There wasn't much stoppage is that 2nd extra time. Maybe the ref should have given 2 minutes, but Belgium certainly deserved the win over us. US never plays aggressively. We always sit back and wait to counter. Our possession in the midfield is horrible. 4 years later and still the same result. Our team isn't growing as much as it should, or at least not as quickly as I hoped it would.
Belgium were the better team throughout 120 minutes. Absolutely dominated USA for the first 105 minutes of the match.
Do we have any up and coming young midfield players? We really need some quality in the midfield. The lack of it puts a lot of pressure on defense and our guys up front.
This is true, but I think they play scared a lot of time. Intimidated as someone else says. When they go down a goal, they look like a completely different team.
I didn't see USA playing any differently when they went down 1-0. I think what happened was Belgium let off once they went up 2-0 and gave the USA momentum.
I'm actually pretty hopeful for the future. the young guys we have are fearless. green yedlin, AJ and mix (even though he didnt play) dont play as scary as the older members of the team..
Another world cup, another round of 16 exit On par, sick of getting outplayed on the world stage by minnow nations There's a fundamental issue with the pros and it needs to be addressed
Also, I'm really excited about Yedlin and Green. Green's little dribbling display he had near the end of the game was a rare sight to see by a US player. The future looks bright at least, and the team has raised expectations going forward which is huge.
Bradley played "fine" but ultimately, this team isn't ever gonna take the next step until they find a midfield that can keep possession. Bradley just didn't play spectacularly the entire tournament save the last bit of this game. But the future looks bright, a lot of young guys played valuable minutes in this wc and will only get better
Agree to disagree, I don't think Belgium let up at all. They still tried to go forward and score. I just think they play without fear when they go down one, it has been said but they play a lot better when they go down a goal.
