Pseudo Corner Kick

Good stuff:

“You have a new wunderkind in U.S. Soccer — Freddy Adu. Will he be in Germany during the World Cup?”

To which Arena replied:

“I haven’t asked him. You’re asking me if Freddy Adu is going to be on the U.S. roster for the World Cup and play? We haven’t determined that at this point. However, I’m going to make this point I’ve made frequently over the last couple of months. He’s 16 years old … “

Then there was this gem:

Asked if Keller might captain the U.S. during the World Cup (the injured Claudio Reyna usually is the captain), Arena responded: “I don’t know if he’s going to make the team. There’s a few 16-year-olds I have to look at before I finalize our roster.”

Tough article from Galarcep. He points out what was pretty obvious from the Poland match, namely that our midfield was rather poor. He makes a strong argument for the formation Bobby mentions in the comments of the previous post, i.e. with Donovan as a forward.