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This feels like a Pyrrhic victory after losing Jozy and potentially Besler and Bedoya. I hope the latter two will be fit for the Portugal match.

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Just back from the bar...over the moon with the result, but not too impressed with our overall performance. Bradley was shocking, it was truly embarrassing to watch him sleepwalk through that match. I couldn't keep count of how many times American players overran balls, gave the ball away, jumped too early, etc. If Ghana didn't suck so bad too, we'd have been crushed. Not looking forward to the Germany game. A draw against Portugal should see us through, hopefully. But Klinsmann needs to have a word with Bradley, Beckerman, and DeMarcus "Old Man River" Beasley who all looked slow and sloppy.

 

Great goal from Dempsey though, and a well taken winner, helped by poor defending.

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Good win for America, don't think they'll have enough to get anything against Portugal though.

 

without Coentrao, Pepe and an unfit Ronaldo they could get a draw they need. Keeper didn't look special either even though he had a great Euro 2012

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Good win for America, don't think they'll have enough to get anything against Portugal though.

 

without Coentrao, Pepe and an unfit Ronaldo they could get a draw they need. Keeper didn't look special either even though he had a great Euro 2012

Ya, it's probably there best chance but I just can't see them holding on against Portugal like they did yesterday. Even an unfit Ronaldo is on a completely different level to Gyan.

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on anoter note Thomas Muller has 8 world cup goals at 24. He has probably 2 maybe 3 more tournaments after this and could probably get to 20 if keeps up this rate

 

Speaking of Muller - was his reaction over-the-top against Pepe?

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on anoter note Thomas Muller has 8 world cup goals at 24. He has probably 2 maybe 3 more tournaments after this and could probably get to 20 if keeps up this rate

Speaking of Muller - was his reaction over-the-top against Pepe?

Definitely, but the referee didn't blow his whistle so who knows, maybe he would have punished him if Pepe didn't try to officiate things himself.

IMO it was Muller trying to wind Pepe up, rather than Muller trying to win a free kick, and it worked perfectly for him.

Is it right? No, absolutely not, but Pepe has a track record for reacting as do governing bodies for not sorting out diving a long time ago.

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