerud; Adu, McInerney, Duka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Another Zarek Valentin podcast, this time with guest star Kofi Sarkodie. Obviously since it's these two, they spend a lot of time talking about Akron and Porter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I think I'm the only one still reading this thread, but I'm going to keep posting on it anyway. If for no other reason, it will be a personal collection of all the articles and videos I have foind about Caleb an the U-23s haha Here is the most recent one, a reaction to the latest scrimmage with the senior side. This interview features Porter, Zarek, and Benny Feilhaber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 I think I'm the only one still reading this thread, but I'm going to keep posting on it anyway. If for no other reason, it will be a personal collection of all the articles and videos I have foind about Caleb an the U-23s haha I'm with you. Did you see that Teal played for both the U23s (1st half) and the USMNT (2nd half) in a 1-1 scrimmage draw yesterday (January 17, 2012)? U23s hold senior team to 1-1 draw Edit: Another article on USSoccer.com prior to the first scrimmage with the senior team. Caleb Porter Pursues Continuity Within U.S. U-23 MNT Field Edit 2: Listening to Porter in that interview following the 1-1 draw with the USMNT, I realize Caleb's coaching the U23s is not only awesome from the perspective of the additional prestige it brings to our Head Coach and UA in the "soccer world", but also from the perspective of the learning experience it provides our head coach to work with Jurgen and the other coaches in the US Soccer system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 article on top drawer about Caleb and the Olympics Porter sets course for London 2012 Olympics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Porter's "Men Eye A Medal" from SI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 US U23s in Costa Rica Jurgen Klinsmann talks to the U23s in Carson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Porter sees strong progression in U-23 MNT Group following January Camp EDIT: BTW anyone heading to Nashville for the Olympic Qualifiers? Just around the corner, less than two months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 US U-23 vs Mexico Camp 23 players called in Kitchen, Bunbury, Valentin, & Sarkodie Thrilled to see its now going to be on television, although it will probably be in spanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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