Okay, so things have been going okay for the USMNT, but it could be better... MUCH better. While I was glad to see Mexico knocked out, I can see why Panama made it this far. They're tough to get through and they're controlling the pace so far. The Panamanians have done a good job stuffing the American attack and preventing any good chances for the Americans.
The big gut punch in this half has been the injury to Stuart Holden. Given his history with knee and leg injuries, this is another big blow to a favorite American player. He's a guy you want to see succeed and this just hurts more. As I was writing this, we got word that Stu has a sprained right knee and he'll be evaluated. Hopefully that means he won't be out for very long.
The US will have to control the temp when they come out for the second half. We've seen the US can turn on the offense in the second half in this tournament, so it's not really much of a problem. But since Klinsmann's suspended, he can't be on the field to give orders like he usually does. I think the US should take control in the second half.
We'll be back after the second half for a post-match analysis.
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