Did you actually watch and listen to it? He specifically talks about not overlooking MLS players and coaches..... talks about how Gio shouldn't be starting for the national Team when he isn't playing for his club team......
That is what you got out of the 10 minutes? My key takeaways were he thought the team has gotten stale and some players are too comfortable. His solution is to shake things up and make the team more competitive. I actually like that message while disagreeing with a couple of his statements. You might find this hard to believe, but I dont disagree with not overlooking MLS players and players in a bunch of other leagues. I understand the argument about Gio, but don't think we have progressed to the point that he doesn't make us a better team even if his situation isn't ideal. I do think Adams was mis/overused.
There could be an argument made that the lack of competition for some of the roster spots helped contribute to the issues prior to and after the World Cup. He might have felt that his spot was guaranteed, and then Gregg's poor handling of the situation lead to all the other issues. Yes, Gio's ability and talent unquestionably make the US team better. Adams is in a similar health boat as Gio. Both have had a lot of issues with long term injuries early on in their careers. When healthy, they both make the US team significantly better. Gregg's tactical inflexibility hurt the USMNT in the long run, as it made him over reliant on Adams and to a lesser extent Gio.
Pretty sure Mexico's Daddy's legacy is only going to get worse. Maybe they could write a leadership book about how their process built this culture. So....Gregg *didn't* tell Tyler that Tyler was going to have a limited role in a major tournament when he had fitness issues?What?— Daniel (@DanielSmith1022) July 20, 2024
Sorry, I forgot about this response. I think Gio is significantly more valuable and less replaceable than Adams. I actually think we might be a better team without Adams right now. It is going to be interesting to see what Adams role is going forward with a different coach, his injuries, and the dynamic under Berhalter. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some real issues in that locker room.
.Views just keep getting worse. More people hating Gregg and more people turning on the players. Great work USSF and MLS. 1. Tyler should’ve put the team before himself and stayed home knowing he had a serious injury.2. Gregg should’ve put the team before his player council that got him his job back.3. Gregg and his player council possibly sabotaged the most important WC cycle in over 3 decades. https://t.co/ZXKiHWHElp— Kranks (@dis_possessed) July 20, 2024
I believe it was from behind the crest. One of Gregg's cringe worthy moments right up there with African dogs. YouTube
I'd love a coach who explains his tactics the way Nakamura explains his chess games: "you run here, and you run here, if this man stays back you stay back but you only move forward if you don't see anyone running on this side, then pass, pass, pass, and pass, wait for the run on this side but if he is marked you open on this side and he runs, he runs, he runs, but you stay and mark, mark, mark this guy who always opens left, then pass, pass, pass, and pass..." all while making 100 lines on the board.
Hmmmm..... interesting... Fabrizio Romano on Gregg's next possible coaching gig? "Zero Links" 🇺🇸But @FabrizioRomano does think Berhalter is ready to coach at a Premier League level... do you agree?Watch our full interview with Fabrizio, presented by @PrizePicks - out now on YouTube and wherever you… pic.twitter.com/7WhwD7tQ3N— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) July 30, 2024
After seeing how much better the USWNT 🇺🇸 looks with Emma Hayes in charge, do the twitter tacticos soccer nerds still believe that coaching doesn’t matter that much?The USMNT 🇺🇸 can take a massive leap forward if they hire the right coach, which sounds obvious but it wasn’t to…— Tactical Manager (@ManagerTactical) July 28, 2024 After seeing how much better the USWNT looks with Emma Hayes in charge, do the twitter tacticos soccer nerds still believe that coaching doesn’t matter that much? The USMNT can take a massive leap forward if they hire the right coach, which sounds obvious but it wasn’t to all for quite some time. couldnt agree more have to hire the right coach, though
Vladko was a disaster; one of those coaches that holds back a team. He didn't believe in our team; he had us playing Red Bull soccer. We didn't even try to control the ball despite having the talent. Still, he also was contending with a generational change that is a year on plus some key injury issues. He didn't do a good job, but it was a much tougher situation. But he was actively bad. I don't think Berhalter was actively bad, but if he was, then yes, a new coach will likely be an upgrade. Hayes also may be the top women's coach; she's likely a closer analogue to Klopp than Herve Renard. Still, we'll see how far she can take the team. Few are disagreeing that getting a very top coach won't help -- that's not what is at question here. But we're not getting Klopp or equivalent most likely. We will see. The women also haven't won anything yet. Look good, though.
Berhalter was a disaster and completely held the team back. It was evident to some on day 1. Id hate to be someone who vociferously defended him. I assume they had alterior motives because it was evident in just about every window.
My concern would be that he developed in a country where players grew up in a certain system knowing exactly what they're role was from an early age. German coaching is very formal and very consistent and he won a World Cup taking full advantage of that. The US has a different system where teams do different things and players have different pathways. I think he needs to go to not Germany and see if he can have success there. I think that's what USSF may have wanted with Berhalter but erm whatever.
Yes, a guy from the country where Americans have had the most success would struggle coaching Americans. If only he had a good friend who understood both German culture and American culture. I sometimes wonder if MLS attracts dumb fans or if MLS makes them dumber. I think a bit of both... not that sharp to begin with, but every discussion around it is so simplistic that they get sucjed into the binary situations that they can't get themselves out of.
It is going to take a while to get the stench of the Berhalter era out of this program. This assclown had no business going to WC and Olympics and now is complaining about players not respecting the jersey. Representing the US was diminished significantly by using it to market MLS. Walker Zimmerman believes the biggest thing his younger Olympic teammates will take away is appreciation for representing the USA -- something he said has begun to slip in the US men's player pool. Raw candor from the veteran in the mixed zone. pic.twitter.com/4jJUivnG9n— Sam Borden (@SamBorden) August 2, 2024
If you are calling a player who represented our country an assclown - you've really lost the plot. How about showing some dignity and decency? For your own sake.