I can’t see much wrong with the Italian side after they calmly took care of a decent Ghana 2-0. They looked confident from the start and never wavered. This could be their year.
The US looks to be the worst team in the Group. I know they just played one lousy match and might rebound, but I can’t see them taking a point from either of these teams.
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I was blown away by the performance of Italy. As John said,they didn’t sink into a defensive mode once they went up 1-0. If they keep this up they definitely have a chance to win this thing.
Ghana was very impressive as well, and the result was the most entertaining match so far in the tournament. The contrast with the US game was striking.
The US team can’t even get it right when they don’t have to do a thing. War?? Please. That’s like Monocco declaring war. Shut your silly little mouths and get ready for a lesson. Another one.
Just futher evidence of American ignorance. They have no idea how they are perceived in the rest of the world, and don’t care, or don’t think, about what they say or do to fuel those perceptions.
I understand it was a nothing comment–more of a cliche in US sports than anything else, but it’s happened before. They should know better. A handful of the players play in Europe.
It was also trumped up a bit more than necessary by Italy to ensure they wouldn’t look past the match. Brilliant. By ignorantly running their mouths, the US are essentially down 1-0 before the kick-off.
They’ve not only been bad, I could live with that, they’re becoming an embarrassment. On the pitch and off. Can’t play. Can’t even not play. Just pack the bags and get home.