Okay so I'm still a little pissed off at our showing at the Copa America tournament.  Copa America is the second most important Confederations Tournament behind the UEFA Euro Union Confederations Cup.  We get invited and bring an unproven and green squad?  So Landon, Dempsey and the boys don't want to face the best together?  I don't know who made the decision to bring the B squad?  If I was a player on the US side I would want to face the best.  Why play at this level if you don't want to prove yourself against the best the world has to offer?  So they would rather face Canada's bright young stars instead of Messi, Tevez, and Gilberto?  Don't get me wrong Canada is up and coming.  Not to mention they got ripped off in the Semis.  If you think that was offsides you need to really put down the bong. 

You cannot expect to show up to the World Cup after warming up with friendlies and not testing yourself out of the comfortable confines year in and year out.  A team is built when a team like Columbia has you down and your about to pass out from the sub-tropic humidity while Spanish is being yelled at you and your sure they aren't wishing for your happy return.  A hostile environment is going to be anywhere besides American soil for a couple of decades.  You have to know who is going to be there when the competition is stiff and your on the big stage.       

I know what your saying.  "We won the Gold Cup genius!"  Yeah, but they only proved what we already knew.  We can beat the best in our region on our own soil.  Look at what Mexico is doing right now.  They knew where the big stage was and they brought their A game. 

 On the bright side of things.  Our U-20's have shown great form in Canada at the U-20 World Cup.  It is great to see the swagger these guys are bringing to their game.  Adu's hat trick against Poland and Jozy Altidore's two goals in our wonderful win over Brazil helped ease my pain over Copa America. 

The competition in the MLS has been great for these younger guys.  By staying Stateside and getting plenty of time on the pitch they have matured.  However with the eyes of Europe watching over the proceedings in Canada it might mean tickets to some of old Europe's most beautiful cities.  Lets just hope they don't get lost in the shuffle.