Reality Czech!

USA Pounded by Czech Republic 3-0 in what looked to me like the worst opening game for any team in the World Cup thus far save maybe Costa Rica, but at least they scored in their 4-2 drubbing at the hands of Germany.

From the start of this match the US were outclassed, outmanned, outgunned, out matched and out played in every aspect of the game. Donovan was non-existent, Beasley was pathetic, Pope looked as old and slow as he really is and the rest were just seemingly out of their depth for most of the game. Kasey Keller can say what he wants about the new addidas ball but not even wet leather would have saved him today. My honest review of this "game" today is: The US looked and played like a second division club side against one of the worlds soccer powers, what a let down after four years of waiting! They do have two more games to make it up and advance out of their group but I think there is some astronomical figure like 1 Kajillion to 1 for a team to lose their first game and still advance. I am still an American and still a supporter but today I was embarassed to have wasted a half day of work to watch what was as one talking head called it "The Nightmare in Gelsenkirchen".

....Oh and one more thing that absolutely baffles me is how Bruce Arena brings on Josh (freakin' haven't scored a goal in 500 games) Wolf in the 71 minute instead of Demspey who has scored in something like his last 3 US caps and is a much greater threat than Wolf ever was even in his prime. Personaly, I don't even see how Wolf made this team to begin with, but what do I know, I mean there are only Twellman, Ralston, Noonan, Eskandarian, Klein, Mullan, Rolfe. Not that any of them are really up to it either but they could do the same job as Josh Wolf on any given Sunday, maybe better.
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World Cup Update: The Hits Just Keep on Comin'!

Italy downs Ghana 2-0, which leaves the USA withthe near impossible task of winning their next two games to get out of group play