Game Thread: World Cup / USMNT Chat Thread

[HighlandOak]

Down to Spain-France and England-Netherlands in Euros.

 

[AUDub]

Down to Spain-France and England-Netherlands in Euros.

Gotta give it to Southgate he flipped the narrative pretty good over the last few days.

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

Gotta give it to Southgate he flipped the narrative pretty good over the last few days.

I still don't understand why he holds Palmer out until the last few minutes. They immediately had more energy when he came in.

 

[CHATTBRIT]

The U.S. Men's National Team will not amount to much on the international scene unless they invest in a top coach - probably from outside the U.S. like the women's team has done. You may feel this is an outlandish suggestion but to those who have lived and breathed international football it is very obvious. The current Men's coach is a joke who could possibly coach the third tier of English football.

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_...ach-16-candidates-berhalter-copa-america-2024

Interesting ESPN article on candidates that might replace CGB. I don't think Klopp is an option, and most of the others seem pretty tame. However, the last two are Poch and Tuchel. Both unemployed. Poch is really good with young players, and Tuchel is great at tournament tactics. Wonder if either would consider the job??

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

CGB fired last night!

 

[AUDub]

Offer Klopp a blank check. But it’s probably gonna be ‘dolo.

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

You are probably right, but meh

 

[CHATTBRIT]

I think Poch would be a great candidate for the USMNT. His strategies are not too involved like Pep's so should be easily learned in two week segments during international duty. He is very good with young players. Ideally, you keep the coach whomever he may be, around long enough that the same system is taught at the senior level as well as the U-20's and younger. In this way, it is a much easier transition from one age level to the next.

 

[HighlandOak]

Offer Klopp a blank check. But it’s probably gonna be ‘dolo.

He turned it down.

 

[AUDub]

He turned it down.

Expected, really.

 

[HighlandOak]

Expected, really.

I don't think he'll take the England job, either.

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

I don't think he'll take the England job, either.

He keeps saying that he wants to take 12 months off. I am beginning to believe him.

 

[AUDub]

Pochettino’s name is apparently serious.

 

[HighlandOak]

He keeps saying that he wants to take 12 months off. I am beginning to believe him.

I think so. I believe he'll go the pundit route until the appropriate national team comes calling in a year or two.

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

Pochettino’s name is apparently serious.

I hope so. He did a good job with Chelsea's kids this year.

 

[HighlandOak]

I hope so. He did a good job with Chelsea's kids this year.

They could do a lot worse. Plus, being from Argentina the job may be appealing to him.

 

[AUDub]

I’d be pretty comfortable with Pochettino.

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

USWNT plays Zambia in the first match of the Olympics this afternoon.

 

[BhamToTexas]

Things are soaring for Cavan Sullivan. He set the record for youngest professional US athlete across any major sport in his recent debut at 14. Then he was the MVP of the MLS Next all star game. He is still scheduled to transfer to Man City when he is 18.