Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind

by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

In the battle for safety from the relegation zone, Michael Bradley and Borussia Moenchengladbach tied fellow relegation-threatened Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday. Bradley went 69 minutes in the 1-1 draw that saw Moenchengladbach fall to 17th place. Bradley's club is two points away from safety with five games to play.

Benny Feilhaber, Bradley's former midfield partner, continued to find playing time with AGF Aarhus this weekend. Feilhaber's cameo on Sunday was a 20-minute appearance off the bench in Aarhus' 1-0 win over Michael Parkhurst's FC Nordsjaelland.

Charlie Davies was the lone American to score this weekend as he net twice to carry Hammarby IF to victory in their Swedish Cup match with Atvidabergs FF.

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

England

PREMIERSHIP

Tim Howard started, played 90 minutes and made six saves in Everton's 2-1 loss vs. Manchester City on Saturday.

Brad Friedel started, played 90 minutes and made four saves in Aston Villa's 1-1 draw vs. Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
Brad Guzan dressed but did not play in Aston Villa's 1-1 draw vs. Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
Clint Dempsey started and played 90 minutes in Fulham's 1-0 win vs. Stoke City on Saturday.
Jonathan Spector dressed but did not play in West Ham's 1-0 loss vs. Chelsea on Saturday.

COCA COLA CHAMPIONSHIP

Jay DeMerit started and played 90 minutes in Watford's 3-2 win vs. Coventry City on Saturday.
Eddie Johnson came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Cardiff City's 3-0 loss vs. Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Frank Simek did not dress in Sheffield Wednesday's 1-1 draw vs. Bristol City on Saturday.

Marcus Hahnemann and Reading play Norwich City on Monday.

LEAGUE ONE

Jemal Johnson did not dress in MK Dons' 1-0 loss vs. Walsall on Saturday.
Zak Whitbread started and played 90 minutes in Millwall's 2-1 win vs. Leyton Orient on Saturday.
Ian Joyce did not dress in Southend United's 1-1 draw vs. Oldham Athletic on Saturday.
Mike Grella came off the bench and played 10 minutes in Leeds United's 1-0 win vs. Hartlepool United on Saturday.

Scotland

Maurice Edu started and played 90 minutes in Rangers' 3-0 win vs. St Mirren in the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
DaMarcus Beasley did not dress in Rangers' 3-0 win vs. St Mirren in the Scottish Cup on Saturday. He is recovering from an injury.

Germany

BUNDESLIGA

Michael Bradley started and played 69 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 1-1 tie vs. Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday.

Steve Cherundolo did not dress in Hannover 96's 2-1 win vs. FC Cologne on Saturday. He is recovering from a hip injury.

Sal Zizzo did not dress in Hannover 96's 2-1 win vs. FC Cologne on Saturday.

BUNDESLIGA 2

Heath Pearce and Hansa Rostock play VfL Osnabruck on Monday.

Luis Robles dressed but did not play in Kaiserslautern's 1-0 win vs. SV Wehen on Sunday.

David Yelldell started, played 90 minutes and made three saves in TUS Koblenz's 2-0 loss vs. Alemania Aachen on Sunday.

Matt Taylor came off the bench, played 45 minutes and received a yellow card in TUS Koblenz's 2-0 loss vs. Alemania Aachen on Sunday.

Grover Gibson did not dress in Ahlen's 2-0 loss vs. MSV Duisburg on Friday.

Spain

Jozy Altidore did not dress in Xerez's 2-0 win vs. Sevilla Atletico on Sunday. He is recovering from a toe injury.

Italy

Danny Szetela did not dress in Brescia's 0-0 draw vs. Mantova on Saturday.

France

LIGUE 1

Carlos Bocanegra and Rennes did not play this weekend.
Freddy Adu dressed but did not play in AS Monaco's 1-0 win vs. Le Mans on Sunday.

LIGUE 2

Quentin Westberg dressed but did not play in Troyes' 2-1 loss vs. Montpellier on Friday.

Belgium

Oguchi Onyewu did not dress in Standard Liege's 4-1 win vs. KV Mechelen on Saturday.

Jared Jeffrey did not play in Club Brugge's 2-0 loss vs. Germinal Beerschot on Friday.

Denmark

Danny Califf and FC Midtjylland play Sonderjyske on Monday.

Jeremiah White started and played 70 minutes in AGF Aarhus' 1-0 win vs. FC Nordsjaelland on Sunday.

Benny Feilhaber came off the bench and played 20 minutes in AGF Aarhus' 1-0 win vs. FC Nordsjaelland on Sunday.

Michael Parkhurst started and played 90 minutes in FC Nordsjaelland's 1-0 loss vs. AGF Aarhus on Sunday.

Marcus Tracy came off the bench and played 13 minuts in Aalborg's 2-1 loss vs. Randers FC on Saturday.

Austria

Preston Zimmerman did not dress in Kapfenberg SV's 3-1 loss vs. SV Mattersburg on Saturday.

Norway

Troy Perkins started and played 90 minutes in Valarenga's 2-2 draw vs. Odd Grenland on Sunday.
Clarence Goodsonstarted and played 90 minutes in IK Start's 3-1 win vs. Tromso on Sunday.
Hunter Freeman did not dress in IK Start's 3-1 win vs. Tromso on Sunday.

Sweden

Charlie Davies came off the bench, played 50 minutes and scored TWO GOALSin Hammarby's 3-2 win vs. Atvidabergs FF in the Swedish Cup on Saturday.

Mexico

Jose Francisco Torres started and played 45 minutes in Pachuca's 3-0 win vs. Cruz Azul on Saturday.

Michael Orozco started and played 77 minutes in San Luis' 1-1 tie vs. Necaxa on Friday.

Marco Vidal started and played 90 minutes in Indios de Ciudad Juarez's 2-0 win vs. Puebla on Sunday.
Daniel Hernandez started and played 68 minutes in Necaxa's 1-1 tie vs. San Luis on Friday.
Jesus Padilla dressed but did not play in Chivas de Guadalajara's 1-1 tie vs. UNAM on Sunday.

American-born Players Playing for Other Countries

Giuseppe Rossi (Italy) dressed but did not play in Villarreal's 2-1 win vs. Getafe on Sunday.
Edgar Castillo (Mexico) and America play U.A. de G. on Sunday evening.
Brede Hangeland (Norway) started and played 90 minutes in Fulham's 1-0 win vs. Stoke City on Saturday.

Boaz Myhill (Wales) started, played 90 minutes and made two saves in Hull City's 3-1 loss vs. Liverpool on Saturday.

———————————

What do you think of these performances? Starting to think Bradley is going to need a new club once the Bundesliga season ends? Is Feilhaber ready to return to the national team this summer? Is Davies ready for a bigger role with the national team?

Share your thoughts below.

Comments

Scott A:

Arminia was already ahead of BMG on points. Energie Cottbus leapt them both with a win over VfL Wolfsburg, of all teams.

A.S. – It was tactical, if I recall correctly. I believe he was subbed out for Oliver Neuville.

According to the AS Monaco website Freddy Adu came on in the 90th.minute vs. Le Mans. No playing time, but he got off the bench.

I wonder why Bradley got subbed off.

Regarding Jemal Johnson.

I’ve read (or heard) somewhere that since he has hesitated in signing a new contract, the Dons are trying to hang him out to dry. Taking him away from the display window. It’s kind of messed up, of course, but that sort of thing happens.

I wish I could remember the source, but apparently he’s got teams of the ilk of Sunderland interested in him.

I also wish I knew something about his contract. I don’t know if it actually expires or if he’s just up for an extension.

In any case, I’d love to see him move up to at least a heavy hitting Championship team.

Hope Bradley can lead his team to safety! When your that low in the league making it back the next year is like winning the championship!

Happy to see him doing so well!

Charlie Davies has 4 goals in 6 matches. Pretty damn good. If he can keep up the scoring, he’ll be moving up to a mid table German or Dutch club.

Gooch is another Yank soon to be heading to a bigger club. Probably PSG or Marseille or a mid level German club.

Oneywu is recovering from an injury. and I believe MK Dons have some young forward who has struck great form recently and Johnson hasn’t been able to play much.

Maybe I’ve just had too much wine…but how did Arminia leapfrog Monchengladbach in the standings if they tied?

What happened to onyewu? why didn’t he even dress?

Eddie Johnson and Cardiff are a few more slip-ups away from missing the promotional playoff. Their strike-force is amazing, but have been kept quiet lately. I hope he can help play a part in something special for the Welsh club.

I think the forwards are lacking confidence after there 6-0 thrashing by Preston. McCormack missed a pk against Ipswich, a week after he missed on against Preston.

Great news that Spector is back in action. The concussion must not have been very serious, thank God.

Can anyone give anymore insight on why Jemal Johnson isn’t on the bench anymore?

It’s also good to see Torres and Orozco back in the starting 11.

Jon-Paul Pittman had a good assist for Wycombe Wanderers as they move closer to promotion to League One. But I guess League Two isn’t cool enough to be posted on here. oh yeah, Lee Nguyen had a brace for his team.

Its great to see another Pittman fan. Thank you! This guy isn’t getting the respect he derserves. 3 goals and 3 assists since coming in January. His manager had great things to say about JPP after the game. How could he not? Pittman came on in the 77th minute and Wycombe scored in the 79th. I’m really happy he got back into the football league. Wycombe still have a good shot at getting automatically promoted to League One.

Its good to see more guys dressing and getting some minutes but still frustrating to see so many not consistently making final 11s. And jeez, looking back on this season, what a waste for Adu’s development (and for the USMNT in the long run.)

I hope Edu can still be a fixture for Rangers tho and congrats to Davies!

bradley, edu/torres >>>> adu/feilhaber

what does naturally talented mean? can someone be artificially talented?

What’s going on with Jemal Johnson? From starting every game to not making the bench? Also, should Heath Pearce still be listed now that he’s a member of Hansa Rostock II? If so, then a lot of other guys would have to be included (Nazzani, Arguez, McLoughlin, Bernardo to name a few)

I really want Benny and Freddy to come back. The two most naturally talented midfielders in the whole squad by far. They just need an ego and attitude reduction.

Popular Now: