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The US men’s soccer team has had an up and down time over the past few years. There have been highs and lows and the sacking of their coach. Hopefully this time will be a learning curve for the players and staff so that they can go to greater heights in the next four or five years.

The World Cup of 2010 was certainly a positive. Landon Donovan scored a great winner against Algeria and they were an extra time period away from beating Ghana and making it to the Quarter Finals.Confused? Here ‘s a little help . They were unlucky during this tournament and if a few refereeing decisions had gone their way, the United States might have been amongst the top 8 nations in the world. They topped a group that contained England, and that is no mean feat.

However, the Gold Cup of this summer was a bitter disappointment. 2-0 up against the Mexicans in California and they let the lead slip. They eventually lost 4-2 and looked hapless in the second half. There was no coordination, no team spirit and no desire to fight back. When the going got tough the Americans disappeared. Eventually the coach was sacked and Jurgen Klinsmann has been brought in as a replacement. Hopefully he will oversee a turnaround in fortunes till the next World Cup in 2014.

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