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Old 06-30-2009, 06:51 AM   #20
RaoulDuke
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Originally Posted by Ryan Boru View Post
That guy is critical to the team because he is both tall and fast. Most Americans fitting that description go into football or hoop and so while the US team has tons of speed its mostly fast guys under six foot. As good as Donovan is the US has tons of guys fitting his description on the bench, there is no 6'4'' beast on the bench behind Onyewu waiting for a chance.
He is a beast but I liked his anticipation. He was almost always in the right spot to cut off balls (pun intended).

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Originally Posted by WoodyPaige View Post
Oguchi Onyewu. As of tomorrow he plays no where. He has been with Standard Liege since 2004 but his contracts up and hes not gonna go back there. Over the last 2-3 years he's been linked to about 90% of teams in Europe. He had a brief loan at Newcastle in 07. Should be interesting where he ends up. He definately made himself some big money in the last couple of weeks.
Personally, I'd never heard of the guy. He def showcased his stuff during the tourney.
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