Ok, so I also watched the USA vs. Spain match. I'm confused on a number of points. First off, why schedule this match right before Gold Cup? You can't call it a tune up if you run out your B-team and they get their collective asses kicked. I'm all for saving the big guns until we start Cup play, but come on, if that's gonna be the case, schedule Bolivia or something. It can't be good for morale to take that beating right before your regional tournament kicks off. If you're gonna play the World Champions, play your best XI.
Two, don't give me this crap about how we got killed because we played the B-team. You know what? Spain had half of their B-team out there most of the time too. It wasn't David Villa that was scoring goals. Torres, as much as I hate to say it, hasn't been able to score on a bunch of school kids lately, but he scored on us. No excuses, we sucked.
Three, how are we gonna score goals? Altidore isn't the answer, sorry. Agudelo and Wondolowski looked ok, but they can't do it by themselves. The MF, which was supposed to be our strong point, got their asses handed to them. They couldn't get the ball to the forwards if they wanted to.
Fourth. Hello defense? Again, Spain, yeah I know. I heard the announcers make all the excuses. Hell ESPN could probably hear the sound of the TVs changing channels as Spain lit us up. I've seen better defense down at the City Park on Saturday morning when the second graders play. Ball Watching, no challenging anybody. Unacceptable. I hope the USA saw Costa Rica and Mexico put up big numbers tonight and get their heads straight, cause damn. Tim Ream needs to go back to Red Bulls.
Finally, why the hell is Bob Bradley still our manager? Come on. Oh ok, Landycakes was sick. Right. Just an excuse not to play him and still have it be ok when Spain wipes the floor with us. Freddy Adu? You pick him and don't play him? Come on. I'll say it again, this team has gone as far as Bradley can take it.
Let's hope we play better, or the Gold Cup is gonna be a tough ride.
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