During the US-Holland game last month, I seem to remember saying something along the lines of how underrated Carlos Bocanegra was for the US.
The US captain and defender for the French club Rennes further earned my respect today when he openly talked about how the Americans should be going into South Africa with plenty of confidence.
"When it hits the knockout stages it's a one-off game, and who knows what can happen? We always take the example we beat Spain in the Confederations Cup," Bocanegra said during an interview with The Associated Press. "Before that we beat Egypt 3-0, the champions of Africa. So on our day we feel like we can beat anybody."
"It's a great chance for us, and we thought we got a fair draw and we have a good chance," said Bocanegra, a defender for French club Rennes. "We feel like we have a good team and we have gained a lot of confidence and experience over the past four years."
This is exactly the type of players that we need on the field. Guys that have confidence but also have the resumes (over 100 matches with Fulham) to back it up. The US still doesn't get any respect around the world and frankly why should they? Every time it seems like they take a step forward (1994, 2002), they take two steps back (1998, 2006). With a very beatable Group C (England, Algeria, Slovenia), Bocanegra is right, we should be thinking big.
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