This Adu kid will be the trouble for us, we must prove to them eventhough we are poor , we can kick their butts, they should stick to American football and baseball.Support our team , support your country.We have kids that are better than Adu in Haiti but are not so lucky to be paid 90 million dollars.
(April 14, 2004) – The U.S. Under-20 Men’s
National Team will play the Haiti Under-20 Men’s National Team at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 21, at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The match will be part of the U-20’s third domestic training camp of the year, which will take place from April 18-24.
During the eight-day camp, the U.S. will also face CONCACAF rival Jamaica in two closed door exhibitions in Sunrise, Fla., on Tuesday, April 20 and Thursday, April 22. The times of both matches are yet to be determined.
“Getting the chance to play Haiti and Jamaica during the week will really give us an opportunity to look at a number of players as we continue to identify the best available athletes for the qualifying tournament next year,” said U.S. Under-20 head coach Thomas Rongen.
“We are especially looking forward to the match against Haiti, which I’m certain will be a good test for the team and a great atmosphere at Lockhart Stadium.”
Rongen has named a 24-player roster as he continues to sort through the U.S. U-20 player pool in preparation for the CONCACAF U-20 World Youth Championship qualifying tournament in January 2005.
Leading the way for the U.S. are two young, promising Major League Soccer professionals in 14-year-old Freddy Adu (D.C. United) and 17-year-old Eddie Gaven (MetroStars). During both of United’s first two games, Adu has come off the bench and shown glimpses of his potential with a soft touch on the ball, pin-point passing and the ability to create chances around the goal. Adu is also the only returning player from the 2003 U-20 World Youth Championship team that took fifth place this past December in the United Arab Emirates.
With his tireless work rate and knack for always being around the ball, Gaven has won a starting midfielder position for the MetroStars after less than a year with the team and played the full 90 minutes in their 3-1 victory in their season opener against the Columbus Crew. The two former Under-17 teammates will face off against each other in a match of unbeatens as United will travel to the Meadowlands this Saturday, April 17.
Three other MLS players – Arturo Alvarez (San Jose Earthquakes), Michael Bradley (MetroStars) and Craig Capano (Chicago Fire) – will also partake in the camp. Alvarez and Capano were both considered for the final 20-player roster for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, but each suffered injuries in the final weeks leading up to the tournament.
Rounding out the rest of the roster is a collection of top college and high school players, many of which are current or past members of U.S. Soccer’s U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla. Four current U-17 Residency players – goalkeeper Steve Sandbo, defenders Nathan Sturgis and Tim Ward, and midfielder Danny Szetela – will make the cross-state trip to participate in the camp. Along with Adu and Bradley, recent Residency graduates Adrian Chevannes (Clemson), Brandon Owens (UCLA) and 2003 ACC Rookie of the Year Jamie Watson (UNC) will join them in South Florida.
The U.S. and Haiti last met in their first match of Group B at 2002 CONCACAF World Youth Championship Qualifying Tournament in Charleston, S.C., with the U.S. coming away with a 2-0 victory behind goals from Ed Johnson and Santino Quaranta. |
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