We here at the IMOTGP blog know that the entire United States is focused on the events going on in Missouri. OK maybe not not those events but rather this - the start of the World Cup for our beloved United States team!
That's right, the Cup that we will soon be a contender for thanks to the coaching wizardry of Jurgen Klinsmann will be up for grabs starting this Friday when the U.S. hosts two opponents at once - St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The unknown opponents feature a superstar who couldn't hack it at cricket so he decided to take up football instead since trying to beat India in cricket would be too difficult for him anyway.
It's up to Klinsmann to try to slow down Tevin Slater and the rest of the Grenades, as they are affectionately known to supporters who call them that.
A rabid pro-U.S. crowd is expected for this spectacle at Busch Stadium, home of the world's second-best professional baseball team. St. Louis hasn't hosted a U.S. match since 1997.
It's a city with plenty of great soccer history, where players such as Hertha BSC's Vedad Ibisevic, English professional superstar Calum Angus (Google him) and the United States' own Tim Ream all played college soccer/football.
Credit Klinsmann for invoking the great history of United States soccer in deciding to play in St. Louis. He said: “I think the entire team is excited to go to St. Louis and play a World Cup qualifier in this very, very historic city. Go back to the 1950 World Cup and beating England, I think there were five players that came out of St. Louis at that time and representing the United States."
Klinsmann proved that he gets it, he understands our history and actually, he should switch to becoming U.S. Soccer historian in the opinion of this blog.
Anyway we salute and congratulate the city of St. Louis as you look forward to watching the United States win the World Cup on Friday. IMOTGP is guaranteeing a victory behind a Klinsmann coaching masterclass!
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