The United States went two for two in its recent run against the Netherlands and Germany.

In its most recent game against the defending World Champs, the Americans played a solid 90 minutes overall, ultimately capitalizing on the heroics of the man who brought happiness on Friday.

Here is what we learned from the 2-1 win over Germany.

Michael Bradley Back in Top Form

A year ago, Michael Bradley was expected to be the American hero in Brazil.

He disappeared and endured a woeful tournament. Now he is back in fine form, looking confident with the ball and make jaw-dropping passes. In the Netherlands game, it was Bradley's dribble from one side of the pitch to the other that helped create the game winner.

On Wednesday he made a similar play as he confidently dribbled his way out of the US penalty area and got the ball out of harm's way. Most players would have fired the ball haphazardly at the first instance they got, but Bradley dribbled his way out patiently and confidently.

He also made a tremendous cross pitch pass to Mix Diskerud for the opening goal, showcasing his growing creativity. He would have also had the game winner late in the game if not for a fantastic save from German keeper Ron-Robert Zieller.

Bobby Wood the Hero Again

Bobby Wood has just eight appearances for the United States but the 22-year-old already has two game-winning goals in two straight games.

Few would have anticipated that Hawaiian-born player to make the impact he has in the last two friendlies, but he has done just that coming on as a substitute.

In the game against the Germans, all it took was a missile of a shot from outside the box to give the United States a 2-1 win in Cologne against the defending champs. He still has a long way to go, but he is shaping up to be a nice piece for the U.S.'s future.

Brad Guzan Turning into Solid Number 1

Tim Howard better look out because he might no longer be the No. 1 for the Americans in goal.

Brad Guzan is looking more and more comfortable between the pipes and the 30-year-old Aston Villa netminder was a major reason for the American victory. He stoned Mario Goetze on a one-on-one with the game decidedly in Germany's favor and made another stop on Andre Schurrle when the German was in all alone with a header.

He was not as busy in the second half but his stops in the opening 30 were huge for his team in the long run. What else could you ask of a goalie?

Opening 15 minutes of second set the tone

The first 45 minutes were not great for the Americans. However, with the time winding down on the first half, the team managed a sustained spell of possession, slowly probing from one side of the other, looking for openings. Suddenly the opening came, Bradley found Mix Diskerud and it was 1-1.

In the second half, the U.S. came out with a similar mindset, playing keep away in the German half for the opening quarter hour of the second half. The possession not only made the U.S. look more confident, but it seemed to hurt German confidence, keeping the U.S. in control of the game and creating chances.

It was this kind of confidence that had hurt the U.S. recently in second halves of games. The team had been prone to defensive lapses, getting run out of town in the second 45 minutes of a game. Even in the Netherlands' game last week the team was outscored in the opening quarter hour of that game.

Defense still a concern

Despite all of these positives, the American defense looked shaky at times in this game. It was a decided improvement over the Netherlands game, but the opening of the match with the Germans was nervy. The defensive line was caught ball watching on the opening goal, leaving Goetze wide open for an easy tap in goal.

The same happened on a few other instances with the Germans' possession game pushing American defenders to one side of the pitch, leaving space for the defending champs' attack to exploit. If not for Guzan's saves, they would have easily been up 3-0 before the Americans had any truly sustained attack.