Like, can a man really do what he just did, with that kind of precision, with clear intentions? When the game is played that beautifully, I almost think it has to be by accident. Sure, he meant to send it forward, but he couldn't have POSSIBLY thought the ball was going to do what he made it do... right? How did the finisher even run onto that ball without tripping over himself in shock, like "How did that ball get where it is right now?" (Does this make sense to anyone else?)

And yet, whenever I watch USMNT, I feel like they're just chucking prayers down the flanks, hoping that someone runs under it, shows a level of skill and touch that they've never previously demonstrated, and somehow turns in on goal. There's no thought to it, and certainly no art.