The USA's 5-0 victory against an experimental Norwegian side will be encouraging to Bruce Arena and his players, and will give them a boost after the false start against Canada last week. Perhaps the one player who will be most encouraged will be Taylor Twellman, who until today had not been able to translate his goal-scoring prowess in MLS to success at the international level. I watched bits and pieces of the match and the USA looked to be in control throughout -- which you might expect when you're playing a squad of second-stringers and debutants.
These matches don't mean a lot except for building confidence. Five goals go a long way toward doing just that.
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