Friday, October 9, 2009

On tap: USMNT v Honduras

I will come back with my thoughts on the contest tomorrow, kicking off either a standard prediction/line-ups/recap post or a LIVE if I can swing a home feed. I'm working on it.

So off we go to the Reading Room:

- USMNT match notes
- Coach Bradley's conference call quote sheet
- FIFA match preview
- Michael C. Lewis' CONCACAF match preview
- Beau Dure's USA Today preview
- Jonah Freedman's 3 Warnings Signs
- Grant Wahl: It looks to be a scorcher
- Wahl on the stateside TV blackout
- Clemente Lisi's US Soccer Players preview
- S365's Where-to-watch page
- USMNT Scenario Generator
- Gulati says U.S. can win World Cup
- Snowden Says: U.S. teetering at the brink
- Jeff Carlisle: U.S. wary of Honduras home form
- Jeré Longman: Cards complicate U.S. selection
- Ridge Mahoney: Who will lead?
- USMNT Blog: Team feels secure in Honduras
- USMNT Blog: Bocanegra meets the press
- Miami Herald feature: Charlie Davies
- US Soccer feature: Ricardo Clark
- Conor Nevin: Honduras likely to be trouble
- A Honduras déjà vu back to 2001?
- Big Apple Soccer: Cletus reminisces
- Match a welcome diversion in Honduras
- Honduras longs for World Cup spot
- USMNT Blog : Torres on Mexican TV show
- S365's Global WCQ Situation Room

We flip on the video with a quick visit to USMNT training.




ESPN's Janusz Michalik gives his preview take.




CONCACAF Video Signals also previews the contest.




We look back to the Chicago WCQ'er in June, a 2-0 U.S. victory.




Finally, Landon Donovan sets the scene.





- Greg Seltzer

4 comments:

Thomas said...

Greg,

Really hoping for a LIVE as I don't think anywhere near Baton Rouge is going to offer the game. Plus I'm gonna be sitting in Tiger Stadium watching the two teams that have won 4 out of the last 6 national championships in the NCAA game of the season. I'd love to have a way to follow along with the USA game. thanks. Geaux Tigers!

bhamhawker said...

Interesting - another Baton Rouge resident!!


Greg, are you worried about this trip to Honduras?

If we start Bornstein over Spector\Dolo, I'm worried he could cost us in horrible fashion.

I'm starting to believe we'll see Bradley play his hyper-conservative players like Ching, Hejduk, and maybe even Conor Casey, seeing us in some kind of 4-5-1 with no Davies or Altidore.

If we go into this game playing for a tie, we're doomed.

bhamhawker said...

According to his twitter, Grant Wahl got robbed at gunpoint, in broad daylight, in the Honduran capital. Ouch.



We still need a Greg Seltzer twitter, by the way.

Greg Seltzer said...

Yeah, I heard that this morning via Mr. Spangler. Harsh and scary.

Me on Twitter? Don't hold your breath.