Everything that happened around Balogun before kickoff ended up hurting the United States more than having him on the pitch helped them.
Today they looked completely out of sync. It felt like they lost their focus from the very beginning.
When the entire football world is suddenly talking about something off the pitch against you, it's hard for that not to affect the group.
Credit to Belgium, they were excellent and deserved the win. But it's difficult not to feel that everything surrounding the team before kickoff had a significant impact on the US performance.
What a shame, because they had been one of the tournament's most enjoyable teams to watch.
@RpsAgainstTrump If I were Pochettino(the head coach of Team USA), I wouldn’t let Balogun play tomorrow. I’d tell the rest of the team that we need to rely on ourselves and our performance on the court, rather than relying on the president off the court to win through special privileges. #balogun
If I were Pochettino(the head coach of Team USA), I wouldn’t let Balogun play tomorrow. I’d tell the rest of the team that we need to rely on ourselves and our performance on the court, rather than relying on the president off the court to win through special privileges. #balogun