[Vision2020] USA way over-ranked in World Cup

[Robert Sentz]

Drew,
Its a strange Fear/Hate thing. They are afraid if they don't rank us high 
enough we will attack them or wage some sort of economic war. The hate part 
comes in because they know they can still crush our men's soccer team 
whenever they want, so its better to rank us high and have us loose than to 
rank us low and have us win.

Actually, I'm just kidding. I think its based on your performance in your 
respective region since the last World Cup. We dominate CONCACAF, which is 
our group (Mexico, Canada, T+T, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvodore, 
etc. . .).

Cheers
Rob






>From: "Drew Hicks" <drizzle.hicks at gmail.com>
>To: "Robert Sentz" <robsentz at hotmail.com>
>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com, jeffh at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] USA way over-ranked in World Cup
>Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 11:52:27 -0700
>
>Why do you think it is that we pulled the ranking though. I don't get it. I
>will be cheering for USA of course, I still don't get how they could ranked
>that high--conspiracy?
>
>drizzle
>
>On 6/8/06, Robert Sentz <robsentz at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>Anybody know how many games the US has won in Europe in the past 10 years
>>.
>>. . I think its like 1.
>>
>>My prediction. The US gets swept, although I hope not. By the way, anyone
>>who would rank the US in front of either Brazil, England, Holland,
>>Germany,
>>Argentina, France, Spain, or Italy are sort of like people who rank other
>>nations ahead of us in Basketball. . . yes they might beat us from time to
>>time, but that is primarily based on our own issues, not their skill.
>>
>>Another issue, in Europe, Futbol is a contact sport . . .our players,
>>especially our players, better like getting hit, especially those
>>MLS/elite
>>upper class suburb atheletes/"hey, he hit me" will not work, the refs will
>>not speak English.
>>
>>Not to be a rain cloud . . .I love the World Cup and do hope the US does
>>well, a repeat of last time would be great
>>
>>Cheers
>>Rob
>>
>>
>> >From: Jeff Harkins <jeffh at moscow.com>
>> >To: "Drew Hicks" <drizzle.hicks at gmail.com>;, vision2020 at moscow.com
>> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] USA way over-ranked in World Cup
>> >Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:07:14 -0700
>> >
>> >The US has a very strong team going in to the World Cup - if you have
>> >followed the US Men's team since Bruce Arena took over as head coach, 
>>you
>> >would know that.  Their showing in the 2002 WC was quite
>>impressive.  Most
>> >of the players on this year's WC team play for international clubs -
>>those
>> >that don't play in the MLS.
>> >
>> >But, do they deserve a #5 ranking - well, based on the FIFA ranking
>>system
>> >- yes.  Does that mean they will make the quarter finals? - I think that
>>is
>> >why they play the games.
>> >
>> >And wow, it is the start of the World Cup - so we don't have to wait too
>> >long to find out about the strength of our team - they open with the
>>Czech
>> >Republic (a very strong team).  The US also has to play in their group -
>> >Italy and Ghana - a tough group for sure.  So, forget the rankings -
>>watch
>> >and cheer for the US!
>> >
>> >At 10:30 AM 6/8/2006, you wrote:
>> >>What's with USA pulling a #5 ranking? What have we ever done to deserve
>> >>that? Has FIFA forgotten about the other 15 teams that would embarrass
>>us
>> >>in a match?
>> >>
>> >>Drizzle
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