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Bornstein: We Learned From Loss
(Soccer365.com) - U.S. defender Jonathan Bornstein claims the green members of Bob Bradley’s Copa América squad have been busy taking notes from their performance against Argentina.
The ‘Nats took an early lead, but were eventually bowled over by an Albiceleste A squad, who scored three times in the final 25 minutes for a 4-1 win.
“It was definitely a time where – as Bob says a lot – we were raising the bar, trying to get to somewhere we haven’t been yet,” Bornstein explained to USSoccer.com. “We got to play against one of the best national teams in the world.”
“Although the score doesn’t show it, I thought we did well for the first 60 minutes.”
“We just have to keep getting better and learn from the experience,” insisted the Chivas USA man. “Next time we go up against a team like Argentina or Brazil, we’ll know what to expect a little bit more.”
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Comments
US has a tough game tonight. Paraguay has a pretty good team so it should be a tough game. I caught an under 20 world cup game today. Watched Mexico play. Those kids are pretty good dudes!
Posted by: Dave | July 2, 2007 09:37 PM
Guess they didn't learn well enough. Paraguay 3 US 1 Enough said.
Posted by: Ken | July 3, 2007 03:19 AM
Yeah! No kidding! Guess Bradley's unbeaten record has been sent down the drain!
Posted by: Herbert | July 3, 2007 06:25 AM
This is what happens when you send a group of overmatched kids to play much better competition than usual. I don't think anyone should be too surprised. What is most frustrating is that they held their own in the run of play, but continue to have a lack of class when it comes to finishing and defending under pressure. If the US doesn't improve in those two important areas, then they'll have many more World Cups like the last one.
This is only the B team, but a few players (like Ricardo Clark, Feilhaber, Jay DeMerit) are showing that they belong on the field. Bornstein, however, isn't ready or isn't good enough.
Posted by: yoyo | July 3, 2007 09:29 AM
men the usa is the biggest embarrasment in the soccer world. they can win little tourments like copa america but they play like little girls when it comes to hte big tourments
Posted by: twisters | July 3, 2007 10:08 AM
They are not kids. They are professionals. Just like a cat is a cat & a dog is a dog. When you are a professional either you show up to play or you dont. It's as simple as that. Excuses are just excuses. So far as usual the US are showing again that they are one of the more weaker national sides in soccer.
Posted by: Morgan | July 3, 2007 11:56 AM
So a housecat should hold it's own with tiger? They're both cats. And a wolf have trouble with a wiener dog? They're both dogs. By that logic, the MLS is equal to La Liga or EPL or Serie A?
Posted by: yoyo | July 3, 2007 12:30 PM
yea mexico sub 20 is awsome will bring the world cup before us does hey its life!!
Posted by: victor | July 3, 2007 01:11 PM
Not to bash the US but don't make excuses for them. Any player that is with the US side right now in playing in the Copa America is susposed to be one of the best players to be found in their country. That's what the national side is about, or any national side is about. Excuses are just that, Excuses. Some have posted here that the US has a very young side with little experience. So what! Most of the teams playing in the Copa have a mixture of older more experienced players & also youth. Keeep in mind that Argentina's Messi is only 19. Yes of course he has loads of experience but still 19 is quite young. Argentina is not the only team in the Copa besides the US carrying youngsters, they all have youngsters with them.
The difference is with say somebody like Messi. He went to Spain at 13 & signed for Barcelona. Yes of course he wasn't starting for them at that age but he was already in the system so by the time he hit his mid-teens he was ready to roll so to say. It's like that with all the players that show potential in Latin American & European countries. All their great players from any of those countries were all professionals by the time they hit their mid-teens. There is where the problem lies for the US. It's not the players. It's the system & the backwards way of thinking by the USSF. American players are becoming pros' at 20 to 21 on the average while their Latin American & European counterparts are already seasoned pros' by that time having experience at the upper levels of the sport. The problem for the US is the people that run the show there as far as soccer is concerned. They just do not take it seriuos enough & then every four years are disapointed at why more times more often than not they bomb out in the world cup. Go figure!
Posted by: Ken | July 4, 2007 12:20 PM
Good post dude! Tell em like it is!!!
Posted by: Dave | July 4, 2007 05:00 PM
Very detailed post Ken. It pretty much sums it all up. Unlike American football, baseball & basketball with soccer if a player wants the chance to turn pro they need to do it when they are in the middle of their teens. Soccer at the top levels requires youth as There is so much running involved & it's such a demanding sport as well. Unlike stupid games like baseball which cant even really be considered a sport its so boring to watch it can put one to sleep. America will never be a world power in soccer. It's because with soccer it requires much more than brute force. One must actually have a mind to be able to grasp all the levels found within soccer.
Posted by: Dennis | July 4, 2007 08:21 PM