Jhon Arias, Rafael Borre, Richard Rios, Jorge Carrascal and Luis Sinisterra score for Colombia
Lack of urgency and depth exposed in USMNT squad
Timothy Weah scores the only goal for US before hour mark
USMNT suffers 5-1 defeat against Colombia
The United States men's national soccer team suffered a disappointing 5-1 defeat against Colombia in a friendly match on June 9, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Copa America. The loss was a major blow to the confidence of the USMNT and their coach, Gregg Berhalter. Jhon Arias, Rafael Borre, Richard Rios, Jorge Carrascal and Luis Sinisterra scored for Colombia while Timothy Weah netted the only goal for the US before the hour mark. After the match, goalkeeper Matt Turner apologized to fans for the team's performance. The US will play Brazil on June 12 as they prepare for Copa America, which begins on June 23 against Bolivia.
The defeat highlighted a lack of urgency and depth in the USMNT squad. Former USMNT star Freddy Adu expressed frustration over the team's performance and called for more games against top teams to prepare for international competitions. The USMNT has not beaten a top-25 opponent in an A-team match outside CONCACAF during Berhalter's five-year tenure.
Matt Turner apologized to US national team fans for their 5-1 defeat against Colombia
Timothy Weah scored the only goal for the US before the hour mark
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The US gets their campaign underway against Bolivia on June 23, before taking on Panama four days later and finalising their group stage campaign against Uruguay on July 1
Colombia scored twice within the first 20 minutes, making it the first time since 1995 that a USMNT had conceded twice in such a short time.
The USMNT has not beaten a top-25 opponent in an A-team match outside CONCACAF during Berhalter's five-year tenure.
The USMNT suffered a 5-1 defeat against Colombia in a friendly match on June 8, 2024.
Colombia scored twice within the first 20 minutes, making it the first time since 1995 that a USMNT had conceded twice in such a short time.
The USMNT has not beaten a top-25 opponent in an A-team match outside CONCACAF during Berhalter’s five-year tenure.
Accuracy
Colombia scored twice within the first 20 minutes.
Tim Weah scored a goal for the USMNT in the 58th minute.
Deception
(30%)
The article contains editorializing and pontification by the author. The author expresses his opinion that the USMNT's defeat to Colombia was an 'embarrassment' and a 'wake-up call'. He also implies that the team is not yet a 'big team' and has offered no reason to be feared. These statements are not facts, but rather the author's interpretation of events.
It turned sour in less than six minutes, when Antonee Robinson made a mistake, and Jhon Arias opened the scoring.
But it was part of a pattern, an increasingly damning pattern: In five years under Berhalter, over two separate stints, the U.S. still hasn’t beaten a top-25 opponent in an A-team match outside CONCACAF.
The result, in one sense, was inconsequential. But it was part of a pattern...
They are not yet a ‘big team.’ They have offered no reason that they should ‘be feared.’
Fallacies
(75%)
The article contains a few examples of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority but no formal or informal fallacies. The author uses strong language to describe the USMNT's performance, such as “worst possible start”, “wobbling”, and “wheels started to fall off”. The author also quotes captain Christian Pulisic, who uses inflammatory language when he says the team was “nowhere near the level they need to play if they’re gonna win games coming into Copa América.” Additionally, there are several appeals to authority throughout the article. The author quotes head coach Gregg Berhalter, who discusses his responsibility as a coaching staff and acknowledges individual and collective failings. Berhalter also appeals to the authority of other sources when he says “We weren't moving for each other. We had this idea that we were gonna dribble out of the back every time. It was multiple players.” The article also discusses Colombia's 22-game unbeaten streak, dating back over two years.
United States head coach Gregg Berhalter shouts instructions during the second half against Colombia at Commanders Field on June 08, 2024 in Landover, Maryland.
The result, in one sense, was inconsequential. But it was part of a pattern, an increasingly damning pattern: In five years under Berhalter, over two separate stints, the U.S. still hasn’t beaten a top-25 opponent in an A-team match outside CONCACAF.
They are nowhere near as good as Colombia, whose 22-game unbeaten streak dates back over two years.
Bias
(75%)
The author expresses a clear bias towards the USMNT and their performance in the game against Colombia. He uses language that depicts Colombia as a superior team and the USMNT as underperforming and unprepared. The author also frames the defeat as an embarrassment for the team, implying that they should have been able to beat Colombia based on their individual talent.
And how will he, as a captain and leader, handle such a shellacking, with Brazil up next on Wednesday and Copa América near?
But he also pointed to individual and collective failings.
It was part of a pattern, an increasingly damning pattern: In five years under Berhalter, over two separate stints, the U.S. still hasn’t beaten a top-25 opponent in an A-team match outside CONCACAF.
Former USMNT star Freddy Adu expressed frustration over the team's performance after losing 5-1 to Colombia on June 9, 2024.
Freddy Adu believes the team needs to schedule more games against top teams and that there was no sense of urgency during the match.
Accuracy
The USMNT suffered a humiliating loss to Colombia with goals scored by Jhon Arias, Rafael Santos Borrero, Richard Rios, Jorge Carrascal, and Luis Sinisterra.
Deception
(30%)
The author, Leocciano Callao, uses emotional manipulation by quoting Freddy Adu's social media post expressing frustration and disappointment over the USMNT's performance against Colombia. The author also selectively reports details of the game by focusing on Adu's criticism of Gregg Berhalter and his team, implying that this is a widespread issue within the squad. Sensationalism is used through the title 'USMNT cult hero SLAMS Gregg Berhalter and his team after their shocking 5-1 loss to Colombia before Copa America.'
The title is sensational: 'USMNT cult hero SLAMS Gregg Berhalter and his team after their shocking 5-1 loss to Colombia before Copa America.'
The author uses emotional manipulation by quoting Freddy Adu's social media post: 'What are your thoughts about the #USMNT game today? I thought it was one of the poorest games I’ve seen from this current group.', 'There’s too much talent for the team to be performing like this IMHO!', and 'I truly believe that we have to make it a priority to schedule more games against the top teams in the world. We get away with alot of these ‘mistakes’ playing against Concacaf teams but you get punished for those by teams like Colombia.'
Fallacies
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None Found At Time Of
Publication
Bias
(80%)
The author, Leocciano Callao, expresses bias towards the USMNT team and their coach Gregg Berhalter by quoting former USMNT player Freddy Adu's criticism of the team's performance in a friendly match against Colombia. The author does not provide any counterargument or context to challenge Adu's perspective.
I truly believe that we have to make it a priority to schedule more games against the top teams in the world. We get away with alot of these ‘mistakes’ playing against Concacaf teams but you get punished for those by teams like Colombia.
Really looking forward to the Copa America this summer. A lot of questions are going to be answered for better or for worse.
There’s too much talent for the team to be performing like this IMHO!
What are your thoughts about the #USMNT game today? I thought it was one of the poorest games I’ve seen from this current group.
Former USMNT star Freddy Adu expressed frustration over the team's performance after losing 5-1 to Colombia in a friendly match on June 9, 2024.
Accuracy
][The US suffered a heavy defeat in their penultimate warm-up match for Copa America][], [[Colombia defeated the US with goals from Jhon Arias, Rafael Borre, Richard Rios, Jorge Carrascal and Luis Sinisterra]], [[Timothy Weah scored the only goal for the US before the hour mark]], [[The US gets their campaign underway against Bolivia on June 23]]
