they can't all be against top 5 teams. right? we probably won't see a serious threat until the WC quarterfinals.
not stated are the teams that have seen incredible growth in the past few years- i'm thinking france, england, australia and japan. the teams from...
points taken. but that lineup still beats T&T 9 out of 10.
i believe more the latter, but wouldn't define it as screwed if we can get results in qualifying.
yup. i'm thinking summer '20 will be the time to really start seriously judging the coach and team.
thus the definition of the questionable player.
aren't the truly best teams ones that can assert high pressure when they need or want to? these definitions seem meaningless to me.
Peg- you've been around awhile. what would these boards be w/out "questioning" player selection? they wouldn't be. same w/ every national team on...
i'm no expert on mls structure, but this seems apples and oranges to me. mls teams are scouting proven professionals, most often internationals....
adams is certainly playing on a better team vs. better opponents. some rise and thrive in such circumstances, some don't.
oh i think we'll see plenty of experimentation...and lots of surprises. expect familiar names to come and GO (a la acosta) and folks with little...
not going to get into the weeds re player selection logic, but it's very much looking to me that european-based players will have the edge re...
meaning, these are guys GB has been watching in person (or personally coaching) for years. it would be surprising if he didn't lean a bit in that...
if i did, i meant more accessible and probably more immediately familiar to GB. i don't consider that bias. at least not in the form you're...
i don't think i ever said less visible. i believe i spoke of logistical complications w/ club teams and/or u-20/u-23 commitments. i fully expect...
well then- what will you say when your pet projects do get exposed? because many will.
no not less visible. usmnt coaches are intimately aware.
this is less about belief than it is about mid career ambition. we shall see.
right
oh, god- one hopes he doesn't take advice from "us". personally, i think he's being placed above his calling...and he knows it. just a hunch.
i agree, except i don't necessarily think it means we should be getting to the WCQF every four years because we did it w/ bradenton kids in the past.
probably is. yet what would be the real incentive? why rock the cushy little boat he's in now and jeopardize his standing?
those look like pretty reasonable conclusions. lots of balls in the air now for us soccer beyond thoughts of willful efforts to deny young players...
i don't believe they are less aware or less interested. why would they be?
i think the real question is why many of the players you'd prefer to see were funneled off to the u23's and u-20's. if there's a conspiracy here,...