USMNT soccer team thread

[JeremyCuse]

Not surprised one bit, as soon as they got down 2-0 I knew it was over. Horrifically embarassing.

 

[CUSU]

Omar ing Gonzales. Omar ing Gonzales. Wow.

 

[KaiserUEO]

Stunned.

Soccer goes behind tiddlywinks in the pecking order now.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Omar Gonzales. Omar Gonzales. Wow.

Hes terrible but if the US had anyone who could score besides Pulisic it wouldn't have mattered. Bradley, Altidore, Nagbe are zero threat and Dempsey only played a half for some unknown reason

 

[CUSU]

I'm in disbelief. How did this even happen..

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

So who's the next coach and do we have some good replacements for 2022 (it hurt typing that out...)?

Can't wait until they justify keeping Arena. The talent for US Soccer is at the U21, U19, and U17 levels as well as breaking through in Europe but Arena will just keep recycling washed up MLS players until we miss another WC. This is a horrible day for US Soccer.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Omar Gonzales. Omar Gonzales. Wow.

"Own Goal" Gonzales

Did anyone else notice that Altidore stopped playing and was throwing a tantrum while T&T went the other way to score their second goal? Talk about not being ready to play. This was the one game where Bruce should have started Dempsey simply for his leadership and grit. Nagbe played like he was drunk the whole game.

 

[OrangeFoo]

Cements 2017 as one of the most forgettable years in American history

 

[JeremyCuse]

I'm in disbelief. How did this even happen..

As soon as the US was trailing at half this was inevitable, costa rica and mexico were more then happy to concede. Saw this coming a mile away

 

[Alsacs]

I'm in disbelief. How did this even happen..

Costa Rica 2 matches 0 points.

US Soccer has no passion or respect for anyone but Mexico.
We should hate Costa Rica now.

It’s a joke how undisciplined our midfield is.

We need new leadership.

 

[Alsacs]

Until our roster isn’t made up of a
Majority of MLS players we will suck.

MLS is a washed up retirement league.

 

[skurey]

I'll be in my 30s next time we can make a WC.

Dark thoughts for you older guys too.

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

Until our roster isn’t made up of a
Majority of MLS players we will suck.

MLS is a washed up retirement league.

Or if you're going to pluck players from it to use, go get some young dynamic athletes like Tyler Adams and Kellyn Acosta and let them run at people and play a fun style. We can fault Jurgen for a lot of things, but he would've found a way to open this game up and play a more entertaining and fluid game...and he never truly got to have a card like Pulisic in his hand.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Tuned into sportscenter and the analyst is destroying USA ... Don't know his name, younger former soccer player

I'm not a soccer guy but wow... This guy is absolutely jacked up!

This must have been a huge loss... (I don't follow soccer)

 

[Alsacs]

This loss sets back US soccer 5 years.

Arena failed big time.
Klinsmann was an ahole but he had a plan.

So pissed off. God I hate the MLS.

It doesn’t matter one iota and our players want to play there over playing in Europe.

 

[KaiserUEO]

This loss sets back US soccer 5 years.

Arena failed big time.
Klinsmann was an ahole but he had a plan.

So pissed off. God I hate the MLS.

It doesn’t matter one iota and our players want to play there over playing in Europe.

3 or 4 Americans will watch the group round now...once it gets to elimination rounds, it will be on at 10am and no one will care.

Soccer died today except for the dads staring at the other soccer moms.

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

Tuned into sportscenter and the analyst is destroying USA ... Don't know his name, younger former soccer player

I'm not a soccer guy but wow... This guy is absolutely jacked up!

This must have been a huge loss... (I don't follow soccer)

It's basically like if Syracuse was playing in the Ivy League for basketball and the top 4 teams were automatically invited to the NCAA Tournament and we lost to Dartmouth on the last day of the season to finish us off.

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

Is it too soon to call this guy?

Or this guy?

 

[NineOneSeven]

It's basically like if Syracuse was playing in the Ivy League for basketball and the top 4 teams were automatically invited to the NCAA Tournament and we lost to Dartmouth on the last day of the season to finish us off.

Bummer

I do enjoy watching world cup

 

[CUSU]

Until our roster isn’t made up of a
Majority of MLS players we will suck.

MLS is a washed up retirement league.

It doesn't have to be...

 

[CuseTroop]

This is a bummer. Had a blast watching the last World Cup, really got into it and have been pumped for next year for a while now. I’m not sure I’ll still give a crap in 2022

 

[Alsacs]

3 or 4 Americans will watch the group round now...once it gets to elimination rounds, it will be on at 10am and no one will care.

Soccer died today except for the dads staring at the other soccer moms.

The US was never winning this WC and this miss isn’t about that.

It’s about growing the brand.

Not making the WC kills momentum.

The US Soccer infrastructure needs to be blown up now.

 

[Alsacs]

It doesn't have to be...

The salary cap and calendar makes the league small potatoes.

Get on the World calendar and get rid of the salary cap.

 

[DeGrozz]

Until our roster isn’t made up of a
Majority of MLS players we will suck.

MLS is a washed up retirement league.

Sorry, but you know absolutely nothing about the MLS if you think that and that's the problem with soccer fandom in America...

 

[Alsacs]

Sorry, but you know absolutely nothing about the MLS if you think that and that's the problem with soccer fandom in America...

Toronto is the best MLS team. They wouldn’t win the Championship division in England.

It’s not a world class league.
Pirlo, Villa, Lampard, Kaka,Gerrard, Cole use the MLS as a retirement league.

The MLS plays off the world calendar. No MLS squad can win the CONCACAF champions league.

Our players coming back to the MLS over playing in Europe hurts US soccer.

Plus MLS is helping these CONCACAF teams get talent developed.