November 21, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Zepol87 said: We won't hire that guy either Of course we won't. We'll make Michael Bradley player-coach.
November 21, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, FondrenRoad said: Of course we won't. We'll make Michael Bradley player-coach. Worse. We’re hiring the brother of one of the head guys for US Soccer because he speaks English and coached in MLS. But mainly nepotism. We missed a WC so that we could replace one dildo with another set of dildos.
November 21, 20187 yr 34 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said: Worse. We’re hiring the brother of one of the head guys for US Soccer because he speaks English and coached in MLS. But mainly nepotism. We missed a WC so that we could replace one dildo with another set of dildos. Berhalter played for the USMNT, played in MLS, played in various leagues in Europe (but mostly Germany where he played 10+ years), coached in Sweden, and currently coaches in MLS. If he's the guy, it's not because "he speaks English and coaches in MLS and has a brother in US Soccer".
November 21, 20187 yr 21 hours ago, Captain Ron said: BTW - I looked it up, because I was curious. That "some coach from Spain" was Julen Lopetegui. What in the actual fuck.... We actually have some young talent coming through the ranks and we're going to hire Berhalter?! Berhalter isn't some jag, but the issues with connecting play is what Spanish coaches are known for. Fuck this nonsense that Berhalter is qualified. Might want to check Lopetegui's resume. This is idiocy of the highest level. Edited November 21, 20187 yr by GlenFromTheMailRoom
November 21, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, GlenFromTheMailRoom said: What in the actual fuck.... We actually have some young talent coming through the ranks and we're going to hire Berhalter?! Berhalter isn't some jag, but the issues with connecting play is what Spanish coaches are known for. Fuck this nonsense that Berhalter is qualified. Might want to check Lopetegui's resume. This is idiocy of the highest level. http://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3705268/us-soccer-not-approached-by-ex-real-madrid-coach-julen-lopetegui-agent Who knows what is true, but his agent is denying it ever happened. Edited November 21, 20187 yr by goatsaag
November 21, 20187 yr Women's U-17 didn't make it out of group play today finishing last in its group after losing 4-0 to Germany. At least US Soccer is consistent in its suckage.
November 22, 20187 yr U20’s won Concacaf again over Mexico 2-0. Should I start paying attention to Alex Méndez? Dominated every match and the goals were class. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
November 23, 20187 yr On 11/21/2018 at 2:07 PM, goatsaag said: Berhalter played for the USMNT, played in MLS, played in various leagues in Europe (but mostly Germany where he played 10+ years), coached in Sweden, and currently coaches in MLS. If he's the guy, it's not because "he speaks English and coaches in MLS and has a brother in US Soccer". Got fired in Sweden for underperforming and playing an overly defensive style. He’s been a pretty average coach in MLS. The fact that MLS declined to interview multiple qualified candidates to give the job to him should concern anyone that wants to see the USMNT win.
November 23, 20187 yr Well at least the cabal is consistent. It won't pay for US talent, it won't pay to develop US talent, and it won't pay to coach US talent. So we've got that going for us, which is nice.
November 23, 20187 yr 23 hours ago, shnsajax said: U20’s won Concacaf again over Mexico 2-0. Should I start paying attention to Alex Méndez? Dominated every match and the goals were class. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes, he has been a youth star for awhile.
November 26, 20187 yr The Athletic is reporting Manchester City is signing Zack Steffen to back up Ederson since Claudio Bravo got hurt after the transfer window closed.
November 27, 20187 yr So does he get loaned out after Bravo comes back?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
November 27, 20187 yr good for him, get that cheese, bang some foreign and hopefully get addicted to winning.
November 27, 20187 yr 11 hours ago, shnsajax said: So does he get loaned out after Bravo comes back? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think this is definitely the case
November 29, 20187 yr It's fine. Not the best choice but he's a good coach. The bigger thing is why did it take this long to make it happen? There never appeared to be a second choice so why did they waste a year of roster development and end up hiring the safe, predictable choice?Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk
November 29, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, ATLLonghorn said: It's fine. Not the best choice but he's a good coach. The bigger thing is why did it take this long to make it happen? There never appeared to be a second choice so why did they waste a year of roster development and end up hiring the safe, predictable choice? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk A question we will never get an answer to. Welcome to the US Soccer Federation.
November 29, 20187 yr Yep that is the problem. A fucking year for this hire? He would have accepted the job a week after it became open
November 30, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, ATLLonghorn said: It's fine. Not the best choice but he's a good coach. The bigger thing is why did it take this long to make it happen? There never appeared to be a second choice so why did they waste a year of roster development and end up hiring the safe, predictable choice? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Safe choice seems questionable. Predictable? Very. Right along with not even interviewing multiple qualified, interested candidates.
November 30, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, ATLLonghorn said: It's fine. Not the best choice but he's a good coach. The bigger thing is why did it take this long to make it happen? There never appeared to be a second choice so why did they waste a year of roster development and end up hiring the safe, predictable choice? Waiting for the new president to be elected, then waiting for the GM to be hired, and then waiting for the coach they chose's season to end. I've seen so many people bitching about the timeline, but is it really that hard to follow?
November 30, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, goatsaag said: Waiting for the new president to be elected, then waiting for the GM to be hired, and then waiting for the coach they chose's season to end. I've seen so many people bitching about the timeline, but is it really that hard to follow? And there was a whopping 15+ months of friendlies ahead, so perhaps there wasn't a real sense of urgency.
December 2, 20187 yr Maybe there was a shit ton of friendlies, but they server a purpose of seeing the team play together, letting them work together. You know building a team. And there was a whole year of it, and it was lost. Even 6 months, it just makes no sense. The official announcement was today: Grant Wahl asking some questions: https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/12/02/gregg-berhalter-usmnt-manager-us-soccer-earnie-stewart-jay Quote What’s more, U.S. Soccer’s message that Berhalter was the only serious candidate among those coaches looks even worse when you know that his brother, Jay, is one of the most powerful people at U.S. Soccer and currently serves as the federation’s chief commercial and strategy officer (a commercial, not technical, role). ... I’m not saying the fix was in when it came to naming Berhalter, but it just looks bad. U.S. Soccer has insisted that Jay Berhalter has not been part of the search process for the USMNT coach because his work no longer involves the technical side of the game. But he was heavily involved in the hiring process for Stewart, the GM, who is the one in charge of hiring the coach (which also requires the approval of the U.S. Soccer board of directors). ... But it’s also crystal clear that Jay Berhalter had a major role in the process that resulted in U.S. Soccer hiring Gregg Berhalter, a process that did not view Martino, Vermes, Marsch, Ramos, Osorio, Bradley or Lopetegui as serious candidates. Being Jay’s brother should not have disqualified Gregg from being a candidate for the job. It should have absolutely disqualified him from appearing to be the only serious candidate.
December 2, 20187 yr 36 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: Maybe there was a shit ton of friendlies, but they server a purpose of seeing the team play together, letting them work together. You know building a team. And there was a whole year of it, and it was lost. Even 6 months, it just makes no sense. The official announcement was today: Grant Wahl asking some questions: https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/12/02/gregg-berhalter-usmnt-manager-us-soccer-earnie-stewart-jay US Soccer don’t give a fuck as long as the money keeps coming in.
December 5, 20187 yr That would be the ceiling... Coach aside, the process was bullshit as usual. Edited December 5, 20187 yr by pacman
December 6, 20187 yr http://www.espn.com/soccer/werder-bremen/story/3720346/united-states-striker-josh-sargent-could-make-werder-bremen-debut-vs-fortuna
December 7, 20187 yr 22 hours ago, shnsajax said: http://www.espn.com/soccer/werder-bremen/story/3720346/united-states-striker-josh-sargent-could-make-werder-bremen-debut-vs-fortuna ...and he scores a goal two minutes after coming on.
December 7, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, DeathTongue said: ...and he scores a goal two minutes after coming on. I wish that I had read that this was TODAY instead of just thinking that the game was probably Saturday or Sunday. We have a sniper! I remember when we all thought that Jordan Morris was going to be the future of the USMNT. Thankfully we have others with more hunger, drive, and skill who want to challenge themselves to be the best that they can be coming along. If Morris ever becomes something, then that's just a bonus, but Josh Sargent is nice to have representin' over in Europe.
December 7, 20187 yr In the right place at the right time. It's nice to have players who understand where to be, who can make their own luck. (I'm not going to say that that ball would have probably gone in had he not been there, because why take away from his glory?) I don't know if he tracked down that ball, but I always feel like teammates should make sure to save the ball for a guy's first professional goal. You could tell his teammates were elated for him and that he is definitely "one of the lads" rather than a punk ass American kid who is possibly resented by older players. It's very good to see.
December 8, 20187 yr Jadon Sancho is so much better on the wing than Christian Pulisic and he’s 2 years younger. Pulisic needs to leave this summer to get more regular playing time.
December 14, 20187 yr Top 10: U.S. player valuations (Europe big 5 leagues) 1. Christian Pulisic, Bor. Dortmund ($48.6 million) 2. Weston McKennie, Schalke 04 ($17.1 million) 3. DeAndre Yedlin, Newcastle United ($15.1 million) 4. John Brooks, Wolfsburg ($8.2 million) 5. Tim Weah, Paris SG ($8.1 million) 6. Luca de la Torre, Fulham ($5.2 million) 7. Josh Sargent, Werder Bremen ($5 million) 8. Matt Miazga, Nantes ($4.6 million) 8. Bobby Wood, Hannover 96 ($4.6 million) 10. Tim Ream, Fulham ($2.6 million) Source:CIES Football Observatory (as of Dec. 3).
December 14, 20187 yr trapmetrics (TM) $ valuations: pulisic 30 (higher if he lights up UCL in march) mckennie 5 yedlin 5 brooks 12.5 weah 20 when he breaks out de la torre - don't know sargent - 10 when he breaks out
December 19, 20187 yr Weston McKinney gets the assist on Haji Wright's goal in Schalke's 1-2 loss to Leverkusen
December 20, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, DeathTongue said: Weston McKinney gets the assist on Haji Wright's goal in Schalke's 1-2 loss to Leverkusen Way to go Haji! I didn't realize that he had returned from the abyss. On 12/13/2018 at 10:43 PM, Hagbard Celine said: Top 10: U.S. player valuations (Europe big 5 leagues) 1. Christian Pulisic, Bor. Dortmund ($48.6 million) 2. Weston McKennie, Schalke 04 ($17.1 million) 3. DeAndre Yedlin, Newcastle United ($15.1 million) 4. John Brooks, Wolfsburg ($8.2 million) 5. Tim Weah, Paris SG ($8.1 million) 6. Luca de la Torre, Fulham ($5.2 million) 7. Josh Sargent, Werder Bremen ($5 million) 8. Matt Miazga, Nantes ($4.6 million) 8. Bobby Wood, Hannover 96 ($4.6 million) 10. Tim Ream, Fulham ($2.6 million) Source:CIES Football Observatory (as of Dec. 3). Change Tim Weah's last name and his valuation is ~$3M-$4.5M. On 12/13/2018 at 10:45 PM, Hagbard Celine said: trapmetrics (TM) $ valuations: pulisic 30 (higher if he lights up UCL in march) mckennie 5 yedlin 5 brooks 12.5 weah 20 when he breaks out de la torre - don't know sargent - 10 when he breaks out I wouldn't expect Pulisic to be playing any more UCL matches this season. I think that he's already featured for BvB and he'll probably be sold in January, so that will be that. I'd also take Sargent over Weah now, 2 years from now, 4 years from now, 8 years from now.
December 20, 20187 yr On 12/7/2018 at 4:39 PM, Napoleon said: Just rewatched this and it is hilarious and endearing that as soon as he scores, he doesn't go to pick up the ball, he doesn't go to celebrate with the fans, he doesn't point to the back of his shirt, what does he do?... He goes over to try to help up his fellow striker who was down on the ground. The whole idea of celebrating is an afterthought, because he just wants to make sure that his teammate is alright and help him up off the ground. I cannot think of one player EVER that I have seen do that, especially when his team is already winning the match. The Red Baron!
December 21, 20187 yr GOALKEEPERS (4): Alex Bono (Toronto FC/CAN; 1/0), Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 5/0), Tyler Miller (LAFC; 0/0), Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC; 6/0) DEFENDERS (10): Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas; 2/0), Greg Garza (FC Cincinnati; 10/0), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Nick Lima (San Jose Earthquakes; 0/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 2/0), Daniel Lovitz (Montreal Impact/CAN; 0/0), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids; 0/0), Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC; 4/1) MIDFIELDERS (10): Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids; 23/2), Paul Arriola (D.C. United; 17/2), Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 142/17), Russell Canouse (D.C. United; 0/0), Marky Delgado (Toronto FC/CAN; 6/0), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; 5/1), Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; 5/0), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC; 11/0) FORWARDS (3): Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers; 0/0), Christian Ramirez (LAFC; 0/0), Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC; 40/6) All mls Guess who's back, Bradley's back. Back again.
December 21, 20187 yr US Soccer's write up of the 7 newbs. Corey Baird Jeremy Ebobisse Daniel Lovitz Mark McKenzie Djordje Mihailovic Tyler Miller Auston Trusty https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/12/20/11/55/20181220-feat-mnt-meet-the-usmnt-newbies-january-camp-2019 Ucapped Players who have previously appeared in a MNT camp: Russell Canouse Justen Glad Kick Lima Christian Ramirez Keegan Rosenberry
December 22, 20187 yr Josh Sargent scores his 2nd goal in 3 games for Bremen. Nice to have some positive news for our Yanks in the Bundesliga with Pulisic in a strange situation.
December 22, 20187 yr On 12/13/2018 at 11:43 PM, Hagbard Celine said: Top 10: U.S. player valuations (Europe big 5 leagues) 1. Christian Pulisic, Bor. Dortmund ($48.6 million) 2. Weston McKennie, Schalke 04 ($17.1 million) 3. DeAndre Yedlin, Newcastle United ($15.1 million) 4. John Brooks, Wolfsburg ($8.2 million) 5. Tim Weah, Paris SG ($8.1 million) 6. Luca de la Torre, Fulham ($5.2 million) 7. Josh Sargent, Werder Bremen ($5 million) 8. Matt Miazga, Nantes ($4.6 million) 8. Bobby Wood, Hannover 96 ($4.6 million) 10. Tim Ream, Fulham ($2.6 million) Source:CIES Football Observatory (as of Dec. 3). Lmao PSG is hanging up the phone if you call them with $8MM for Weah. 49 minutes ago, LurkingHorn said: Josh Sargent scores his 2nd goal in 3 games for Bremen. Nice to have some positive news for our Yanks in the Bundesliga with Pulisic in a strange situation. That's awesome. Fucking banger, too:
December 23, 20187 yr 5 hours ago, LurkingHorn said: Josh Sargent scores his 2nd goal in 3 games for Bremen. Nice to have some positive news for our Yanks in the Bundesliga with Pulisic in a strange situation. McKennie assisting Haji is doubly "positive news for our Yanks" in the Bundesliga. Just because BvB has a younger, cheaper, better player that has taken control of Christian's position doesn't mean that Christian's career is over. The fact that Mario Götze has finally dropped 15+ lbs and is in playing shape again and Reus is randomly healthy for an extended period of time doesn't help Christian, but the better players are starting and playing full matches. Christian just isn't as good as the players ahead of him and with only 1 1/2 years left on his contract, January is the the time to sell him, because if you wait until the summer your risk starts to outweigh the possible reward, because if he doesn't like his options, he waits until January and signs on a free transfer. 4 hours ago, ztejas said: That's awesome. Fucking banger, too: As I said before, I'd take Sargent over Weah now, in 2 years, in 4 years, in 8 years... He will never be as fast as Weah, but he's fairly fast now and is plenty quick. Also, he is as smart of a player that the US has in its player pool and he's only 18-19. He has the physical build to play in any league right now and is highly skilled with both feet. Barring injury, he's the USMNT #9 at least until 2027.
December 23, 20187 yr 12 minutes ago, Napoleon said: McKennie assisting Haji is doubly "positive news for our Yanks" in the Bundesliga. Just because BvB has a younger, cheaper, better player that has taken control of Christian's position doesn't mean that Christian's career is over. The fact that Mario Götze has finally dropped 15+ lbs and is in playing shape again and Reus is randomly healthy for an extended period of time doesn't help Christian, but the better players are starting and playing full matches. Christian just isn't as good as the players ahead of him and with only 1 1/2 years left on his contract, January is the the time to sell him, because if you wait until the summer your risk starts to outweigh the possible reward, because if he doesn't like his options, he waits until January and signs on a free transfer. As I said before, I'd take Sargent over Weah now, in 2 years, in 4 years, in 8 years... He will never be as fast as Weah, but he's fairly fast now and is plenty quick. Also, he is as smart of a player that the US has in its player pool and he's only 18-19. He has the physical build to play in any league right now and is highly skilled with both feet. Barring injury, he's the USMNT #9 at least until 2027. He just has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. Very much like Donovan in that regard, but a lot lankier And on the Pulisic comment, Pulisic will be fine. He's sitting behind an absolute phenom while battling some nagging injuries on the best team in Germany right now. I have zero doubt he would crush it on a middling team in the BL. Edited December 23, 20187 yr by ztejas
December 23, 20187 yr Sargent is the most confident striker we have seen in a long time who finishes almost everything. Agreed on the comments on him over Weah and a good problem to have.
December 23, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, shnsajax said: Sargent is the most confident striker we have seen in a long time who finishes almost everything. Agreed on the comments on him over Weah and a good problem to have. I also remember one of the announcers during the series of meaningless friendlies say that Sargent's legs were like "tree trunks". I hadn't noticed, but took it to mean that he could hold his own against experienced defenders if he were to play with his back to the goal. Well, the ESPN article about his second goal has a shot of him walking back to midfield after scoring his and he appears to put everyone else in the photo to shame. Um, yeah. I don't know everyone's age in this photo, but I'm fairly certain that Josh is the youngest by far. He doesn't look like he'll be pushed around too much on the pitch. http://www.espn.com/soccer/werder-bremen/story/3734937/uss-josh-sargent-strikes-in-werder-bremen-loss-to-rb-leipzig
December 23, 20187 yr 12 hours ago, Napoleon said: McKennie assisting Haji is doubly "positive news for our Yanks" in the Bundesliga. Just because BvB has a younger, cheaper, better player that has taken control of Christian's position doesn't mean that Christian's career is over. The fact that Mario Götze has finally dropped 15+ lbs and is in playing shape again and Reus is randomly healthy for an extended period of time doesn't help Christian, but the better players are starting and playing full matches. Christian just isn't as good as the players ahead of him and with only 1 1/2 years left on his contract, January is the the time to sell him, because if you wait until the summer your risk starts to outweigh the possible reward, because if he doesn't like his options, he waits until January and signs on a free transfer. As I said before, I'd take Sargent over Weah now, in 2 years, in 4 years, in 8 years... He will never be as fast as Weah, but he's fairly fast now and is plenty quick. Also, he is as smart of a player that the US has in its player pool and he's only 18-19. He has the physical build to play in any league right now and is highly skilled with both feet. Barring injury, he's the USMNT #9 at least until 2027. Pulisic is better than Guerreiro and Bruun Larsen. In fact, I think CP is better on the left than he is on the right. It's puzzling the manager can't get CP and Sancho on the field at the same time.
December 24, 20187 yr he looks like he's having fun... hope he keeps it up! Edited December 24, 20187 yr by kingkoopa6
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