Bruce Arena admits he was stupid to leave Twellman off US squad

[AreliusIV]

The long view on US Soccer

[Aerick]

Originally Posted by AreliusIV

One thing people tend to forget is that in spite of all the hype of having reached the quarters in 2002, the US did so having only won two matches (Portugal and Mexico). We drew against S. Korea and lost to Poland and backed into the next round after having only garnered 4 pts.

The Portugal match was a bonafide upset but the 2002 second round win was against perennial CONCACAF rivals Mexico.

The US still hasn't proved anything of substance vs. the world's soccer powers...

Did you miss the quarterfinal game against Germany that year? I know I did, but from what I've heard by all accounts, the US should have won that game.

I know, I know, "results" and all that garbage, but I don't think you can ignore the performance when determining viability.