Face it, America: The U.S. men's soccer team is pretty bad

The Week ^ | June 17, 2014 | Ryu Spaeth

[SamAdams76]

This is great. Yet another soccer thread in which I can profess my ignorance and indifference to the game. I can also rant on about how dull the sport is, how nobody ever seems to score, and when they do, they prance about the field and act like 14-year-old girls at a 1965 Beatles concert. I can talk about the endless soccer practices I used to tote my kids around to when they were younger, and how nobody kept score and everybody got a trophy and went out for ice cream after the "game."

But I'll be nice and won't mention anything about that. Soccer is a great game - for those who like that sort of thing.

[1rudeboy]

People do not want to give up their drugs, cocain [sic], homosexuality, theft, murder, and soccer.

Might as well give up professional sports altogether. /s

[alligator]

I guess if we would make soccer goals count for 7 points, the more ignorant Americans would get it. For you, the USA beat Ghana 14 - 7, WooHoo!!!

To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.

[1rudeboy]

The whole “everybody gets a trophy” concept is purely American.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

Might as well give up professional sports altogether. /s

Name ONE person who ever died watching football like that poor, innocent Chinese guy who was seduced by the demonic energies of soccer.

That settles the debate.

Patton hates soccer. God hates soccer. Soccer kills Chinese. Soccer in America directly preceded WWI and women's suffrage.

These. Are. The. Facts.

[1rudeboy]

Stating that your opinion is a fact does not make it so. Just sayin’.

[LowOiL]

Who cares? When does NFL training camp begin?

Who cares, bring on another Auburn vs. Alabama college game.

[ifinnegan]

You mean the urbane sophisticated libs who love to talk about Real Madrid, Premier league and La Copa Mundial.

[1rudeboy]

Whoo boy . . . weren’t you the one that mentioned being “too sensitive?”

[safeasthebanks]

Still on my bucket list for now (watching soccer in another country), would really like to see a game in England.

[BenLurkin]

http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/bo_schembechler.wav

[Mears]

He’s attended in England,Brazil,and Barcelona.

Loves the game.

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[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

Stating that your opinion is a fact does not make it so. Just sayin’.

I have photographic evidence:

[Nifster]

Like we didn’t already know this....hardly news worthy

[safeasthebanks]

Lucky young man!

[Stentor]

Michael Bradley did not have a good game.

You are a master of understatement. He managed to short circuit almost every move forward that they made.

[alligator]

Michael had been playing very well in the friendlies leading up to the WC. Some of his best games.

I suspect he was suffering from rain forest flue or some bug. My bet is he'll rise to the occasion against Portugal. And lord knows, we need him at 110%.

[DaxtonBrown]

At least it was a high scoring game with lots of excitement. And some ouchies.

[stig]

Of course I’m a Howard fan, but I too thought, most times, he makes that save, he got caught leaning the wrong way, and also I think he should have come out further to challenge the shot.

I agree 3 more steps it would not have mattered if he leaned the wrong way. But the best you can reasonably expect from any keeper is a one goal game. It's up to the team to generate enough goals for the win.

Hopefully against Portugal the midfield will get it together and keep the passing game going. If they give Portugal the shooting opportunities they gave Ghana Tim Howard is going to have his work cut out for him.

[dfwgator]

At least Howard didn't do this.

If I were this guy, I wouldn't be returning to Mother Russia anytime soon.