CorkyCole

June 21st, 2016 at 9:16 PM ^

Prior to Brian's pre-game, I couldn't have said this, but this lineup sucks. Right guys?

VCavman24

June 21st, 2016 at 9:34 PM ^

I really try hard to get into soccer, but the flopping can make this truly unbearable at times. They need to cracked down on this.

Also, am I going crazy, or do I keep hearing random whistles throughout this match?

Rabbit21

June 21st, 2016 at 9:40 PM ^

Where's that dude who chided me for saying I never wanted to see Wondo suit up for the US again? I want to put that sequence on repeat for him to watch again and again......




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UPMichigan

June 21st, 2016 at 9:47 PM ^

It's hard for anyone to coach a US team to be successful. How popular is the sport in the US? #5 overall.. Maybe? It's #1 just about everywhere else.

Lie-Cheat-Steal

June 21st, 2016 at 10:04 PM ^

money, resources, and a growing population that loves and plays the sport....we should be able to put together a school and system that builds a competitive team.

Otherwise we should go the European route and just start importing players from countries we have essentially imperialized and give them citizenship.  I know Klinsmann was trying that at some point.

Damn it...We are 'Merica.  We should be able to pay for a winner!

ken725

June 21st, 2016 at 10:09 PM ^

Youth system in America is different than most other countries. It is still heavily dominated by the expensive travel teams. It doesn't take advantage of the demographic. Good thing is that it is slowly changing




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drzoidburg

June 22nd, 2016 at 1:20 AM ^

and how long is that the case? It takes 20+ years for kids born here to become elite at the sport and even if their parents live for it, doesn't mean the kids will. Everywhere you go in latin america, every pissant hamlet no matter how small has a soccer field. That certainly isn't true for hispanic kids in the US everywhere

Lie-Cheat-Steal

June 21st, 2016 at 9:50 PM ^

We have the worst midfield and can't possess the ball.  Where is all this supposed money and resources towards US soccer going?  We look like a High School team.

Tacticly poor, technically pathetic.

Michigan4Life

June 21st, 2016 at 10:02 PM ^

from ground up before we see the effect of the changes. Our youth system has sucked for years filled with parents who don't know shit about soccer coaching the team or coaches who wants to win games instead of developing technical skills.

We don't have the technical skills to compete with the elites.

Michifornia

June 21st, 2016 at 10:22 PM ^

U.S. will NEVER be competitive internationally.  Kids grow up in other countries learning to dribble a soccer ball as soon as they can walk.  Here kids play baseball, football, basketball and a lot other sports.  Soccer will never be primary.  Not an indictment, it's just the facts.  People who believe the U.S. will one day reach the level of Europe or South America know nothing about soccer.

CorkyCole

June 21st, 2016 at 10:00 PM ^

When you're out three starters against the best team in the world, and one of those guys is perhaps your best player, yeah.... You're in trouble.

I will say this. Messi wouldn't have scored that goal if Woods was playing.

drzoidburg

June 22nd, 2016 at 1:24 AM ^

Well for a brief window every half century it may be possible. This is what happened in 2000s when donovan's teams beat portugal, spain and nearly brazil. Just gotta get lucky in terms of decent players coming up at the same time

Wolverine In Iowa

June 21st, 2016 at 9:58 PM ^

I can't remember who here was screaming, basically, at me when I was praising Bradley up and down after the US beat Germany and Holland whenever the hell that was (pre-Gold Cup?).

Whoever you are - YOU WERE RIGHT