06-26-2010, 10:47 PM
<!--quoteo(post=103148:date=Jun 26 2010, 08:17 PM:name=Andy)-->QUOTE (Andy @ Jun 26 2010, 08:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->There were a number of things taken from this game:
1. Starting Clark after Edu has been great, makes no sense at all.
2. Starting Findley, whose only real skill is his speed, makes no sense at all.
3. Cherundolo had a bad game.
4. Altidore had an awful World Cup. I swear he was a black hole. The ball went into him and never came out. He attacked 2, 3 defenders all the time and failed miserably.
5. Howard, as good as he was all tournament, was completely out of place on the first Ghana goal. You should never give up a near side goal like that.
Anyway, it was an exciting WC for the USA. They actually played better than I thought they would have. I think they earned their place among the top 15 teams in the world. A little disappointing, when I thought they were in good shape given their pairing. Demerit is a local boy (Green Bay), so it was cool to see him get to play as regularly as he did. Hopefully he'll end up on an EPL team after finishing his contract with Watford this past season.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Agreed on all accounts. I especially have never understood the love for Findley. He sucked the entire tourney yet Bradley kept trotting him out there.
It was an excite game and run up to today, but the US will never get to the next level unless they can learn to finish teams off. They seem to be able to push forward, but are painful to watch create scoring chances. Anyway, looking forward to 2014. The wait will seem like an eternity.
1. Starting Clark after Edu has been great, makes no sense at all.
2. Starting Findley, whose only real skill is his speed, makes no sense at all.
3. Cherundolo had a bad game.
4. Altidore had an awful World Cup. I swear he was a black hole. The ball went into him and never came out. He attacked 2, 3 defenders all the time and failed miserably.
5. Howard, as good as he was all tournament, was completely out of place on the first Ghana goal. You should never give up a near side goal like that.
Anyway, it was an exciting WC for the USA. They actually played better than I thought they would have. I think they earned their place among the top 15 teams in the world. A little disappointing, when I thought they were in good shape given their pairing. Demerit is a local boy (Green Bay), so it was cool to see him get to play as regularly as he did. Hopefully he'll end up on an EPL team after finishing his contract with Watford this past season.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Agreed on all accounts. I especially have never understood the love for Findley. He sucked the entire tourney yet Bradley kept trotting him out there.
It was an excite game and run up to today, but the US will never get to the next level unless they can learn to finish teams off. They seem to be able to push forward, but are painful to watch create scoring chances. Anyway, looking forward to 2014. The wait will seem like an eternity.