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U.S. no match for new-look Brazil
All that rhythmic, entertaining samba soccer that we missed so much from Brazil under Dunga's oppressive rule wasn't lost after all. It was only temporarily misplaced.
Then again, it really is unfortunate it had to be the United States on the business end of matters as the Brazilians re-discovered their true soccer spirit. A 2-0 win for the visitors in Wednesday's friendly at The New Meadowlands Stadium really doesn't paint at accurate picture of such thorough domination in both teams' first appearance after the World Cup.
A motivated bunch of Brazilians, essentially auditioning for new coach Mano Menezes, kept the ball for long stretches against a U.S. side often reduced to bystander status. If this is indeed coach Bob Bradley's last match -- and who could know, as little has been said by U.S. Soccer about the coach whose job status remains on the dangle -- then it's hardly a great way to go out.
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All that rhythmic, entertaining samba soccer that we missed so much from Brazil under Dunga's oppressive rule wasn't lost after all. It was only temporarily misplaced.
Then again, it really is unfortunate it had to be the United States on the business end of matters as the Brazilians re-discovered their true soccer spirit. A 2-0 win for the visitors in Wednesday's friendly at The New Meadowlands Stadium really doesn't paint at accurate picture of such thorough domination in both teams' first appearance after the World Cup.
A motivated bunch of Brazilians, essentially auditioning for new coach Mano Menezes, kept the ball for long stretches against a U.S. side often reduced to bystander status. If this is indeed coach Bob Bradley's last match -- and who could know, as little has been said by U.S. Soccer about the coach whose job status remains on the dangle -- then it's hardly a great way to go out.
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