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We didn’t lose, we got embarrased.  If we keep playing like that, we’re not qualifying for the Cup.

So many things went wrong with this game its hard to know where to start, so I’ll just jump right in.

Our defense was terrible on the night.  Their attacking players had way too much time to do whatever they wanted, particularly in the final third

Beasley is not the answer at left back.  Generally speaking, Beasley’s game has stagnated significantly and until he gets more regular playing time with a club team his position with the national team should be in doubt.

Marvell Wynne was completely out of his league.  He may be a great right back for us in the future, but he’s not there yet.

Now that I think about it, I’m going to put this dreadful performance on the shoulders of the coaching staff.  The team was obviously not prepared to play and came out looking terrified.  Its the responsibility of the coaching staff to make sure they’re ready to go, not matter how intimidating the place you’re playing in is.

Given the lack of experience at outside back, how Bradley didn’t have Jonathan Spector in the line-up is beyond me.  He’s been on a long road back from surgery, but he was getting consistent playing time for West Ham at the end of the season and would have been a significant upgrade over the two outside backs we sent out there.

Mastreoni is past his time with the USMNT and his inclusion in the starting eleven should definitely be reevaluated.

I know this sounds all negative, but there wasn’t much positive on the night.  Torres was the best player on the field in my opinion, and Bradley made another terrible decision by taking him off at the half to try to get a spark from Kjlestan, who provided nothing.

We play Honduras tomorrow night in Chicago.  If we come out against them like we did Costa Rica and we’re going to find ourselves in some serious qualifying trouble.