U.S. offense needs to develop more sophistication

September 17, 2008

By Frank Dell'Apa, Special to ESPNsoccernet

Five successive victories and a 14-0 goal differential. Next stop, the 2010 World Cup finals.

Yes, there is still the small matter of the United States officially clinching advancement to the final round of regional qualifying, which will be a step up in competition among CONCACAF's final six.

This U.S. team is steamrolling foes right now. But wiping out Barbados and defeating Guatemala, Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago is not a good measure of the team's progress.

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U.S. offense needs to develop more sophistication

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