Yeah Jai i watch that game....Hearing the commentators biggin up the US team making it sound like if beating Venezuela is a big achievement. Why they choose Ven. anyways? That US side have to get lucky to come out of the first rounds. They are in the same position as we are. Only I think they have more pressure on them especially now that they told the world that they should be seeded. 
On Sports Centre they were saying the US right on track to take on C. Republic now. That's laughable. N hear dem nah, oh de US in the group of "doom" or something like that. Ah bawl out "Group of death, yuh fool!"
I find almost everybody looking kinda off right now...even the Czechs at times look very vulnerable against the Saudis. I cyah wait to see how we look against them. Sweden, England and Paraguay have looked less than top class in their friendlies. At the same time, everyone coming off some intense training and legs bound to be tired...and noone has really come out and played their full srength squad for the 90 yet...so it might be early to make them statements....but I have a feeling that we will see many upsets this WC on par with WC 2002
Parreira, who was such an introvert before, has said that brazil wont enter the tournament at full capacity but would hope to improve as the tournament continues. That may be the preferred approach by the big countries. the problem with that is that the outsiders could spring upsets as they have to be in top form just to survive. The USA is not a big football team, not by a long shot. their players are very workmanlike and they do not have a world class player....except for maybe the goalkeeper... they work for each other though so I would classify them as a good team making the best of their given potential.
maybe they chose Venezuela to practice their goalscoring against a typical short passing South american team and also probably because they are the only ones available at the moment. Venezuela will be host to the next big tournament next year, The South american championship...they are therfore in serious team preparation mode. Not a bad opponent for the US at this time.
