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NotaHypeJob wrote:the talent pool is the best it's ever been and he's getting the worst results since either the 80's or ever.

CalamityX12 wrote:

PANDEMONEUM wrote:

Hey Pandemoneum,

How you feel that Bruce is back again for Team USA?

Do you agree? Would you have had wanted someone else?

PANDEMONEUM wrote:15 points, historically, is needed to be in the top 3 of concacaf with the auto entrance to the world cup.
if usa ends up 4th,
they will have to play a home/away vs a team from asia

USA doesnt have a lot of flexibility in their remaining games

March 24, 2017 MNT vs Honduras Home WIN 3PTS

March 28, 2017 MNT vs Panama Away TIE 1PT

June 9, 2017 MNT vs Trinidad & Tobago Home WIN 3PTS

June 13, 2017 MNT vs Mexico Away LOSE 0PTS

September 1, 2017 MNT vs Costa Rica Home WIN 3PTS

September 5, 2017 MNT vs Honduras Away TIE 1PT

October 6, 2017 MNT vs Panama Home WIN 3PTS

October 10, 2017 MNT vs Trinidad & Tobago Away TIE/WIN 1/3 PTS

any Loss at home,
requires a Win away,
if T&T are out by that last game, hopefully they play their B team, while usa needs a win and brings their A team

we can lose Away at Panama and Honduras, but then we HAVE too win at T&T

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i dont like the choice of Bruce Arena,
but, it was not set up nicely for us to interview and contact coaches,
to find a better fit

we NEED to find Left FullBacks
then we can use Fabian Johnson as a mid or wing

please NO Omar, Chandler, Wondo
please NO Jones and Bradley as our mids.....only if theres a 3 man mid and the roles are DM, CM, CM/AM
prefer NOT a 4-4-2 formation

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normally,
we have a training camp in January
followed by 2 friendlies

so we'll see who Bruce likes in 6 weeks or so

Good discussion with new U.S. coach Bruce Arena, who met with national reporters in New York City this morning. Big takeaways: Arena is heading to Germany this weekend to scout Bundesliga-based players; he sees Michael Bradley as a No. 6 (defensive midfielder); he said Jermaine Jones, 35, "still has something to offer" the national team.

Good discussion with new U.S. coach Bruce Arena, who met with national reporters in New York City this morning. Big takeaways: Arena is heading to Germany this weekend to scout Bundesliga-based players; he sees Michael Bradley as a No. 6 (defensive midfielder); he said Jermaine Jones, 35, "still has something to offer" the national team.

From ESPN Doug McIntyre

Bruce Arena's first squad in his second stint as U.S. coach is made up entirely of Major League Soccer players.

Arena, who replaced Jurgen Klinsmann as the U.S. manager in November, called up 32 players from 15 different MLS clubs for U.S. Soccer's annual January training camp that begins next week in Carson, California.

The camp falls outside of a FIFA international window, meaning clubs in Europe and Mexico did not have to release their players. Last year, Jerome Kiesewetter -- then with German club Stuttgart -- was the only player from outside MLS to attend Klinsmann's final camp.

Arena said he was looking to find players who can help the U.S. recover from its poor start to the final round of World Cup qualifying when the "hex" resumes in March.

"The last couple of games in qualifying didn't go well, so we're looking for some players that are eager to get on the field and make some contributions," he said in a Facebook chat.. "I believe our team, when you look at the entire pool, not only in Major League Soccer but abroad as well, we have enough talent to win games.

"We can score goals. Defensively, we can be strong. Our goalkeeping is solid. Our back line can play a lot better than they have, and I think our top 4-5 players in attack are talented players and depending on who we utilize, we have speed and we have players that have proven they have the ability to score goals at the international level."

Four players -- DaMarcus Beasley, Michael Bradley, Chad Marshall and Nick Rimando -- are still around from Arena's last tenure with the national team, which ended after the 2006 World Cup.

Marshall and Sacha Kljestan have not taken part in a January camp since 2010, while Dax McCarty was called in for the first time since 2011. In all, 13 players return from Klinsmann's 23-man camp a year ago.

"I thought Chad Marshall had a great year in Seattle and I'm really looking forward to seeing him in camp," Arena said.