I read this on ESPN Tuesday:
"...the truth is that the U.S. not only lacks that kind of skill (of the
Czechs), but that attacking mentality as well. It takes a certain
ruthlessness to even contemplate taking the kind of shot that Rosicky
potted. And it was that mind-set that was absent on Monday, which is
perhaps what was most disturbing about the performance."
I just don't think the U.S. will ever be a world soccer power until they
develop legitimate goal-scoring threats. My uncle has a term for great
players that I think is perfect ... gangsters. To him, a gangster is a
flashy, stay-out-of-my-way-or-else, big-game type player. Michael Jordan
was a gangster. Johann Santana is a gangster. We're good on defense. We've
got keepers who have excelled in the toughest leagues. Sam's Army ain't got
no gangsters, though, when it comes to filling up the net.
Watched the second half of the Brazil-Croatia game just now. What fun. Five
minutes left and Brazil are still tying for the back of the net.
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No gangsters. Spot on.
For as much as I love Brian McBride and respect what he has done for U.S. Soccer, he ain't a gangster, not even close.
He is a decent, hard-nosed lad. Very productive, but no flash whatsoever. Which means he draws scant attention from this press-conscious world we live in. Thus, no fear from others.
At least Cobi Jones was a catalyst of sorts. We need a ganster forward to lay down the b-slap in a respected league. Until then we will not get our props, no matter what we achieve at home.
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