Let the calls for Bruce Arena's head begin

I'm not sure how I feel about the US performance against Ghana today. Just a very unsatisfying end to a long journey. Clearly, a new manager will be selected for the team. Bruce Arena did a great job bringing this program to another level, but then when it came time to push it even further, he couldn't hang.

Players who had a great game today: Demarcus Beasley, Oguchi Onyewu
Players who should probably no longer be considered the core of the team: Landon Donovan, Claudio Reyna

Landon Donovan was an absolute goat. Claudio Reyna is a great soccer player, but he just didn't have the legs and the killer instinct for another World Cup run.

Oh yeah, the reffing sucked. But the result was deserved.

Teams I will root for in the round of 16: Ghana, Ecuador, Australia (if they make it).
Teams I will root for in the final rounds after those teams have been knocked out: Argentina, Holland
Teams I am undecided on: England

Go Ghana! Though playing Brazil without Michael Essien running the show will be extremely, um, difficult.  ¶ 1:14 PM