Many soccer teams won jack shit while having those 3 qualities. Mainly because they felt those 3 qualities were all that mattered.

totally agree. he’s not wrong, but he sucks.

This is Lalas in a nutshell. He truly believes soccer is about “leadership,” “grit,” and “determination.” That’s because he knows shit about skill and tactics. USMNT is quite worthy of criticism, but not from this waste of space and his ra ra bullshit.