体坛英语资讯：US soccer searches for answers after missing World Cup
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31-- <span word="Weeks">Weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>.</p><p><span word="Needing">Needing</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 99<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="Trinidad">Trinidad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tobago">Tobago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2018 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Finals">Finals</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-1 <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span>.</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Bruce">Bruce</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span>."</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span>. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="upbeat">upbeat</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stunning">stunning</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="ouster">ouster</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unflinching">unflinching</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>.</p><p>"<span word="US">US</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Garth">Garth</span> <span word="Lagerwey">Lagerwey</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="Soccer">Soccer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="Sounders">Sounders</span> <span word="FC">FC</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="develops">develops</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="outclassed">outclassed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2016 <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generational">generational</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creaky">creaky</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="goalkeepers">goalkeepers</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="challengers">challengers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span>.</p>
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