as to demonrail, you're totally right (a) USA is definitely the most likable team left and (b) we were way smart to stick to what we are good at rather than get in over our heads trying to attack against teams we had no business attacking. We aren't THAT good yet, we would have been thoroughly dissected if we had even remotely tried that shit...
Sometimes !@#$%! your thorough knowledge of futbol tactics goes against you, as in this case, the strategy you suggested is perfectly reasonable way to draw or win against teams like Germany and Portugal... however the US simply doesn't have the kind of strong offense, particular on dribble and shot creation to pull off some fancy shit. You got to crawl before you can walk, especially if crawling just sent Portugal and Ghana the fuck home empty handed. To recap.. in 2002 USA sent Portugal home. In 2006 and 2010 Ghana sent USA home.. I dare say we have some budding rivalries there
