Yeah, that’s an oblivious take.
I'll add that the US hosted the World Cup 23 years ago. That was supposed to kick off the age of American relevance on the world stage. The USMNT should be full of experienced players who watched that USA-Colombia match when they were little boys. Instead, it is a roster of crap players led by a kid who wasn't even born then.
What a missed opportunity. You all should have been way more pissed before now. 30 years of planning led to losing a must tie match Trinidad.
I'm glad you all are waking up though.
Yeah, that’s an oblivious take.
That seems too broad. Men's soccer is the only team sport the US tries to be good at and fails.
Part of that is the whole world plays it. But the other part is what deaconson is saying. It's a rich kid sport. The best athletes don't play it. And apparently the powers that be are just trying to get paid.
Imo the program should be run like FC Dallas, and I wouldn't mind if Pareja was considered for the technical director position the US clearly needs. I don't think the US wins on a German style of gegen pressing or positionless midfield or anything too novel. I think you need to put your best players in the best positions to succeed, so run Pulisic at the other team's weakest defender and get a forward who makes a lot better runs than Jozy in there to receive the balls Pulisic will be putting in.
Is soccer a rich kids' sport? It certainly isn't in other countries and to the extent that it actually is in America, that's pretty baffling.
I don't think it's a rich kids' sport. It's generally regarded as a sport anyone can play since you just need something to act as a ball and space.
Is soccer a rich kids' sport? It certainly isn't in other countries and to the extent that it actually is in America, that's pretty baffling.
I don't think it's a rich kids' sport. It's generally regarded as a sport anyone can play since you just need something to act as a ball and space.
Is soccer a rich kids' sport? It certainly isn't in other countries and to the extent that it actually is in America, that's pretty baffling.
I don't think it's a rich kids' sport. It's generally regarded as a sport anyone can play since you just need something to act as a ball and space.