USMNT: The Post-Mortem Thread

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  1. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Zack Steffan and Wil Trapp get call-ups to January USMNT camp.
     
  2. DAK77

    DAK77 Member+

    Nov 10, 2008
    Merion Village, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Can you really blame him?
     
  3. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ives Galarcep was talking about this on Twitter and mentioned that the kid was told that him making this year's Mexico team was a long-shot at best.

    So making it to the World Cup this year should have little to no affect on his decision.

     
  4. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Making this years WC shouldn't be his focus.

    Keeping his career out of the hands of the idiots running all aspects of soccer in the US should be.
     
  5. DAK77

    DAK77 Member+

    Nov 10, 2008
    Merion Village, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was talking to more about the overall state of US Soccer currently.
     
  6. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    Not one bit. I'm not happy about this but I don't blame him. Careers are short and he may never get a chance to play in another WC. The US is a dumpster fire right now and Mexico can offer more. If I were a LigaMX Best XI and behind Dax McCarty on the depth chart I would bolt as well.
     
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  7. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    With the crew leaving and the ussf in total disarray, it just sucks so bad right now.
     
  8. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    Don't fret, there's always bourbon.
     
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  9. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
  10. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Can't blame him. The USSF is a dumpster fire and isn't going to be better any time soon.
     
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  11. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Eh, Mexico's also been a dumpster fire from time to time as well. No guarantees in this business. Like that Jersey kid (Rossi) who went with Italy a while back. Both the US and Italy are out this cycle--and he wasn't selected in 2014.
     
  12. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Cause he's had like 3 or 4 knee ligament tears.
     
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  13. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My point was "no guarantees in this business". Maybe Mexico doesn't make it next time. Like the Dutch and Italy this cycle.
     
  14. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Beside the point. Mexico in general, and the FMF more specifically, actually take soccer seriously and don't play the 'we're little ol' CONCACAF so of course we suck' card constantly. Mexico has ambition to be a top international team, and they act like it. The US doesn't, plain and simple. It's clear as day. Crystal clear. Obvious.

    Side note: Can we (I mean the royal 'we') all stop saying "Men's National Team" everytime we talk about the US? I mean seriously, does anyone actually think we are talking about the women's team when we talk about Pulisic or Bradley or Dempsey? Shit drives me crazy.
     
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  15. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Riiiight. Look the current state of US soccer needs work. But when you look back at World Cup results over the last few cycles, the US has been beating Mexico--until now.
     
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  16. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    Wrong. The Browns need work. The current state of USSF is worse.
     
  17. Placid Casual

    Placid Casual Member+

    Apr 2, 2004
    Bentley's Roof
    Is there anything you won't make an excuse for?
     
  18. TKyle

    TKyle Moderator
    Staff Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 28, 2014
    Nordecke’s Porch
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    IMG_3484.jpg
     
  19. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He’s not wrong.
     
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  20. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't think that's possible.
     
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  21. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I mean, other that 2002 (which was 16 years ago) not really. Name a WC we did better than Mexico since 2002.
     
  22. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Uh, we won our group in 2010. Mexico didn't. But I'm also thinking about qualifying (as that is part of the World Cup). Won the Hex for 2014. Won the Hex for 2010. Tied for top spot in the Hex for 2006.
     
  23. CrewV Man

    CrewV Man Member+

    Aug 18, 2011
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Who gives cares how well the US did 4, 8, 12 years ago. The US just came in 5th in the Hex. This is a crisis lead by the arrogant leaders who think they know what is best for soccer in the US but have no clue how to build the sport.

    There is no reason why the US should not be first or second in Concacaf all the time. It should not even be close. It has all the resources, people, time, etc.... that is needed to be on top of Concacaf.

    How countries with 1/2 to 1/10 to 1/100 of our population and 1/20th to 1/1000 of our economic power are beating the US consistently? Where the USSF does not know what to do with $100 million losing teams that can't pay their players on time. . .

    We say US and mean the men when we talk about sucking. While we say US when we talk about being competitive.
     
  24. Timon19

    Timon19 Member+

    Jun 2, 2007
    Akron, OH
    Please, please, PLEASE stop using the population argument.

    Please. It's perhaps the dumbest argument that can be made.
     
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  25. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No, it’s spot on. That’s why China, India and Indonesia have all won multiple World Cups.
     

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