Save for an early strike from Jose Torres, the US men’s team actually PLAYED for 10 of yesterday’s 90 minutes, which peaked with a tough-as-nails goal from Carlos Bocanegra (88′) off of a Damarcus Beasely set piece. Jozy Altidore nearly equalized in injury time, leaving the Dutch defense scrambling to retain their lead.

As for Donovan… the midfielder was impeded by a flu (he’s great, but he’s no Michael Jordan), which basically resulted in a match devoid of creativity.

And then there was Wesley Sneijder. Brilliant. If (so many if’s) Donovan had been healthy, he might have been inspired to play up to Sneijder’s level, as tends to happen when the Galaxy/Eveteron man is pushed to the limit. Alas, not a great day for the USA.

After walking away with a 2-1 victory, the Dutch side have made it public that they were not impressed with the Americans.  Let the mind games begin!

If we had to pick an MVP, it would be those cool throwback 1950 jerseys. We’ve got something similar in the works at ONELOVE FC.

Tags: Demarcus Beasley, Dirk Kuyt, Landon Donovan, Netherlands, Oranje, USA, Wesley Sneijder

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