Ok this one is for the way forward, those of you who need to still vent (and having gone through this a number of times there is nothing wrong with you continuing to vent) can continue on the inquest blog.

Consider the age of the spine of this squad - up the middle in other words.

Keller (36); Pope (32) & Onyewu (24): Mastroeni (31) & Reyna (33); McBride (34).

If you go back through teams that do well at World Cups the core of the teams is usually between 25 and 29. Clearly this USA  team that is beyond its shelf-life and has to be re-built.

I thought that the Donovan, Beasley age-type players would step up but they didn't but I don't think it makes a lot of sense dumping these players given that the next WC should see them at their peak.

However who is the next genearation?

Twenty minutes left and the Czech's have this one in hand. Eddie Johnson shows some life with a shot that goes wide.

A flowing move from the USA at last. They move the ball quickly and Convey puts in a cross that Cech gathers. Josh Wolff on but not before Rosicky gets his second and the Czech's third. At least Arsenal fans will be happy. McBride leaves the game - he has received no support whatsoever.

Johnson with another effort - he's playing his way into the starting line-up against Italy.

There as a huge gulf between the Czech Republic and the USA today.

Man of the match - Tomas Rosicky.

Player ratings

Keller – No chance with any of the three goals. 6

Cherundolo (sub 45) –A tactical substitution but the full back rarely got forward in the first half to support the attack. 4

Onyewu – He took an earlier booking and was guilty of a poor clearance that dropped to Rosicky for the second goal. 4

Pope – He did not look to smart on the first goal but it was wicked cross to deal and Koller added a little nudge. Pope adapted well to a back three in the second half. 5

Lewis – For a defender to be caught so badly out of position five minutes into a game is a cardinal sin. Lewis never looked comfortable all game. 2

Beasley – Was he playing? It was a bad day to try out the Harry Potter invisibility cloak. How he stayed on the field, I do not know. 1

Reyna – The captain battled away but his promptings did not receive much support. 6

Mastroeni (sub 45) – He was a victim of the half time situation and found himself sacrificed for a more creative player. 5

Donovan – He flitted in and out of the game. 3

Convey – He did not hide but he did not contribute much either. When he found himself in good wide positions, he failed to deliver quality crosses. 3

McBride (sub 77) – He should be able to sue for lack of support. Big Brian was isolated all game although his first touch was poor. 4

Substitutes;

Johnson (on 46) – When he came on he added a drive to the US game that had not existed previously. He has surely played his way onto the starting line-up against Italy on Saturday. 6

O’Brien (on 46) – He looked badly short of match practice and never made a telling contribution. 3

Wolff (on 77) – Not rated.