Tuesday's Column: U.S. Attitude Will Bring Victories, Respect
Almost as instructive as the U.S. loss to Brazil Sunday in the final of the Confederations Cup if we are looking forward to gauge the national team's chances of future success on the world stage, was the Mexican scoreless draw with Guatemala in San Diego.
The U.S. goes down blazing against the world's best; Mexico struggles to get anything out of a game with a modest soccer nation.
It's all about attitude.
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Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
Great article, Nick.
Very good article, Nick. I enjoyed it. Spot on, as they say.
Loved this article. Hit it exactly right.