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Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind

Michael Orozco (ISIphotos.com)  

                                              Photo by ISI photos.com

by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

Michael Orozco scored the lone goal of the Americans Abroad contingent this weekend when he netted in San Luis' 3-1 loss to Santos. Orozco's 83rd minute goal prevented a shut-out defeat as he got on the end of a cross and beautifully headed the ball past infamous Oswaldo Sanchez.

Midfielder Maurice Edu continued his string of successive starts with Rangers as he got the nod in their crucial league tilt with Heart of Midlothian. Edu, who enjoyed his fourth straight start, went 90 minutes in the 2-0 win.

It was not all positive this weekend, however. Michael Bradley and Borussia Moenchengladbach fell, 2-1, to Bayern Munich on Saturday, which leaves the club in the drop zone of the German Bundesliga and three points away from safety.

Here is how the rest of the Americans Abroad performed this weekend:

England

PREMIERSHIP

  • Tim Howard started, played 90 minutes and made two saves in Everton's 2-0 win vs. Sunderland on Sunday.

  • Brad Friedel and Aston Villa play Hull City on Monday.

  • Brad Guzan and Aston Villa play Hull City on Monday.

  • Clint Dempsey started and played 90 minutes in Fulham's 3-1 loss vs. Chelsea on Saturday.

  • Jonathan Spector dressed but did not play in West Ham's 1-0 win vs. Stoke City on Saturday.

COCA COLA CHAMPIONSHIP

  • Jay DeMerit started and played 90 minutes in Watford's 3-1 win vs. Derby County on Sunday.

  • Eddie Johnson dressed but did not play in Cardiff City's 1-0 loss vs. Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.

  • Frank Simek dressed but did not play in Sheffield Wednesday's 1-0 win vs. Cardiff City on Sunday.

  • Marcus Hahnemann started, played 90 minutes and made four saves in Reading's 2-1 loss vs. Birmingham on Sunday.

LEAGUE ONE

  • Jemal Johnson came off the bench and played 38 minutes in MK Dons' 1-0 win vs. Hereford United on Saturday.

  • Zak Whitbread did not dress in Millwall's 2-0 loss vs. Carlisle United on Saturday.

  • Ian Joyce did not dress in Southend United's 2-0 win vs. Cheltenham Town on Saturday.

  • Mike Grella came off the bench and played 13 minutes in Leeds United's 3-0 win vs. Northampton Town on Saturday.

Scotland

  • Maurice Edu started and played 90 minutes in Rangers' 2-0 win vs. Heart of Midlothian on Sunday.

  • DaMarcus Beasley did not dress in Rangers' 2-0 win vs. Heart of Midlothian on Sunday.

Germany

BUNDESLIGA

  • Michael Bradley started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 2-1 loss vs. Bayern Munich on Saturday.
  • Steve Cherundolo did not dress in Hannover 96's 2-0 win vs. VfL Bochum on Saturday. He is recovering from a hip injury.
  • Sal Zizzo did not dress in Hannover 96's 2-0 win vs. VfL Bochum on Saturday.

BUNDESLIGA 2

  • Heath Pearce did not dress in Hansa Rostock's 5-1 win vs. Kaiserslautern on Friday.
  • Luis Robles dressed but did not play in Kaiserslautern's 5-1 loss vs. Hansa Rostock on Friday.
  • David Yelldell started, played 90 minutes and made no saves in TUS Koblenz's 2-0 loss vs. Mainz on Sunday.
  • Matt Taylor did not dress in TUS Koblenz's 2-0 loss vs. Mainz on Sunday.
  • Grover Gibson started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Ahlen's 1-0 win vs. St Pauli on Sunday.

Spain

  • Jozy Altidore did not dress in Xerez's 1-0 win vs. Elche on Sunday. He is recovering from a toe injury. 

Italy

  • Danny Szetela did not dress in Brescia's 1-1 draw vs. Albinoleffe on Saturday. 

France

LIGUE 1

  • Carlos Bocanegra started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Rennes' 1-0 win vs. Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.

  • Freddy Adu dressed but did not play in AS Monaco's 1-0 loss vs. AJ Auxerre on Saturday.

LIGUE 2

  • Quentin Westberg dressed but did not play in Troyes' 0-0 draw vs. Stade de Reims on Friday.

Belgium

  • Oguchi Onyewu started and played 90 minutes in Standard Liege's 0-0 draw vs. Zulte-Waregem on Saturday.
  • Jared Jeffrey and Club Brugge did not play this weekend.

Denmark

  • Danny Califf started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in FC Midtjylland's 2-0 win vs. FC Nordsjaelland on Sunday. 
  • Jeremiah White and AGF Aarhus play Odense on Monday.
  • Benny Feilhaber and AGF Aarhus play Odense on Monday.

  • Michael Parkhurst started and played 90 minutes in FC Nordsjaelland's 2-0 loss vs. FC Midtjylland on Sunday.
  • Marcus Tracy did not play in Aalborg's 3-0 loss vs. FC Copenhagen on Sunday.

Austria

  • Preston Zimmerman did not dress in Kapfenberg SV's 2-1 win vs. SV Josko Ried on Saturday.

Norway

  • Troy Perkins started and played 90 minutes in Valerenga's 3-2 loss vs. IK Start on Sunday.

  • Clarence Goodson started and played 90 minutes in IK Start's 3-2 win vs. Valerenga on Sunday.

  • Hunter Freeman started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in IK Start's 3-2 win vs. Valerenga on Sunday.

Sweden

  • Charlie Davies and Hammarby did not play this weekend.

Mexico

  • Jose Francisco Torres came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Pachuca's 5-1 win vs. Chiapas on Saturday.
  • Michael Orozco started, played 90 minutes, received a yellow card and scored a GOAL in San Luis' 3-1 loss vs. Santos on Sunday.
  • Marco Vidal started, played 84 minutes and received a yellow card in Indios de Ciudad Juarez's 1-0 win vs. Cruz Azul on Saturday.

  • Daniel Hernandez started, played 68 minutes and received two yellow cards (one red) in Necaxa's 1-1 draw vs. Atlante on Saturday.

  • Jesus Padilla came off the bench and played 13 minutes in Chivas de Guadalajara's 0-0 draw vs. Puebla on Saturday.

American-born Players Playing for Other Countries

  • Giuseppe Rossi (Italy) came off the bench and played 27 minutes in Villarreal's 2-0 loss vs. Sevilla FC on Saturday.

  • Edgar Castillo (Mexico) started and played 90 minutes in America's 3-2 win vs. Monterrey on Saturday.

  • Brede Hangeland (Norway) started and played 90 minutes in Fulham's 3-1 loss vs. Chelsea on Saturday.

  • Boaz Myhill (Wales) and Hull City play Aston Villa on Monday.

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What do you think of these performances? Impressed with Orozco's snap-header goal? Think he deserves more time with the national team? Think Edu will start one of the next two World Cup qualifiers? Is it time for Michael Bradley to find a new club?

Share your thoughts below.

Comments

  1. Thanks for the info, Tommy. One can’t help but notice the ace in his corner– an E.U. passport. I’m sure that’s been a stumbling block for many an American talent.

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  2. Where is Jon-Paul Pittman? Is he going to be included now? He and Wycombe are now promoted to League One. Not bad for a guy who started the season in the conference. Arrived in January and got 3 goals and 4 assists for Wycombe (at least 1 goal was a game winner). 13 goals and 5 assists total if you add his stats from the team he started the season with.

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  3. Guzan and others can go to Africa and still play in the Gold Cup! How crazy would it be for Altidore to go to the Confed Cup and then not play in the Gold Cup? It’s not like he’s worn down from playing all year in Spain.

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  4. Rennes were definitely lucky beat us in Paris, own goal.

    Good news is that many of you should be able to watch the Coupe de France Finale this Saturday May 9 on Setanta. Rennes (Ligue1) takes on Guigamp (Ligue2) and it’s a good chance to Carlos Bocanegra continue to shine for Rennes this season.

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  5. I thought we learned in the olympics that orozco isn’t a left back. Not that he played badly but he is just a better centerback.

    I specifically remember robbie rogers leaving orozco exposed a lot though.

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  6. I think Guzan would go to Africa with Timmy and the rest of the squad. Altidore is too, Edu is too, and maybe Torres. So with all due respect i can see it more like this

    ——–Davies——–Cooper——–

    Rogers—-Szetela—Adu——Holden

    Orozco—Parkhurst–Marshall–Wynne

    Szetela’s spot is questionable, but i dont see Edu not going to Africa, Torres also, but with him u can never know, I hope Zizzo is called in also so he can show his stuff, I really don’t like Cooper, he’s just….idk, i dont like him, but sum1 else up there wouldnt hurt, Bobby Convey can be called up, maybe Beckermen can help, we got alot of possibilities

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  7. Gold Cup lineup:

    —————Altidore—Cooper———–

    Holden———————————-Adu

    ——————-Edu—-Torres———–

    Orozco——Parkhurst—Marhall——-Wynne

    ——————–Guzan——————

    Should be a good time in the Gold Cup for the young ones.

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  8. “Freddy Adu dressed”

    As in suit & jacket or actually dressed as a professional footballer on game day?

    I’m just tired of seeing his talent go to waste in Europe. It’s a shame. The kid needs to see the field.

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  9. Great to see Spector back in contention.
    Great to see Edu making it happy.
    Great to see Adu at least making the bench.

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  10. Johnson, Whitbred, and Grella are all teams in the the promotion playoffs so odds are one of them will end up in the Championship…

    I love how grella is getting minutes as a new player

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  11. I don’t think Torres started, he came off the bench and played about 30 min in the second half.

    Orozco goal was nice.

    Marco Vidal good for him, hopefully he plays well.

    Hopefully, one of the leauge one teams with americans get promoted.

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  12. The list of US players playing in Mexico seems to get longer and longer. I hope we can cap those boys before Mexico does.

    Where is Bryan Arguez on Hertha Berlin? I know he isn’t getting on the bench, but he deserves a mention considering he is even on the roster of a Bundesliga team fighting for the title.

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