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Originally Posted by Dent
England are expected to win, because USA were underdogs it means that being average is seen as being good, USA had too many hit and hope shots from distance, one of them got lucky, England had more possession, higher pass success rate, more shots on target.
It says a lot when Tim Howard is the highest rated player (even though plenty of shots were fired straight at him)
Most of the negatives to be said on the game will be Englands poor play, not USA's amazing ability.
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England being expected to win certainly has a lot to do with it, neither side played great. Englands superiority came in phases, when they were doing well it was clear they are the better side, but for most of the match it did not look like it. When the US was playing well it was less of a disparity but for longer periods of time and more consistently.
Both teams got what they deserved; England certainly did not deserve a win.
Also, the goalkeepers are part of the team, they aren't assigned randomly, they have to be trained, chosen, coached: all responsibilities of the national side, and the US is clearly superior at that, so it makes perfect sense that our goalkeeper is much better than any of yours.