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To: notfornothing; Alberta's Child
Tony "Near Post" Meola huh? I hear he's making a comeback. What a shame he picked the end of his career to get a work ethic. Such a likeable guy too.

Likeable? No, he's is and has been a tool since I first met him at age 16. I'll agree with the point about his athleticism, but there have usually been at least a dozen more capable GK's available to replace him at any time since he first got a spot on the MNT.

IMHO, he's just one more piece of evidence that politics have almost always trumped performance for the national team selection.

881 posted on 06/18/2006 5:27:32 AM PDT by AngryJawa ({NRA}{IDPA})
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Hey what are you complaining about? Tony is from Kearny, NJ the soccer capital of the US. That's not a bastion of political power either.

He had a good run made the team. He's not even on the team now. And I think he's more of an icon from when he had a good run.

He got the W yesterday in a 2-1 Red Bulls win.

Why are you so harsh on the guy?


882 posted on 06/18/2006 5:55:26 AM PDT by romanesq (.)
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