For many the 80s was one of the best decades of soccer: Teams, games and fantastic players. So I created this post, if the US were to qualify for World Cup 1982 and 1986 what the US Squad of you? 1986 Squad : G ( 2 ) Arnie Mausser Victor Nogueira D ( 8 ) Mike Windischmann Steve Trittschuh Brian Bliss Kevin Crow John Doyle Desmond Armstrong Jimmy Banks John Stollmeyer M ( 7 ) Rick Davis Hugo Perez Mike Fox Paul Caligiuri Perry Van Der Beck Chico Borja Tab Ramos F ( 5 ) Eric Eichmann Jim Gabarra or Christopher Sullivan Peter Vermes Bruce Murray Frank Klopas 1982 Squad :
I played with Desmond Armstrong at the University of Maryland, grew up playing club and high school against Bruce Murray, and later coached with Jimmy Banks, and would just point out that Des, Bruce, Jimmy, Peter Vermes, Tab Ramos, and Eric Eichmann were all my age-ish, and we were all still in high school during the 1982 World Cup. Having played with and/or against these guys in high school and college, they were always standouts and exceptional players, but not full USMNT or World Cup level ready at that early stage of their careers.