those academies are kinda morally questionable, idk if 'maybe we just need to be throwing young kids into a machine so 1% come out good at soccer' is a great solution.
― iatee, Saturday, 14 October 2017 00:45 (six years ago) link
AFAIK there are already Euro style academies here, the problem is they've only existed for a few years and they're competing with pay-to-play clubs and coaches who have been around a lot longer, and hence pull more weight. The goal for a lot of people is getting a college scholarship, not becoming a pro.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Saturday, 14 October 2017 01:00 (six years ago) link
I agree about the academies but I'm also not invested in the USMNT being particularly competitive - I'm happy enough supporting some other country I have a vague rooting interest in when the World Cup rolls around.
― louise ck (milo z), Saturday, 14 October 2017 01:57 (six years ago) link
Big Sam for usmnt coach― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Wednesday, October 11, 2017 8:01 AM (six days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Wednesday, October 11, 2017 8:01 AM (six days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Sam Allardyce has put himself forward to be the next U.S. national team manager.@MarkOgden_ https://t.co/LcoXStpUur pic.twitter.com/dsrctE20o8— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) October 17, 2017
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 14:57 (six years ago) link
There's a module ready to be delivered.
― Tim, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 15:04 (six years ago) link
this is getting silly
Sam Allardyce is your betting favorite to succeed Bruce Arena as USA coach with Cabbage Man Capello on offer at a tasty 25/1, per BetVictor. pic.twitter.com/1A1lgZTx3T— Bryan Armen Graham (@BryanAGraham) October 19, 2017
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Thursday, 19 October 2017 16:06 (six years ago) link
Tab Ramos or Peter Vermes have to be the favorites from that list
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Thursday, 19 October 2017 16:08 (six years ago) link
they should go with an outsider, like bob dylan.
― wmlynch, Thursday, 19 October 2017 21:20 (six years ago) link
To recap:USSF has lame-duck president with 8 possible replacements and no clear front-runnerA caretaker in charge of #usmnt for foreseeable futureNo World Cup this summerAnd now a promising young MF from junior national teams jumping to archrival MexicoGood times— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) January 8, 2018
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Monday, 8 January 2018 21:54 (six years ago) link
although nicely done eric lichaj, mentioned in the OP
Out of his mind! 🤯 @EricLichaj nets a beauty to bag his brace vs. Arsenal.https://t.co/nYWgudbL2x— U.S. Soccer MNT (@ussoccer_mnt) January 7, 2018
A friend works for USSoccer's PR office and put a lot of work into making these videos which imo are very good and worth watching.
https://www.ussoccer.com/RISING
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Monday, 16 July 2018 17:03 (five years ago) link
Eric Wynalda lost his home in the latest SoCal wildfires
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/sd-sp-eric-wynalda-house-fire-westlake-village-20181109-story,amp.html
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Friday, 9 November 2018 20:15 (five years ago) link
Just when you think USSF couldn't get any weirder: https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/12/06/us-soccer-foundation-federation-lawsuit-ussf
The U.S. Soccer Foundation, an independent charitable organization that has invested $125 million over the last 25 years to provide access to soccer, largely in minority and low-income communities, sued the U.S. Soccer Federation on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.Ed Foster-Simeon, the president and CEO of the U.S. Soccer Foundation, told SI.com he was stunned in August when U.S. Soccer requested a meeting in which it said it was ending the relationship between the two organizations—the federation president has always sat on the foundation’s board—and demanded that the foundation abandon the name “U.S. Soccer Foundation” and its logos.
Ed Foster-Simeon, the president and CEO of the U.S. Soccer Foundation, told SI.com he was stunned in August when U.S. Soccer requested a meeting in which it said it was ending the relationship between the two organizations—the federation president has always sat on the foundation’s board—and demanded that the foundation abandon the name “U.S. Soccer Foundation” and its logos.
Also, new coach!
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Thursday, 6 December 2018 19:44 (five years ago) link
6-0!
― Got your butt drank (Neanderthal), Sunday, 23 June 2019 06:24 (four years ago) link
Lol @ that Boyd miss
― When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 00:25 (four years ago) link
Lol
― When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 02:59 (four years ago) link
― When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Tuesday, October 15, 2019 9:59 PM (thirty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 03:32 (four years ago) link
Like dear god CANADA?
― When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 03:38 (four years ago) link
Players don't respect/like the coach, plus most aren't as good as they think they are.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 03:43 (four years ago) link
Berhalter era off to a swimming start.
― When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 03:44 (four years ago) link
gahh glad i didnt watch
― alomar lines, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 04:46 (four years ago) link
https://www.thenation.com/article/us-soccer-latino-neglect/
Yup
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Monday, 21 October 2019 17:29 (four years ago) link
https://theathletic.com/1448748/2019/12/17/
There’s a water fountain at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, a Most Dependable Fountains model SD440 that lost its factory luster long ago. After two decades under the Carolina sun, the silvery sheen on this unassuming bubbler has dulled a bit, its age marked by patches of rust. You can push the button on its side, but don’t expect to be refreshed — the fountain now runs dry.The SD440 may be forlorn, but it certainly isn’t forgotten. In the spring of 2002, at the very moment that a 20-year-old Landon Donovan leaned in to let its water ripple over his lips, the fountain took its part in perhaps the most memorable photograph ever taken in the history of U.S. men’s soccer. It’s a photograph — you know the one — that remains a running joke among U.S. soccer fans, part of a larger collection of photos that graced the New York Times Magazine in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup. The photos — highly-stylized fashion shots of Donovan, Pablo Mastroeni, Clint Mathis, Brian McBride, DaMarcus Beasley, Cobi Jones and Kasey Keller — remain notorious to this day. More often than not, they’re derided, reduced to an afterthought or a punchline, fodder for trash talk or parody. And yet they’re still referenced, kept alive in the public consciousness, blown up by fans and brought into stadiums around the country.
The SD440 may be forlorn, but it certainly isn’t forgotten. In the spring of 2002, at the very moment that a 20-year-old Landon Donovan leaned in to let its water ripple over his lips, the fountain took its part in perhaps the most memorable photograph ever taken in the history of U.S. men’s soccer. It’s a photograph — you know the one — that remains a running joke among U.S. soccer fans, part of a larger collection of photos that graced the New York Times Magazine in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup. The photos — highly-stylized fashion shots of Donovan, Pablo Mastroeni, Clint Mathis, Brian McBride, DaMarcus Beasley, Cobi Jones and Kasey Keller — remain notorious to this day. More often than not, they’re derided, reduced to an afterthought or a punchline, fodder for trash talk or parody. And yet they’re still referenced, kept alive in the public consciousness, blown up by fans and brought into stadiums around the country.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2002/05/23/magazine/26fash-slide3.jpg
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 21:51 (four years ago) link
Average age: 22 years 48 days, fourth-youngest starting lineup in USMNT history.Average caps: 8.— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) November 12, 2020
pulisic and sargent not included I guess but I'm still actually excited for this
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:47 (three years ago) link
My friend who works for USSF is super stoked about this guy, sound like the prevailing opinion is he could be a midfield fixture for years to come.
pic.twitter.com/oOLFHMm2ra— Yunus Dimoara Musah (@yunusmusah8) March 15, 2021
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Monday, 15 March 2021 17:53 (three years ago) link
does he play Bradley's position? if so....BOOT.
― Red Nerussi (Neanderthal), Monday, 15 March 2021 17:54 (three years ago) link
Nah everything I've heard says he's an attacking/right-sided player.
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Monday, 15 March 2021 18:16 (three years ago) link
ahh. well....still, happy to see some quality new talent in the lineup. I will vomit any time I see a Zardes/Altidore/Bradley lineup
― Red Nerussi (Neanderthal), Monday, 15 March 2021 18:17 (three years ago) link
I'm not national team-crazy by any means but eventually something like this could be the new standard:
sargent reyna pulisic musah mckennie adamsdest brooks zimmerman yedlin steffen
sargent reyna pulisic
musah
mckennie adams
dest brooks zimmerman yedlin
steffen
choosing a rb, rcb, and goalie of all positions was tough, though like I said I don't follow this stuff super closely
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Monday, 15 March 2021 18:24 (three years ago) link
pretty big step up from the World Cup non-qualifying squad of a few years ago
I really hope Darryl Dike can crack the 18 eventually. he's raw now but he's really good at hold up play for someone his size.
― Red Nerussi (Neanderthal), Monday, 15 March 2021 18:26 (three years ago) link
yeah striker/cf is way up in the air too, I just put sargent in because he has been scoring a few lately
regardless I think they need to play people who ARE playing, there was too much of the opposite of that going on with altidore and bradley in particular
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Monday, 15 March 2021 18:30 (three years ago) link
🤔
This is equal parts holy shit and don't count your chickens as an American soccer fan. pic.twitter.com/Ewj9r5WxBL— Jason Davis (@davisjsn) March 15, 2021
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Monday, 15 March 2021 21:01 (three years ago) link
not gonna lie I'm here for anyone taking Twellman down a peg or two
Taylor twellman national team career was laughable. Beasley should be that analyst or a Mia Hamm. Twellman need to be on extra time radio with Bobby warshaw. He a white boy with connects. Stop giving him a platform. https://t.co/P5n7MRF77a— Jozy Altidore (@JozyAltidore) March 31, 2021
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 20:37 (two years ago) link
let's see if we can avoid the choke against HOnduras
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Thursday, 3 June 2021 23:53 (two years ago) link
who have a tenuous relationship with marking
lol D+ first half so far. almost gave up a goal cos of Steffen's half-assed coming off his line too late
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Friday, 4 June 2021 00:05 (two years ago) link
lol two point blank goals just whiffed.
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Friday, 4 June 2021 00:06 (two years ago) link
Eeeeesh
🙏 @joshsargent (@CBSSportsGolazo) #HONvUSA pic.twitter.com/Jluf2sFett— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) June 4, 2021
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Friday, 4 June 2021 00:10 (two years ago) link
Also wtf with having this on some weird CBS subsidiary
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Friday, 4 June 2021 00:11 (two years ago) link
yeah, ridiculous
Sargent came to play, I'll give him that
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Friday, 4 June 2021 00:12 (two years ago) link
lol Honduras counter had 1 v 3 and their one dude shook his defender and almost assisted a goal
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Friday, 4 June 2021 00:22 (two years ago) link
lol will we beat Mexico?
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 7 June 2021 01:33 (two years ago) link
HAHAHAHAHAAHHAa i guess ih ave my answer
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 7 June 2021 01:38 (two years ago) link
US suddenly looking better....on one side of the ball, lol at the defending
1-1
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 7 June 2021 02:14 (two years ago) link
Mexican soccer internet will never, ever let that goal go, even if they lose the game
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Monday, 7 June 2021 02:33 (two years ago) link
this is athleticism and speed combined with pinball.
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 7 June 2021 02:51 (two years ago) link
can never tell how serious any of these injuries are
― frogbs, Monday, 7 June 2021 03:02 (two years ago) link
this has turned into a fun match, even if I think all of Europe is sitting and laughing at this match
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 7 June 2021 03:07 (two years ago) link
fuck
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 7 June 2021 03:14 (two years ago) link