Hey Everyone,

Long time no post :). Hope this finds you well. After watching the USA vs Portugal games I game up with the following, some of which I have mentioned before:

Firstly, the players need better fitting clothing. It must be extremely uncomfortable to run around with wedgies. Each player should have uniforms tailored to their bodies for comfort. Personally, I do not feel comfortable in excessively tight clothing and even more so when that clothing cuts up my butt. Jeez.

Secondly, VAR for International Friendlies. If we want these friendlies to truly be tests and a challenge for our players, we need to have VAR. There was a goal in the first game against Portugal, I believe, that would have been disallowed if we had VAR. Please, please VAR.

Third, I wish our players and team did more when our players get attacked. In the first game, Cooper was decked and I really didn’t see reaction from our team or our coaching staff. Friends don’t let friends take a beating like that. Stand up for your teammates and players, and defend them.

Fourth, I hate it when our team takes the ball to the corner of the field in the final moments of a match to waste clock. I hate it. In my opinion, you are either trying to score a goal or not. If you don’t want to drive at the goal, for whatever reason, then just kick the ball down the field and play defense. I don’t think it is honorable to waste time to secure a win. It’s unsportsmanlike and unacceptable. The USA must play with honor and integrity.

Fifth, I hate when our players commit a foul and then stand in the way of a quick restart kick from the opposing team. Once again, honor and integrity. If the U.S. cannot win with honor or integrity, we shouldn’t win at all.

I wish the coaching staff would drill theses fourth and fifth points into the team and even punish the behavior of those that refuse to abide. We have to raise the standards of U.S. play and U.S. sporting culture.

That’s it. I think in the first game there was a disconnect by some of the recent returns to the team, e.g., Horan and Macario, and the less recent returns to the team. But other than that, I don’t really have any notes for improvement. I do want to give a shout out to Sears, though. I think she plays well and has good game sense.