In Group B action, South Korea put on a clinic for the Greeks as the Reds sink the Pirate Ship (hey, nicknames are universal, folks) winning 2-0, and and early goal by Gabriel Ivan Heinze gives the Gauchos the 1-0 win over Nigeria.
But the big news is after England went up in the 4th minute after Steven Gerard dashed past the keeper Howard, an even sloppier bit of keeping from England's Rob Green allowed Clint Dempsey to equalize at the 40th. Neither team played very well in the second half, just banging it out. Landon Donovan however does get serious credit for the USA as he was the bright spot in an otherwise middling contest.
Tim Howard kept the USA in this game. In all seriousness it should have been 1-0 England, but the USA played well above their usual level and England below, especially keeper Green and James Milner, who played like a rookie and got yanked after 31.
Still, a point is a point, and both teams are lucky to be walking away with that much from the draw.
If I didn't know better, I'd almost say you were angry that the USA didn't lose this game...
ReplyDeleteYou seem to have some deep seated anger issues against your own country, but given your political views I'm not surprised...
ooh! accusing a liberal of hating america. i've never seen that one before! aren't you an original thinker! hard to believe you actually had the temerity to call Z a hack in another post. astonishing.
ReplyDeleteReally, Arc?
ReplyDeleteThe USA played sloppy outside Landon Donovan and England made one of the worst goalkeeping mistakes in World Cup history, and that's the only reason we're walking away with a point. England gave that draw to us.
Get your head out of your ass.