tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12712729.post115099582316960134..comments2023-09-26T07:26:51.083-04:00Comments on Incongruent-Affect: The World Cup is over for the fifth ranked team in the world. Must have been a huge upset...not!!!my_merlin77http://www.blogger.com/profile/11438534986643172094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12712729.post-1151068513004792352006-06-23T09:15:00.000-04:002006-06-23T09:15:00.000-04:00Landon Donovan is supposed to be our best player a...Landon Donovan is supposed to be our best player and I watched him get a free kick and he just kicked it right out of bounds. That was our last good shot at a goal to tie the game. Donovan hasn't scored a goal in something like 18 international games. The whole team USA, according to Mike and Mike on ESPN Radio, only had 4 shots on goal in their three games. <BR/><BR/>I am not a soccer head, but I don't hate it either. There are many other things I would rather watch, but I can appreciate the athleticism. The US seems to have a huge need for guys who can score goals. We may have good athletes, but none of them happen to be able to get a shot on goal, much less score one. <BR/><BR/>On Around the Horn yesterday, Kevin Blackistone made a pretty good point. Our players have to go overseas and play against the best the world has to offer. MLS soccer is a joke compared to the leagues in Europe. Unfortunatly there doesn't seem to be a high demand for US borm players.Piccuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960771943816968683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12712729.post-1151004768228546782006-06-22T15:32:00.000-04:002006-06-22T15:32:00.000-04:00If you watched the US after the first game, you ca...If you watched the US after the first game, you can't help but have a great deal of pride in their effort. Our best athletes don't play soccer, but we've still got some pretty good athletes. <BR/><BR/>Guys like Onyewu, Convey, Lewis, Reyna and McBride are world class players. But some new blood has to step up for the US. Guys like Landon Donovan and even Reyna and McBride are almost part of the old guard of US soccer. Guys like Onyewu and Eddie Johnson are the future. We get more guys like that, and we'll break through sooner or later.<BR/><BR/>And I don't care if Joe Public likes soccer or not. I just don't understand those who are passionately against it. Why? If you don't like it, don't watch. I love it. The more I see, the more I like. If you don't flip back over to the dull-by-comparison NBA and NHL Finals.Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619144571670222594noreply@blogger.com