Clint Dempsey reacts to USMNT's shocking loss to Panama | SOTU 

What changes do you want to see for USMNT's next match?

Don’t backtrack now Alexi. You wanted Gregg Berhalter back, and this is what you get. The writing was on the wall

URUGUAY REST STARTERS!! Hahahaha.. my guy Bielsa was yelling at his guys at 90th to keep the pressure on Bolivia.. he just came out and said his team hasn’t made that significant step forward to be contenders.. they’re going for the jugular..

I always felt like it was a mistake bringing Gregg back. Huge mistake by US soccer federation

The mistake that USMNT had last night was to degrade the Panama team and take it as a victory without having played the game in the same way as sports commentators think, in soccer only the one who wins the game is better regardless of the history of each team

This was the tournament to measure ourselves against Conmembol competition and we lose to Panama. Catastrophic is an appropriate way to describe this. Reminds me of the Trinidad result in 2018. This feels like a seismic game, where the USA has to make changes. It's sad. I don't expect us to get much better, but no chance you can lose that game to Panama, in any circumstance.

To repeat, Clint Dempsey is absolutely correct . Alexi Lalas is totally wrong. Gegg Berhalter made a huge mistake by pulling out Bulogun for Pepsi & keeping Mosa on the bench. Job security is of the essence

Couch coach here: 1. huge maturity issue in the team (just watch how they cover each other, which they don't) 2. huge trainer issues (the guys said it all in the video) 3. sometimes it's better to go through a bad turn of events, for the sake of a reality check. Germany in their own time, 2018, didn't go through the Group stage. They learned their lesson. 4. realistically speaking, do your best against Uruguay but it's a good opportunity to learn and practice in preparation for the next major event

Come on, people. Last night Uruguay was winning 5-0 and still were fighting for more. They're in their prime and have one of the best coaches in the world. If you think that last game was bad...

Why is Panama underestimated? USA is just boosted by it's media that they're a good team.

Cheer up lads. Southgate will be available in a few weeks time. He can rebuild your football team

Have they seen Uruguay?? How are the US going to beat them?

If the US was going to build confidence, especially before last match. This was the game. Especially after Gold Cup Semi. Panama was missing 4 Starters...most on defense. This was Fariña 4th game with Panama National team, no Andrade , no Fidel Escobar, who are Pretty good. Now must show heart and grit vs URUGUAY 😳

The rest of the soccer world thinks the US is nothing more than a bunch of mid players and we continue to be shocked with these results. Maybe it's time to face facts, the hype is greater than the talent. This is two HORRIFIC results in the last three contests and we still are shocked? I didn't get the subs tonight at all. What does Berhalter see in Cordoza and Vickers that no one else does? I'm can't recall a single moment where either of these two have done anything to warrant minutes. Gotta totally disagree with Clint and Alexi about Horvath letting that goal in. I'm not sure there is a goalie on this planet that makes that save. That was a bullet from 7yds out, the reaction time needed would boarder on pre-cognition.

I think it's fantastic that there is intense competition and that the so-called underdogs have improved immensely, much better than expecting Brazil or Argentina to win everything.

I love listening to Clint talk. Might be my favorite US analyst

If this is a “golden” generation then gold has depreciated in value. They are a team with a few good players. Also, to use the football saying, the only thing prevent defense does is prevent your team from winning.

My advise to USA playing against Uruguay is to play defensive for the whole 90 minutes. USA needs to play like Costa Rica did to Brazil. 11 players in the back defending to get a draw. If USA attempts to play open and attack Uruguay, USA is gonna lose really bad like they did against colombia. It is gonna be another 5-1 because Uruguay is a very dangerous team with high class players!

In 2001 World Cup qualifiers, T&T playing away at Honduras and 1 man down managed to win

I wish more of the US soccer community knew Alexi better. I acknowledge, some of that is on Alexi. Lets all enjoy the beautiful game. Cheers.

Panama been playing the same way for 3 years with Thomas Christiansen as the Head Coach. Panama beating Bolivia

Finally someone starts to put PRESSURE on USA National Team. GOOD JOB 👏

Both Panama and the US are just not where they need to be in regards to Soccer. Both are painful to watch play the beautiful game.

Reading a lot of the comments and I definitely agree, we need to get this out of the system before the World Cup!! Fire Berhalter!

We lost already we have no team anymore

Weah needs to be removed if he cannot behave like an adult.

USA don’t take things serious now especially since they have an auto entry into the next world cup. Smh

It surprised me how easy they went on Tim Weah. It was an absolutelybdumb waybof leaving your team with 10 players. Sure Berhalter didnt adapt, but Weah was far from the pro level he should be.

Los gringos sienten shock por perder ante Panama ... Que han logrado para sentir ese "entitlement"??? Siento ternura por ellos y a la misma vez un alipori/cringe insoportable

Remember when alexi said the the USMNT would be Brazil? 😂😂😂

Before watching, the coach better make this team run until they puke. They are very skilled but got minds of toddlers. Can’t hold emotions back at all which is going to sink them.

Tim Weah absolutely boneheaded decision. Unacceptable. Berhalter is a joke, though. Can’t believe he’s the coach.

Taking Balogun out was beyond stupid

And sorry to say but Turner was taken out with no attempt on the ball ref gave no card that started the issues. Number one rule as a team is to protect your goalkeeper. But as a national coach all issues and results fall on you

As a USMNT fan, I'm hoping Uruguay goes full throttle on them for all the wasted talent and BS hype around the team

They really picked the only recent Columbus crew coach to NOT win a trophy over the Marsch with a supporter shield, and former Leipzig coach. Wtf that was a huge blunder.

I would suggest for the US State Dept to ask Uruguay to just start their B-team to save face as hosts… in exchange for a favorable trade deal in the future.. 🤣🤣🤣

Can we talk about Japan beating the USA in the U 20 American Football Championships? That's even worse.

People need to understand something. Lack of discipline in a team is squarely the responsibility of the coach. A team's discipline, formations, personal on the field are all the responsibility of a coach. And Greg has failed all those every single game. The biggest issue is that Greg is their buddy instead of their coach. It's no different than parents acting like friends to their kids instead of being parents as they should be. We have the talent but we don't have the coach to properly utilize that talent.

I know usa was the favourite against panama. But under berhalter they were 2-2 in meaningful games, now they're 2-3 against panama.

Rally around Tim Weah. The team need everyone to be performing in top condition, including Tim Weah. Every opposing players will go after Tim Weah if he is on field. We do not need to be helping the oponents.

I'm from Panama. Good luck in the Uruguay vs USA game

Alexi talks about the players and coach being at fault as if they were playing against their CONCACAF rivals. This is CONMEBOL and we are not at that level yet.

Lalas & the media acting like they weren’t defending southhalter until now lol

50/50 lol what is this guy smoking

I agree with a lot of this. But I HIGHLY disagree that Matt Turner is much better than Horvath.

Game over

It wasn't a shock or surprise to the rest of the world that the American World Champions of Soccer lost this game.

Panama beat you last time in gold cup

The USMNT needs clones of John Harkes, Clint Dempsey, Eric Wynalda, and Landon Donovan. Many USMNT players play soccer, not football.

We need an international coach. EPL or equivalent experience. That said, we were beat to almost every ball in second half.

This needed to happen, and Uruguay will batter the US. Speaking of Panama as if they were just place holders is what makes football the best sport in the world. Panama played rough with the dark arts and the US gave in. It's probably gonna be worse with Uruguay. The US is in a good space, they just need a better coach.

Gregg, like it or not, still is the best USMNT soccer coach. Yes, he faltered, but who doesn't? Pep, the best coach in the world, in my opinion, fumbled tactically against Real Madrid two years ago. The USMNT and Gregg will win against Uruguay, and the team will continue to improve.

If he beats Uruguay, I still don't think that secures his job, because he could still get knocked round 1 which isn't a good result. He's gotta reach a semi or something for me to think he deserves to stay

The u.s only gets up for México whom they beat twice in the last COMCACAF tournament only to end up in 3rd place behind them because they beat the teams that the u.s lost to.

Y’all blame the coach ? Weah committed the mistake, the missed shots and clear opportunities are the coaches fault ?

Uruguay's midfield is basically PSG and Real Madrid. They got some serious ballers!!

It's unfathomable that the US keeps Berhalter. WTF are they doing? They have a World Cup coming in 2026. There is a potential huge amount of money riding on this for US soccer. And you allow it all to ride on a complete schlock of a coach! WTF!

You guys were ok with Berhalter coming back. Own it and accept the fact that our golden generation has been officially wasted.

Just compare Bielsa’s demeanor on the sidelines to Berhalter…..Bielsa demands the best out of his players while Berhalter is more interested in being liked by his players. You cannot get great results unless you expect greatness out of your players. US Soccer needs to approach Jurgen Klopp and overpay him to bring him in. If we want to be taken seriously as a nation, we need a better coach. Period!!!

Gregg Berthalter should have never come back, and I don't know why anyone is surprised by this! Berhalter constantly makes terrible decisions and can't manage a game with substitutions or tactics. Of course, Weah made a stupid move, but with the talent that we have, we should have salvaged a point, and I believe with the right coach, we could have beat Panama with 10 men.

The US football federation should do what they did for the women national team. To find a more better technical European coach to handle them.

what I learned about my country last night, America has a real problem with unqualified people clinging to positions of power and it's severely holding this country back from it's potential

I like Alexi and his crew but what we witnessed from them just now was wishful thinking of the highest order. Not only did Mosse say that Panamá could stumble against Bolivia, but they also hinted that the USMNT has a chance to beat Uruguay by more than 1 goal. I would have never believed these guys made those statements unless I had watched the video with my own two eyes.

Balogun had scored 2 goals across 2 competitions - replaced with Pepi who failed to score in the previous game despite a 1.5 xg. And CCV, terrible 2 weeks ago against Colombia - gets his chance again, and is the one most responsible for giving up the winner today. Add taking out Gio, and you have absolutely tragic game management.

Forget it, boys... Uruguay is not going to fold and a tie is what the outcome will be at best... "we're playing Panama, not Argentina"... chúpalo....

As a foreigner (Brit) looking at things from afar I would just like to give my opinion for what it's worth and no disrespect is intended. The main issue I see with US "soccer" players is you constantly churn out excellent athletes but they're not great technically, I don't know if it the fault of the University system or the grounding they receive as kids. Not saying none are technically gifted but it seems to take a distant second place to athletisim and that needs to change. Raw footballing ability should always be the main focus. GGs.

Classic USA. Going into the last group game, hoping somehow we can get a tie, and point differential is in our favor.

Should have never rehired Greg. Soccer will never be what it is in other countries with this federation. Shameful and disgraceful…

Futbol (soccer) is played from minute 1 to 90 + extra time. If you make childlike mistake during the first minutes you are screwed for the whole game. You need to play wisely, Mexico underestimate Venezuela and look what happened. In south America, we never underestimate out opponents. We are usually very careful.

There is a much higher chance of Bolivia beating Panama than the USMNT even tying with Uruguay. Everything is possible in this game, sure [We have seen Mexico beat Germany]. I do not think people in the US realize that Uruguay is a more important Fútbol country than Spain, for example. And I would put their current team top 5 in the world.

The Golden Generation talk has to stop. You have to do something to earn that title. There are many many players who previously played for the national team that I’d rather have.

In my opinion, the 2002 world cup USMNT is the best. Brad Friedel, Frankie Hejduk, Cobi Jones, Gregg Berhalter, Pablo Mastroeni, Ernie Stewart, John O'Brien, Eddie Lewis, Claudio Reyna, Brian McBride, Clint Mathis, Landon Donovan, Tony Sanneh, Eddie Pope. They're good.

Ah yes, the same US National Team that couldn't get a draw against Trinidad on a "field that's too wet" struggling against Panama. US Soccer is the equivalent of the Dallas Cowboys. All hype, no results to back it up.

I just hope Uruguay don`t sell the game to the host of the competition, cuz if you are a sports fan and you know anything about football(not Soccer) you know that USA doesn't have the individual quality or team quality to match Uruguay, Uruguay needs to put USA in their feets let them see the reality that besides Pulisic there is no players on a top level, really average team... Panama is a Better team is not the first time Panama beats USA .....

the subs were insane, what the actual F did i watch last night

Alexi Lalas,.. the only one out there who never sees it coming when a great US coach is rolling to success and a poor one is steering the ship into an iceberg.

Well done Panama.shut them up..great result for the football world. Stick to baseball

There are thousands of good managers and assistants in Europe that US soccer can hire to manage the US team, but they brought back Berhalter instead. 🤦‍♀

All that time and money spent to host the tournament and Weah goes and punches an opponent 15 minutes into the game…

Also Panama has beaten the US before. How they were predicting a US win before the fact is beyond me. Cmon guys.

Balogun was playing amazing! I don't understand why they took him out!

I wouldn’t call Tim weahs shove to the face/upper body “a punch”. Was he wrong? Yes, but let’s not make it something it wasn’t

God lala is so ignorant, uruguay 1st and panama and usa were always gonn fight for 2nd spot, stop disrespecting panama, they dont have big names like usa, but for past several years theyve been the best concacaf team playstyle wise.

This is a priceless moment. These guys are all like Panama is not Argentina, we shouldn't lost the game. Well, guess what, Panama beat you again, so start to get use to it😅. Finally, you are not Argentina either, so you won't defeat Uruguay. Panama will advance to next round.

This game should be the reason Greg need to be fire. Don't cover for Greg. Stop giving Greg an out.

Uruguay is going to make a statement with the US.

DEMPSEY for coach...seriously

Two things: First of, Panamá is 1 point under the US (NOT TWO.) Lastly, the US will not beat Uruguay unless the sky is falling. It is soccer, honey, not football. You are not a powerhouse here. Let's stop the madness.

Uruguay 3-0 USA Panama 1-0 Bolivia bye Gregg 👋

They shouldn’t have subbed Reyna off at all, Reyna is the best midfielder to get possession and create something upfield. He was doing good defensive work on the right side. Bringing in CCV was idiotic! Cardoso was pointless, and Pepi was a terrible sub. Balogun was balling and Pepi had one moment and then wasn’t relevant.

The coach lost the game. No meaningful tactical changes.

USA is not winning against Uruguay and Panama will beat Bolivia. New coach and new roster. They seem like they can only play one on one and not as a team.

What happens if Turner doesn’t play against Uruguayan. So we wouldn’t have Turner or Weah, to play in one of most important games since the World Cup. I’m feeling doom & gloom.

With the US and Uruguay match, as an American I have hope but as Uruguayan I gotta say US is Cooked, Uruguay is relentless and even with the B team you saw what they did to Mexico, Uruguay will most likely have Suarez on the field but most likely keep everything the same, they wanna show that they are standing on business, that why I’m sorry to say this But US is done for

If the US Soccer Fed fires Gregg, I recommend a new type of coach for the USMNT. The new coach needs to be Young, Different, and one who has already achieved Top results on the international level. I nominate one of these 2 gentmen: - Hoalid Regragui: He played all 7 games in World Cup 2022 in his first participation ever. As Morocco Head coach (previously Wydad AC coach, most titled Moroccan Club) he controlled Croatia, bested Belgium and Canada in group stage. Then he defeated Spain and Portugal after that to reach the semifinals. Also won the Champions League of Africa with Wydad Athletic Club and several Titles with the same team and other Moroccan and Arab Gulf Clubs. He Tested and proved. - Houcine Ammouta (or: Hoseen Amota), as head coach of the Jordanian National Team he played the Asia Nations Cup Final, this was that teams first ever Final. This coach mutch like Regragui (but they have different styles of play, same Realism though) achieved many titles with Wydad AC and other Clubs, won Africa Club Champions League and Africa Nations League. He also coached in the Arab Gulf club level and in one of those Clubs he coached the Spanish international Xavi. Suffice to say, these two gentlemen will bring a breath of fresh air to US Soccer. You need a winning coach that hates losing (both do) but from a different continent. We can say the know how to defeat African or European National teams (Regragui European + Amota African).. You have to accept that the Culture matters in Soccer and if you bring a Coach that knows how to defeat opponents based on knowing their cultures well, then you will be smarter as a Federation. We notice that the USMNT has difficulty with both European and African teams, so depending on what group you will be in in 2026, one of these gentlemen will be a great help. I don't think either will accept a position of assistant, as both have already succeeded as Head Coaches. The US Soccer Fed needs to start thinking differently, the USMNT needs a New but realistic experience with a young successful Coach. Use Regragui or Amota as a model for what you're looking for and stop f*cking things up based on what your desire is. YOU NEED TO BE REALISTIC You do have great players, but they lack guidance. They lack soccer maturity on the collective end of thins, defense or offense. They lack the credibility in terms of defeating good team they don't know well. and lack other things But all these things can be fixed within 12 months and there are soccer experts in the domain of coaching who will assure you they can fix them. YOU NEED TO REPLY ON WHAT THEY ACHIEVED AS RESULTS NOT WHAT THEY SAY. In a relating story, the prior Moroccan head coach Halilozitch who had the position before Hoalid Regragui, told the Moroccan Fans after Morocco lost to the USMNT 3-0 in a Friendly, he said: You keep asking me to do better in friendlies and in the world cup, but your team isn't good enough to reach this level. The reaction of the Moroccan Federation was to fire him, and replace him with Wydad AC head coach at the time Hoalid Regragui. The rest is history as the Moroccan side reached semi-final in WC 2022 The Lesson is, Soccer National Feds can make mistakes but also can make correct decisions. Regragui or Amota are the type of coaches who have already proved themselves on the result side of things, but are Young and Ambitious. Stop hiring coaches for the USMNT on the basis of whom you like, especially when they haven't achieved anything before hiring them. And start hiring on the basis of Coach's personal Ambition and Results. US Fans like Results more than anything else. In case Gregg loses against Uruguay (he can win if he does the right things) the USSF needs to be courageous and replace him with someone DIFFERENT but proven winner. You can hire from the MLS, but in the MLS you don't have the international challenges we see, COPA America is a real Competition and very very good for US Soccer as a whole. Watch the Euro Watch the Africa Nations Cup Watch the Asia Nations Cup Because your next opponent in the World Cup will come from one of these Schools of soccer And you need to have continuous conversations with USMNT former players especially the retired ones based on how many titles they won with their clubs or the national team.. These conversations will help the USSF have a realistic overall view on the USMNT * The same errors keep reoccurring on the USMNT, means the USSF isn't doing its Job.

Lalas does not stop talking---its exhausting to listen to him.

I'm Mexican and I have been saying that the US with advanced further into this tournament than my Mexican team. And I still believe that the US is a better team than Mexico and has been for some time. However, I was flabbergasted that they resigned Berhalter! He's a very good club level coach but he is not a national level coach! And by the way, I'm wondering if the same thing happened with him than what happened with the Mexican coach. The players had complain about the previous coach because his trainings were too hard and other idiotic things that made them sound like whiny little pampered kids. I know that the US players say they love Berhalter and we're saying so even when he was temporarily suspended. Well, a national team coach doesn't necessarily have to be liked. He has to be respected. And at this point I don't see how they can respect Berhalter.

I can’t believe we are still talking about the possibility of Greg keeping his job. Even if they win, it would be playing Uruguay team 2, saving his best players for next round.

Time to show character and get a defining win. Go U.S 🇺🇸⚽️!