The US guys are on the way home after playing less than spectacular football in Germany. The opening match WAS the indicator and the US-side looked lost and out-classed against the Czech squad. Ghana looked surprisingly good against the same Czech team and secured their place in the next round -- they deserve it.
Although the reffing was less than favorable in the Italy and the Ghana matches, you can't blame all of a 0-2-1 record on the man with the whistle. The fact is that we miscalculated, under-played and over-hyped ourselves this time around. For all the things that went wrong we had off-setting things go right and we still couldn't capitalize on it. Italy handed a free pass to the winner of the US vs Ghana game and we couldn't take control of our destiny. The guys played well, but it just wasn't their time.
My early picks for the final are Argentina and England. Both squads look good and have the depth to go far. The real challangers are Germany, Netherlands and, of course, Brazil. Brazil didn't look that good so far, but they tend to start slow and peek in the second round. The Netherlands may very well do the same thing. Germany looks good on their home soil, but I think they face a tougher road to the final than some of the other contenders.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment