06-14-2010, 03:08 AM
I had posted an earlier response but somehow it got lost or removed???
Its true that the shot from Dempsey had some juice but it was not a full power shot in the least. The keeper was supposed to put his body behind that shot. Instead his body was off to one side and his hands were on the opposite. Being that the shot was strong enough to get there, the ball deflected through his hand. Had his body been there, I am quite sure the outcome would have been different.
Having said this, I think that the US was a good match for England. Truth be told, on paper, man for man, the English team is far superior in talent. Not one of the strickers on the US team are better than Rooney. Not even remotely but yesterday I was surprised that Rooney was literally a no show as were many on the English team.
At the club level the English players are some of the best but at the international level, when they play together, they become average players nothing to write home about. I do not know why this happens and it appears that no matter who the coach is, England always has the style of play with the long ball and the players doing all the work instead of the ball. They scored around the 8th minute with an excellent Gerard goal but then they just coasted the rest of the game.
Its true that the shot from Dempsey had some juice but it was not a full power shot in the least. The keeper was supposed to put his body behind that shot. Instead his body was off to one side and his hands were on the opposite. Being that the shot was strong enough to get there, the ball deflected through his hand. Had his body been there, I am quite sure the outcome would have been different.
Having said this, I think that the US was a good match for England. Truth be told, on paper, man for man, the English team is far superior in talent. Not one of the strickers on the US team are better than Rooney. Not even remotely but yesterday I was surprised that Rooney was literally a no show as were many on the English team.
At the club level the English players are some of the best but at the international level, when they play together, they become average players nothing to write home about. I do not know why this happens and it appears that no matter who the coach is, England always has the style of play with the long ball and the players doing all the work instead of the ball. They scored around the 8th minute with an excellent Gerard goal but then they just coasted the rest of the game.
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