Did not realize that there is a difference.

Ugh, yet another identical article about the USMNT?

Neat. We will then connect 7 passes—instead of 6—before hoofing it long in high pressure games against quality opponents. Each decade we will add one more pass per possession, prior to hoof.

It is a shame that this pops up as the top comment on any article about the state of soccer in the US. A troll born every minute.

This is like saying, “great, we’ve stopped triple-bogeying every hole.” “Better than 20 years ago” is still 35 shots above par.

The good soccer nations do have 2000 17 years olds who could hack it at Borussia Dortmund. Their talent pools are just that much better. The US has a couple of keepers each generation who can go to the Prem. And maybe a couple guys from Jersey go to Serie A.

If 8 of any given 11 do not possess the ability/composure to tiki taka, can you tiki taka? Can you tiki taka in qualifying, with plans to tiki taka at the WC?

My god. Unclear if you are trolling. Are you intentionally avoiding the point of what I was saying, or are you just trying to muck up the thread? Read it again slowly and carefully.

My mistake. I should have said his grandfather was born in Croatia, and he has a Croatian last name. Your splitting of hairs is constructive.

I agree strongly with this point. It’s not Klinsmann. It’s being 40 years behind in development of soccer culture. The talent gap is massive. The training gap is massive. The elite expectations are unrealistic. The most telling part of all of this is how single players get hyped so much here, as if one player or two…

Man, you Frontin’.

What you call “patient” I call “realistic.” The first step is admitting that you are garbage. The next step is becoming better than garbage.

I think my point is more that the changes being pushed through today should not be expected to bear fruit for several generations. This is frustrating, but the reality is that we are so far behind in development that we have to be re-ordering the system to be more competitive 30-40 years from now. So yes, we try to…

I am just glad to see that WWI German infantry tactics are still relevant 100 years later. Defense-in-depth. Flex without breaking. Soccer as trench warfare. Sit through a 12-day-long artillery barrage, and then see if you can nick a late winner. #MakeAmericaGermanAgain

He seems to have no problem doing it all himself.

I think I am most uncomfortable with the view that baseball is a sport.

When you finally publish, do you edit much or is it just the tip?

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