USA not okay

Team USA gets rolled in the semis at the Women's World Cup. Bummer... I guess this is what happens when you decide to change your goalkeeper at the last second for no apparent reason. Seriously, that might be the most direct way to shatter a team's confidence. Take away your star stopper because you fear the opponent. That's really what it came down to. The brain trust figured that Hope Solo's lack of experience, despite her strong play, would be to much to overcome against a quality side like Brazil. The result: A team left questioning it's own ability mere hours before a semifinal against a rival power. That'll always end badly. 4-0 qualifies as "badly." Shame. I was actually hoping to watch them in the final. Our status as the elite power in women's soccer isn't nearly as clear as it was seven or eight years ago. Germany and Brazil, evidently, have closed the gap considerably. That Marta is a hell of a player, to be sure.