It looked like the Czech Republic eased up a bit after their first goal and we had the possession for awhile after that. Then Reyna hit the post and the Czechs decided to get series and scored those two hugh goals.
With the -3 GD we need to get two wins or pray for ties elsewhere in the group. In particular, a tie for Ghana and Italy would be nice.
We'd better not fall behind Italy 1-0. They'll lock the game down even if the goal is scored in the first minute.
It would help if the US team would move a little bit and try to score a goal. Showing up to the game and standing on the field didn't appear to be a winning strategy today.
I'm hoping that sort of Italian mentality is gone now with Lippi in charge. In some of our friendlies he's shown a willingness to chase more goals, though if he does need to lock it down having Zambrotta, Oddo, Nesta, and Cannavaro as your back four doesn't hurt.
Reyna's shot off the post was about our only offense for the entire game. Arena needs to do some butt kicking and wake these guys up. Maybe they had too many trips to the beer garden and were too interested in the frauleins!