Big stage jitter for US

US coach Bruce Arena has looked in vain for a weak point in Portugal, the Americans8217; powerful first opponents in group D, He said on Tuesday. 8220;I haven8217;t been able to detect a weakness in Portugal,8221; Arena told a news conference in Seoul a day before the match with group favourites in Suwon.

8220;The one thing that stands out with Portugal is their great attacking quality. The combination of players. It8217;s just not one player or two players,8221; he said.

Arena, who would not speculate on his starting line-up, was cryptic about his approach to heavily favoured Portugal. 8220;What we do tomorrow is not going to be radically different from anything we8217;ve done in the past,8221; he said.

He predicted a slow start to Wednesday8217;s match as the two sides 8220;feel each other out8221;. 8220;The first 15 minutes will probably be a cautious 15 minutes for both teams, and then perhaps the game will open up,8221; Arena said.