ESPNsoccernet - US - U.S. roster has young look for upcoming Copa America
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U.S. waves white flag? announces Copa roster
Published 6/23/2007 by The Beautiful Game at The Beautiful Game
... Bob Bradley announced his 22-man roster for the upcoming Copa America tournament. ...
Bad news, good news
Published 6/25/2007 by Amanda at You'll Never Blog Alone
... This was the only competitive match of the three, and the one I was most invested in. The first half wasn't all that impressive -- Onyewu had an absolute shocker throughout, and they missed far too many chances. With that, though, things got a lot better in the second half; the defense tightened up and they were able to retain possession better. Ching and Beasley still threw away too many chances, but I can't really criticize too much. They did what they needed to, and Feilhaber's goal was absolutely gorgeous. I have a thing for long-range shots like that, and that was just about perfect. The most important thing here is that they qualified for the Confederations Cup in 2009, which should build some confidence. Now comes the Copa America, where they'll probably crash and burn. But it's good that they're going, and it should be some good experience for the younger players and the MLS-based ones. But, man, I ...
