Absolutely ! It's a tall order, but people seem to be forgetting we're only 1 game down out of a possible 3 - there's a lot more football still to play !

I've watched Brian McBride - for one - many times (everytime my team play's Fulham !) and he's a quality, creative player.

Though I'd hardly say the US 94 team were "a handful of amatuers straight out of college": John Harkes (Derby), Tab Ramos (Real Betis), Roy Wegerle (Coventry City), and it's not like the US hadn't been around before then - 1950 World Cup against England anyone ? 1-0 to the USA I believe, there's a lot of history there