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[QUOTE="Kolumbo, post: 5045639, member: 4613"]
I am not intimately familiar with international soccer and the various approaches but I am starting to follow more closely.  My thinking though is that I like what I saw from Spain.  I don't think the slow, methodical ball control game is a winner for us.  We may not be as brilliant but we can certainly be as athletic.  Or maybe we can't keep up with the quick highly skilled finishers.  I don't know.

Watching Martinez score for Argentina yesterday.  It was a very straightforward play and granted he was fresh and the defense was very tired.  But I think the USA has a better chance of scoring in transition.  It seems here the Colombia defender was caught outside and Martinez had a straight line to the box.  I just hope he isn't blamed for the goal by the Colombia fans...

Actually Colombia #15 Uribe was on Martinez and probably should have been in his shorts but let Martinez run, then the outside defender #2 Cuesta was outside had no chance to catch up to Martinez.  How are they not double teaming Martinez.

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