God, Country, Soccer

Brwosing around the internet, looking at forums and the like, I came across a site that lets you make your own formation graphics. It's pretty cool, I spent way to much time messing with it. Well this is what I came up with. My desired formation and personnel for the Rapids. I know the biggest thing off the bat is that Pablo Mastroeni is not out there. I just don't see the need for 2 destroyer type midfielders on the pitch at the same time. At this point in their respective careers, Jeff Larentowitz is better at that position than Pablo is. Another thing is that Mehdi Ballouchy isn't in the middle, he's replaced by Claudio Lopez. This seems like it should be an automatic, but for some reason, Gary Smith likes Mehdi more than Lopez. In this formation Omar Cummings moves back up top to partner with Conor Casey. Putting them on the wing as they have this year just isn't working. He's scored 2 stunning goals, but the rest of the time hasn't performed up to par ...

It's been a busy week for me, check out some of my latest appearances. VI Questions with Class VI - 07/20/10 Claudio Lopez Bleeding Burgundy Podcast - 07/15/10 from Class VI Around the League - 07/21/10 from CSRN If you want to contact me about being on your show/podcast, feel free to me an email to GodCountrySoccer[at]gmail[dot]com

This week, blogger Andy Edwards from the upstart website "The Daily Wiz" interviewed me for an article called "Five Questions With An Opposing Blogger". Check it out .

I know this is a bit tardy to be posting about, but I'm mainly posting this as a bookmark for easy access to the following videos. I know down the road I'm going to want to go back and watch these, and heck, you may too. First off is the ESPN call of Landon Donovan's amazing 90+ minute goal vs. Algeria to push the USA into the knockout round. "Go Go USA!" Second, let's get the crowd reaction as they were watching this goal all around the globe. I saved the best for last. Legendary voice Andres Cantor on the Futbol de Primera Radio Network with the call. What a great moment for the USA, what a great moment for the National Team. I will always remember this and get goosebumps every time I do.

Red Bull New York have officially announced the signing of French Star Thierry Henry. This move comes as no surprise, it had been rumored for over a year. Being a Rapids fan, you would think that I would be upset, or anxious that this hurts the Rapids chances of a title. That is not my emotion this morning. I think this is a great move. Much better than that of David Beckham. I really hope this works. I hope that it pays off for them in the form of multiple championships...even at the expense of our Rapids. Am I off my rocker? Yes, but still, this move can mean so much to the future of soccer here in the USA. Say RBNY wins 2 maybe 3 championships with Henry and Juan Pablo Angel, and another DP whom they're rumored to be bringing in this summer. How is that good? Well, my hope is that it will create an elite in the league and other owners will have to be more proactive about their clubs in order to survive. Competitive balance sounds great, but really it creates reason for manageme...

I don't really have anything better to say than what's already been said. What a great World Cup. What a great performance from Spain. South Africa 2010, I will always remember you.