Danny Klinkscale

national team players.

If they made the knockout stage this year and won a game in the knockout stage, made the last eight or whatever, that should have a big impression, make a big bump.

Because of the nature of, you know,

an Olympic type of competition, people who don't give a rip about soccer would be, you know, watching... They would be watching that quarterfinal game by the millions.

A little pessimistic right now.

They have some...

Syria, they've had some bad injuries, Anthony Robinson one of them, and he's not playing for, you know, he was the best American, voted the best American soccer player last year.

He plays for Fulham in the EPL.

He's not starting right now.

I mean, he's just not back to full fitness, and he was a mainstay on that team.

There's another guy who was a potential striker.

He has a long name, and it escapes me right now.

He plays in Europe, and he just got hurt, and he has an ACL, and he's done.

So we're taking some hits injury-wise.

I'm not so sure it was a great cycle as far as the quality of the team developing.

A few years ago, there was the thought that this might be a golden generation of players who was coming to fruition.

They had internal problems with one of the guys who has the potential to be the best player last year with his father, etc.

So I guess I'm not optimistic right now, but it can come together.

They have an excellent coach.

who's proven in world soccer, so maybe he can get it together and they can rise up and using home advantage and the spirit.