Europe vice-captain Padraig Harrington feels worried that the USA would be more galvanised by team spirit than they have ever been at this month's Ryder Cup.
The Americans have lost the last two Ryder Cups and failed to gain four-and-a-half points needed to win from the 12 on the final day at Medinah two years ago. But Harrington said that he is worried that the US squad is going to be better team-wise than they have ever been.
Harrington said that he would be wary of the US coming out with a point to prove and they seemingly love being the underdogs, The BBC reported.
The Americans would be without former world number one Tiger Woods, who ruled himself out of contention because of injury, but Harrington said that Phil Mickelson, not having Tiger there, would be the undisputed number one captain/player in the team room.
He said that the players like Mickelson and would listen to him, and added that he thinks he would be a rallying cry for the US team.
Joining Harrington on captain Paul McGinley's support staff for the big event at Gleneagles from 26-28 September would be former captains Sam Torrance and Jose Maria Olazabal, plus Des Smyth and Thomas Bjorn.
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Harrington said that nobody has put more effort in than Paul McGinley, adding that he has left no stone unturned and feels that he needs five guys to look after all the matches.
The European team boasts the current world number one Rory McIlroy, who is in a rich vein of form having won the final two major titles of the season, plus the World Golf Championship event, the Bridgestone Invitational, the report added.