The US is the first Copa America host to be eliminated in the group stage. Berhalter’s record this cycle is 7 wins 1 draw 6 losses... 1 - The USMNT has failed to advance after winning its opening group stage match of a tournament for the first time after having previously advanced all 23 times it won its first group-stage match. Exit. pic.twitter.com/EcCqYHTrah— OptaJack⚽️ (@OptaJack) July 2, 2024 "We set out on a mission four years ago to change the way the world views American soccer. And now our motto is to change soccer in America forever." "It’s really the work we can do in the next three years to build a group that when we go into the World Cup we’re confident that we can beat the elite of international soccer, because that’s what it’s going to take to do what we’re talking about doing,” Berhalter said. “If we want to go to rounds that we’ve never been before, it’s going to be: We have to beat those teams and use the next three years to build the team up, to gain experiences so that we’re confident that we can actually do that. And when we say change soccer in America forever, for me it’s both on the field and off the field."
Disgraceful. This ref needs to be banned by FIFA immediately. The referee didn't shake Christian Pulisic's hand after the USMNT's loss to Uruguay. pic.twitter.com/zfVsMb4e3T— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 2, 2024
Just spent some time over that the Nat's board......somewhat entertaining. And referring to the ref not shaking Pulisic's hand, thought I read that Pulisic went up to the refs and said "why are you not over there celebrating with Uruguay"? That might of been part of it. And that was a disgraceful performance from that ref......he was way in over his head.
Some of the worst officiating I've ever seen in my lifetime, a real horror show. He was either incompetent or bought, there's no other options.
Gregg Berhalter: ‘We did not perform up to expectations at all’ by Paul Kennedy • The USMNT failed to advance out of the group stage of a major tournament at which it participated with its “A” team for the first since the 2006 World Cup in Germany. USMNT (group-stage exits): 1950 World Cup (1 win, 2 losses) 1990 World Cup (3 losses) 1993 Copa America (1 tie, 2 losses) 1998 World Cup (3 losses) 2003 Confederations Cup (1 tie, 2 losses) 2006 World Cup (1 tie, 2 losses) 2007 *Copa America (3 losses) 2024 Copa America (1 win, 2 losses) *Sent “B” team.
That scene where he's running down the field holding up a yellow card cheering on the Uruguayan attack as US defenders look on in shock kind of tells it all.
As SJ fans, we should be pretty familiar with what we saw in that US game. Toothless CF Only one effective attacker on the wing Midfielder keeps passing to the other team Lack of idea Slow to second balls Dubious calls
That game was insane... the pace and aggressiveness. I thought we did pretty well outside of finishing. Now the Panama game was something else entirely.
That was the most familiar part for me, thinking back on the Quakes 1st half against LAG and several other games. Well we’re “pretty well” and creating chances but can’t finish anything. Also didn’t help that Balogun had to go out. His pace was causing Uruguay a lot of problems and they were grabbing and hacking him. Pepi really didn’t offer anything.
There seems to be a lot of yellow jerseys at Levi’s but they have the Colombian emblem on the lapel. Looks like there are more Colombian than Brazilian fans.
Our talent is getting better, but we still have to choose players that can withstand the mental pressure for 90 minutes. Players that no matter how fast or talented they are, they still have to be mentally tough...that is the primary criterion...as we saw with Dest in the previous tourney and Weah, it just takes an supremely idiotic moment to blow the game and potentially blow the whole f*cking tourney...which Weah did to the Copa. We should of had 6 points after Panama and punched our ticket. Uruguay is a brutal team to get a result from...Imo, their D is always strong and physical. And the ref was pure shit, but we didn't want it to come down to that game. I'm a GB supporter, but regardless of what people think about the potential greatness of our individual players, I don't buy the golden generation hype at all. A lot of our players have holes in their games...and some are not mentally up for the challenge. the casual fan sees they play in the best leagues in the world and a few are in the top 5 performers for those clubs, but the rest are at the low end and fighting for playing time...they greatly benefit from the stronger players around them. when they come to the nats it doesn't look all that great. So Imo, the tactics GB wants to play are still a bridge too far for the roster...they can't pull it off. which leads to my peeve with GB, he needs to be a little more pragmatic, not old school Arena or BB, but just make it a bit more conservative to fit the actual collective talent the US currently has. Marsch has been very outspoken about it, but he has a point. Play to the level you can actually accomplish. I don't think GB will adjust his system and the roster he selected (which is another issue entirely..Wright, Moore?) can't consistently string enough passes together in the attack to scare anybody. Something has to give and I think GB will be gone. And I think it has more to do with the teams inability to play his tactics more than Weah absolutely ruining this tourney for him...but it could be a blessing in disguise for the nats.
It's a game of inches or "moments". The US played reasonably well against Bolivia and Uruguay (and the Balugon injury was unlucky - he was causing Uruguay lots of problems). The Panama game was really about Weah's mistake. If they'd played objectively and consistenly poorly in the tournament, the coaching change decision is lot easier to make. But that's not really the case. I don't have a problem with how the team is set up. We're pretty committed to playing out of the back, but rarely get burned by it, and it leads to more possession and more chances. I don't think that the team is "impractical". Uruguay is a tough team and we went toe to toe, and did not resort to kickball. You're not always going to beat the top teams, strangely enough. We didn't somehow magically transform into Argentina overnight, where the expectation is that you can beat any team because you are a great team and a historically great team.
Almost 71k at Levi's! Brazil vs. Colombia final score, result as Cafeteros win Group D thanks to draw with Selecao (msn.com) Maybe the Quakes can sign some more Colobians?
I think they may have exaggerated the yellow line a bit but this is the same idea I posted earlier. Not convinced this is not offside.
.@AmericanOutlaws and @B76USA have now both released official statements calling for Gregg Berhalter's ouster.Not insignificant.https://t.co/2MgHCVUQT4 pic.twitter.com/hlntukOxlK— Henry Bushnell (@HenryBushnell) July 3, 2024 Sing for 90. #USMNT pic.twitter.com/KUegy39y8f— Sammers S.C. (@sammerssc) July 3, 2024 As the largest US Soccer supporter group, we take our role as the voice of fans seriously. With that responsibility, we have a duty to make sure we take our time, do the work, and get it right.We’re with you.@ussoccer must make a head coaching change. pic.twitter.com/cN0iedvgRB— AO (@AmericanOutlaws) July 3, 2024
seems bad Uruguay had the highest Aggression% in the Copa América 2024 group stages: tackling, pressing, or fouling 27% of their opponent's ball receipts within two secondsThe USA had the lowest Aggression% with 15%#CopaAmérica2024 pic.twitter.com/lw96N9JSlV— StatsBomb (@StatsBomb) July 4, 2024
Interesting but I don’t really see that with the eye test. The US generally presses and wins the ball a good amount. Biggest problem is converting final 3rd possession into chances and goals.