Get off it mate. I'm a yank as well, and we played far from "great football."
We were organized in the back, and we picked a couple good spots going forward but other then that we offered the game nothing. It was impressive from DeMerit, Dolo and Boca but Donovan was coming inside far too much and Dempsey didn't get on the ball at all.
Bradley needs to play Altidore alone, put Dempsey behind him and bring Holden (natural width) into the game if we want to look better going forward.
I thought we (the USA) played a solid game, but we didn't play great football. Far from it.
The first 15-20 minutes we looked awful. However we were attacking non stop, we had great scoring chances, the defense kept us in the match and we walked away with a draw. A draw against a team that everyone said was going to kill us 3-0, 4-0 etc... Every comment or story about the match was how England were going to destroy us and it didnt happen.
I am a Football supporter. I follow Liverpool every match, every day. I love football and I know football. I know who the best teams and players are. But, I think people need to realize that the US are getting better and better and were not an easy 3 points anymore. I think the team deserves respect and I think they showed it tonight. We were down 1-0 after 5 minutes and we kept creating chances and walked out with a draw. They didn't give up and roll over. They moved the ball,kept England guessing, matched up man for man and did what they had too. They played one of the best teams in the world, in the biggest tournament in the world and walked out with a draw.
The US team continues to win big matches and play good football and everyone continues saying it is a fluke or dumb luck but you dont continue having "dumb luck" every match. Eventually the US team are going to be considered a top team and if other squads like England,Italy,Spain,France,Germany etc,etc..continue to think were an easy win its going to bite them in the ass. The last 18 months we have beaten top teams and squads and continue to get better.
How many times does a team have to win a "big" match before they are considered a "good" team. Why cant we beat England? Why did we beat Spain and Egypt and Turkey?
I dont think were going to win the WC. But, I think after the WC the world and FIFA rankings will put us higher than 14th and the US program will be given respect.
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