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Americans Abroad: Weekend Preview

Jozy Altidore of Sunderland

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By FRANCO PANIZO

The search for that first victory of the season has been plenty difficult for Jozy Altidore and Sunderland, and things are not about to get any easier.

Sitting in last place in the Premiership with a 0-5-1 record, Sunderland are set to host a star-studded Manchester United team on Saturday in a game that looks one-sided on paper. What is playing in the Black Cats’ favor, however, is that United are currently struggling to put up consistent performances under new head coach David Moyes and are on a two-game losing streak. That might be enough to instill some confidence in Sunderland and Altidore, who continues to look for his first league goal with the club.

Tim Howard and Everton will be going up against the other club from Manchester in one of Saturday’s other marquee matches. The Toffees are currently in fourth place in the league standings and the only team still unbeaten, but they will need a strong showing from Howard and co. in order to grab at least a point against Manchester City at Etihad Staidum.

Wondering what other match is worth watching? Look no further than Timmy Chandler and Nurnberg’s clash with Hamburg SV on Sunday. Both teams are near the bottom of the Bundesliga table through seven rounds of action, but Nurnberg are still without a victory and could use one at home to further distance themselves from the relegation zone.

Here is who the Americans Abroad play this weekend:

FRIDAY

Steve Cherundolo and Hannover 96 play John Brooks and Hertha Berlin. (Brooks is out injured.)

Andrew Wooten and Kaiserslautern play Arminia Bielefeld.

Herculez Gomez, Joe Corona, Edgar Castillo, Greg Garza, Paul Arriola and Club Tijuana play Queretaro.

SATURDAY

Tim Howard and Everton play Manchester City.

Geoff Cameron, Maurice Edu, Brek Shea and Stoke City play Fulham.

Brad Guzan and Aston Villa play Hull City.

Jozy Altidore and Sunderland play Manchester United.

Jonathan Spector, Will Packwood and Birmingham City play Tim Ream, Stuart Holden and Bolton Wanderers. (Holden and Packwood are out injured.)

Danny Williams and Reading play Burnley.

Zak Whitbread and Derby County play Leeds United.

Eric Lichaj and Nottingham Forest play Brighton & Hove Albion.

Michael Bradley and AS Roma play Inter Milan. (Bradley is out injured.)

Fabian Johnson, Joe Gyau and TSG Hoffenheim play Mainz.

Jermaine Jones and Schalke 04 play Michael Parkhurst and FC Augsburg.

Alejandro Bedoya and FC Nantes play Evian Thonon Gaillard.

Alonso Hernandez and Monterrey play Atlante.

Jose Torres, Jonathan Bornstein and Tigres UANL play Toluca.

DaMarcus Beasley, Michael Orozco and Puebla play Leon.

SUNDAY

Brad Friedel and Tottenham Hotspur play West Ham United.

Timmy Chandler and FC Nurnberg play Hamburg SV.

Bobby Wood and TSV 1860 Munich play Energie Cottbus.

Alfredo Morales and FC Ingolstadt 04 play VfL Bochum.

Aron Johannsson and AZ Alkmaar play FC Groningen.

Eugene Starikov and FK Tom’ Tomsk play Zenit St Petersburg.

Sacha Kljestan and RSC Anderlecht play KV Kortrijk.

Terrence Boyd and Rapid Vienna play FC Magna Wr. Neustadt.

Conor O’Brien and Odense BK play Esbjerg.

Brian Span and Djurgarden IF play IFK.

Josh Gatt, Ben Spencer, Ethan Horvath and Molde FK play Tromso. (Gatt is out injured.)

Mix Diskerud and Rosenborg BK play Steve Clark and Honefoss BK.

Freddy Adu and Bahia play AA Ponte Preta.

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Which of these matches are you most looking forward to? How do you see Altidore faring against Manchester United? Expecting Howard and Everton to still be undefeated after their game against Manchester City?

Share your thoughts below.

Comments

  1. Ives you should include 18 yo Huddersfield midfielder Duane Holmes going forward. Hes gotten some 1st team action lately and all reports say hes a rising prospect for the club

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  2. You forgot Steve Clark and Honefoss traveling to Rosenborg on Sunday. Also, Nermin Crnkic in the Czech Liga with Znojmo visit Baník Ostrava on Saturday.

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  3. I’m surprised an ankle sprain has kept Bradley out for so long. I’ve sprained my ankle badly and only been out a few weeks. I hope it isnt worse than a sprain.

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    • I had a soccer related ankle sprain that had me in a walking boot for 7 weeks!! Hopefully Bradley can use this time to rest up, as he’s got a very busy year ahead.

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      • Agree with this. I sprained my ankle badly enough to keep me out for 3 months (granted I’m not a superior athlete or anything).

        Also, ask Steph Curry about all ankle sprains being equal.

      • Nonsense winning teams change all the time.

        Roma use a midfield three and they’ll have to rotate players during the course of the season.

    • Players in all major sports routinely miss a month or more to the dreaded high ankle sprain. In some severe cases doctors have said that the recovery time would have been less if the ankle had actually been broken. Plus, everyone heals differently.

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