We sure didn't fare well against Ukraine and while I was somewhat optimistic at our chances at the end of the year, Altidore and Dempsey are hitting a patch of very poor form and being in the group of death is going to be tough. The US defense reminds me a lot of LFC's.....plenty of athletic and talented players, but a bit lazy and unfocused at times.
Altidore being sh*t isn't a huge surprise. He's not a smart player and he isn't much of a fighter, which is largely why he's been dropped by Sunderland (only scoring 1 goal isn't helping either). Too many Americans failed to contextualize his goalscoring record playing in the Eredivisie. Striker is a big gap for the US because the options are slim: Altidore, Johannsson, Johnson, Boyd, Agudelo, Wondolowski. None of them inspire confidence.
It's shocking how much Dempsey has dropped off. He was playing well at Tottenham, moves to Seattle and has been crap ever since. Amazing how quick that happened.
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