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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.

So Wednesday the 29th, the senior team AND the U-23s play? Sounds like a fun day. Not to mention it's also the basketball team's last home game.

Oh and by the way, could anyone back me up here? As we could have probably predicted, the people on BigSoccer (and probably a lot of other US fans) are starting to complain that Porter is playing favorites by calling in so many Akron guys.

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So Wednesday the 29th, the senior team AND the U-23s play? Sounds like a fun day. Not to mention it's also the basketball team's last home game.

Oh and by the way, could anyone back me up here? As we could have probably predicted, the people on BigSoccer (and probably a lot of other US fans) are starting to complain that Porter is playing favorites by calling in so many Akron guys.

Yep! USMNT vs Italy at 2:30pm on ESPN2 and US U-23 vs Mexico at 10pm on Univision. And the USWNT kick off the Algarve Cup in Portugal against Denmark at Noon, unfortunately no television coverage. A full day of US Soccer. I really would've liked if the USMNT game ran back to back with US U-23 match.

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Nice 2-0 win by US U23's over Mexico in a friendly in Frisco, TX. Valentin, Sarkodie, and Kitchen played the entire match. Bunbury came on during 2nd half.

Agudelo and Diskerud (Adu assist) scored in the first half.

http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-23-MNT/2012...Mexico-2-0.aspx

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It still catches me off guard every time I see Porter with this team, what an accomplishment for him. I'm so used to these Porter interviews starting out with "Well, obviously Bowling Green is a quality opponent, credit to them for their hard work" but instead it's "Well, obviously Mexico is a quality opponent, credit to them for their hard work." I can't wait to see more from this team going forward.

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It still catches me off guard every time I see Porter with this team, what an accomplishment for him. I'm so used to these Porter interviews starting out with "Well, obviously Bowling Green is a quality opponent, credit to them for their hard work" but instead it's "Well, obviously Mexico is a quality opponent, credit to them for their hard work." I can't wait to see more from this team going forward.

Thanks for that link Yaznasty. Great interview...fun. I was fortunate enough to find a link to watch the game (after I got home from the JAR). It was fun listening to Caleb shout out instructions from the sideline. I was waiting the hear him yell "Perry!..."

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Thanks for that link Yaznasty. Great interview...fun. I was fortunate enough to find a link to watch the game (after I got home from the JAR). It was fun listening to Caleb shout out instructions from the sideline. I was waiting the hear him yell "Perry!..."

Thanks! that's a fantastic photo. What a day all around for US Soccer yesterday. 3 shutouts! USWNT, USMNT, & US U23. Looking forward to seeing US U23 play in Nashville. Just bought my tickets today.

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Nice find! Cool to hear what Coach Porter has to say pre-game and at halftime. 13 days until Olympic Qualifying!

"We circulate the ball, and we control the game. It's 2-0, yes, but we don't change the way we play. We've got to keep controlling the game - that's the key." -Coach Porter

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Roster is initially set for Olympic Qualifying. Roster will be finalized March 20th. Tough break for Dilly Duka who suffered an injury Saturday would've been on this squad.

Valentin, Sarkodie, Kitchen, & Bunbury look to be representing the US in Qualifying.

Caleb Porter Names 19 Players to U-23 Men's National Team Training Camp

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Roster is initially set for Olympic Qualifying. Roster will be finalized March 20th. Tough break for Dilly Duka who suffered an injury Saturday would've been on this squad.

Valentin, Sarkodie, Kitchen, & Bunbury look to be representing the US in Qualifying.

Caleb Porter Names 19 Players to U-23 Men's National Team Training Camp

Interesting that Gatt is mentioned as a F in the article but listed as a D. I think Porter is planning on playing him in the Kofi position.

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Interesting that Gatt is mentioned as a F in the article but listed as a D. I think Porter is planning on playing him in the Kofi position.

Yaz, did Porter try that in one of the scrimmages in a previous camp? If I remember correctly, I don't think it worked out to well. But maybe that has changed.

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