I think the US still has a significantly smaller pool of talent to pull from compared to Germany. As for the development structure, I don’t know enough about it to have a worthwhile take.

Are you saying that a larger pool would not produce a larger quantity of talented players? It only seems logical that if more people play soccer, there will be more good players.

Seems like it would be almost impossible for a traffic accident to ever qualify as a “crash” since most every crash involves some degree of negligence, right?

Not sure it’s fair to only look at “discretionary” spending.

Except the exact same teams from Africa qualified in 2014 that qualified in 2010.

You mean like this?

Right up until he did his knee at RFK stadium.

Haven’t the US advanced further than the Italians in the last 3 tournaments they were in together?

Chile and Spain played in the group stage in 2010, not in the knockout round.

*Lose to Fulham

Didn't Juventus to Fulham over two legs?

I correct myself. Played 17 games over two stints there. Still, did a good job while there.

More like 2 halves of a season. Made the most of both opportunities.

Looked pretty good with Everton when he was with them. Hardly a case of "couldn't cut it."