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U.S. Men's National Soccer (Official Thread)

Can’t wait for our talented U20 kids to get forced to join MLS to earn minutes because we continue to try to prop up that shit league.

Quit trotting this shit out there. It’s that simple.
Meanwhile they continue to market the shit league on Euro grandpas looking for one more payday, so they don’t even get the benefits of being funneled there
 
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Good to see Jozy Altidore still being utterly worthless. Can’t believe Paul Arriola didn’t shame himself off after that display of futility.
 
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Next up? A country with a smaller population than Columbus.

Guyana's Golden Jaguars are coming off a tough 1-0 loss to Bermuda. I think our boys can take 'em...maybe.
 
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Well, how many managers and the same mental migetry...

I mean I don't know how else to say it, but they're just a bunch of pussies right now. Just no leadership on the field at all. It's a dark day when I say we need to have Bradley out there, but we do. How old are Dempsey and Jermaine Jones? :lol:
 
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Well, how many managers and the same mental migetry...

I mean I don't know how else to say it, but they're just a bunch of pussies right now. Just no leadership on the field at all. It's a dark day when I say we need to have Bradley out there, but we do. How old are Dempsey and Jermaine Jones? :lol:
We’re going to trot out Demarcus Beasley’s corpse in ‘22.

This federation’s fear of cutting bait with marginal older players that have no future is so frustrating. On the other hand, they need that stability/older bite like you said or they end up with these shit results. I have no answers anymore and just get angrier thinking about all the problems with this greedy broken system. Damn it all.
 
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We’re going to trot out Demarcus Beasley’s corpse in ‘22.

This federation’s fear of cutting bait with marginal older players that have no future is so frustrating. On the other hand, they need that stability/older bite like you said or they end up with these shit results. I have no answers anymore and just get angrier thinking about all the problems with this greedy broken system. Damn it all.
Short of reincarnating Herb Brooks and making him a soccer coach, this system is fucked. They either have people who pick the wrong players (everyone but Klinsman) or people who pick the right players and try and use them wrong (Klinsman). Then they cream themselves when a guy looks like he might be a player initially (Altidore) and basically don’t develop anyone else at the position. Then they either have to keep going back to the same guys until they qualify for AARP, or they have to throw dudes with no experience into a pressure cooker.

Pick a fucking system and develop guys into it. Like Herb said, don’t always look for the best players, look for the right ones.
 
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We’re going to trot out Demarcus Beasley’s corpse in ‘22.

This federation’s fear of cutting bait with marginal older players that have no future is so frustrating. On the other hand, they need that stability/older bite like you said or they end up with these shit results. I have no answers anymore and just get angrier thinking about all the problems with this greedy broken system. Damn it all.
Grahame Zusi not available?
 
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They need to get over MLS. Stop making young guys play there and stop thinking you can compete internationally with a bunch of MLS scrubs.

Our best player grew up in Germany and plays in the Bundesliga (heading to Chelsea now). Too bad he's hurt half the time.
 
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