US v Argentina

After I first saw the roster for Copa America, my only thought was "please don't embarrass us in front of Argentina" and while the score line may not suggest it, our boys gave one hell of a fight as Ray Hudson would say, our underpups did us proud. In the first half, Bornstein absolutely made Messi his bitch and if Bradley had subbed him out at the half, he would be getting a lot of calls from Spain right about now. I'm going to go down player by player of what I thought for the players that played long enough to make an impact:

Kasey: Congratulaitons on your 101 cap but I think after Copa America your time for USMNT should be just about up, with Howard and Hanemmen (however you spell it) doing so well in the EPL

Jay Demerit: I would have to say that your partnership with Conrad looked much more solid then that of Bocenegra and Onyewu, It is a shame that Conrad is on his later years. You should definitely be in contention a the center back spot.

Conrad: You put in a good performance against a team that should have crushed you, it is a shame you are getting old

Wynne: While you were thrown into the fire and I give you credit for going (unlike Landycakes), you are just not good enough for the USMNT but hey you are a young kid and you have time to develop

Mapp: While you are a quality player and you played very well in some of the friendlies, you did not deliver the goods when it counted, I think that if you are looking to break into the USMNT you need to head over to Europe for some more experience as currently you have some quality palyers ahead of you at both wings for the national team

Feilhaber: While you did not have the best second half, almost all of the chances that we had were created by you and you definitely raised your value in Europe by quite a bit.

Clark: Was responsible for the first and third goal but I see you as a good squad player for the team but you need to pick up you pace some times and that probably means a trip to the Coca-Cola Championship

Olsen: A true professional out there, it is a shame you are on your later years

Johnson: Scored a goal but with his pace I would like to see him take players on more often and once again I think that means a trip to probably Holland as Altidore and Ferrari may be on their way to taking your place

Twellman: Granted he was up against Argentina but you could tell that he was out of place and just not doing anything

Gaven: Don't get me started...



Ray Hudson: Absolute quality, the best Color commentator in America, if you enjoy his comentating style