He played well defensively but he also stopped one of our breakaways with that stupid and unnecessary foul/yellow card.
Pulisic is 22. Brooks is Yedlin is Acosta is Lletget is Ream is Agree with this. Just checked to make sure Jozy Altidore hadn't retired -- he hasn't. Not that he was ever that great for the USNT, but at least he'd be enthused, and has been there and done that. Pick your other older/wiser player.
I mean there was no October camp period, so I don’t know how one can complain that somehow MLS players were getting favored over Euro players for a non-existent camp. And these calls are hard when it comes to COVID and I’m going to give them leeway if they say the couldn’t do it in October. Since that point we’ve had camps in pretty much every window, during which we’ve called up almost entirely Euro players, including many of the fringe players like Green, LDLT, and EPB. These camps had basically no MLS players. We had December and January camps because we could and there was no harm in doing so. And it was a good opportunity to get players Turner, Robinson, and Acosta in the picture. All of whom have been helpful/useful. However. I’m certainly not defending calling up Yueill for Honduras. That’s just a bad call by Berhalter.
What are you talking about? They never considered an October camp in Europe. The plan was to have a domestic camp in January and a euro based camp in November. Stop and think about that. The US was one of the worst places to try and have a camp at that time. The failure to have a camp in the US didn't effect the euro based players at all. The point is really simple. The plan was wrong and a Euro based camp was possible. The prioritized MLS players over the ones in Europe who make up the majority of our team.
No you didn’t. You said that reflected my lowered expectations of the team. It clearly doesn’t. Others on this thread have called you out for your misinterpretation. You should stop now.
I'm not defending it, but who are you going to call for an away game on two days notice. You can't really call someone from Europe. In terms of MLS, you would choose the person who understands your "system".
But you do need a backup right back. And both Duncan and Herrera have been in camps so it’s not like they are unfamiliar with the system. Ferreira too. Adams has already played 180 minutes this week, Yedlin played most of both games, and who knows how long Pulisic will be able to go for. We’re definitely going to need to have good options off the bench for this one. We already have three players who can play the six in camp, so not sure why Yueill would be the one we call up.
Bet halter is at least somewhat responsible for McKinney’s absence. He is the head coach of this team, and as such, it’s his responsibility to manage these players.
Sorry man, but that’s BS. Mckennie is 23, not 12. He’s an adult, and has had issues at Juventus too. It’s on him to act like a professional. Nobody else seems to be having problems in that regard.
There are many folks that when the roster was announced criticized Berhalter for not bringing a deeper bench, specifically CMs and a wing replacement for Weah. This was a known issue ahead of time.
You may disagree with me, but my opinion matters just as much as yours (both are quite meaningless). I don’t care what anyone says: it’s a coach’s job to get the best players on the field. Nip BS in the bud and build solid relationships and this stuff doesn’t happen.
Maybe OGSUSA should have called more than 26 players. Maybe he should have called in other positions and fewer than six center backs. Maybe he should have called in guys like Hoppe who had played well in previous events. This is such a s***show right now. OGSUSA completely fouled this up.
But Mckennie has had problems at Juventus too, where he spends a lot more time with the national team. Are you going to blame them too? When and where does personal accountability come into play? I could see your point if this was a recurring problem with multiple young players at camp when they weren’t having any issues at their clubs, but it’s only a problem with Mckennie, and it seems to follow him around wherever he is.
You know I missed Big Soccer -- I missed the no context superficial insights, the idiotic conclusion jumping, the indiscriminate invective against our coaches (remember the preposterous nepotism charges, all you old timers?)And... the self-congratulatory back patting when pre-game guesses turned out to be right but the strange silence when they turned out to be wrong. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose That famous French statement applies to you, as well as PSG in the Champion's League, among others. I bet PSG fans feel the pain more than you. Relax, Bob's going to stay right where he is (though unlike our current coach he actually has coached a team through qualification successfully, in case you forgot). As I said, if you read carefully, we have tons more talent than we have ever had. That doesn't make our pool perfect, But we could easily go 8-2-2 the rest of the way with this group and sail through. On the other hand, at the end of the October round, we could be sitting on 7 points. It's not outside the realm of possibility. If that's the case, I am going to put on my Internet protective gear before logging in because this place could completely explode.
Yes, blame is shared by all involved, Juventus staff, too. Big time managers can deal with big time players, and McKinney has a big of an ego as anyone.
I’m no fan of Berhalter (aka OGSUSA), but to blame him for McKennie not acting like an adult and professional is wrong. Weston has shown discipline problems on multiple occasions now. A coach can’t watch these guys 24/7. At some point, the player needs to be a professional. So I guess Max Allegri, a coach who has won multiple Serie A titles and made Champions League finals, isn’t a big time manager because a player had a discipline issue.
Can you not imagine a coach like Guardiola being respected enough that all players do what they are asked? McKinney isn’t a “yessir” type of dude.