By Chris Wright
Despite picking up the big ‘L’, the US advanced through to the knock-out stages of the World Cup thanks to Portugal’s parting gift to them (a 2-1 victory over Ghana), with the little-fancied Yanks outdoing themselves to squeak into the latter stages.
However, it was funny old afternoon for Jermaine Jones (who we already know isn’t the sharpest sandwich at the picnic), with the be-dreadlocked midfielder put in a calamity-strewn shift in the middle of the park.
Exhibit A: Getting absolutely boshed to the ground by an utterly impervious referee…
Exhibit B: A ropey piece of mis-control sees Jones clumsily clonk the ball into his own face…
Exhibit C: Jones then somehow manages to knock himself sparko doolally by running head-first into teammate Alejandro Bedoya…
Poor lad. It was like watching a 90-minute long episode of You’ve Been Framed!