Pre-El Sal

Jonah Freedman's got an interesting take on the US performance in the Gold Cup so far in his blog today. After some thought and consultation with Greg Lalas, he figures it's similar in nature to the way Italy plays down to their opposition at times. I'm inclined to agree with the idea but I still think a lot of it has to do with a lack of familiarity with their actual game plan and one another. It's a fairly new cast that is being called upon to win every game in this tournament. We shall see around 7pm EST tonight.