(R) USA-Ghana
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From: Starcade on 26 Jun 2010 20:10 On Jun 26, 2:14 pm, "Winston Smith, American Patriot" <mavigoz...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > By then the USA offense had no answers, forced into panic kicks > because the USA defense could not stop a Ghanian kicking the ball into > the net if the stacked the bodies of 200 Americans in front of the > net! The Ghanians were the better team tonight, and the USA was > disappointing. If all the other group leaders go into the QF, then > the USA presence here should ultimately be looked at as embarrassment! I think it has to be viewed as that the Americans lack the toughness, urgency, and the play-with-a-gun-to-your-head mentality that most other countries bring to the Cup. The United States will never win the World Cup because the sun will come out tomorrow for the US team -- not so for most of the other losers. Is there a country in the last 16 where soccer is not THE sporting life-and-death lifeblood of the nation? Maybe Japan, but I can't think of too many others. Mike
From: Starcade on 26 Jun 2010 20:11 On Jun 26, 2:27 pm, Yo Merito <yomer...(a)gawab.com> wrote: > Starcade <darkstar7...(a)gmail.com> writes: > > FT 1-2 (Donovan 62 pen -- Boateng 5, Gyan 93) > > > USA eliminated. > > Great! Now it will hurt a lot less tomorrow when Mexico follows as > well. > > > Sadly, a demonstration of how far they have to go. A clear path to > > the semifinals, denied. > > That clear path was earned by Uruguay in the game vs Mexico. I'll be interested to see how Uruguay responds to being roughed up. I think Ghana wins this quarter now. Mike
From: Starcade on 26 Jun 2010 20:17 On Jun 26, 3:05 pm, "Winston Smith, American Patriot" <mavigoz...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Team USA seriously needs to step up to the next level. I think they > need to get Lippi, Cappello, Loew, or even Domenech when they become > available. Pay them whatever they want, and give them huge incentives > step they make toward the WC2014 final. They can't. To step up to the next level, the United States (as a NATION, not a soccer federation) would have to literally make soccer the life-and- death nature that most of the remaining 16 countries in this tournament do. Players from nations where soccer is the be and end-all of their sporting culture have that seventh or eighth gear because they have to. The USA will always be that precocious little kid who's cute, but never will really amount to much -- because they won't literally be killed or ostracized if they lose... Imagine the difference of playing in places like the MLS or lower EPL vs. where you can get killed with a flare if you're the wrong goaltender. Mike
From: Starcade on 26 Jun 2010 20:18 On Jun 26, 3:09 pm, Ginyussan <ginyus...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 26, 5:01 pm, Starcade <darkstar7...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > FT 1-2 (Donovan 62 pen -- Boateng 5, Gyan 93) > > > USA eliminated. > > > Once again, it is shown that if you rough up the United States team, > > they have little to respond with. > > > Sadly, a demonstration of how far they have to go. A clear path to > > the semifinals, denied. > > I find it curious that some US fans, personalities, analysts etc > assumed Uruguay would be "easy". Take a look at the four draws -- you'd almost, then, have to conclude that the USA was the weakest of all 16 teams, at that point. Mike
From: Jesper Lauridsen on 26 Jun 2010 21:11
On 2010-06-26, Winston Smith, American Patriot <mavigozler(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Team USA seriously needs to step up to the next level. I think they > need to get Lippi, Cappello, Loew, or even Domenech when they become > available. Pay them whatever they want, and give them huge incentives > step they make toward the WC2014 final. Nice to see some humour after a crushing defeat. |