Is Bruce Arena ready to lead America?
361200
yea, he's definetly the best coach usa has ever had and keeps good team chemistry
93267
I believe the USA can win the World Cup this year.  Noone is writing us off this time around.  We are ranked in the top 10 by FIFA.  To go along with our ranking, we have some of the best goalkeeping in the world (Keller, Howard, and a number of MLS keepers like Reis and Hartman).  We have a solid defense with Bocanegra, Onyewu, Hejduk, and Pope (and maybe even Pablo Mastroeni).  World-class midfielders in Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley will be stepping onto the pitch (not to mention the solid job players like Kerry Zavagnin put forth each and every time they take the field).  Up top, we have the emergence of Taylor Twellman in the international game and the return of Eddie Johnson to the fold.  We have a coach in Bruce Arena who, I believe, if he leaves after the tournament, should get a top-flight European league job next fall (Malcolm Glazer hiring Bruce Arena at ManU if Sir Alex Ferguson were to leave?  A long shot maybe, but intriguing.).  Add to that, one of Italy's best players, Francesco Totti, recently went down with a serious injury and will be out until at least May.  Even if he does come back for the tournament, will he be at full strength?  Ghana's midfielder Laryea Kingston will also miss the tournament through suspension.  While we have a tough road to travel both in our group and with the possibility of Brazil lurking in the round of 16, I believe the USA has the ability to take on the world's best and win it all.
962122
bruce will put up the piont do it now
920292
Yes i would, he's a powerful, intelligent speaker. To have an audience with him would be an honor in my eyes. Saw him when i was 14 in my home town St. Louis while he was president. Actually got to speak to him and shake his hand.
1012900
Clearly not Bruce Arena!
1039294
Seriously even Eric Wynalda said it on ESPN that he needs to get fired. Bruce Arena put US just to defend all tounament. Arena realized that too late cuz he puts E. Johnson around the 75min. to help out McBride which was to late. I think they have the players to win but it was all set up wrong. Like players playing out of positions. I think they should get like a coach like Zico (japan coach) or Bora Milotinvich, as long as they are good. Also dissapointed at Donovan which play like crap (I think it was last year that he had the choice of going to Europe or MLS and the dumbass stayed, He should of left and would have probably gotten better.)
817605
It's hard to say who because there are a lot of potential contenders. But the safe pick right now is detroit. They might not be like the old detroit but they still have a lot of weapons
1111165
im sick of excuses, its time for bruce arena to go even as beloved as he is in american soccer circles, we need someone to take this team to the next level. im sick to death of hearing how landon donovan is all that, he gets a free kick from just outside the box and where does he kick it to? closer to the crowd than anywhere else. if eddie johnson is so good, why didnt he play more? im tired of the american hype machine telling everyone how good america is gonna be and then we score what? 1 goal????? how pathetic is that? and give up 6 goals? i rest my case.............................
1030446
He is not in the squad because... B. Arena decided so. Therefore all the other Teams say a BIG TANK YOU to B. Arena in giving them the huge advantage of having Adu out of the USA Team! Basically it is soo sad to do not see one of the most talented American player in the World Cup.
710611
He cant do a worse job than the recent captains..the main problem for the US is to get them playing like a team, and anyone who can supress the egos of a disparate bunch of superstars stands a chance. Europe's players are individually not as good, but as a team they have been kicking our butts recently.
375643
Offcourse, The likes of Landon Donovan,Demarcus Beasley, Kasey Keller, Mcbride who i call our Mcpride, Onyeweu, brilliant against strong opposition in Mexico's Rowdy Azteca Stadium, near flawless performance. The US Coach Bruce Arena is very professional, and by number's look right now on the www.fifa.com website, he has helped boost the USA SOCCER world rankings to number 6, that's right number 6 in the world, Look it up, Now offcourse Brazil is the team to watch, but ladies and gentleman in soccer all you need is 11 fearless guys full of heart and hunger and a lot of belief. And what do our Lads here in USA have to loose? absolutely nothing folks- THE 2006 SURPRISE-USA-1
202939
This is absolutely right.  They've been consistent winners with a solid core of future Hall of Famers.  Over the last 10 years they've featured players like Yzerman, Shanahan, Hull, Fedorov, Lang, Lidstrom, Chelios, Robitaille, Hasek, Zetterberg and Datsyuk.  It seems that whoever comes to play for Detroit just automatically gets better, and who wouldn't with the kind of veteran leadership that this team has had?  The new rules and the salary cap were supposed to kill Detroit, but as of today, they are in the lead for the President's Cup.  Great team with a great tradition.
1135973
Without a question.  He has gotten tactically lazy and we need new blood to shape this team in the future with the young players coming in.  Bruce was the coach for the McBride/Keller/Reyna era.  We're entering the Convey/Spector/Howard era.  There are going to be holdovers who are still young like Beasley and Donovan but this is not the same team and needs a new coach.\n\nBesides that, he has never prepared us against the toughest teams in the world.  He should have been fired the second he turned down another invitation to Copa America in 2004.
155022
yes it was stern's decision.  and it was THE BEST decision ever.  gilbert arenas isnt a household name like most all starts. but he deserves to be there.
459658
yeah i read that article too and they said that he had the most votes so far. they got the info from the NBA. and he is probably going to win, even if the annoucement is in two weeks.
309252
the us needs more than chuck norris to win
1092645
American wise our bests chances are Floyd Landis or Levi Leiphenhiemer. Internationaly either Jan Ulrich or Ivan Basso