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Back to SearchEpisode 116: Taking stock of the year for the USMNT
Episode 116
We wrap up the year — what went right, what went wrong, what went reasonably ok. Actually a lot of good stuff happened! Mostly with the player pool.
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Episode 115: The December Scuffed Top 40
Episode 115
We choose our Scuffed Top 40 for December, the last one of the year. Pretty straightforward episode, we start with our #1 player in the pool and work…
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 114: Young Americans in MLS season wrap-up with Matt Doyle
Episode 114
Who played, who played well, and who has a future with the USMNT? Freed from the constraints of things like “producers” and “brevity” and “Andrew Wi…
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Episode 113: Cuba 0, USA 4, and a wrapup of the int’l window
Episode 113
A "professional" win in the Cayman Islands. Where do we stand now? Are we still trying to disorganize the opponent with the ball? Is that possible wi…
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 112: USA 4, Canada 1, and a new defensive shape
Episode 112
The USMNT defeated Canada 4-1 on Friday. The big news is Berhalter dramatically adjusted his defensive tactics. Meanwhile, the boys still can't play …
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 111: USA v Canada, a referendum on Berhalter only in our minds
Episode 111
We do actually think of a couple tweaks Berhalter could make that would inject this game with some hope and joy. Before that we talk about Earnie Ste…
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Episode 110: Roster and XIs for Canada and Cuba, and a whole bunch of listener questions
Episode 110
We talk about who should start against Canada and Cuba, without tailoring our preferences to Berhalter’s tendencies, and then we read and try to answ…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 109: Netherlands 4, USA 0, and a U17 World Cup postmortem
Episode 109
The US U17s’ trip to Brazil was cut short on Saturday night with a 4-0 loss to the Netherlands. That’s it. We’re out, after a 4-1 loss to Senegal and…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 108: U17 World Cup — USA v Japan review
Episode 108
Joe Lowery (aka @joeInCleats) joins the pod to talk about the US U17s’ second group stage match, this one against Asian champion Japan.
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6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 107: A primer on some of U.S. Soccer’s dysfunction, including its problem with Latinos, from Mike Woitalla
Episode 107
Mike Woitalla, the executive editor of Soccer America, who broke the story about the Youth Soccer Diversity Task Force that includes almost zero peop…
6 years, 4 months ago