Hey guys. I went to the USA/Slovenia game today, which was being played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. It's only a 15 minute walk away from where I'm staying. It's a real nice stadium, which was home to the 1995 Rugby World Cup (think Invictus).
Both teams played with a lot of energy, but Slovenia put two goals on the board before the end of the first half. I thought the U.S. were a bit unlucky not to be a goal down because they did play pretty well, especially Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley (not just a coach's son). During the second half, the U.S. knew they had to put the petal to the medal. It resulted in an early goal, by Landon Donovan. And the crowd went crazy. I was actually really surprised at how well behaved the Americans in the crowd were. Apparently only the nice Americans travel. The U.S. I thought controlled the second half for the most part, with Slovenia only getting a few counter attacking chances. This pressure finally resulted in the equalizer as Michael Bradley put one away in the 82nd minute.
Just finished watching England play Algeria to a 0-0 borefest. England were shit in every sense of the imagination.: no creativity, no quality, no urgency. With 5 minutes left, I see Wayne Rooney walking with the ball in his own half. There's really no excuse for that if they're constantly billed as the "best England team ever" and other similar headlines.
I think the reason why England are not successful is due to a little bit of bad luck, but for the most part, they lack heart. Their big game players are not being big game players. They're the ones that are supposed to step up, take over games, and win them for you. I don't see that in them. Where's Wayne Rooney and his shitload of goals that he scored for Man United? Where's Captain Steven Gerrard when you need a goal? Something seems wrong with them for sure. They're gonna have to come up big vs. Slovenia, which I will be at.
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