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USA fans are understandably unhappy about the second rate bunch of kids that were sent to compete the Copa America. I can appreciate the difficulties of playing straight after the Gold Cup, but surely a bit of forethought would have allowed two slightly more balanced rosters? For example, guys like Donovan could have skipped the early rounds of the Gold Cup and only played in the bigger games towards the end. And surely a few more Euro players could have been persuaded to stay on? Especially guys like Clint Dempsey who haven't played all that much recently?

Worse, CONMEBOL are unhappy about the roster the US sent, which could jeopardize the chances of the US being invited back to the Copa, which if taken seriously should be the second most important tournament the US could enter. I can't wait for the day when the US send a full strength team and make a serious effort to go as far as possible, instead of posting plucky losses to better teams like some sort of international Watford FC.