Sweet link Jeff. I had no Idea the USA was that successful this year. Rob what say you?<br><br>Drizzle<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/8/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jeff Harkins</b> <<a href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com">
jeffh@moscow.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">You may be surprised at how well we have done in<br>Europe. Take a few minutes to find out where most of the US team plays.
<br><br>Check out Landon Donovan, Kasey Keller, Claudio<br>Reyna, Brian McBride - then look more closely at<br>the roster. You may be very surprised at what you learn.<br><br>At 11:30 AM 6/8/2006, you wrote:<br><br>>Anybody know how many games the US has won in
<br>>Europe in the past 10 years . . . I think its like 1.<br>><br>>My prediction. The US gets swept, although I<br>>hope not. By the way, anyone who would rank the<br>>US in front of either Brazil, England, Holland,
<br>>Germany, Argentina, France, Spain, or Italy are<br>>sort of like people who rank other nations ahead<br>>of us in Basketball. . . yes they might beat us<br>>from time to time, but that is primarily based<br>
>on our own issues, not their skill.<br>><br>>Another issue, in Europe, Futbol is a contact<br>>sport . . .our players, especially our players,<br>>better like getting hit, especially those<br>>MLS/elite upper class suburb atheletes/"hey, he
<br>>hit me" will not work, the refs will not speak English.<br>><br>>Not to be a rain cloud . . .I love the World Cup<br>>and do hope the US does well, a repeat of last time would be great<br>><br>>Cheers
<br>>Rob<br>><br>><br>>>From: Jeff Harkins <<a href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com">jeffh@moscow.com</a>><br>>>To: "Drew Hicks" <<a href="mailto:drizzle.hicks@gmail.com">drizzle.hicks@gmail.com
</a>>;, <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] USA way over-ranked in World Cup<br>>>Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:07:14 -0700<br>>><br>>>The US has a very strong team going in to the
<br>>>World Cup - if you have followed the US Men's<br>>>team since Bruce Arena took over as head coach,<br>>>you would know that. Their showing in the 2002<br>>>WC was quite impressive. Most of the players
<br>>>on this year's WC team play for international<br>>>clubs - those that don't play in the MLS.<br>>><br>>>But, do they deserve a #5 ranking - well, based<br>>>on the FIFA ranking system - yes. Does that
<br>>>mean they will make the quarter finals? - I<br>>>think that is why they play the games.<br>>><br>>>And wow, it is the start of the World Cup - so<br>>>we don't have to wait too long to find out
<br>>>about the strength of our team - they open with<br>>>the Czech Republic (a very strong team). The<br>>>US also has to play in their group - Italy and<br>>>Ghana - a tough group for sure. So, forget the
<br>>>rankings - watch and cheer for the US!<br>>><br>>>At 10:30 AM 6/8/2006, you wrote:<br>>>>What's with USA pulling a #5 ranking? What<br>>>>have we ever done to deserve that? Has FIFA
<br>>>>forgotten about the other 15 teams that would embarrass us in a match?<br>>>><br>>>>Drizzle<br>>>>_____________________________________________________<br>>>> List services made available by First Step Internet,
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