If you watched the USA/Slovenia game, you're probably thinking the same thing I am:
What the hell was that ref thinking?
Even the commentators on ESPN said that if anything, it should have been an American penalty kick! And don't get me started on that call against Robbie Findley. And we really could've used him against Algeria.
All in all, we played a pretty solid match...by American standards. But if we plan on surviving past the quarterfinals, we need to be more than just a second half team. Not coming out to play in the first half is tolerable against our weak group, but it ain't gonna fly against more powerful teams. Bob Bradley should be giving his halftime speeches at the start of the game.
Now to wait until 2:30 for England and Algeria. I'm thinking England will win but a draw would be ideal - hopefully Slovenia can counterattack England to KO our parent country next week. Algeria's performance today will be a better indicator of how much of a fight they'll put up against the US next week as well, although I'm still giving the early edge to the USA in that match.
