Rubbish performance?! 😬👀 ESPN FC react to USA vs. Saudi Arabia 

must be in their contract not to criticize Beerholder

Big media are part of the problem: 1. they are told to remain positive 2. they wouldn't know good soccer if they saw it.

Let's see what happens in WC but don't have much faith in Gregg. I would have thought if they wanted to hire best US coach maybe then get Jesse Marsch who at least brings more passion to a team.

He sounds like an American MLS player lol 😂

اقول لا تهايط فقط ٤ لاعبين اساسين غائبين ( ياسر الشهراني، سلمان الفرج ، سالم الدوسري ،العويس) وفي الحقيقة غياب العويس غير مؤثر لانو منتخب امريكا ما ضيع فرص كان مرتاح الربيعي و ياسر الشهراني لاعب جيد ولكن سعود عبدالحميد لو لعب ظهير يسار يلعب افضل من الشهراني برغم انه يلعب بقدمه اليمين . اغلب الاعبين اللي ذكرتهم مادو كان احتياط المالكي والشهري راجعين من رباط صليبي مستحيل يكونو جاهزين بقي ٥٠ يوم ققط عن كاس العالم اتفق معاك اامولد و كنو احتمال كبير بيكونو اساسين لكن العابد علي اخر ايامه الكرويه وبطى والمدرب راح يعتمد عليه كبديل ان احتاجه

Saudia played very good

@@user-op3yi4ip3n Yes, But the quality of the players for the US team is much lower than the 2010 team, and the 2014 team was a great time USA team

تعبت نفسك وانت تكتب بالانجليزي عشان تهايط 😂😂😂 منتخبنا السعودي فااشل ودايم يسود الوجه بالمحافل الدوليه .. تاريخه معروف ابو 8 و 5 لا تهايط يرحم امك ولا تحاول انك تنال اعجاب الاخرين

This is what happens when you aren't starting and getting minutes.

Too stubborn or too incompetent?

@@timmyj2366 too idiotic

@@timmyj2366 Well, stubbornness can be the basis for one's incompetence if it is primarily, if not purely, self-inflicted.

What positions do yank players play? Thought everyone was pretty much in their desired position bar Dest. Is this an excuse for Pulishit?

Iran is not that good when it comes to World Cup. In fact, an Iranian side that has been too overrated had not been able to survive the World Cup group stage. By hyping Iranian team, you forget they have a problem at home. But USA... well, they are horrible.

@@davidbowie5023 keep that energy when they make it out of the group stage

Saudi Arabia was playing less 5 starters so...

@@davidbowie5023 I agree but they currently are playing well they aren’t a easy out like many are thinking they’ll be plus they’ll be in their home field advantage. Weather wise they know how it is.

@@chrisrobinson9324 if you knew Iran as a national team, you would recognize that they have continually improved before the last WC

True that!

sadly... the coach is absolutely terrible

That’s stupid bro

Soccer is not a rich family sport. It is pretty average in terms of economic requirements.

@@SC-or2zb poor man sport litterly all the greats were poor

@@lorenzolion6109 in the US it’s most definitely a rich man sport

@@jonnybones7396 also in Mexico ci half of those players are pampered

Saudi won over Egypt in Russia. They finished third in the group.

@@hanssundqvist1781 Well because in the 2018 WCQ, they didn't top the group. And also, Saudi Arabia is only good when facing Asian or Arab opponents. what happened in 1994 is long gone now.

@@dariuszdudka1991 ahh my bad, I see now that you didn't mention 2018.

Sad but true

draw against wales ? not sure about that.

Croatian

Nfl and nhl are sports that nobody else plays world wide thats why americans are good at those sports lol...football on the other hand is a worldwide game

@@digontozahid Hockey is decently popular in Europe. Especially, the Nordic countries and Russia.

Yeah how do you know we don’t suck at football as well? I’d say, the sad truth:. soccer is usa’s best sport. 😂

@@flyingdutchman2065 basketball bro. Basketball.

@@21jamills ice hockey is not a popular professional sports in europe ....ice hockey and hockey are two different sports ...

We were only prepping for Iran these past 2 games. I think we played Japan and SArabia in efforts to get help on how to best play Iran. Japan and the Saudi’s played Iran many times and understand them better than other teams. Asia gets little exposure in the world stage other than World Cup. The US was trying to understand their enemy. And the US want payback from the bend over beat down they took from Iran losing 1-2 back in the 98’ World Cup. But sure doesn’t look good for USMNT at the moment. Wales played Belgium closely as well as the Netherlands and look a lot better than us. And I’m not sleeping on Iran either. They just beat Uruguay 1-0. Figure England beats everyone. US going 0-3 or 0-2-1 wouldn’t surprise me at this point in the game. Alas I pray and hope we can fine a way and pull off what feels like a miracle. Advance!!! Besides that England lost to Hungary 1-0 and again lost to Hungary 4-0 in addition to their loss to Italy 1-0 and the tie with Germany. To me this group is basically up in the air. Anything could and will happen in Group B.

How can anyone see the evolution of the side over the last 25 years and suggest they 'stagnated'? From even the early 2000's, when Joe Max Moore was at Everton and benched when they had an injury crisis for a defender at forward, to today, where they have players regularly playing and commanding high fees. From when the players needed more trials before being fees. The talent has most certainly improved. They are not 'World Beaters' or truly elite, but they do have good talent. Promotion/Relegation... it is what it is for the market in the US. But the best of the US largely aren't even in MLS. Where the US gets in trouble, IMHO, is the depth isn't as good as maybe some fans think it is. The mentality isn't anywhere near what it needs to be and if I'm being honest, the mentality isn't as good as the older era of McBride, Mathis, Dempsey, Mastroeni, etc. And finally... this one jarring statistic... MLS was poor 25 years ago and today is a decent league (not at the highest level but decent enough). Berhalter - the manager - clearly has a thing for MLS and his favorites there. However, there has not been an American golden boot winner in it's own domestic league in 10 years - going on more. While he isn't leading the Bundesliga, he is producing for a side that is top of the table... and the manager doesn't rate him enough to call him in, instead opting for MLS talent and struggling talent. I don't mind the opposition - with the Nations League in Europe that limits options a bit. But the US have some issues and I really do believe they will be tactically exposed in the World Cup.

@@alex1vid It's about professionalism. Americans cannot make its football like a toy of its own. Professional nations prefer football to be competitive. This is not basketball or baseball.

@@kmalek4018 Can you compare the USMNT to Hungary, Germany or Italy???

I believe it. The thing about this match was quite frankly, Saudi Arabia should be disappointed as they had opportunities to win - and should have. I

@@alex1vid Yeah I will feel hard to be happy. Our team seems only strong at home, and not when going outside the continent or the Arab sphere. And this is painful when we have Argentina, Poland and Mexico waiting.

@@saudiarabiathelandoftwomos4221 Lucky that the WC is in Qatar then :)

@@hanssundqvist1781 Qatar? I wish it had never been awarded the rights to host it.

@@saudiarabiathelandoftwomos4221 Yes me too, but you said "Our team seems only strong at home, and not when going outside the continent or the Arab sphere", that's what I meant by it's lucky it's in Qatar then.

no, America I'm general has the best athletes. they just aren't technically sound. the national team is all the rich kids growing up. there's a lot of Americans who play but don't have opportunities because they don't have money. Alphonso Davies will become normal one day in America

@@merquiadesmclellan2800 He meant the US national players, we don’t have the most athletic squad that’s the truth

@sidney poitier I didn't say it makes you a good player. I was responding to a comment that said Americans aren't the best athletes in the world. which is a lie. Olympics even prove that

@sidney poitier so, I don't disagree with you lol the US is missing a lot of technical and tactical skill

@sidney poitier no bro, it's not just big black dudes. it's everyone. Olympics shows this. black people dominate certain sports and other races dominate other sports. America has the best athletes because we have every ethnic group and you compete against people genetically better than you. we also have better knowledge of the training. all of your personal training, lifting and injury prevention studies start in America nowadays

How are just realising that ??

@@CMJames my nephew is part of the u16 team, trust me it's been known forever. Not a negative, just not the "leader" type

Thats the coach's fault since we do have better defenders but they dont fit GGG's system

its all on coach Beerholder as he continually includes MLS players who bring nothing to the table

There’s no World Cup in 2053 💀

@@azizbader9087 2053 💀

@@azizbader9087 in the future. 🙄

@@allynvillanueva9019 what they mean is that the world cup is every 4 years and 2053 is not part of that order 💀

@@nlzdz Oh okay. 😂

Question is, will they get past Holland or Senegal?

How old are you? Soccer has been in the US for decades and decades and decades. I saw Pele play with the NY Cosmos vs Washington (DC) Diplomats back in the '70s! Yes, it's true it's not our most popular sport, but it's fast catching up to exceptionally boring baseball (the stand around, scratching 'n' spitting sport), and the US talent pool has grown. Football is growing in the US, especially the women's game. Especially given that the talent level in the US WSL is pretty much on par, if not better, than the men's game. The women's games here draw bigger crowds than they WSL games played in England. Our fanbase is expanding yearly and our passion is far greater than you think. The country and it's fans aren't the ones on the pitch. The players and the manager, are the only ones to blame here. No amount of passion is going to make mediocre players (some, not all are mediocre), chosen on the teamsheet by a mediocre manager, play up to an exceptional level. The skill, talent and inner drive has to be in place within the squad, and the manager has to have a solid system in place that plays to the strength of the players he chooses in his 11. There's a reason more American products are playing overseas in bigger tougher more skilled leagues. Our talent pool has grown and is getting better. Our academy system is growing each year, which is important to grow this sport. The REAL problem with American football is it was called soccer, and not taken seriously by it's own governing body, and so the talent growth was stymied, relying on high schools, colleges and private programs only the rich could afford to send their kids to. But now, with football academies popping up and growing all over the country, we can finally start to grow this sport properly and with the long-term in mind.

@@SM-McKraken You are talking about sport. But you forget, no matter how old the sport is, if the people have not embraced until now, then it is just too new for them. I doubt if there are any American who understand the true meaning of "football" is, for the Americans to have its variant of "football" instead.

Please NO!

maybe miraculously, Beerholder develops super covid and is banned from flying.

Most of their team are Championship players at best.

They always will. USA will always suck at football.

You can identify as anything. I am going to be Belgian for the W.C. How about you?

@@PaulKRedd Wherever my alcohol is originated from for the day.

That has been the case for 4 years.

He needs minute playing. He is like coming off the bench and that isn't helping him. Maybe he should look for a smaller club to get more minutes. He was much better off staying Germany instead of EPL.

Hockey?

I have to disagree, in part. The US has more players playing over seas in better leagues than ever before. The talent is there (tho maybe not enough to go on a long run in the WC, but at least to get into the opening stages), but the system Berhalter is using isn't playing to his team's strengths, and this is where a superior manager could have this team over-achieving, instead of the underachievment they're currently producing. I question Gregg's team selection and his system, and imho, it looks to me like his squad are questioning it too, on the pitch.

Don't think losing to Japan and drawing 0-0 with Saudi Arabia is killing it.

Huh?

Mass shooters> soccer

@@JR-ev9gz The greatest game in the world watched by more people than every other sport combined! 🤡

more like they are gonna be last in the group

You science fiction book thumpers have been saying "He's coming back soon" since the beginning of Christianity! I don't think JC got the text that he's been expected back for thousands of years. You'd think a deity could be more punctual... How about YOU repent, and stop proselytizing where you have no business doing so and it is very much not wanted. Reported for spam.