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[Chris B]

@CONCACAF

#CONCACAF and @CONMEBOL_CSF Announce Agreement to Bring Copa America 2016 to the United States

http://ow.ly/wnqV4  http://ow.ly/i/5qr3e

 

Hopefully Baltimore gets a game.

[DuffMan]

This is pretty awesome.  I think that there's a good chance Baltimore gets at least one game.

[DJ MC]

This sounds like a big deal. This is essentially the two America confederations playing one tournament, right?

[Pedro Cerrano]

The following stadiums have been suggested for the tournament. Listed are the stadiums, their capacity, and the metropolitan area.^[11]

• Rose Bowl (91,000) — Pasadena, CA
• Stanford Stadium (50,000) — Palo Alto, CA
• MetLife Stadium (83,000) — East Rutherford, NJ
• RFK Stadium (60,000) — Washington, DC
• Florida Citrus Bowl (70,000) — Orlando, FL
• Reliant Stadium (71,000) — Houston, TX

[Pedro Cerrano]

This sounds like a big deal. This is essentially the two America confederations playing one tournament, right?

 

Yea, it's like a mini UEFA Euro Cup.

[Don Quixote]

Sweet.

[Markus]

No way do I think they'd put it at RFK.  That place is falling apart and inhabited by countless raccoons.  The only thing it has going for it is easy metro access.  If there's a DC-game, it'll be at Raljon.

[Oriole85]

The following stadiums have been suggested for the tournament. Listed are the stadiums, their capacity, and the metropolitan area.^[11]

• Rose Bowl (91,000) — Pasadena, CA


• Stanford Stadium (50,000) — Palo Alto, CA


• MetLife Stadium (83,000) — East Rutherford, NJ


• RFK Stadium (60,000) — Washington, DC


• Florida Citrus Bowl (70,000) — Orlando, FL


• Reliant Stadium (71,000) — Houston, TX

RFK doesn't seat 60k, they took out the endzone seating when the Nats came. That centennial game last year got 47k and that was with temporary seats. They probably go to "Raljon" like Markus said.

 

I'm guessing they'd consider Chicago and they'd play at the 9ers new place instead of Stanford. 

[DJ MC]

Report: US Soccer to pull out as Copa America host

[BSLChrisStoner]

FOX Sports: United States confirmed as Copa America Centenario hosts

http://www.foxsports...io-hosts-102315

[DJ MC]

Good to see this get worked out.

[BSLChrisStoner]

NBC Sports / PST: Copa America draw: USMNT gets Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay
http://soccer.nbcspo...-rica-paraguay/

[BSLChrisStoner]

NBC Sports / PST: 2016 Copa America draw: There is no group of death, USMNT will be fine

[BSLChrisStoner]

Sports Illustrated: Answering your Copa America questions.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Sports Illustrated: USA Copa America roster: Recent results' impact on Klinsmann's cuts

[BSLChrisStoner]

Blink: US forward Jozy Altidore appears certain to miss Copa America following another hamstring injury
http://blink.htcsens...icleid=64523710

 

Disappointing. He hasn't been doing much in MLS so far this year, but he regularly makes an impact with the National team when he's actually on the field.
 

[BSLChrisStoner]

FOX Sports: Mexico announces team for Copa America Centenario and it looks scary good

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Blink: US forward Jozy Altidore appears certain to miss Copa America following another hamstring injury
http://blink.htcsens...icleid=64523710

 

Disappointing. He hasn't been doing much in MLS so far this year, but he regularly makes an impact with the National team when he's actually on the field.
 

You really have to look closely at Altidore's body of work to judge his value to the MNT.

 

First the positives:

1. He is our best hold up forward. And its not even close. He is physcially very difficult to handle.

2. He has a strong work ethic WHEN he applies it.

 

Now the negatives:

1. He is very very erratic as to which Jozy will show up. He is kind of like Ubaldo Jimenez (although his down games aren't THAT bad).

2. He is very injury prone. Soccer is a very demanding physical sport. The problem is that when Klinsy plan is to play with a target forward and he subequently gets hurt (WC 2014) then the team dynamics (personnel and tactics) fall apart. This is as much on Klnsy for his poor player selection.

and lastly the biggie.

3. His goals almost all come against the weak CONCACAF teams. In games that count (Qualifying, Tourneys like Gold Cup, and the WC) he has played in 45 matches and scored 15 goals. That is not too bad. But here is where you have to look deeper. Of those 15 goals 13 of them were scored against CONCACAF teams NOT named Mexico, Costa Rica, or the Honduras. He has only scored two goals (Spain and Honduras) against quality teams during his 9 years on the MNT. 

 

Now certainly the majority of the 45 competitive games came against weaker opposition but still we did play 22 games against quality teams in that time frame and he only scored twice. That is not cutting it at this level.

 

Be that as it may the real question now becomes who does Klinsy start and what formation does he go to?  I am hoping to see him give Wood, Morris, and Pulisic a lot of time on the pitch. They are the ones we need for WC 2018. Personally I would slot Morris and Deuce up top and put Pulisic out wide and use Wood in reserve for Deuce. I would LOVE to see Pulisic out wide with Yedlin behind him.

[BSLChrisStoner]

NBC Sports / PST: Klinsmann names final 23-man USMNT roster for 2016 Copa America Centenario
http://soccer.nbcspo...ica-centenario/

 

 

FULL ROSTER

Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids), Ethan Horvath (Molde IK)

 

Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting KC), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Monchengladbach), Michael Orozco (Club Tijuana), DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham)

 

Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (FC Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund), Graham Zusi (Sporting KC)

 

Forwards: Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders) Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (Hamburg SV), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)

[BSLChrisStoner]

Goal.com: The 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund midfielder has made Jurgen Klinsmann's final 23-man roster for the Copa America Centenario.
http://www.goal.com/...a-america-squad

 

US Group Stage:
vs. Colombia June 3rd in Santa Clara
vs. Costa Rica June 7th in Chicago
vs. Paraguay June 11th in Philadelphia