Comments on: Dutch Coach Insults US Olympic Team

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:01:57 +0000

Er, hey Foppe? I suggest you call up Brazil’s U-20′s and ask them if Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore are on the same level as everyone else. I have the feeling that you will be surprised by their response.

By: Michael Harshbarger

Michael Harshbarger — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:10:18 +0000

Of course we do not have a messi or ronaldinho. Soccer is the fourth or fifth choice for top athletes in this country. But I really like the team we have in Beijing and it would be fantastic to upset the arrogant Dutch on Sunday. We may not have a babel but we have a lot of guys with fire and heart, as witnessed in Michael Bradley against Uruguay during the U-20 world cup. We need that attitude to pull off some upsets. C’mon USA…

By: Alessandro

Alessandro — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:56:29 +0000

2-1 holland is my prediction but i hope usa can grab a draw. team USA doesnt have a player as good as messi, ronaldinho,giovinco,babel or so forth but are a good team as a whole.

By: Max Zeger

Max Zeger — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:44:52 +0000

even though we pulled off a shaky win against japan, i’m confident that we’re going to grow in the game against the dutch. US teams are always thought of as not really real contenders, but i feel like everybody is underestimating us and the players know it. I hope we knick an early goal against the dutch and i hope its freddy or jozy. can’t wait until early sunday

By: Cameron

Cameron — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:38:15 +0000

i think that the majority of our players are unproven, but that doesn’t mean they can’t come out and shine against the dutch. The dutch have players like Babel who produce day in and day out, but that doesn’t mean that someone like Adu, Altidore, or McBride (who IS a proven and effective striker) can’t shine on sunday. Should be a very good game and i can’t wait to get up super early and watch it.

By: Max Zeger

Max Zeger — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:23:17 +0000

yeah the more they overestimate us, the better. Let them find out what we’re capable of.

By: Hotlantachicken

Hotlantachicken — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:10:27 +0000

Good, please we need more comments like this. This is same attitude that our boys in the 2002 World Cup played against and did quiet well. Nothing like…other countries hating on our soccer,er, uhm, football skills..

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:09:34 +0000

sorry..and NOT sit back

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:09:17 +0000

I think the Dutch have already chalked this up as Win for them so I think we should try and birng the game to them and sit back and hope to counter.

By: Max Zeger

Max Zeger — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:27:10 +0000

i’d say Jozy and freddy can take a game over. If the Dutch don’t double freddy, then I think he can really hurt them. I also think that Jozy can hurt the Dutch D. He’s got 2 inches over the tallest dutch defender, and even 5 on some. I take this as an indication that he’s not taking some of our better players seriously and I hope they take it upon themselves to prove him wrong. Freddy and Jozy need strong performaces and if they’re going to underestimate them, that’s good for us.

I do agree that the players shouldn’t need pumping up, but any little extra incentive helps.