Comments on: Confederations Cup (5) USA 2 Brazil 3

By: World Cup Finals Draw – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton

World Cup Finals Draw – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:44:04 +0000

[...] us be clear about this. The USA are no mugs. They could have won the Confederations Cup last summer. If the USA play to form, England will be stretched to beat [...]

By: Jim Steel

Jim Steel — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:05:45 +0000

Missed it – but are you telling us that John Motson hasn’t retired after all?

By: neilw

neilw — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:23:19 +0000

Well, I thought the US were giving a good showing against Italy, but it’s Italy – they let you try and come and play against them. They were allowed to make chances and when they didn’t take enough of them the Italians stepped up and finished the game off. Against Brazil they were chasing shadows, giving a lot of ball away, and getting caught out on the break. Repeatedly. It was quite astounding the way they improved their discipline and shape and cut out the mistakes against Egypt, etc. But good on them.

English commentators, well, not all of them, but there is that tendency. They’re doing it now with Andy Murray – not so much “claiming him as British” or anything – but the disrespect to the opponents is bad enough.

By: jackdeighton

jackdeighton — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:16:14 +0000

I thought the US were outplaying Italy till the sending off and even then Italy didn’t show much till Rossi spanked his goal in. (I didn’t see the US game against Brazil.)
And English commentators: don’tcha just hate them?

By: neilw

neilw — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:29:26 +0000

It was a great final. I’m still stunned at how the USA managed to turn themselves around from being dreadful in their first two games (and not just because they lost men through ill discipline) to beating Egypt and Spain on the bounce and then taking Brazil all the way.

That comment at the end there. I noticed it too, and put my head in my hands.

Oh dear, indeed.