Will the USMNT finally deliver in Copa America? l The American Soccer council debates 

Have to remember that GGG was on that gritty 2002 team. Plus he was the one who headed the ball against Germany

I was at the game in orlando. Would love to send some footage of the game .. they played good. Even the Brazilian fans i spoke to acknowledged that. It was funny listing to all the booo's from the stadium when Berhalters name was announced.

These players in many cases are performing very well at their clubs. Then, with US look below average.

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This analysis gets to the heart of one of the biggest problems I have with GGG. There is more talent available to the USMNT than ever before but there is not enough talent available to “seal club” the opponent to victory with any chosen style of play. GGG seeming preferred style of play seems to ask everyone to do something that they aren’t best at and refuses to build a playing style that best utilizes the talent available to the USMNT. A playing style that demands the US team to possess the ball and work the ball up the sidelines to ARob & Dest only to fire in crosses to Pulsic, Weah, Gio, Balo, & Pepi, none of whom would be thought of as players who are best with their foreheads, is bonkers!!! All of those players I named are CLEARLY better with their feet than their foreheads and better in space than in a crowd. Also, we’re not in a position to “out-technical” the best 15-20 teams in the world so effort, attitude, & coaching are going to be critical for the USMNT to be successful.

@2:00 i think theres something inherently wrong with this team's mood and mindset that originates from the coaching and coached tactics.

The US men’s performance was a start. However, it’s also not telling of anything. Just that we did okay in a friendly. Friendlys are not taken seriously for these big WC winning teams.

I agree with so many of the things you guys talked about, but wanted to add something about Scally. I'm not sure why so many are surprised that he stepped up and demonstrated he can fill our RB role competently. My comp on him is an upgraded Cherundolo. He's played nearly 100 Bundesliga games at this point, many as a starter for a good team (that had a bad year after losing their best offensive player on a free transfer last summer). At the same age, Cherundolo was also breaking through as a young starter in Germany, but in the 2. Bundesliga. He didn't play his first game in the top flight until he was two years older than Scally's current age. Cherundolo was never doing the types of things we see from Dest, but would easily be the greatest RB we've had preceding the current generation. He was a responsible defender, and when asked could deliver generally consistent and accurate crosses (he had the bonus versus the current team of McBride or Dempsey or even Altidore as potential recipients). I absolutely see Scally as being a player that can provide the same sort of steady defensive work and periodic assist when advancing up the right flank. But he is better in tight spaces than Cherundolo was, has a stature advantage for set piece situations, and is building top level experience earlier in his career. The root of Scally's inconsistency with the USMNT is a mixture of youth (almost all players develop a more consistent baseline performance expectation as they approach their prime) and GGG's inept tactics that aren't flexible in a way that leverages our players' strengths.

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Why has no one called out Matt Crocker for this mess he created? We all were excited that Gregg was out then Matt Crocker and Cindy Parlow Cone turned around and brought him back.

Pete, my cousin is a sound editor for Hollywood. He does TV shows and films. His name is John Reese. He's half Indian so he looks a little different from me if you see his picture or look him up. My aunt (my dad's brother's wife) is from India.

Scalley was given a rating of 3 in the brazil game by espn online. No one better than a 6

We actually have scored some nice goals in transition, yet transition doesn't seem to be in the Berhalter plan.

I agree with the general claim that Berhalter tries to control the team's play with overly complicated instructions. I just think the players can choose to ignore the instructions.

This is still the same Brazil that folded in Qatar 7 months ago so I totally hear what you're saying.

I've coached youth teams before. Players may play bad but if all the players play bad then its on the coach. The Colombia performance was on everyone but the coach is chiefly responsible. The coach has to 1. Get the pkayers motivated for the game (Gregg did not) 2. Tactics need to be suited for the opponent (they were not) 3. Make clear the intensity he expects (he did not) 4. Make in game adjustments as needed ( * HE DID NOT!* ) Everything a coach is *REQUIRED* to do *HE DID NOT!*

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Great analysis but as an argentinean I think US still has to master the art of coaching. I'm sorry but the system is not working. Encouraging draw against Brazil but make no mistake this Brazil is not the one we'll see in the Copa. I believe Panama and Bolivia are accessible games, forget Uruguay, la celeste will prove too much for Berhalter. Beyond that I don't see USMNT reaching semis.

Now I’m back to going to the Bolivia game. Q: At first we were pounding the goal against Brazil. You can’t score if you don’t shoot. I was mad we quit aggressively putting ball on frame like Musah did. Seems like a Gregg thing. Don’t shoot-instead “el centro!”

Adam jokes but I’ve seen a couple begging for Ethan

The only problem with firing Gregg is that it could get worse. I'll take Tab Ramos or Eric Wynalda or Clarence Seedorf.

Yesss straight red card

We don't hurt teams in transition attack because GGG has the team hold the ball back so we can set up our offense. But that allows the defense to setup their defense as well. It's like making the Lakers of the 80's a half court team versus a fastbreak team.

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to answer the question, no!

Y’all tripping. It’s more likely for us to get to the semifinals than getting grouped. We’re not getting grouped.

Can we stop saying the phrase in my opinion? You said it. We know it’s your opinion.’

I would like to be the first person to recommend Tim Team to the next USMNT HEAD Coach whenever Greg is gone. Let the grooming begin, can I get a second?

It will be another reality check

We are a losers

GGG fired post-Copa due to horrendous performances means US Soccer has 2 thoughts if GGG were to be fired. a) hire a credible int'l mngr who quickly shows the fans that the last 6 yrs were a complete waste of time with GGG or, b) and most likely, another mediocre MLS manager is hired to replace him

A 0-1 loss and some ties. That's all you'll ever get from Gregg's teams, no matter the level of opponents. Also, I don't think we played a "mid-block" against ENG in Qatar. We held the ball all day in the middle third because their midfielders are a bunch of tactically inept forwards playing in the wrong part of their formation. The only exception is Grealish, who seems to understand that his job isn't to compete with forwards for time on the ball and space in the final third.

LOL GGG doesn’t keep inventory of the shit he says. No surprise he said that’s why he made the roster.

They speak Portuguese in Brazil btw pete

Big repeated mistakes are 💯 bad coaching. All the unmarked players versus Netherlands in WC and this latest Columbia game is all on Gregg.

Leaving the group and losing to Colombia or Brazil. Realistically

Deliver what? Win? No. But we also are pretty far from the best country in the tournament so that's not entirely realistic. Hell, I don't even think we're top 4. So, I think that is our ceiling. We might have players in Europe but so do the other top teams and they actually have in some cases, players playing for top teams in Europe, not just simply having players in Europe. Other than Christian, who plays for a legit title contender in one of the top leagues?

Tis Brazil at 50 percent... with only 50 percent they scored in 17 minutes.....

Gregg Berhalter coached the team to pass & move better before the Colombia. Tyler Adams said in an interview that Berhalter told the players that almost all of the Copa America teams were better in tight spaces, so the team worked on improving this. Berhalter still has bad tactics though, plus an overemphasis on pressing, and he doesn't take risks calling up new talents or new players.

We're going out exactly where the talent level is, in the quarterfinals. Going to squeak by with a horrible performance in the groups too. The one thing Gregg has always been is consistent. Consistently mediocre or worse.

If you like meat and potato soccer then GB is your man.

Gregg Berhalter can't force the players to pass to certain places because there's no way for Berhalter to predict where the opposition will be. The players play their passes where the opponents aren't. They aren't thinking of where Gregg wants the pass. We saw this against Colombia and Brazil where the passing was twice as good as before.

This mediocre and arrogant USMNT is going to get demolish in the Copa America.

no, stop acting as if warm game is actually the same as when it on the line. US will not make it out of the group stage. Venezuela and Ecuador. Peru and Agrentina. Brazil and Colombia. Uruguay and Mexico

To answer the main title, the short answer is No. Berhalter has only beaten Mexico as coach of a team considered decent, and this is the worst Mexican team in decades. Berhalter is a terrible coach and I think we get grouped. Their arrogance will show in the Bolivia game and get a draw, may beat Panama, and then get boat raced by Uruguay.

the usmnt at the end of the day is just crap

Shaq Moore almost had two assists. Show some respect. Shaq played well.

So if brazil win 5-1 against the US then it meant they took it serious but since it was a tie they didnt take it serious?