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Who's holding the people that rehired GB in the first place accountable? Who the f*ck rehires the coach you just fired (in the wake of incompetence and scandals no less)? This is what people should be talking about. Clean house in the entire federation. Don't let Gregg be a mere sacrificial lamb.

Disabling comments is giving the finger.

US Soccer has a Matt Crocker problem as well. He hired Berhalter and the guy doesn't even live in the US. He's been attending the EUROS instead of the COPA games.

They played the "it will go away thing" before. They let Berhalter's contract lapse and pretended to do a comprehensive search for the next coach. But it was just a delaying tactic to allow things to blow over so they could keep Berhalter. And that action is part of why people are so angry right now. The vitriol isn't so much towards Berhalter it's towards USSF. If Berhalter isn't fired I won't follow the national team any more. I'll follow the players with their club team but I won't watch an USNT games. Because it won't be the national team. It will be the team of a small group of people who have control of the national player pool.

I don’t expect anything to happen, we’ll all be disappointed lol

Gregg wasn’t even a good mls coach

US, Jamaica, Bolivia ranked worst in the copa in Pts and GD. remember this when USSF says there's nothing wrong here

It is pretty glaring that Matt Crocker is only looking at the $$$. He doesn't give 2 craps about the team in terms of performance and improvement. He needs to go.

The problem starts with the federation. They are interested in growing the MLS and not the national team.

After last night, Ecuador has already fired it's head coach. Yeah- less than 5 hours after the loss. That's commitment to wanting to become a better team. USSF is unserious when it comes to men's soccer. The appear committed to the women's game, but not to the men. I'd be happily surprised if you can address this seeing that you're owned by Disney.

This is what I was saying all along. Show Gregg the numbers. The Numbers don't lie... And let's not forget the loss to Colombia 5-1

Major nations get it far worse and don’t turn off comments

Who are the sponsors of USSF we should be boycotting to send a message?

The great Maqwell once said that every fan base “hates” their federation. And until we start to “hate” and pressure our federation we won’t get any significant change. I think the United States federation should’ve taken these comments on the chin to really understand that something needs to change NOW cause we have a little less than 2 years.

It’s long overdue, big changes all around.

The USSF is just delaying saying anything waiting for this to deescalate to announce they’re keeping GGG.

Kasey Kepler is saying the same thing that Klinsman said. They messed up when they fired Klinsman rather than hold the players to a higher standard back then

I've never seen an organization hold its clients in such contempt as US Soccer. The hiring of Berhalter as the brother of an executive in US Soccer, then his rehire against the public opinion of doing so and after a particularly surreptitious and convoluted "search". On top of this, there are the price gouging ticket prices for friendlies and official matches in shameless money grabs which keeps out average fans and limits crowd sizes (and support) in US matches, something they don't do for the women. What exactly does it take for them to hear the voice of the people?

The stupidest thing was firing him then rehiring him as the best possible choice. I wont even root for the USA in the WC if that guy is still in charge.

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Herc is spot on. Fans everywhere are calling for GGG head and if they dont fire him and get a strong coach (klopp, potchettino, ect.) The usmnt is going to go into the 2026 wc with people rooting against them. Like the uswnt did. Fans are tired of not being heard and i will boycott this team and its sponsors till everyone in top positions are fired. The nepotism, greed, hubris from the federation has been holding is back for decades. Its time they know that we arent dumb and we know exactly who is responsible for the lack of progress in this country. 💩 is gonna hit the fan and all the casual fans wont be able to save the ussf.

Had the USMNT won Copa America this time, nobody would be criticizing Berhalter or the USSF.. which would make sense, right? So, why doesn't make sense to criticize when you exit from the group stage? FANS react to the results i.e. they make concrete judgments. Of course we have the right to doubt the USSF because officials make mistakes and many times they fix their mistakes too late or none at all. To ignore the early exit from Copa America when you're the host, no matter what country we're talking about, is a fatal mistake for the Federation of that Nation.

Money talks. If money walks away from the USMNT then they will listen. You vote with your money.

“I believe that we will win”…anyone remember those good ol days? I miss em 😂

YES .. WITHOUT ANY HESITATION.

Neither the men’s team nor the women’s team have been likable for a long time. There are too many a$$holes on both teams.

Thats so true though only in America can you win a tournament in sports and consider yourself a world champion

Herc had the mic drop moment at the end

Not to be political, but this is eerily similar to how we're stuck with Biden. Both had their haters all along, then both with a performance that's embarrassing to the country, then both facing a consensus that they have to leave, but both being protected by their parties seemingly due to some type of fear of change.

Klingman was the person to bring the team to the next level. They screwed up getting rid of him.

The expectations being to get out of a group with Panama and Bolivia aren't exactly high. We don't need to bring expectations down, we need to hold them to account.

At this point I think they are just embarrassed to admit that rehiring Berhalter was a bad choice. Now they are trying to force him to succeed as if that’s even possible Lol. Time to cut our losses and replace Berhalter

Days later and still posting this question that we all know the answer to. Focus on what the potential managers you most want. The rest has already been said over and over at this point.

I wanted so badly to like this team

Berhanter is just good for concacaf standards not for WC or copa américa.

Why is this even a question?

Pretty numbers don't mean much.. Let us check the Titles list: 2021 CNL 2021 Gold Cup 2023 CNL 2024 CNL But exited Copa America in group stage, and stupidly I might add. The CNL or CONCACAF Nations League is NOT to be compared to Copa America, which is extremely useful if you are ambitious in the World Cup competition. The Gold Cup same thing. This doesn't mean that CNL and Gold Cup are nothing, but again if you're ambitious to win the world cup or make a great appearance, you have to first move in on Copa America. National Teams who dominate Copa America one year, have a greater chance in the World Cup, and it's the same exact comparison for Euro or CAF winners. You have to become number 1 in your Continent before you can be a serious contender for FIFA's world Cup. No world cup champion has ever skipped on winning their Continent's top competition which the Copa America is for us in the United States. You have to win Copa America to become a real contender for FIFA World Cup, it's not a rule but it's a right of Passage. So we're judging Mr. Berhalter on realistic basis and on the Ambition level of the FANs. In my book, you have no business hosting Copa America if you have no plans to win it. And if you exit it from the first round, then you're not up to the challenges of FIFA World Cup. Based on Gregg's appearance in Copa America, expect to do as bad or maybe worst at the World Cup in 2026. This is a common sense view, a logical conclusion. Of course miracles happen but what's the point of thinking you have a great coach or any coach if you're going to win on the basis of... "why not" ?

As a person who was in disbelief when Greg first got hired, I'm loving this 😂

If they were gonna fire GGG, wouldn’t he have been fired by now.

If no changes are made people should stop going to the games

Stop asking this everyday we all want him out

Is anyone holding Weah accountable?

Berhalter has to go. It makes no sense to keep him.

I would love to see guys like Pulicic “take a break” from the USMNT until leadership changes. That would force change in a hurry.

Honestly, this feels exactly like after the 22 WC. They are just going to wait till the day the Olympic squad starts their campaign so that we are distracted. Then they will announce that after a deep review and advanced IQ test. They have decided that Berhalter is a super genius and that he is the best person in the world to lead us through the 26 WC. And that he has graciously agreed to carry on with his tenure.

Herc, Kasey… y’all need to call a spade a spade. Berhalter has a low level of tactical acumen and cannot manage the big name stars to get the most out of them. You’re invested in this… use your platform to get this guy out!

Great point by Kasey regarding the tweeting about other entities by JT Batson.

It will matter when no one shows up to the games. 4 friends and I were waiting to see if when came in first or second place to book our trip to Las Vegas or Glendale Arizona on Saturday. Literally everyone we know clowns us no stop for believing in the usmnt.😂

If US actually got klopp all of Europe would stop and take notice. That would be an actual legit move forward…if they hire some former player or mls coach that never played in Europe the,selves then US soccer is not serious. They serve only the casual mass of supporters and not serious American soccer fans.

The USSF has absolutely no interest ever, in fielding a quality team.

WNT, "goodwill"? Are you serious?! They're disliked and maligned for legitimate reasons.

They clearly have no clue. They talk about the nation's weak performance and never understand what they have been seeing for 20 years.

The positive takes from all the mess are good to hear.

Delusion all the way up and down plagues USSF - Keller says "We've punched above our weight for a long time." Really? Is second round at the WC as a ceiling "punching above" our weight, 30 years after we hosted the World Cup and started investing significantly in player development?

I think this US program has a micro problem and a macro problem. Micro problem is Gregg Berhalter tactics and system is clearly not getting the best of this team. This team has no firm identity when they compete. They struggle to beat Jamaica and Panama on home soil. Macro problem - This golden generation is not as good as the hype it has been getting. Most of the roster are squad players in Europe and Pulisic would just be “a guy” in any top European or South American National side. If the US want to be seen as equals to the Top 10 in the world , the team needs at least 5 players on the level of Pulisic .. not just 1.

US Soccer, as a whole, needs to be retooled from the top down....

Is something wrong with Hercs ear?

What is going to make US fans happy? A World Cup? That will never happen as long as our best athletes grow up playing football and basketball because of the money they think they can make. Like Casey said, we are good but not great, but we will never be great so just deal with it. Honestly, most nations would kill to make a World Cup and get out of the group, and that seems to be where we’re at. Why is that not enough? Oh yeah, because we’re Americans and we think we’re the best at everything.

The CEO of US Soccer had to be called back from UEFA's Euro 2024 right in the middle of the contest that he’s hosting! How weird is that…

Get rid of Gregg. Go all out for Klopp. Hire whoever Klopp wants at US Soccer. Fire everyone else. Give him whatever it takes. Also never host a tournament ever again without vetting the referees (Copa America refs are atrocious)

Berhalter is not going anywhere. They still haven’t fired him

Dunno if anybody from espn reads these comments, but I'm a member of supporters groups for the Columbus Crew. There was a poll put out, spurred by a conversation with a Cinci fan, asking if fans would prefer to win an MLS Cup or World Cup. The vast majority of people picked the MLS Cup, and I think it was the same for Cinci supporters. That tells me how much USSF has failed growing the game and failed to present a positive, competitive image to its fans. We've already had multiple MLS Cup wins, but our fans feel more valued and listened to by a corporate MLS office, owned by an oil tycoon, than their national team's leadership, and have grown a stronger connection to it. I extremely doubt Man Utd ultras would pick another prem title over a world cup.

Matt Crocker the technical director for the United States Soccer Federation needs to step down. Matt rehired Gregg Berhalter and is directly responsible for the demise of the US men's National Team.

CK - ‘we’ve been punching above our weight class?’ Sorry, what’s our weight class? Are we not supposed to be heavyweights after all these years? Come on! We’re punching well below!

Derphalter isn't going anywhere. MLSSF wants him there for '26.

This supposed to be professional sports. Firing a coach is nothing new. It seems to be pretty consistent with the majority of people. When you are trying to be the best in the world you have to compete at the same level as the other countries. Other countries would switch coaches or do something. Does anyone remember the friendly game with Colombia 5-1 loss? This isn’t a fluke. There needs to be a change.

Fire Matt Crocker!!!

They are farming frustration, this isn't a question. Its feeding off of peoples outrage.

Not the coach you strait dissed taking a team that isn't as good to the semi-finals lmao ussf ineptitude on full display

Maybe someone above team manager also should get fired!

Well, at least the USNWT is going to share its bonus winnings with the men.

Yes

Kasey keller is right. Unfortanutely, US soccer role in the past 15 years plus has been to look out and help MLS. MLS has regulatory capture over US Soccer

i figure us soccer has to promote failhalter at this point

And this is why we are seen as a lump of 💩. Really, now our leadership at USSF can’t take the heat,it really boils me,no spine at all ! Can we screw our American approach and Learn on how successful federations do things.

2009 Usa defeated Spain 2-0 in confederation cup .I was watching the tournament we lost in the final. Usa defeated ranked 1 Spain .

I think its clear that the federation is waiting for after the copa america to make the announcement for the change.

Honestly what is the point of Kasey Keller as a pundit. He’s a master of saying a lot while saying nothing

I don’t understand . Usa has not done anything to warrant him his job 🤦🏽‍♂️

NE Revolution organization played the same game when last year with the Bruce situation, and their refusal to address things with fans made me turn them off. After 20+ years as a fan, I haven’t watched a game since. Address your fans. Do your job, and don’t ignore what your fans are demanding.

They are way too talented to be mediocre. Players have to perform but the manager has to be someone that gets the best out of the players. BERHALTER MUST GO!

Yes the US needs Klopp and we’ll get to semis EASY in 2 years for the WC

Only if they are interested in winning something other than the Gold Cup. This is the Golden Generation so maybe winning then Gold Cup is the only goal.

100% agree with Kasey. You want those eyes on you and you want the feedback from people watching. The more people voicing their opinions, the more soccer grows in our country

There’s 2 years left till the WC with no qualifiers and barely any games to play. Neither USA or Mexico are gonna get rid of they’re coach it’s tough task

Why are we still talking about this? It’s crazy that he hasn’t been fired yet. Any other nation would’ve dropped this loser already.

Casey’s initial reaction is spot on.

As usual Herc and Casey spittin facts.

I will not watch another gane until we see change

I feel like they are too soft to fire a coach lol on a side note I am glad more people care about a bad tournament

Have been totally out on US Soccer since they kept Gregggg. Glad I did it, bc they're still a joke. Not worth the emotional investment

Invent a sport, be the only who plays it and call yourself a world champion! This is so true! Worlds series 😂😂

Berhalter is a symptom of a Federation that is rotten from the inside. He's the result of too much politics (and nepotism), and almost zero player and coaching development.

Yes. He should go.

US Soccer is exactly that US Soccer. It doesn’t think like a fútbol, futebol,or football federation.

It isn’t nothing, that man is going to get booed in person by his own fans if he is still here when we host the word cup 😂 He is a bad coach and will be out of his league in just about every World Cup game he will coach. He was a mediocre MLS coach, and never should have been hired in the first place. Unfortunately, as bad as he is as a coach the people in charge of the program are even worse than him at their jobs. We could have all the talent in the world but I doubt our federation would be able to accomplish anything, way too many hiring of buddies / friends instead of the right people for the job. The U.S, federation treats the program like a fraternity more so than a national team sports program, it’s only about who you know with regard to their hiring choices.

How are we good at soccer?

It's so frustrating hearing these guys finally talking about it. Obviously these guys have to play the game that is American soccer pubditry but EVERY other major panel talking about this US team and federation have been doing nothing but blowing smoke up the Federation's @$$; even these guys have been guilty of it. The problem has been the insestuous nature of American soccer. No one can speak honestly and not get cutt off. Now that things have gotten so bad and we have been humiliated for the millionth time, they can pose the obvious question: oh maybe we fire Gregg? They still have to tip toe around and it and be gentle. We cannot grow and be taken serious in this field with guys like Lalas who only now jumps on the banwaggon of criticizing Gregg. We need commentators who actually can speak and think critically. Herculez and Sebastian have been the ONLY ones slightly critical and they are shoved off to the side; these are the only main stream guys who have an ounce of credibility. And they are far from perfect. It's not just the federation that needs changing, the announcers, pundits, promoters etc etc need to go!

USA thinks because they can beat the sorriest era of Mexican soccer that they have some type of talent 😂

I hear the usmnt can't get a better coach because of money. They would have to spend more money on the women's side... Which doesn't make sense because they don't need as much money to compete. Most other countries put zero money into women's athletics.