NOBODY IS SAYING WE SHOULD BE WINNING A WORLD CUP!!! WE JUST WANT TO FUCKING QUALIFY OUT OF CONCACAF COMFORTABLY AND NOT GET EMBARRASSED BY MEXICO!! WE’VE DONE THESE THINGS IN RECENT HISTORY SO CLEARLY WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT!!

Thing is - I’m not upset that we’re not World Cup contenders. I’m not upset that we’re not beating Belgium, or England, or whatever random European team you deem as elite.

GOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

Reese’s eggs - somehow significantly better than Reese’s cups.

Once they got to the trial it got really good, in my opinion.

I’m nervous as shit. I think getting into the Olympics is a pretty big deal, and Colombia is stacked. No Pulisic call-up either.

Soccer guys - you better be getting hype for the USA-Colombia Olympic qualifying match. On in 30 minutes, Fox Sports 1. Home-and-home series. Jordan Morris. Matt Miazga. All your favorites. Let’s get drunk and chant USA!

How’s Barry handling this?

Dudes consistently smoke me with Aubameyang on FIFA.

Fuck yeah, Mad Max.

Ya, LD was the closest I could think of. I know he had some appearances but I couldn’t remember if they were token 90th-minute pop-ins or meaningful minutes.

I hear you. I’ve gotten overhyped for these kids so many times in the past 10 years. I mean, I was on the Eddie Johnson bandwagon. I know I’ll never stop, though.

Please send Billy to some MLS games this year.

You guys on that Christian Pulisic bandwagon yet?

Tony Allen, Lance Stephenson, Matt Barnes, Birdman, and Z-Bo now all play on the same team.

Who made the bench!

Clearly they lost due to the lack of Matt Miazga.

This a very valid and well-written point.

When are you going to write about Christian Pulisic? When a Premier League club signs him?

In my opinion, this is the #1 most important factor for US Soccer development going forward - MLS academies. Having regional, private, FREE soccer academies with the ability and /incentive/ to find and develop talent is the key to unlocking the country’s potential.