It's insane no club has made an offer for him. Heck, not even a loan to return to Norway. Hate to wish ill on Mignolet but damn Horvath needs a few matches before he leaves this summer.
We'll never get to see if Turner can perform at this level because we never play a decent team. We'd rather play USL scrubs.
You do realize that beyond the obvious scheduling issues with the pandemic that this was not a FIFA window. Just who the heck were they gonna schedule?
Yeah, I think we just have to be grateful to have the games that we do have during this pandemic. And realize, 2021 should be the year that we have our highest ever goals scored count - if you consider who we’re playing. I don’t mind that. I’m chalking 2022 as nothing more than as practice for 2026 anyways. Our players are incredibly young and they need to learn how to play together as a team. And crushing minnows does have the benefit of boosting confidence... especially after our confidence was destroyed between 2015-2019. So, I’ll take this next year for what it is - hopefully we can manage some more competitive games between the WC and WCQ. But if we don’t, well there will be all of next cycle to do so - with just about everyone returning to the program.
Shh! I said something along those lines and got castigated for it. But the majority of players who have come into the A roster since 2017 will be peaking around 2026. The 2022 WC will be a great test and the experience of playing together in a major tournament will be great prep for 2026.
Disagreement is not punishment. Count me as someone who doesn't really see the point of viewing anything that occurs every four years as practice. I'll be honest -- I don't even know what "I’m chalking 2022 as nothing more than as practice for 2026 anyways." means in real terms. Are you not trying to win? Should we treat the gameplan like we did in that Mexico friendly and not alter it to our opponent but simply try to do our own thing? Should we be limiting the team to 26 and under except maybe goalkeepers? Should we leave John Brooks home? He'll be 33 in 2026 and highly unlikely to be a starter. Let's say some of the 17-19 year olds aren't as good as some older players but project to be better in 2026... should be start them? Or are you merely saying "I think we'll peak in 2026 so I'm mentally setting expectations lower in 2022"?
I guess my point is ... is this a mental thing for you as a fan or are you advocating for the team approaching 2022 differently in some way?
The best way to practice playing a piano is not reading a book on the theory of playing a piano, it's playing a piano.
That. I hope that’s obvious. Of course, I want to win. But I can look at this team, tell where they’re at and what needs to happen, and even if I’m excited for them, 2026 is when we should have the highest expectations for their performance, as fans.
While I get the look to 2026 as our potential peak I am still WAY excited for 2022. 1. We didn't even qualify for 2018. 2. We have a pretty dang good roster right now and its deeper than its ever been. 3. Way too many things can happen between 2022 and 2026.
Going for 2026 may be fools gold as there could be injuries to a few of our best players and the team may not be as good. I get the logic but just because the US is in a similar trajectory as Belgium was doesn't mean it will happen the same way.
I really feel for Horvath. Dude had won the no.1 spot for Brugge for the second time and then dumped by Mignolet 18 months ago and he can't even get a transfer away from the club. Being no.2 is killing his career.
Our first Homegrown signing, @becksdaoy, is currently training with La Liga’s @RCDEspanyol.Here’s how it happened: https://t.co/W8HmBROyHU pic.twitter.com/csGkuK2YuM— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) February 2, 2021 ICYMI | 16-year-old American goalkeeper Carver Miller earns promotion within Bundesliga clubhttps://t.co/X9zRpEN7Qw— SoccerWire (@TheSoccerWire) February 2, 2021
17 yr old 🇺🇸🏴 dual nat goalkeeper, Wlliam Evans, on the bench for League Two side Salford City https://t.co/HRgSperyIn— 🇺🇸 ⚽ east (@eastdeflection) February 9, 2021
Yesterday was the anniversary of the Romario game. For young'uns who didn't see Keller in his prime, THIS is how good he was. That unsighted save against Romario about 20 seconds is unbelievable. "𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑛." - 𝑅𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜🗓 #OTD 1998: @KaseyKeller18 stood on his head. 🙌Preki scored that goal. 💯The #USMNT beat 🇧🇷 for the first and only time. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/3QtT3R1xry— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) February 10, 2021
We are getting back there. God what we would do for a Keller or a Friedel right now though. Keller may have actually been my favorite US goalkeeper
Notice how few fans in the stands for a Gold Cup semifinal, and most of them were Brazilian. The excitement there is really generated by the commentator. That Preki goal call is one of my favorites of all time. There's a whole generation of fans that I don't think really knows how good Keller was in his prime while at Millwall, Leicester, etc. Even now, you can't find many clips of his games at those clubs on YouTube. When he played at the 2006 World Cup, he was 37. Waaaaay past his prime. People think it was some sort of awful decision that Keller was deemed superior to Friedel by a succession of USMNT coaches (even Arena in 2002. Keller had a slight injury in the run-up to the event which put Friedel in goal). Not really. It was a close contest.
Good memories! Nearly our entire team was born after this match. I'm still trying to wrap my head around middle age...
Its the Sun, so take that for what its worth. Burnley are reportedly making a move for 20 year old 🇺🇸 goalkeeper CJ dos Santos, currently at Benfica B. https://t.co/G1SG4fK6Ru— USMNT Only (@usmntonly) February 14, 2021
Some nostalgia for you. THey just had to include the saves on Dempsey and Holden. American on American crime. I wish I could find a highlight of his save against Jay Jay Okocha. On this day 17 years ago, the #PL was introduced to a 24-year-old @TimHowardGK 🇺🇸A look back on the stellar career of the @USMNT stalwart, one of the league's all-time best goalkeepers 👇 pic.twitter.com/qeS9TVZ7wm— Premier League USA (@PLinUSA) August 16, 2020