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As Barney Frank said yesterday, "What planet do you spend most of your time on Senator Demerit?"
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In the Confederations Cup last year, centerbacks Oguchi Oneywu and Jay Demerit were phenomenal.
Max Bergmann: USA Show Its Strengths and Weaknesses in Loss to Ghana 2010
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We are pretty clear on 9 of the starters against England -- Tim Howard, Oguchi Onyewu, Carlos Bocanegra, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, and likely Jay Demerit and Steve Cherundolo (it could be Jonathan Spector, but this makes little difference on how we play tactically).
Max Bergmann: Bob Bradley's Strategic and Tactical Dilemmas Against England 2010
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In the Confederations Cup last year, centerbacks Oguchi Oneywu and Jay Demerit were phenomenal.
Max Bergmann: USA Show Its Strengths and Weaknesses in Loss to Ghana 2010
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Yet a knee injury to Gooch and a freak eye injury to Demerit, had left these players either rusty or a bit out of form.
Max Bergmann: USA Show Its Strengths and Weaknesses in Loss to Ghana 2010
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Jay Demerit and Oguchi Onyewu did well to contain him, and the game plan of using two holding midfielders in Michael Bradley and Ricardo Clark prevented Rooney from getting much service.
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Some perspective - In 2006 our third central defender was Jimmy Conrad, this time its Jay Demerit - former and likely future premier league player.
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And on the second goal, Bocanegra and Demerit were both beaten for pace and strength on what should have been a routine clearance.
Max Bergmann: USA Show Its Strengths and Weaknesses in Loss to Ghana 2010
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Gooch and Demerit looked very solid and seemed to have sorted out the problems on crosses that was evident against Australia.
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On the first goal, Demerit looked slow as he failed to close down Kevin Prince Boateng.
Max Bergmann: USA Show Its Strengths and Weaknesses in Loss to Ghana 2010
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