latest articles by Kartik Krishnaiyer
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/ 7230 days agoQuarterfinal Matchups and Other Thoughts
France's leading midfield players: Zidane, Makelele and Vierra have a great understanding of one another's game and the experience that comes from playing together for so long. For example, Zidane and Vierra always know where one another are going to be on the pitch at any given time. Throw in the youth, and speed of […]
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/ 7234 days agoGrading the US Roster post World Cup
GRADING BY MICHAEL HALEY WITH ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BY KARTIK KRISHNAIYER 1 Howard – DNP Kartik’s Thoughts: Could he have made the critical save that sparked this team? Keller surely didn't. 2 Albright – DNP Kartik's Thoughts: This team sorely missed Frankie Hedjuk's hustle and his German experience from his Bundesligia days. His torn ACL was […]
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/ 7235 days agoAssessing Arena
Arena in full control during the 2002 World Cup/YahooSports John O'Brien's goal against Portugal in 2002 sent Arena's side on its way to a deep World Cup run/yahoospots Assessing Arena Prior to the 2002 World Cup Bruce Arena tempered the expectations of many in the soccer media. While on paper it appeared the USA had […]
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/ 7235 days agoFull USA Elimination Coverage
Tonight or early Tomorrow Eastern Time: What mistakes did Bruce Arena make? Saturday: Which players stood out for the United States in this World Cup, and which players fell flat on their faces Sunday: What changes do the US Soccer Federation and MLS need to make to make World Cup 2010 more successful for Team […]
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/ 7236 days agoReuters: Reyna Retires from National Team
Reuters news service is reporting that US Captain Claudio Reyna will retire from the Men's National Team. I certainly expect the USSF to give him a send off game in the next few months. Reyna made some mistakes in this World Cup and has been injury prone. He also has been less vocal as a […]
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/ 7236 days agoExpectations Unfulfilled
The 2006 United States World Cup squad not only had higher expectations than any previous American team but also more interest in the team back home in the United States. Today's devastating (and controversial) loss to Ghana was just the final chapter in a failed world cup for Team USA, just four years after a […]
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/ 7237 days agoThe Stakes could not be Higher
Four years of speculation and anticipation will end for those of us obsessed with US Soccer tomorrow as our side faces a mammoth challenge to reach the knock out stages of Germany 2006. We must beat Ghana, which involves scoring goals something we have not done yet in this World Cup while stopping a potent […]
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/ 7238 days agoRandom World Cup Thoughts
I grew up watching Gerd Mueller, the all time leading goal scorer in World Cup History in his NASL stint with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. (where he played alongside worldwide greats Elias Figeroua, Nene Cubilias and George Best). Mueller's record of 14 World Cup goals is serious jeopardy of finally being broken in this World […]
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/ 7238 days agoWorld Cup ratings surprise ABC & ESPN
ABC and ESPN's ratings for World Cup have been excellent despite the cynics and obvious contempt of the soccer hating sports media in this country. The Czech Republic-USA match was the highest rated program thus far in 2006 on ESPN 2, and the USA-Italy game garnered a 5.8 overnight rating for the ABC telecast. ABC […]
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/ 7239 days agoJorge vs. Hugh
I just want to do a little poll. Question: Who did a worse job officiating their game? Hugh Dallas (2002 v. Germany) or Jorge Larrionda (2006 v. Italy)?
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/ 7239 days agoRandom World Cup Thoughts: 2006
We've discussed the red cards and yellow cards from the USA-Italy match to death, but the overall booking situation needs to be addressed by FIFA. My thinking is that if FIFA is going to insist on issuing yellow cards in place of warnings for the referee about play, then FIFA needs to change the rule […]
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/ 7241 days agoUSA v. Italy Open Thread
Put your remarks about the USA v. Italy game on this thread.
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/ 7241 days agoCzech Republic v. Ghana Open Thread
Put your remarks about the Czech Republic v. Ghana on this thread.
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/ 7241 days agoIran – Portugal Open Thread
Put your remarks about the Iran v. Portugal game on this thread.