U.S. will look to slow down Argentina

June 6, 2008

By Ives Galarcep, Special to ESPNsoccernet

If the U.S. national team's brutal trio of friendlies were meant to be a series of tests for a team in a state of transition, then Sunday's friendly against Argentina will serve as the perfect final exam.

Argentina isn't just dangerous. The No. 1 team in the world can embarrass you with its speed, skill, killer passes and clinical finishing. Mexico had a taste of that treatment on Wednesday, losing 4-1, and now the Americans must find a way to slow down the most potent of the three attacks ...

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U.S. will look to slow down Argentina

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