Will sports journalists please leave the US team alone? We lost, it sucks. Get over it. We don't have to blame coach Bob Bradley or kick the team when they're down saying they weren't good enough. There is always Brazil in 2014 ^_^Ghana was the better team today and that is okay because the US team never gave up. They fought it out and didn't make it too easy. They conceded early in the fifth minute (which has been somewhat of a curse I'm afraid) but it's not like they lost 4-0 or anything so dramatic. We lost 2-1 and held on playing for a full 90 minute game plus an extra half hour! That's 2 hours of running around on a massive field. I'd like to see someone who doesn't train for that try to keep their energy for 2 hours.
Sure, the US team wasn't as aggressive as they should have been but that doesn't make them talentless. That makes for a bad day. There were a few good sparks of brilliance throughout all the matches that displayed some major power and spirit amoung the team.
My only critique on the lineup is not using Edson Buddle today or much at all. Don't discount all the hard work leading up to the moment. Landon Donovan is freakin' hero for his 91st minute score against Algeria, and Clint Dempsey is rock star! Goal keeper Tim Howard got kicked in the ribs in the game against England and he kept playing. Not to mention the performances by Micheal Bradley, Maurice Edu, and Oguchi Onyewu were just as amazing and they played as a team.
They played of heart and thats all you can ask of your nations best players. I personally couldn't be prouder of the efforts of by the team. And Jozy Alitore will have his day! Mark my words, he was amazing and almost scored multiple times. Just because nothing happends it doesn't mean you shouldn't try.
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