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@soccer_usa_ And Scally and Reyna. Bring back Musah.

This should be the end of max Arfsten and seb Berhalter. And roldan - once Tyler Adams comes back.

@Eyesandvibes Love CP but he’s not going to control the ball and dictate the game. He’s best receiving the ball in space and then attacking. Every time I’ve seen him go to a 10 role for the us he disappears… We don’t have a real 10 (nope, not Reyna)

I don’t want to open this door after there were so many negatives, but Pulisic wasn’t anywhere close to where we need him to be in terms of controlling the ball and dictating the game

@Eyesandvibes Need musah

That first half lineup was great and now we have all these MLS guys getting absolutely exposed. Not even close to good enough. Score is deserved.

@ManagerTactical Usmnt needs Musah.

Roldan came in and the USMNT 🇺🇸 conceded 2 goals. Coincidence?

@scuffedpod you guys gonna go old school and do review of the match like back in the day?

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@scuffedpod @HenryBushnell different topic. USYNT u20 is going to beat France 2-0. You guys gonna go old school and do a review?

great question from @HenryBushnell: why don't you explain to the players why they are/aren't called up? Poch (in so many words): They already know. If they don't know, they need to think a little harder about it.

@MaxBretosSports Complement…

With October being an important month in MLS, the USMNT roster should be heavily European based. I wanna see who can compliment Tyler Adams in what now should be 2 man midfield. This is my order 1) Cardoso 2) Aidan Morris 3) McKennie 4) Tessmann. Hopefully Johnny nails it. If not Morris/Adams bash brothers sounds good to me. Weston has to show me he really wants it. Long shot for TT.

@usmntaut Nah.

Tanner Tessmann in elite company but Poch would rather call up Sebastian Berhalter and Luca de la Torre

@scuffedpod Loving freeman.

If you’ve been watching Balo’s last 2 matches @ Monaco you knew what time it was

@scuffedpod Could easily see Antone Robinson switching for arfsten. On the right, I like freeman but he and dest are different players. Could also see McKennie switching for Roldan Zendejas is playing like he wants to start but could see Tillman switching in for him.

First observation….Japan got a #brotha on the pitch

@Eyesandvibes much better rep/leader for usmnt

Unironically submitting Chris Richards as the best player on our current national team. Pulisic has a strong argument too, but Richards has found another level and it’s clear for club and country. Am I crazy for saying that?

@TaylorTwellman US Soccer Inc is sooooooo disconnected from sooooo much if the genuine American soccer culture…. For example, the story in this video is going on every week all year long all over the country but we only have maybe Pepi and Luba on the usmnt? instagram.com/reel/DML5PiGCE…

He was in college at Eastern Connecticut in 2019….now he’s worth $10m+. Tell me again that there aren’t more Patrick’s in our country??? 😳😵‍💫

@USSoccerColl US Soccer Inc - and the pay to play and MLS academy system - is too disconnected from the genuine soccer culture that exists here. For example: instagram.com/reel/DML5PiGCE…

After reviewing some of the younger age groups, it’s clear the overall floor for talent development in U.S. Soccer has been raised, starting with the 2008 class. From this point forward, we can reasonably expect a certain baseline level of quality in every class, with natural fluctuations up and down. Our talent pool will be deeper, with more viable USMNT prospects than ever before. It’s also evident that the dual-national pipeline through international academies will remain strong, with American influences too widespread for it to dry up. However, we still don’t produce enough true blue-chip prospects to be considered a global power anytime soon—and I’m not convinced the current infrastructure is capable of changing that. I see this as primarily a cultural challenge that may take many decades to solve. That said, the U.S. should be able to consistently rank among the top 10–15 talent-producing nations moving forward.

@scuffedpod As I told the parents who were complaining that 10 year olds on the ayso team I coached that had to run 1/4 miles between drills, “it’s a running game.”

The thing with Gio is, all evidence kinda points to him being cooked physically. Slowest field player for BVB in the CWC. Can he still help the national team? Yes. But I don’t have too much hope in his club career until he shows that he can run

@ProspectsUsmnt @ConcacafEdgar Nah. Saw Mora play live vs Honduras. He’s the business. He’s 16 and Honduras was sitting him down every oppty they got, but yeah, he’s the business.

@ConcacafEdgar No, this isn't it. Totally unfair to CS. Mora is talented. No shade against him, but he's not ready for this level. In the end, had no tangible impact on goals. Sullivan could've struck the ball cleanly a few times and looked busy. Neither is ready for the senior level yet.

Gilberto Mora is what MLS/US media want us to think Cavan Sullivan is.

@HelltownBeer They counting Spanish language tv?

It'll change next year because of the World Cup, but outside of that, the order of things will remain the same for the rest of our lives.

@TaylorTwellman Btw, for those said that the US has no soccer culture… 90+ degree heat, no water breaks, npsl playoff tied 1-1 at ht Fresno, CA vamos!

@stuholden Hilarious. I’m out watching a Npsl playoff match in Fresno - tied 1-1 @ ht btw Fuego fc v San Ramon - in 95 degree heat w/ no water breaks. Another advantage of USA diversity. Central Valley strong… Btw, US Soccer, 85% of of the players are Latino

This is the softest thing I’ve ever seen in football. 87 degrees….

@ProspectsUsmnt Nah. You give the kids in LA the same resources the Aaronson brothers had, the LA kids do better.

What's also impressive about all of this is how many good players grew up in the same area and were concentrated in a Metro area that clearly isn't small or lacking athletic talent, but Philadelphia isn't Paris or London, yet Southeastern Pennsylvania and NJ have basically become the hotbed of soccer in the United States. They put LA, metro NY (which includes some of NJ, to be fair), Miami, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, etc to shame right now. Philly Union and RBNY are not just the two best academies in MLS because they have insane recruiting. I don't even know if RBNY has insane recruiting (Philly probably so). The local areas produce a ton of quality players. They are doing a better job of that, and other clubs and metro areas need to try to replicate what is happening in that small region of the country.

@therealshenger Thoughts on whether or not Berman, with insight in hand from Wilken's comments about the settlement, just wants to go to trial? Seems like his brief is either that or he's 100% that Wilken will blink re: her direction for the settlement to include assured grandfathering...

In her April 23 Order denying the House settlement, Judge Wilken cited the Supreme Court’s Walmart v. Dukes decision, which similarly involved back damages and injunctive relief under Rule 23(b)(2). The Buchalter objectors rely heavily on Dukes in their recent brief. Approval may turn on what Wilken thinks SCOTUS meant by the following language from Dukes.