***USMNT Thread***

Dear Journal. Day 3, I drove by a Mexican restaurant at lunch and yelled out the window, Fuck you Bald frauds. Man I wanted to crush a steak taco today.

 

Still not quite sure yet if that’s just Berhalter’s plan because many times it’s been a flat 3 in the back with the RB pinching into CM or high and wide like Cannon.

And that might be because of the lack of LB options. If Gloster breaks through, he can’t play him the same way as Ream. Same goes for when Bello and Kobe eventually rise up.

 

Had Chipotle last night, no regerts.

 

How about we up it to double speed and put Yakkity Sax in the background

 

Haha, the Mexican federation will never qualify for anything again:

Spoiler

They’ll never ever enforce that.

 

https://mlsmultiplex.com/2019/07/11/usmnt-tyler-adams-resisting-gregg-berhalter-temptation/

Article on Adams role with usmnt

 

Crazy how different Wes and Kellyn’s careers went from those u16 FCD days

 

Dear journal days 4 and 5. I have resisted temptation and feel like I can see an open net and will finish strong. Making it to Friday seemed like the last hurdle to clear. Multiple grumbles were had through the week especially after seeing a guy in a Chicharito jersey the night before. I could sense it, my chance at glory was coming. Then it happened, just like Jozy with a chance on goal I failed miserably. The culprit? A barbacoa taco. It was worth every guilty bite. So just like the USMNT I failed at the end, falling flat on my face.

 

Mason Toye. Jersey boy. 20 year old. 5 goals and 2 assists in under 200 minutes with Minnesota a bet the last few weeks. Could be interesting.

 

He went to a HS that's $42k a year

 

Pay to play

 

They're not one of the big soccer HS's, he transferred to one that is though

 

Now you can try the Burger King taco that much sooner.

 

Is that a friendly or some competition?

 

Transferred to Wigan today.

https://www.wiganathletic.com/news/...-international-antonee-robinson-from-everton/

 

Not sure I like this. Look at the U-20 and U-17 teams, almost all of our young prospects cut their teeth on their MLS team’s USL squad and I want them playing against the best competition.

 

Fiorentina want those USA watch ESPN viewers:

 

I don't have time to do this for real



Panel 1: Creates system that allows youth players to develop while playing professional matches
Panel 2: Goes out of its way to stop that from happening
Panel 3: Fucking lack of pro/rel is killing us

 

But think of all those USL1 trophies in RB2s trophy case.....

 

By god they'd dominate

 

IIRC they beat the Rangers in the finals at ‘champ level’ 2 years in a row. They’re like the bizarro-senior squad.

 

The one team had 16yo Adams and USL DPOY Aaron Long.

 

“Assist”

 

As a fan of a massive city stuck in USL that Garber perpetually ignores I hope they go through with this. Either give us a path or fuck off. A league of like minded cities in the second division would be better than dealing with garbage 2nd MLS sides.

 

Will never happen with MLS. Only way I could see it is if DonG gets his wish and someday MLS/Liga MX form a joint league which has about 2% chance of happening. Would love if the USL divisions said fuck it and decided to pro/rel on their own.

 

That has been a rumored plan.

I also wouldn’t be opposed if Mexico admitted us (Phoenix, specially) at some level of the pyramid and let us exist like Cardiff and Swansea.

 

DonG fingers himself every night dreaming of the day

 

This seems a lot like the “Rangers and Celtic to EPL” rumors. I don’t know anything about Liga MX but I don’t understand how this benefits them.

I live in a pretty gentrified part of downtown Phoenix and I can walk to a bar that will have Club America, etc. on whenever.

 

Liga MX is so dirty and sketchy that it’d never happen. Nearly every player has 2 contracts. The legal one. Then the under the table one to avoid taxes.

 

Except you're never going to get promoted and some of the MLS 2nd teams are better than your independent teams

 

Right I understand this, so your 2nd sides can fuck off and wallow away as U.S. soccer never develops because Don Garber holds everyone hostage. Solid win for everyone.

 

Have you been living in a cult compound? The MLS 2nd sides have been and are developing US players.

 

You want to take credit for the USMNT?

 

Tell me of all the good Phoenix whatever has done for US soccer. You gave Drogba a second retirement home?

 

And you think Mexico is going to Wales you?

 

You seem to really have a problem with nuance and reading comprehension.

 

Tyler Adams, Tim Parker, Aaron Long, Matt Miazga, Tim Weah, Juan Agudela, Mason Toye, Matt Olusunde, Sean Davis, Chris Gloster, etc.

What other academy in the world has produced more for the USMNT than the NJRB?

 

The NJRB’s are to the USMNT as the LAG are to El Tri.

 

How many US born players regularly play for Phoenix whatever and what is their average age? But I'm sure that your noble demand for pro/rel is more important than having American teenagers in an academy setting playing the best, professional competitive matches possible. Having MLS 2nd teams fuck off and wallow in the lower tier is definitely better for US soccer

 

You have no understanding of what I said. Good day.

 

He looks funny in that kit.

 

FOH

 

If MLS isn’t willing to operate like *checks notes* the rest of the world, why should USL bend over backwards to help them out? We’ll do our own thing.

I’m not arguing Red Bull doesn’t develop USMNT talent but it doesn’t do USL any good if everyone is stuck in lower division purgatory because of Dong Garber. A second division inclusive of all the independent sides would be a lot more fun than playing trash sides like Los Dos and Tacoma.