{"id":4035,"date":"2012-09-08T06:34:21","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T10:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=4035"},"modified":"2012-09-08T06:34:21","modified_gmt":"2012-09-08T10:34:21","slug":"u-s-flat-in-wc-qualifier-loss-to-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2012\/09\/08\/u-s-flat-in-wc-qualifier-loss-to-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Flat In WC Qualifier Loss To Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"

I never thought I would see the day where Team U.S.A. was defeated due to poor set play<\/a>. While the first goal was sort of a fluke, as a perfectly placed ball went under<\/em> the would-be blocking wall, the second goal was a \u201cwhat in the world just happened\u201d moment.<\/p>\n

Taking nothing away from the Jamaica strikers; they took full advantage of their two chances. It is just a bit of a shame that a team that once had some pride in capitalizing on their on set plays, and not giving an once when the tables are turned, just went down the table three points to Jamaica<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cJamaica deserved that win. They were hungrier and they were more determined,\u201d U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. \u201cWe have to fix it now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to do to do a better job with concentration,\u201d American goalkeeper Tim Howard said. \u201cTo give away six, seven free kicks in that area is not good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to figure out a way, whether it\u2019s more width, whether it\u2019s more crosses, whether it\u2019s just doing a better job of keeping the ball,\u201d Dempsey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext game we have to limit the mistakes and create more chances,\u201d Edu said. \u201cWe are disappointed but we still have more games to play.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You think? Party line quotes. We just had our asses handed to us, so what us is there to say except how does the U.S. fall to Jamaica for the first time ever? After wasting a strong Gomez effort, which resulted in a Dempsey goal inside of the 1\u2032 mark (~30 seconds into the match), I felt good about coming away with at least a point, alas, I went to bet sick at what transpired on the Kingston pitch.<\/p>\n

Granted, the U.S. was without Bradley and Donnovan, but where was the depth at midfield? I say it every time I write about U.S. soccer \u2013 our defense will be the death of this team.<\/p>\n

Time to move on and regroup; September 11 Tuesday night home game against Jamaica, hosted by the Crew. I never thought I would see the day where the U.S. was down 3 points<\/a> in the table, equal with Guatemala.<\/p>\n

In another \u201cI can\u2019t believe it moment\u201d \u2013 the U.S. Soccer Federation didn\u2019t bother to try to ensure broadcasting rights for U.S. away games were picked up by a channel that a least allowed a few soccer fans to watch the match. beIN Sports is not exactly a household name. Instead I went to google and found an internet broadcast \u2013 no idea if European site Front Row Sports<\/a> is on the up and up, but it did allow me to watch the miserable loss to Jamaica.<\/p>\n

There were multiple streams available, and after settling on a decent one, the only real issue I had was trying to quickly close down any \u201cadult\u201d oriented ads before my 10-year old saw them. For much of the first half, it was very touch and go!<\/p>\n

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