I watched the second half in an Argentine restaurant somewhere south of the Aventura Mall nearer to Miami. Sorry to say this guys, but the US was pathetic. They were totally outclassed by the Czech team the whole of the second half. I don't know how they could even have qualified.
While the Czech's acted as a co-ordinated football team, the US seemed to be K*ds new to the game. Their attempts to get into the opponents half was uninspired, they do not understand the passing game and allowed the Czech's to build up a strong defense while they ambled up the field. All too many times, the player with the ball would walk it up to the goal when there was a team-mate in a better position who could have moved the ball further in. My boss made a good point, the Czech's were ruled offside 8 time during the game, the US was never hit by that. But it shows that the Czech's were pushing as hard as they could.
Their defense was poor and they failed to cover the attackers.
I later read a news article where the US goalie complained about US players getting no respect from the rest of the world. While a Dutch or Brazilian player would be an attractive signing to a European team, the US was getting the short stick. Well today showed that there is a good reason why.
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