Our boys clad in a fantastic red 3rd kit wore “Indivisible” embroidered on their sleeves, and American underdog strength in their hearts. We traded blows with perhaps the hottest country on earth in Argentina. Just under 80k fans watched our boys do us proud in one of the greatest friendlies I’ve seen in a long time.

Red Bull’s Juan Agudelo provided the equalizer, and this young sensations name will be on the lips of fans across America. He does one thing well, and that one thing is what you need from your forwards: he scores goals. His entrance in the 2nd half along electrified the team. It allowed Jozy to stop playing lone target striker (which he sucks at), and face goal (which he is excellent at). Timothy Chandler of FC Nurnberg got his first cap on his birthday, and looked a bit like Philip Lamm making runs up the wing.

Enjoy these fantastic highlights.

Major League Soccer (MLS), US National Team FC Nurnberg, Juan Agudelo, New York, Tim Howard, Timothy Chandler, US Men's National Team

Disclaimer #1: I realize that this is a Colorado Rapids and MLS blog, not USMNT.

Disclaimer #2: I realize I have a man crush (based on all 3 criteria) on Timmy and am hopelessly biased.

That being said, going into a huge USMNT weekend, it is time to establish once and for all that goalkeeper Tim Howard is the best US Soccer player. Period. I give you the top 5 reasons this is the case

1. He is the unquestioned #1 for club (Everton) and country
2. He is among the 2 players on the USMNT whose loss would have the greatest effect on our performance (I’d say Donovan is the other clear choice on this list)
3. He has performed in the best league in the world (EPL) and distinguished himself as one of the top keepers in Europe (reference: David Moyes)
4. He has excelled in the Europa league in UEFA, the finest regional association in the world
5. He is an absolute rock, a consistent leader whether we are playing T&T at home or Mexico at the Azteca

US National Team Everton, Tim Howard, US Men's National Team