Monday, 12 June 2006
U.S. Destroyed By Czechs 3-0 in World Cup
« Trial Date Set For Fletcher Case | Main | Cruel and Unusual? »We were told how prepared the U.S. squad was for this World Cup. This was their year to show they belonged on the big stage. This was the chance to turn soccer into one of the major U.S. sports. What do we get? a 3 - 0 ass whipping by the Czechs.
The U.S. team looked like a bunch of zombies as they stood around passing to each other without mounting many if any real attacks. They seemed happy to watch the action rather than be part of it. To be fair, the Czech team is one of the top 3 teams in the tournament and they came ready to play and relegated the U.S. back into a second tier team.
All is not lost for the U.S.. They are a very talented team. If they come out and play with passion, fire and some creativity they can beat the Italian team. They are going to have win if they want to advance. Their lopsided defeat has put them well behind the ball when it comes to goal differential. A tie with Italy will probably not be enough to advance to the next round.
They need the win to re-energize the American fans that support this sport and bring in the fringe fans that would like to get excited about soccer. But if the U.S. gets rolled by Italy, the American fans will stop watching and turn the channel to baseball, golf, and tennis. The rest of the world will continue to scoff American soccer as a fluke. And this will be known as the team that set soccer back 15 years.
