After a fortunate and tough 1-1 draw against England, the US Men's National Team will face their second opponent of the group stage tomorrow against Slovenia. Slovenia is currently the Group B leader, with three points, after a 1-0 victory against Algeria. If the US Men's National Team has any dreams of making the knockout stage, they must surely go for all three points tomorrow, start quickly out of the gates, and score first. Anything but a win puts the US Men's National team in a precarious situation, and surely out of the tournament.
Coach Bob Bradley on the upcoming game said, "They’re (Slovenia) are very well organized, and tactically I think they’re very smart. Their defensive record in qualification was outstanding. They have a good balance in the team, good mobility and some dangerous players, guys we’ve watched both with Slovenia and with their club teams. We have a great deal of respect for their team and look forward to the match.”
Even though Slovenia do not have experienced players playing in the Premiership, such as England had, Carlos Bocanegra is not taking them lightly. “We have some personal experience against the guys we’re playing against, if you’ve played in Germany, if you play in France. Just because they’re not in the Premiership, so to speak, we watch the other leagues around the world and we’re familiar with their guys. We’re not going to go into it taking anybody lightly just because the rest of the world doesn’t know their names. It’s an important game for us.”
The game will be won in the midfield. Landon Donovan, Michael Bradley, and Clint Dempsey must dominate possession and be creative on the ball. This is also a prime game for LA Galaxy forward Edson Buddle. His ability to hold off players and keep possession is what team USA needs. Expect the US to come out fast and furious.
Prediction: US 2 - Slovenia 0
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