Ridge Mahoney from Soccer America reviews the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and looks at how individual player performances from the US team could affect the 2010 World Cup roster.NO PLAYER, IT CAN BE said, clinched a spot on the 2010 World Cup team by his performance in the Gold Cup, with the possible exception of goalkeeper Troy Perkins.
A tournament used by Coach Bob Bradley to look at potential World Cup backups in a competitive environment went reasonably well until the final. Mexico exploited its speed on the flanks, a sharp tactical plan devised by Coach Javier Aguirre, and a relatively inexperienced U.S. squad to hammer home five goals in the second half and atone somewhat for not only an 11-game winless streak on U.S. soil, but that infamous 2-0 loss in the 2002 World Cup that ended Aguirre's first stint in charge.
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