MNT's 2023

[meyers7]

Take the word "might" out of that post. This kid is a talent.

Going to be interesting to see where he plays next year for club.

 

[LIuconn]

We have a solid group of wingers and now balogan. We don't necessarily need a 10 but a playmaker/distributor in front of any combo of MMA would be the last piece for this group. And depth for mma who was gassed before the Holland match

 

[Sleepy]

I thought Luca de la Torre should have gotten minutes at the World Cup; he plays differently than any of the MMA midfield, but he's also better than McKennie or Adams at connecting the backline to the forwards/wingers; that's completely on Berhalter's hard-headed decision-making. I think there might be some other guys who can spell or even replace a member of MMA who can establish themselves before 2026; things are rarely static from one World Cup to another, unless the coach carries over and only plays his favorites.

 

[Samoo]

Not a word about the U-20 World Cup?

USMNT U-20 play today against New Zealand in the round of 16 after being one of two teams to win all three group play matches. They have not had a goal scored against them.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Not a word about the U-20 World Cup?

USMNT U-20 play today against New Zealand in the round of 16 after being one of two teams to win all three group play matches. They have not had a goal scored against them.

Haven’t been able to catch any but very impressive thus far. Ecuador is always one of the top youth national teams and we shut them out. We have some big talent on the roster and getting a couple late additions with Pukstas and Paredes joining up.

 

[Sleepy]

Not a word about the U-20 World Cup?

USMNT U-20 play today against New Zealand in the round of 16 after being one of two teams to win all three group play matches. They have not had a goal scored against them.

I haven't had a chance to watch the games so far, but caught a few highlights; from the videos and articles, the team seems to have been playing well so far but has been very wasteful with their goal-scoring opportunities (sounds familiar?). They're missing some guys who haven't been released from their clubs, and are adding a couple players getting released late, so the team may improve while also facing stiffer competition. Young players are always a crapshoot, so even getting like 3-4 players who make it as solid contributors to the Senior team would be a success I think; who they might be I have no idea.

EDIT-ninja'd by @CardiacAndre7

 

[ZooCougar]

I thought Luca de la Torre should have gotten minutes at the World Cup; he plays differently than any of the MMA midfield, but he's also better than McKennie or Adams at connecting the backline to the forwards/wingers; that's completely on Berhalter's hard-headed decision-making. I think there might be some other guys who can spell or even replace a member of MMA who can establish themselves before 2026; things are rarely static from one World Cup to another, unless the coach carries over and only plays his favorites.

I agree. MMA were worn out during the game with the Cheeseheads. They made some mistakes that 100% had to do with fatigue.

 

[Palatine]

USMNT coaching change: B.J. Callaghan named interim coach ahead of Nations League as Anthony Hudson departs

The search for a permanent head coach remains underway

www.cbssports.com

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

USMNT vs Germany at Rentschler on October 14

 

[Sleepy]

USMNT coaching change: B.J. Callaghan named interim coach ahead of Nations League as Anthony Hudson departs

The search for a permanent head coach remains underway

www.cbssports.com

That's a bit of a shocker, and it's a bad look for Anthony Hudson for leaving the team right before two different tournaments; this new opportunity for him must be a good one, to make it worth burning bridges and leaving with bad feelings. It's also a bad look for US Soccer, since they've been screwing around with hiring a new head coach/manager, and now have to deal with having an interim-interim guy with almost no experience for your continental competitions, however much we might denigrate these tournaments in comparison to Copa America, the Euros, or the World Cup. As with almost everything Soccer House touches, things turn into crap-the reverse Midas touch.

USMNT vs Germany at Rentschler on October 14

That could be somewhat interesting, but without having a permanent guy in place, and with Germany's recent struggles, the shine is a bit off the matchup. At least it will give the USMNT a chance to improve their historical record against the Germans.

 

[ZooCougar]

USMNT vs Germany at Rentschler on October 14

Yup.

 

[meyers7]

Not a word about the U-20 World Cup?

USMNT U-20 play today against New Zealand in the round of 16 after being one of two teams to win all three group play matches. They have not had a goal scored against them.

USA is just rocking the Kiwis.

 

[Samoo]

USA is just rocking the Kiwis.

preserved the tournament shut-out and scored 4 goals. Not bad, and if they get by the quarterfinals have a chance to meet Brazil in the semis. Pukstas scored in his first game of the tournament.

 

[meyers7]

USMNT coaching change: B.J. Callaghan named interim coach ahead of Nations League as Anthony Hudson departs

The search for a permanent head coach remains underway

www.cbssports.com

And here's his roster for the Nations League games against Mexico and possibly Canada/Panama. 6/15 and 6/18 in Paradise, NV.

GK
Matt Turner
Sean Johnson
Drake Callender
Josh Cohen

DF
Walter Zimmerman
Antonee Robinson
Miles Robinson
Sergino Dest
Chris Richards
Joe Scally
Austin Trusty

MF
Weston McKennie
Yunus Musah
Gio Reyna
Luca de la Torre
Johnny Cardoso
Alan Sonora

FW
Christian Pulisic
Timothy Weah
Ricardo Pepi
Alejandro Zendejas
Taylor Booth
Brenden Aaronson
Folarin Balogun

 

[Palatine]

And here's his roster for the Nations League games against Mexico and possibly Canada/Panama. 6/15 and 6/18 in Paradise, NV.

GK
Matt Turner
Sean Johnson
Drake Callender
Josh Cohen

DF
Walter Zimmerman
Antonee Robinson
Miles Robinson
Sergino Dest
Chris Richards
Joe Scally
Austin Trusty

MF
Weston McKennie
Yunus Musah
Gio Reyna
Luca de la Torre
Johnny Cardoso
Alan Sonora

FW
Christian Pulisic
Timothy Weah
Ricardo Pepi
Alejandro Zendejas
Taylor Booth
Brenden Aaronson
Folarin Balogun

No Adams but about as strong as a team as we can muster.

 

[meyers7]

preserved the tournament shut-out and scored 4 goals. Not bad, and if they get by the quarterfinals have a chance to meet Brazil in the semis. Pukstas scored in his first game of the tournament.

Ugh. What was the coach doing??? Pretty much played a 4-3-3 most of the tournament. At least games I saw. Switched to a 3-4-3 and put their playmaker Luna, at the false 9. He never saw the ball. They couldn't generate anything. Made a couple really poor defensive plays (including OG) and lost 0-2.

And they wouldn't even have had to play Brazil to get to the Final. Brazil taken out by Israel in the quarters. What a missed opportunity.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Ugh. What was the coach doing??? Pretty much played a 4-3-3 most of the tournament. At least games I saw. Switched to a 3-4-3 and put their playmaker Luna, at the false 9. He never saw the ball. They couldn't generate anything. Made a couple really poor defensive plays (including OG) and lost 0-2.

And they wouldn't even have had to play Brazil to get to the Final. Brazil taken out by Israel in the quarters. What a missed opportunity.

So many players played their worst game. Wolff was terrible, as was Halliday. Wynder’s own goal was ridiculous. Wiley and Che played very poorly too, and the midfield was non existent. Puzzling move to not start JoGomez as well. Huge missed opportunity to make the final, as Uruguay weren’t particularly impressive either.

 

[Samoo]

So many players played their worst game. Wolff was terrible, as was Halliday. Wynder’s own goal was ridiculous. Wiley and Che played very poorly too, and the midfield was non existent. Puzzling move to not start JoGomez as well. Huge missed opportunity to make the final, as Uruguay weren’t particularly impressive either.

It looked like the coach and the team fell apart under the pressure. Uruguay played excellent prevent D after the second goal.

 

[Palatine]

 

[meyers7]

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We don't have an actual #6 with this roster do we? No Adams, no Acosta. Hmmm wonder what he's going to do?

Musah and McKennie as duel 6/8s? Maybe a 4-2-3-1?

 

[Palatine]

Luca. And I think he does well if he is not overly aggressive.

 

[meyers7]

Luca. And I think he does well if he is not overly aggressive.

Does he actually play that for Celta Vigo?

 

[meyers7]

Game tonight at 10:00 EDST. On Paramount+. Also on Univision and TUDN-USA for real channels.

Canada-Panama on CBSSN at 7:00.

Hopefully we'll get to see Balogun tonight.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Game tonight at 10:00 EDST. On Paramount+. Also on Univision and TUDN-USA for real channels.

Canada-Panama on CBSSN at 7:00.

Hopefully we'll get to see Balogun tonight.

Rumored lineup:

 

[meyers7]

Rumored lineup:

I could live with that.