USMNT
Starters
Nick Rimando: C+
DaMarcus Beasley: B
Matt Besler: B
Clarence Goodson: C+
Michael Parkhurst: C+
Stuart Holden: B+
Kyle Beckerman: B
Joe Corona: C+
Landon Donovan: A
Alejandro Bedoya: A
Eddie Johnson: B+
Substitutes
Mikkel Diskerud: B
Brek Shea: B+
Omar Gonzalez: C
Today we saw USMNT take on Panama. The first half didn’t have much excitement still 0-0 at half and USA had three fourths of the possession.
A few minutes into the half Donovan got a cross from Beasley that he tried to head in but it barely went wide.
Right after that the US attack fired up and Bedoya played a ball to Donovan whiffed the ball to Shea who tapped it in with ease.
The rest of the game USA just played around not letting Panama score.
Why has the USMNT won the last 8 games? It’s simple, Donovan. Donovan returned to the USMNT 10 games ago and the US have won 8 of the 10 games played since Donovan returned. But what makes Donovan so great?Klinsmann. Klinsmann’s coaching techniques have brought out the best in Donovan.
Photo credits- http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/1709740-us-soccer-why-donovan-is-an-even-better-player-with-klinsmann
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