Friday, June 23, 2006
eliminated from the world cup
as for the Americans playing futbol in the world cup.
if you play bad enough to let the refs decide the game for you than you are playing bad to begin with in most cases.
America let the refs give the game to Ghana.
the Americans seemed to lack heart, they seemingly lacked the ability to really want to lay it on the line. it seemed to me their effort in an elimination game was not near enough.
too they lack size and speed when it counts. not all of their players need to be tall, but they could use a couple of guys who can play in the air.
speed and strength count for something too........the Americans were pushed off the ball all too easy in many cases.
and importantly the States still lacks ball technique. they lack the ability to keep the ball on their foot. that may sound ridiculous but watch the Argentines or Brasilians, they have the ability to be in traffic - not panic, move (dribble) or make a pass threading the defense around them.
in order to finish up a possession with with a goal, ball technique is a crucial deficiency that was all too evident, the inability to finish killed the Americans.
America is better than they showed, but they imo need to make (read ORDER) their top twenty players to play in Europe no matter what league it is that wants them within England, Spain, Italy, etc.........and hey they could even send players to the Argentine league.
i know several players are overseas, but they need to make their entire international team play in foreign leagues.
soccer is still thought of as a finesse game in the states, while it is artistic, it is also a brutal game at the top level.
people bleed while playing the game. they play in pain and they must play through any thoughts of being worn out - mentally as well as physically.
watch the Italians, they absolutely crush anyone who stands in their way as do the Argentines........
they will test your legs on tackles and make sure you are aching after trying to head balls.
Brasil does the same thing but acts like the Lakers (of old in basketball) used to, "no, no, i would never foul anyone, i am from Brasil afterall".
at this point Bruce Arena had a nice run, but it is time for him to hand this team off to someone else. the Americans need a coach with charisma to sell soccer in the States and make his players understand that they will not get better if they are mostly playing in the MSL.
lastly, what the Americans lacked the most, was PASSION, they did not show it against the Czechs or the team from Ghana. i don't know why they could play so tough against Italy and lack heart against lesser teams. yes, i know the Czechs are a highly respected team, but that doesn't mean you need to bow down to them as per their getting beat yesterday by Italy and losing previously to Ghana and being eliminated too.
if you play bad enough to let the refs decide the game for you than you are playing bad to begin with in most cases.
America let the refs give the game to Ghana.
the Americans seemed to lack heart, they seemingly lacked the ability to really want to lay it on the line. it seemed to me their effort in an elimination game was not near enough.
too they lack size and speed when it counts. not all of their players need to be tall, but they could use a couple of guys who can play in the air.
speed and strength count for something too........the Americans were pushed off the ball all too easy in many cases.
and importantly the States still lacks ball technique. they lack the ability to keep the ball on their foot. that may sound ridiculous but watch the Argentines or Brasilians, they have the ability to be in traffic - not panic, move (dribble) or make a pass threading the defense around them.
in order to finish up a possession with with a goal, ball technique is a crucial deficiency that was all too evident, the inability to finish killed the Americans.
America is better than they showed, but they imo need to make (read ORDER) their top twenty players to play in Europe no matter what league it is that wants them within England, Spain, Italy, etc.........and hey they could even send players to the Argentine league.
i know several players are overseas, but they need to make their entire international team play in foreign leagues.
soccer is still thought of as a finesse game in the states, while it is artistic, it is also a brutal game at the top level.
people bleed while playing the game. they play in pain and they must play through any thoughts of being worn out - mentally as well as physically.
watch the Italians, they absolutely crush anyone who stands in their way as do the Argentines........
they will test your legs on tackles and make sure you are aching after trying to head balls.
Brasil does the same thing but acts like the Lakers (of old in basketball) used to, "no, no, i would never foul anyone, i am from Brasil afterall".
at this point Bruce Arena had a nice run, but it is time for him to hand this team off to someone else. the Americans need a coach with charisma to sell soccer in the States and make his players understand that they will not get better if they are mostly playing in the MSL.
lastly, what the Americans lacked the most, was PASSION, they did not show it against the Czechs or the team from Ghana. i don't know why they could play so tough against Italy and lack heart against lesser teams. yes, i know the Czechs are a highly respected team, but that doesn't mean you need to bow down to them as per their getting beat yesterday by Italy and losing previously to Ghana and being eliminated too.
// posted by Zevchi @ 11:23 AM 
