jeffk said:

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Paraguay hires JCO.

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Interesting.

So now we go after...umm...

https://www.themaneland.com/2018/9/4/17815586/united-states-mens-national-team-players-to-watch-during-upcoming-friendlies

fig96 said:

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jeffk said:

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Paraguay hires JCO.

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Interesting.

So now we go after...umm...

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Probably Greg Berhalter. If he gets the gig, at least I can say that I shook the USMNT Head Coach's hand once upon a time when he mistook me as a Columbus Crew supporter at the airport.

http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/united-states/660/blog/post/3625722/how-should-you-feel-about-this-us-mens-national-team-as-it-begins-on-road-to-2022-world-cup

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Hello, and welcome to the start of a new World Cup cycle. Soccer, the world's most historic and [adjective] game, has started anew. Hope is everywhere.
And why not? The American team's [very bad word] last year, which really did feel like being [active verb] in the [body part] with a [noun], is fully in the past. The focus now is on the future, particularly this group of young American players who are so good at [-ing verb] and [-ing verb], and bring so much [noun] to the team it seems as if they'll [verb] all night if it means they can represent their country. Pretty tough not to root for guys who can do that, right?
Of course, everyone knows about Christian Pulisic. In the universe of U.S. Soccer, he's basically the sun, with everything else [-ing verb] around him. But the reasons to be excited about the U.S. team run deeper than the [adjective] wunderkind from Pennsylvania: there's Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams, Josh Sargent and Tim Weah, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and can produce goals the way a French bakery churns out those decadent, flaky [plural noun].

Not all those on-the-rise stars are in camp for these friendlies, but, of the 25 players on the American roster, 15 are 23 or younger. This is good. The roster for a similar exhibition four years ago also had a slew of fresh-faced, [adjective] youngsters, but they knew they were only stopgaps; when it came to crunch time, Jurgen Klinsmann was going to say to them, "[Exclamation]! Thanks, but we're going back to the veterans."
That has changed. Pretty much every spot on the roster is open for competition, and those mainstays upon whom American fans came to rely are largely out of the conversation.
Jermaine Jones? No more [adjective] tackles, and no more [adverb] getting inexplicable yellow cards. Michael Bradley? Gone, too. Tim Howard? The game against Belgium in 2014, when he played like an octopus [-ing verb] against the ocean's waves, was truly [adjective] ... and that's how his World Cup career will end.
Does that make you feel [adjective]? You're not alone. But this is the beginning of a new phase for the U.S. program, a long, steep climb up a mountain that reaches its [adjective] first plateau in 2022 before finishing with a [adjective] climax in 2026, when North America finally hosts the men's World Cup again.

Could the Americans -- gasp -- hope to win that tournament? History would show that just making a semifinal would be like finding a [noun] in a haystack, but expectations will be high. Still, let's not put the [noun] before the proverbial [noun]. First the U.S. team needs a coach, a job that Earnie Stewart, the federation's new general manager, is trying to fill sooner than later.
Opinions vary on what Stewart should be looking for in his candidates. Most fans, though, know that the most important qualities are [noun] and an ability to [adverb] build chemistry. And while it's been much-discussed by outsiders, it's unclear whether Stewart thinks it's important that the coach be from [name of a country].
News on the coach will come in due course. For the moment, it's time to focus on this pair of friendlies, against Brazil and Mexico, for what they are: the start of a [adjective] journey that American fans hope will have a rewarding [noun] waiting at the end.

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That fun to fill in hahahahaha

I'm so confused right now....

I didn't know he fluently spoke German but assumed he did...I don't speak German but dammit that sounded German!

I had read he learned the language but that was impressive.

It may not be a top league, but he's scoring goals in Europe.

that @FutureUsmnt account is a good follow

oh no said:

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that @FutureUsmnt account is a good follow

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Yep. Discovered it today.

Oscar Pareja interviewed for the job.

He knows the American system and has a good eye for youth talent and dwvelopment. No big international experience though.

jeffk said:

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He knows the American system and has a good eye for youth talent and dwvelopment. No big international experience though.

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Not sure how much international experience matters, he is in sync with the American Soccer culture/player, and also has Columbian playing background as well.

ESPN put out an article saying "sources say no meeting happened" which is bizarre.

Mr. White said:

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Oscar Pareja interviewed for the job.

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I really wish they'd hire him. He's been pretty damn good at FCD and I've always enjoyed their style of play. His familiarity with the FCD development academy would be good to have within US Soccer as well.

oh no said:

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that @FutureUsmnt account is a good follow

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Followed, thanks.

OregonAggie said:

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Mr. White said:

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Oscar Pareja interviewed for the job.

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I really wish they'd hire him. He's been pretty damn good at FCD and I've always enjoyed their style of play. His familiarity with the FCD development academy would be good to have within US Soccer as well.

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I hate giving props to FCD, but he does have them playing attractive football.

FCD's academy has become the model for all of MLS and US clubs. They've expanded their footprint, they've invested in solid coaches, and now they're exporting talent to Europe as well as promoting home-grown talent to the first team in MLS and to the USYNT teams. I've seen first hand not only how talented, but also how technically and tactically sound even FCD's younger academy teams are. Even if Pareja is not named the head coach for the next cycle, some of the technical directors in the FCD club may be useful on the USMNT staff.

Yep. They drilled my son's academy team 9-2 a few weeks ago.

Our's is a new team, and it was our first time playing together...but you could tell they'd been together, and knew the system, and what each player's role was. That is precisely what our youth academies need.

AgGrad99 said:

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Yep. They drilled my son's academy team 9-2 a few weeks ago.

Our's is a new team, and it was our first time playing together...but you could tell they'd been together, and knew the system, and what each player's role was. That is precisely what our youth academies need.

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What age?

07

We're in Austin...it was at a tourney

AgGrad99 said:

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We're in Austin...it was at a tourney

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Ok. So it wasn't Academy just FC Dallas select. They don't start they"academy" until u13

I've been following the '05 academy team since last year as I know one of the kids parents. They're fun to watch. Hoping they get to play on the ICC futures next year.

But yeah, the academy JDL kids are for real.

They have so many kids they slot them so they all are at the right level of play.

Ah. Gotcha.

I was really impressed with their organization as a club.

The parents on this particular team were turds...but the kids were well organized.

AgGrad99 said:

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07

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my 07 son is in DA and his team also recently got rocked by FCD academy.

My daughter is an 07, 5th grade, and the girls FCD teams are phenomenal.

Too far and I loathe their sponsor.

Pulisic just had an incredible assist. Not the best video

https://streamja.com/KBOv

Holy cow.

Great assist, great finish.

He is incredible.

He is playing really well.

Holy sheet Dormund is putting an ass locking on Nurnberg. Every time I look up there's another goal. 4-0 in the 61st. .

Pulisic just got screwed out of a goal. Ball goes in and blocked then Akanji puts it in. 5-0

6 nil.

Now 7 nil.

Wow.