Why do people think the players are angry at the coach? There's no evidence of this; just wishful thinking. The players definitely played a role in Klinsmann going -- it wasn't a coincidence that the instant he was fired, the stories came out about how erratic and unprepared he was. If they wanted to get rid of Berhalter, they would go to Earnie. Losing the clubhouse is a big thing that you can't ignore. But there's not a ton of evidence except losing.
Someone wake me when we're ready to admit we screwed up firing Jurgen....I'm in the USMNT X-Files Club..."I want to believe...I just can't"
I have some bad news... Nike spent just 0.7% of their ad spend on US Soccer: $27M to sponsor US Soccer (men's and women's programs) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/sports/soccer/womens-soccer-nike-sponsors.html On a $3.75B overall budget https://www.statista.com/statistics/685734/nike-ad-spend/ We are not on the Nike CEO's radar.
Mark Parker has his lips glued to Xi Jingping's ass for the next six months at least. He's only allowed to take them off to call LeBron so he can issue his next PRC-written statement.
Does te he have a slight accent? That is as good as not speaking English right? I mean, what if he mispronounces something and everyone gets confused and has their WASPness threatened in Chicago?
If Pep Guardiola's brother made it to the top of the USSF ladder, and he successfully named Pep the USMNT coach, that wouldn't be a problem. But if Pep failed and needed to be fired, then they would both have to go. Because if you hire your brother, that's on your credibility. So if Gregg goes, Jay must go, too.
the problem is GB's system plus his player selection. He wont succeed against better teams with the people hes picking and he keeps picking them. Since he wont change, he must go
Stu Holden was an integral part of a group of player representatives who used their leverage to elect our sitting president.
Fair enough. He also wore the shirt with distinction, playing with passion, pride and guts. He literally bled for us and got De Jonged for the crest. So there’s that.
Given how much of a cheerleader that he's been on TV for Berhalter and the "system", this us a little surprising. In a good way.
Stu Holden also raved about Michael Bradley being the best 6 on the USMNT player pool during the Cuba game. Once again, the tangled web of cronyism and fear of losing access has done wrong by US Soccer. Common fans could see this coming 10 miles away. But we don't have the ear of those who really matter.
I guess it's better late than never. The majority of the mainstream soccer press have pretty much done a complete 180 as of yesterday. This is a big deal in my opinion as they are the mouth piece for the soccer establishment. Jay's Brother is not going anywhere as of now, but you would think that we are going to see changes in his system, and maybe player selections. If he does not change, and things look the same next round of Nations Cup, there will be real pressure to run him out of town.
I don’t know, Drake and Twellman were pretty pissed right off the bat. Honestly, they were about the only reason I didn’t turn the game off.
Like him or not, Twellman has been one of the few in the media consistently critical of the current state of USSF. I know he puts a lot of people off, but he has been one of the lone voices speaking for those of us wanting real change.
Hercules Gomez > Everyone else when it comes to honestly speaking his mind through this whole debacle since Couva.
Even if there was, we wouldn't hear of it. Bradley went to Gulati in 2016 to get Klinsman replaced. We only learned about that last year. The USWNT tried to get Jill Ellis fired in 2017. We didn't learn about that until this year. Players want to win. I can't imagine any professional soccer player not wanting to play for Pep. To go through the drills and learn his system. Most know they won't get there. So, that GB wanted to play that way had to be exciting. it still could be. But the results have to be putting doubt in the players' mind. Their opinion of GB could change quickly and radically if they start to think he has no idea what he is doing. Right now, a good chunk of the roster probably would be gone if the coach changed. Those players know who they are and will back GB to the end. The other players are mostly young and probably not cynical enough to stage a coup. Bradley has to be smart enough to see if things are ever going to work. But he has to know he is probably gone with a coaching change. I think his self-interest is stronger than his desire to see the team succeed.
As everyone knows, i'm critical of Bradley's inclusion but I see no evidence for this opinion. You are of course welcome to it but I disagree.
Yeah. I used to really like him and his pier group until the last election. They played lap dog and you gotta think they knew what that meant.
I haven't logged on here in a while. Good God. Where to even begin? Every national team has the occasional WTF-level performance and loses against an inferior opponent. It happens. The problem is those are supposed to happen about once every two or three qualification cycles, not once every two or three matches. I see zero hustle or desire from our players out there, and that's a zip code-sized red flag for me. I genuinely can't think of a single aspect of the program that has improved under GB. Do we score more goals per match? Do we concede fewer? Do we beat teams ranked higher than us? Have more players developed and moved to bigger clubs? The answers to all those (and more) would be no. And speaking of that last one, someone else in this thread mentioned that there is some kind of directive to feature MLS players on the roster. Is that accurate? Where would that be coming from, and why? I questioned at the time of the hire whether GB was our very best option out there. I've been unconvinced from day one, and now the answer is pretty obvious. I can't believe every better than average manager out there who has had some share of success would slam down the phone if the USSF were on the other end inquiring about availability. Failing to qualify for 2022 would be a disaster of biblical proportions...I don't think it's likely, but unfortunately is possible. That should terrify every USMNT fan to the core. We're basically on the road of regressing back to mid-1980s form and results.