Sunday, July 05, 2009

US 4, Grenada 0. Grenada looked like a college team. Not a good one.

Adu had a middling game; he looked rusty (particularly his long ball touch); this was probably the worst I've seen him play in a Nats game. That said -- he was three inches away from ending with two goals, and even today was approximately 100 times better than Kljestan, Beasley, or Casey. He should still continue to start throughout the Gold Cup. The more familiar he gets with his teammates, the better he'll play.

Rogers looked very good, but it was difficult to know if that will translate against legit sides. I think it will (he played very well in the u20 WC in 07, for example). Let's give him a lot of minutes.

Beckerman and Pause may be nice guys, and they did well today, but there's no way they'll be any good against quality international sides. (Beckerman, for example, was a disaster at the Copa two years ago.) Given how slow their play is, they'd need to be a lot more technically skilled than they are.

FF

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