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Message: [QUOTE="huskyd, post: 4020108, member: 6488"] I hated having to sit through this one, and I am of the opinion that it really didn't serve the teams' interests. Better to use games to sharpen one's ability, not to get on to the next round. The US has a (long) history of not being able to possess the ball very well. We kick it to opponents as often as to teammates and have the ball intercepted routinely. We should use our games to improve our weaknesses. Our ability to strike in an eyeblink keeps us winning, and until this tourney, our steady defense has kept our opponents at bay. But we really don't look like our confident and determined selves at the moment. Well, the game with the Netherlands will sort things out one way or the other. Right now my confidence is shaken (not stirred). [/QUOTE]