Jozy Altidore Red Card a Blemish on Positive Night for USMNT vs. Switzerland

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Published: April 1, 2015

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For the first 68 minutes of the United States men's national team's 1-1 draw with Switzerland, the frustration and concern created by last Wednesday's loss to Denmark were replaced by a large amount of positivity. 

Just as the nerves of the USMNT fans were beginning to calm down, however, Jozy Altidore unleashed a profanity-laced tirade in the direction of Italian referee Luca Banti. 

Altidore, who had just been booked for a bad foul, subsequently received a straight red from Banti, who also warned Altidore about his dissent during the half-time break, per a conversation that ESPN's Doug McIntyre had with U.S. midfielder Alejandro Bedoya: 



Although he did take responsibility for his actions after the match, per ESPN's Jeff Carlisle, Altidore handed his team a bit of adversity that it was looking to avoid against the No. 12 side in the FIFA rankings. 



Before the USMNT forward was given his marching orders, the Yanks delivered one of their best performances since the World Cup. 

Bedoya, who has been used in a few different roles in midfield, continued to be a model of consistency on both sides of the pitch. 

Not only was the Nantes player fairly efficient in the attacking half of the pitch, but Bedoya also tracked back and had some key involvements in his own penalty area. 

The players surrounding Bedoya in midfield, Danny Williams and Alfredo Morales, also turned in impressive performances for manager Jurgen Klinsmann's side. 



The lone outlier from the strong day in the middle of the pitch was Michael Bradley, who lined up out of position as a No. 10. Despite his lack of finishing on Tuesday night in Zurich, Switzerland, Bradley did create a few solid attacking opportunities. 

It didn't come as a major surprise that Bradley lacked the skills to finish off a superb counter in the...
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