Official Team USA Soccer Thread

hermes · Post #1641 » by **hermes** » Sat Jun 8, 2024 11:29 pm

just beating a dead horse now

hermes · Post #1642 » by **hermes** » Sat Jun 8, 2024 11:42 pm

hopefully we play better against brazil. might need to lower expectations for copa america

wco81 · Post #1643 » by **wco81** » Sat Jun 8, 2024 11:48 pm

Realistically, the USMNT is no more a threat to win Copa than the WC.

Post #1644 » by **magik9113** » Sun Jun 9, 2024 3:41 pm

Embarrassing loss tbh, even in what is “just a friendly”

Baseline81 · Post #1645 » by **Baseline81** » Mon Jun 10, 2024 11:00 pm

I didn't even watch the match. At this point, is there a reason to?

A couple stats of the USMNT under Berhalter:
- 6 wins in 18 games vs. FIFA's top 20 world ranking (4 against Mexico, Iran in 2022 WC and Morocco in 2022 friendly)
- 8-match winless streak vs. European and South American countries

To lose 5-1, at home, to Columbia...

If Copa America ends with Berhalter getting fired, I will consider it a successful tournament.

hermes · Post #1646 » by **hermes** » Tue Jun 11, 2024 12:07 am

i'm not familiar with national team coaching cycles, with the world cup in two years when is the latest it would be appropriate to make a coaching change?

is gregg even on the hot seat? just got rehired a year ago. if they make it out of their group in copa, i'm guessing he's probably safe

Post #1647 » by **magik9113** » Tue Jun 11, 2024 1:37 pm

hermes wrote:i'm not familiar with national team coaching cycles, with the world cup in two years when is the latest it would be appropriate to make a coaching change?

is gregg even on the hot seat? just got rehired a year ago. if they make it out of their group in copa, i'm guessing he's probably safe

the "plan" has been for him to lead us thru this tournament and then to the world cup, but a disastrous showing at the Copa could certainly change that.

MetalFingaz · Post #1648 » by **MetalFingaz** » Tue Jun 11, 2024 8:28 pm

He'd probably have to not get out of the Copa group to get fired, and even then...

US Soccer has no ambition.

hermes · Post #1649 » by **hermes** » Wed Jun 12, 2024 11:18 pm

few minutes into the brazil game

hermes · Post #1650 » by **hermes** » Wed Jun 12, 2024 11:25 pm

hermes · Post #1651 » by **hermes** » Wed Jun 12, 2024 11:26 pm

crap

usa still messing around too deep in their own end. too easy for the other team

hermes · Post #1652 » by **hermes** » Wed Jun 12, 2024 11:34 pm

goal!!!!!!!!!!!

that was big

hermes · Post #1653 » by **hermes** » Wed Jun 12, 2024 11:52 pm

brazil seems very casual out there. like they just know they can quickly take advantage of any usa mistake (which they can), but it seems odd to just rely on that

hermes · Post #1654 » by **hermes** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 12:24 am

that was an unusual sequence

hermes · Post #1655 » by **hermes** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 12:43 am

we're playing a lot cleaner and recovering from mistakes a lot better than against colombia

hermes · Post #1656 » by **hermes** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 12:56 am

this is a pretty good finish

hermes · Post #1657 » by **hermes** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:07 am

draw, usa played pretty well. great bounce back from the colombia match

first draw against brazil, so that's pretty big

Post #1658 » by **magik9113** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 11:44 am

Much better showing

hermes · Post #1659 » by **hermes** » Tue Jul 9, 2024 2:00 pm

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40501645/who-new-usmnt-coach-16-candidates-berhalter-copa-america-2024

here's the 16 they listed:
Jurgen Klopp
David Wagner
Steve Cherundolo
Wilfried Nancy
Jim Curtin
Hugo Perez
Javier Aguirre
Matias Almeyda
Marcelo Gallardo
Tab Ramos
José Pékerman
Patrick Vieira
Hervé Renard
Mauricio Pochettino
Thomas Tuchel
Thomas Frank

Stannis · Post #1660 » by **Stannis** » Tue Jul 9, 2024 7:12 pm

Hiring Klinssman again is in line of what the federation would do.

Steve Cherundolo would be a good former player coach.

Jurgen Klopp is a pipe dream. But David Wagner is intriguing.

I don't think they will do a "smalltime" hire. They want somebody big. America is hosting 2026 and they really can't afford to get embarrassed again.