The men's United States soccer team is in need of a miracle. I am not talking about a miracle to beat Guatemala on Tuesday. I strongly predict that the men's team will pull off a great result. What I am more concerned with is the fact that the men's team has no true individual talent. Now when I mean individual talent I am speaking based on player being able to go 1 on 1. The United States soccer team is a great team. Emphasis on team. When the team wins or plays well it is mainly as a whole or collectively. That is not to say the US has never had a great individual performances here and there. How can one forget Tim Howard producing save after save against Belgium at the 2014 world cup? The US lost the game 2-1 in overtime. Great team effort, but all around on the field no true individual stood out. Matt Besler stood out in a way that proves my point. At the time the best center back in form. Close to the halfway line USA's best defender loses out one on one to a 17 year old Belgium forward who received a pass from their own half who out positions and out muscles Besler and sprints down the wide lane and sets up the play that gives Belgium the lead in overtime. The US men's team did not lose just because Matt Besler was beat out 40 something yards out from the goal. If Matt Hummels, Giorgio Chiellini, or Sergio Ramos was in that position one can trust that they will not get beat in that position. Not stating that those defenders can't or haven't been beaten in a similar case, I am just having a difficult time recalling a moment when it did occur that led to a goal. One could argue that the US team was out of place especially on a fast break counter. Which is true, I agree that fast break counters are dangerous to any side even to the most organized defenses in world. Yet, in those moments is where I argue that the US needs to have individuals produce. In basketball, Jordan has taken last shot buzzer beaters to win his team the game. Yes, if the Chicago Bulls would have made all their free throws and limit just one foul the whole scenario with Michael Jordan taking the last shot to win the game could have been avoided. But it's sports, things don't go as planned or as smooth as one might want it to go. Soccer and basketball are completely different sports, I see that, but what I want to prove is the individualism that the rest of the big 4 sports league (MLS is catching up to NHL) that make for great spectacles. I am not asking for a miracle that the US will produce a Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. I am asking for a miracle not selling my soul. One of the reasons why the US men's team produces great team effort is because that's its best asset, a one trick pony in a way. Many are arguing over what is wrong with the US men's team and what should be done. Some say it's the players pool others want Klinsmann's head. I would say it is a bit of both. I will go into the latter on a following post. Until the US can find a defender that can shut down opposing forwards one on one, produce a winger that can speed down the line and smoke defenders over and over, or call-up a forward who is a dangerous threat that can score any time he receives the ball in the box. One of those would be a nice, a miracle if all three of those happen. But at the moment the US men's Soccer team needs a miracle if they ever really want to be relevant.