Tab Ramos opens up on Jurgen Klinsmann, U-20 success and US Soccer l Part 1 

15:36 Lol. i love how Jay Berhalter's defenders were saying that he was not the one getting into technical decisions and selecting of coaches, and that all he did was select a technical director like Earnie but Ramos confirms that Jay does get into things.

The Chicago rule is so stupid. I like how the media always calls the fans toxic because of our opinions. Here you have someone who was working in USSF saying the USSF turned toxic.

Tab is a true professional.

Great questions Pete. No pulled punches. Grateful that Tab came on to do this. This is awesome stuff!!!!!!

Tab is so pinnacle to USA development. Were lucky to have him.

The US Soccer Federation is a study in incompetence, nepitism, and ego getting in the way of whats best for the players, coaches and supporters.

the massive "non-answer-statement" for the reaction to GGG's hire, makes me wonder how bad his reaction actually was lol

Jay and the commercial side. Who's making these decisions and why? Finally someone wants to discuss the biggest elephant in the room. Let's start with Nike and what their narrative and sports direction has been for for the last decade and their influence over everything US Soccer. Chicago? Who made that decision and why? Your just starting to scratch the surface. Great job with part 1 of this interview.

Nice job Pete. I understand that there's a limit of how far the former players and coaches will go in criticizing the current regime, but I think it was pretty easy to read between the lines here. I especially enjoyed calling out the absurdity of Chicago and the emphasis on pointing out Jay was commercial side.

Tab Ramos is on my all time US starting 11...

I appreciate Tab being so honest and open to sharing so so much.

Tab Ramos is the perfect USMNT coach for this generation

Great interview can't wait for part 2

Great interview!

Amazing

Great job Pete

Thank you Tab for showing up for this interview

Alway love seeing these interviews involving development of us soccer. It would be interesting to see a video on younger age groups and how the pay to play system limits USSF

What a get for your channel! Tab Ramos has always been one of my favorite USMNT peeps.

For me, this was one of the great interviews I have seen concerning the USMNT especially the history. Being an old guy who hung out in the Kearny, NJ area, this helped revive memories of how great a small area of NJ was in soccer. Thanks. PS Little known fact: Tony Meola, goalie and sometimes forward, was drafted by the NY Yankees...also an ok basketball player!

Damn Pete, you asked some great questions!

I was bummed when he didn't work out at Houston but they were clearly better after he left

Letting the Berhalter run all USSF operations feels like the death of our soccer program

Tab should be our coach now! I said it! The Grit! The Talent! The fucking experience.:. THE PASSION!

tabs cross to tom dooley, v engclown .. majestic beating engclown 2-0 foxbroro, 1993, I HAVE his shirt from that game

We failed to beat Mex and CR in the Hex because a couple of players who were looking likely to be replaced appeared to tank a few times on the field.

I love Pete! My second favorite soccer analyst, after Alexi Lalas.

Great guy! Solid player solid coach. I met him when he came back to his high school in Newark to practice with the varsity team and 95. #stbenedictsprep

Wow. Tab Ramos. Nice.

Tab Ramos USMNT head coach: would change the culture! You remember the 94 UsA World Cup??! That team was the team that made me fall in love with Football! Underdogs that kicked up! And would not back down, they were hanging with Brazil until Tab was Illegally elbowed and given brain damage! The way they played is something we haven’t even come close to in terms of American soccer… except under Klinsmann! Who Tab was asst for… like with Tab we get Tim Howard being the GK coach… and we get Lalas being the Asst! We get a culture of Passion and Resilience and Grit! American Football with technical skills. From the players he raised! As adults… it’s a no-brainer and hence why it wouldn’t happen.

What's wrong with our system can be summed up by the fact that Christian Pulisic (our best player to date) was "discovered" by Tab Ramos when he happened to be coaching at a tournament and saw him play, who then alerted US Soccer about this phenomenally talented kid he just saw. Until that point, CP was nowhere on the national youth scene and was just another "kid on their list"...because all we care about "developing" in our system are the big, fast, strong kids --- skills be damned.

Fire berhalter and hire Ramos!!!

Didn't tab play for new York new jersey metro stars in original MLS

First!

It is stupid rule from US soccer to required coach to be reside in Chicago. Don't they know that we have internet now with Zoom and more? If they need a meeting, they can instantly, even coach live anywhere.

Sad that politics have played such a factor in US Soccer. With this level of back stabbing, cronyism, and turf wars...it's easy to see why we have struggled to make actual progress in the international game.

Now we know why Tab was never given a chance as HC. I rather see Tab than greg. Any other country in the world where a mediocre defender is given the HC job …. twice???

Great interview!