Mike Grella

We're not really involved in the game.

But Idan Kunda, who's really quick on the counterattack, he's going to try to find the one weakness, the one moment with all the space behind.

And he's going to try to find...

a way to hurt them.

So you would probably compare them to any team in sports that's just a really solid defensive team.

I'm trying to think back to some of the American football teams that just would keep low-scoring games and would win it with their defense.

But that's what Australia would have to do.

And the U.S.

us are going to play rock and roll football again i think they're going to go for it i think they're up for it i think they've taken this competition personal i think this group in particular has taken a lot of um criticism over the years that they've been pampered that they've been sort of luxury guys with talent and haven't been able to do it well they showed the other night that they're gritty i think they're going to show that the rest of the tournament and i will be there friday night my god with a rosary beads around my neck praying that they get the result because if not i think i'm a dead man

Anytime, boys.

Oh, definitely.

Definitely.

Yeah, for sure.

My first language was Italian, and then obviously I learned English after that.

So you've got to have a little bit of everything.

But because we cover so many teams from around the world here, it just comes to second nature now.

Yeah, it hasn't been good for Italy.

Three cycles.

I've got an 11-year-old son.

He's never watched Italy play in a World Cup.