Critique of U.S. Men's National Team elimination from the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Three criticisms of the United States Men's National Team performance today against the Belgium Men's National Team and overall in the 2014 FIFA World Cup:

1. After his initial quick goal against Ghana, U.S. captain Clint Dempsey was largely ineffective.
2. U.S. forward Jermaine Jones was slow as molasses, beaten on runs and breakaways time after time.  And he was on the ground constantly today.  We need to replace him with someone stronger, more resilient, more able to absorb blows but continue to stay on his feet.  Oh, and someone fast as lightning.
3. U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley -- for all the talk about his "crisp" passing -- did not deliver.  His ball-handling was off.  His passes were certainly not crisp.  We need to replace him with someone with poise, with good vision, and most importantly with that "quarterback" skill and mentality (to use an analogy with American football) that is so valuable to any successful sports team.

Three classes of people who will be happy that the United States Men's National Team lost today:

1. United States social/cultural conservatives who hate the social/cultural liberals that love soccer.
2. Americans of Latin American descent who, out of some combination of anti-nationalism and racism, hate the U.S. men's national team.
3. Most people in the rest of the world.