oh god, dont bring in wolff. I HATE JOSH WOLFF. he is maybe the most overrated guy on our team

The USA team was DOA today. A very embarrassing start played out on the world stage. Reminds me of another of my favorite teams.

Well, the third goal took care of that anyway.

Can we at least save our dignity before time runs out??

game over. nice run by rosicky, ***ty defense by lewis and gooch per usual for today.

3-0 Rosicky

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Gooch has been awful today, most overrated guy on the team, and that might be saying something.

Jesus ****ing Christ. embarrasment on THE world stage. ****ing pathetic

gooch is just a big goon in the middle. cant do anything else but be big

I'm just trying to hang onto those words "Arsenal bound" and find some shred of joy in this performance.

That said, if he doesn't play like this for the Gunners I'll hate him forever.

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The US haters are loving this.

This is shaping up to be 1998 all over again, not 2002. This team just hasn't shown up. A few good socring chances, that's it. The Czech's have had a few as well, but they know how to finish. The US has no one who can finish with any great consistency.

well at least rosicky has 16 points for my fantasy team, and i dont think anyone else picked him up in my league. gotta find some sort of positive for this, cause this SUCKS

i agree BuffyEmu, 1998 all over again. and i thought we were past piss poor performaces like that.

This team was outplayed and outcoached today. Bruce started a formation we haven't used in a long time and that has never worked well for the personnel we have.

The team came out flat, really chasing the game the whole time. I haven't seen our defense play this badly in years. The Czechs did a good job of anticipating our gameplan and shut down our wings, which was meant to be a major part of our attack.

And as if to piss me off even more, Bruce puts in JOSH FREAKING WOLFF and refuses to take Beasley off despite him being easily the most American worthless player today.

They have finishers....but they just didtn show up today


We've got to hope Czech beats Italy and Ghana the same, and we've got to take care of business against them as well.

This sucks, but it's not over.

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i think nedved is the best player on the field by a huge margin. he is controlling everything

our ONLY hope is that CR destroys italy and ghana. we need them to tear this group apart. Maybe italy will have some injuries vs ghana today. Im not even sure if we will beat ghana after watching this.

The US has to at least find a way to score, for the goal differential. They definitely can't give up another goal.

Has this team ever faced high pressure, cause they are playing like they haven't. Unreal the turnovers and sloppy passing, across the board.

johnson will be starting next game if bruce is smart

johnson has been the only bright spot of a pathetic performance today.

yeah i think he might too, at least most of the teams we are playing havent seen EJ that much. Mcbride produced nothing today, which is sad

Where has Donovan been today?

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From the Guardian:

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80 mins: Decent shot just over the bar by Johnson. He's been the best US player by far. If he starts the next game they might have a chance. Oh hold on, it's against Italy ...

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donovan should watch this tape and watch how nedved played the game. thats how a field general plays

haha, nice. Donovan has played decently today, but not anywhere near his normal level. He has had a few runs up the field but has failed to find anyone supporting him when he gets there. He has also lost the ball a lot of times, and has had a pretty bad game overall

Just not very precise with the ball.

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Where has Donovan been today?

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Where he usually is when we play a good team. Non-existent. He is overrated and has been the last several years. Really hasn't done much since 2002 against good teams.

Who do you like, Buffy?

donovan just hit a nice cross on the penalty, not that it really matters anymore

They needed spunk, so it's a good idea to leave Dempsey on the bench.



/obvious sarcasm

ok now we start our aussie comeback

do they have a poll for worst man of the match?

And seriously, if Beasley plays again in this World Cup, Bruce should be fired immediately. He is awful.

maybe the Czechs are that good?

Bruce should try something. Anything. This formula isn't working.