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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4485605, member: 405"] I think this is a very balanced and favorable analysis. Berhalter is kind of like the US version of England's Garreth Southgate - if you can't get a truly world class coach, do you really want somebody to come in and tear up the roster? I mean, these guys are so young and talented. But they are right - we had 9 World Cup caliber guys in our starting 11. That's probably more talent than we've ever had. But we need like 15 guys of that quality to be able to make a deep run in the World Cup. We need equal quality back-ups at both fullback spots, one centerback, one holding midfielder, one passer, one wing, one number nine. That would be 16-18 quality guys. When we get close to those numbers, we will be able to legitimately compete with the best teams in these tournaments. [/QUOTE]