I felt the agony of defeat when my US Soccer Team lost to Ghana and was eliminated from the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The people who support the US Soccer Team felt the same sadness that left people numb for words.

The US Soccer fan base is asking for a change in coach and players as well as methods for playing the sports.

It is easy to blame the coach and the team for a defeat especially when opportunities were missed. Maybe the Coach did not go a great job but at least we defended ourselves in the best way possible.

While there is a need for a new philosophy and new blood [as well as training future professionals], US Soccer has reached a new chapter in which it is becoming popular and appreciated outside of its fan base.

I am a US Soccer Fan since 2006 during its good as well as not so good times. We will learn from our mistakes, pull ourselves from our misery and attempt to enter the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

US Soccer will also be receiving a lot of publicity so that the world can know more about the team and the different leagues within the USA. While we have lost, at least the game was worth watching and enjoying.

I am watching the Germany VS England in the internet and enjoying the first meeting between the two countries in more than four decades.

Roberto Carlos Álvarez-G