7.25.13
ASN Morning Read: Can't Spell Win Without Donovan
You totally can, but why would you want to? The United States national team booked a place in the Gold Cup final courtesy of a 3-1 victory over Honduras. The Chosen One played a huge role.
BY
Noah Davis
Posted
July 25, 2013
9:12 AM
The Americans dominated for long stretches of time, getting two goals and an assist from Landon Donovan and a game opener from Eddie Johnson to move on. They will face Panama, who defeated Mexico 2-1 in impressive fashion. To the winner of Sunday's match go the spoils, in this
case a place in the 2017 Confederations Cup playoff battle royale.
Jurgen Klinsmann continues to pull all the right strings, leading some to wonder if we were wrong about him. "This summer, his body of work with both the A and this B-team has been fairly well beyond reproach. The high pressure, the quick transition, the pacey ball circulation—it’s all coming out of the woodwork. And if some contests haven’t always been super pretty, these new bedrock tenets of the American game have invariably been effective," writes Leander Shhaerlaeckens.
Elsewhere, Donovan, Donovan, Donovan.
Moving on, what about Panama? If only there was a place where you could read about the Gold Cup darlings. And then make your Starting XI.
Jozy Altidore got an assist in Sunderland's 3-1 win over Clint Dempsey, Brad Friedel, and Tottenham:
Tim Howard laughs in the face of competition. "I think that's part and parcel of football nowadays. I don't think anyone's fearful of competition, I don't think there are any issues," the Everton goalkeeper said of his preseason battle with Joel Robles."You just get on with your job. I think if you have anything about you, you know your best is good enough. You put forward the effort and I don't think that has ever been a problem here."
Michael Bradley talks about being Michael Bradley:
Your "FIFA is a trainwreck" tweet, presented without comment:
