it s not been good enough. we need to play a little bit better. one thing on our side that we have to look at is the fact that we have one of our stars injured, jozy altidore, not looking like he s going to play or is it? not looking like he s going to play. i think they are being very cagey about his availability which is smart because you want the belgians to be unsure as well because of what jozy altidore could bring. he would be very helpful but i don t think we would see him unless the u.s. advances a little further into the world cup. what happens with these teams you fill in the gaps. see other players rise to the challenge. you do. you see other players rise to the challenge, and you see shifts in the way the team plays because if he were available they would play with two forwards. instead they are playing with one. given us a great idea of the people we need to watch form. let start with kyle beckerman. tell us about him. mentioned him a little bit earlier in the