What player will be the most influencial for the U.S. squad? why/in what way?
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Kasey Keller will have to lead the team from his goal crease.  He has been in form and hopefully he will play as well if not better than Brad Friedel did in Korea in 2002.\n\nAlso, the US needs Claudio Reyna to be healthy, there's lots of reasons why he is the USA's captain.
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Well, considering they play the best attacking football, I would say one of the Brazilians. Ronaldo is obese and definitely not my favourite, but I would say him, because he is just lethal in front of goal. And with the kinds of Ronaldinho and Kaka feeding him balls, he has a big chance of topping the scorers chart.\n\nAt second place, I put Ruud Van Nistelroy.  He hasn't played much first team football this year with Manchester United, due to the explosion of Wayne Rooney.  But I believe he can make it good for Holland.\n\nIn third, Crespo can have a good campaign, aided by a superb Argentine squad, who will surely proceed to the very final stages of the competition.\n\nPlayers worth of mention, but who will not make it to the top of the scorers list because of their team:\n- Luca Toni (Italy)\n- Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)\n- Dybril Drogba (Ivory Coast)
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Nothamerican:Luis Hernandez(Mexico)\nSouthamerican:Pele or Maradona
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USA has a great chance at being number #1 or #2 in the group.Johnson will give every team a hard time with his speed.Also Donovan is playing very unselfishly latly.Even is the MLS game this weekend he had 2 assists.That is what we need from him in the World Cup.Sorry tho if they get number 2 in the group,they will lose to brazil in Dortmund the 27 of june.You never know they might be #1 in their group and then they would get through the 1st round!
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a surprise choice maybe...I'd pick Henry. I might have said Ronaldo, but it is likely he will be substituted for at 65-70' in every match so he won't be injured (and to maintain his vulnerable good form) and therefore, he will get less playing time in all likelihood. Also, Brazil has many more options this time around with Kaka and Adriano as prominent goalscorers so Brazil's goalscoring does not have to depend on him as much (coach Carlos has already said he will start these players). As for why Henry will score, it's because recently, if you've followed closely, Cisse has been ruled out with injury. This player was France's goalscorer alongside Henry. Henry will now have to be much more aggressive and will get much more chances on goal.\nTo tell you the truth, though, I do not believe the top scorer of the Cup will be either Henry or Ronaldo, because they are too known and will be marked every single game. Watch for a Dutch player...Robben, Van Persie, van Nistelrooy??? In the recent game, Robben was excellent. Or watch for Klose. He is in inspired form. In all likelihood, it could be a surprise, but I say a Dutch or a German player, because these teams are likely to go to further in the tournament and have more games to be topscorers. While it is true France and Brazil could and in all likelihood go far too ( i pick Brazil to win...), there are circumstances, which I feel warrant attention to these other excellent players. Remember that strikers are a dime a dozen and in a World Cup tournament, top scorer means 6 or 7 goals a lot of the time, so if Klose already has two, he looks a very good and likely recipient of the top scorer  honor.
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I bet it will be Crouch. He gets so many opportunities every game that if he has a good game that day he can definitely capitalize on the opportunity and score.
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Choices choices. I would have to go with Arsen Wenger (peer pressure)
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It was suggested by Arsene Wenger. He also suggested to England,Switzerland,Spain,Togo and France which players should be in their teams. I understand he plans to replace George Bush in the White House.
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Twellman is getting there.  He led MLS in scoring last season and has been on fire in qualifying for the US.  I'm biased, though.
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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.
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I think it's JJ Redick of Duke.  He's going to win Player of the Year over Morrison of Gonzaga by a couple votes.
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Clint was not selected because he is having a terrible season in MLS and is not match fit.  He is on my fantasy team and is killing me.  He never plays for 90 minutes.  He made a good impression in Korea, but has dropped from the radar since then.  His strike partner, Jovan Kirovski, is in the same boat.  He was touted at one time as being the best American prospect, but it never materialized either.
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I would have to say the players I look forward to seeing the most are Ballack, Lampard, and Ronaldinho for different reasons. \n\nI wanna see if Ronaldinho really is as crucial to a team as everyone says he is.\n\nI wanna see Lampard because that guy has skill. He is the key for England and I want to see how far he takes them.\n\nBallack.. well.. he's playing for the home team, he's their captain, and I wanna see how he handles the pressure.\n\nBut honestly, I prefer Totti myself. Wanna see how he plays after breaking his ankle.
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probably fullback or linebacker.........
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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina's Lionel Messi will be definitely the most electrifying players on the pitch. But to give you some players that people won't tell you are Germany's Robert Huth, Bastian Schweinsteiger, and Lukas Podolski(all under 22). Cesc Fabregas is incredible at Arsenal, so he will most likely do good aswell.And last two,Paraguay's Nelson Valdez(forward)is one of the best talents in South America and might carry Paraguay past the group stage in head of Sweden and Trinidad&Tobago.Lastly\nManchester Utd. and Serbia&Montenegro's promising young defender, Nemanja Vidic.
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wow....thats a tough one......i think i'm gonna go with emeka okafor....his game seems to be more consistent.
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I think Jose Reyes has the best chance.  He's young and his legs are fresh plus he'll have many chances to do it with his young age.  My darkhorse pick would have to be Chone Figgins.