The Clean Sheet: Sorting things out

BIG NAMES DID NOT DELIVER: A lot of questions will be asked about some of the big names on this squad, and the answers will be tough to ascertain. In two of the three matches, no U.S. player stepped up and really put their imprint on the match. This was especially evident in the Ghana match against a side that should have been beaten in those first 20 minutes. This might sound crazy, but even the Yanks' lone goal was troubling to me. DaMarcus Beasley gets a ball handed to him and gets in behind the defense, then our fastest player pulls up and hits a first-time (albeit world-class) cross? I just can't see the Beasley of old in 2002 doing anything but taking that ball, outrunning everyone, and tucking the ball home. The result was a goal, but the decision told me a lot.