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Germany is starting grandpa Marco Reus (aged 30) during this qualification cycle so age isn't a factor... perhaps it has more to do with him having nearly triple the Bundesliga goals as Muller (17 vs 6), and Timo Werner being right behind at 16.

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Remus is one of the best players in the world now.

Timothy Weah is set to move to Ligue 1 side Lille OSC for a fee of around 10 million Euros. Should be a good move for him as he should get more playing time and Lille is in champions league.

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Timothy Weah is set to move to Ligue 1 side Lille OSC for a fee of around 10 million Euros. Should be a good move for him as he should get more playing time and Lille is in champions league.

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Wish he would join a league that is heavily televised.

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Germany is starting grandpa Marco Reus (aged 30) during this qualification cycle so age isn't a factor... perhaps it has more to do with him having nearly triple the Bundesliga goals as Muller (17 vs 6), and Timo Werner being right behind at 16.

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Debatable on whether Mueller is a MF or a FW. Think overall Germany is in a transition period. Their European Qualifier team is pretty young with Reus the only 30 yr old outside the keepers. On their squad at MF are the following:

Kimmich - 24
Havertz - 20
Sane - 23
Goretzka - 24
Brandt - 23
Eggestein - 23
Kroos - 29
Gundogan - 28


All of them either start or plays regularly in the Bundesliga or Kroos at Real Madri. Sane and Gundogan are the two exceptions but they're at Man City where the MF is stacked. Look at the age and the quality of those players.

We have Pulisic, McKennie and Adams. That's it. They have 6 established players under 25.

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Then you leave Sargent at home in favor of Zardes and jozy, who are both just not good players. Sargent is scoring goals in the bundesliga. Jozy hasn't scored a meaningful goal for the national team in ten years.

Where are the guys like Fabian Johnson, Alfredo Morales, Lynden Gooch, Haji Wright?

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Sargent scored 2 goals in December and hasn't scored since. Regardless of what people may think, Jozy is still the best goalscorer on the team outside of possibly Pulisic at the moment. He lead the team in goal scoring during the last WC cycle, scored a fantastic goal in the last Gold Cup final and is 3rd all time in US scoring. I absolutely want Sargent to step up and take the mantle, but he is still only 19 and raw. I do think he should be on the roster ahead of Zardes.

Fabian Johnson is 31, played 7 games this past season with Borussia M. and is pretty much done at the international level.

Alfredo Morales is 29 and barely playing for his club

Would have loved to see Gooch called up and I hope he can make a move up the English ladder because Sunderland/League One isn't going to cut it.

Wright is in the same boat as Sargent where he is trying to break through into the first team at Stuttgart. He also only played a few games and scored once.

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So Fabian Johnson is too old at 31 and is "pretty much done at the international level" while Michael Bradley is 31 and still a cornerstone for the team, even though he hasn't been good since the 2010 World Cup? Also, Fabian had 15 appearances and 9 starts.

Alfredo Morales playing in the Bundesliga and two years younger isn't a better option than Bradley or Wil Trapp? Morales played consistently and had a good season.

League One doesn't cut it but okay MLS players do?

Give me guys playing in Europe any day over these MLS players. I thin it says a lot if you're playing in Europe.

What's not going to cut it is guys like Omar Gonzales, Nick Lima, Aaron Long, Daniel Lovitz, Walker Zimmerman, Michael Bradley, Christian Roldan, Wil Trapp, Jozy Altidore, Paul Arriola, Jonathan Lewis, Jordan Morris, and Gyasi Zardes. Surely we have been players than this, right? None of those guys are good.

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Wangus brings up good points and you just mow through them because you think every European based player deserves to play over the MLS guys. That just simply isn't the case. You actually tried to make a case for Haji Wright. HAJI WRIGHT hahahaha. Okie dokie.

This still goes back to our issue with the 4-6 years of poor development. I don't think Berhalter is a great coach but he's also been dealt a pretty bad hand. We have old guys like Jozy/Bradley/Gonzales/Johnson, young and very unproven guys like Sargent/Weah/Gooch/Wright, then a group between the ages of 23-28 that give us no one or at least no stars. The 23-28 age group should be the nucleus of our team.

Morales' playing time dropped significantly in the 2nd half of the bundesliga season and is he really better than Bradley? Adams is the answer there but coach wants to play him out of position so that doesn't even matter.

I have no problem with someone calling out Trapp because he's ass my dude but Arriola on the other hand is a decent player at a position of weakness for us - winger. He's also still young.

Also, if you pay attention you'd know that Johnson was public in saying he was probably going to retire after the 2018 internationally because he's so injury prone and Berhalter did meet with him earlier this year to discuss coming back. Him not being on the roster is probably a sign that maybe just maybe the player didn't want to take part.

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I think you're right about the 4-6 years of poor development.

Morales is absolutely better than Bradley. There is no one outside of the US (and not many people in it for that matter) that would say Bradley is better. Morales had a good season for a mid-table Bundesliga team. Bradley plays for Toronto FC. Do you think Bradley would be successful for a mid-table Bundesliga team? He wouldn't touch the pitch.

Glad we agree on Trapp, but I don't know how you can honestly say Arriola is a decent player. We have WAY better wingers available.

I will admit that I didn't know Berhalter and Johnson met but I am glad to hear they did.

And I just think that if you're playing in Europe that says something and should be taken into consideration. I think Berhalter shows preference to MLS players for some reason, and I think that's whack. Wil Trapp gets chance after chance. And Omar Gonzales being included is laughable.

Germany tells 29 year old Thomas Muller (an amazing player!) that he will no longer be selected. We continue to select old failures like Michael Bradley, etc.

My starting XI would be:

Horvarth
Fabian Johnson
John Brooks
Matt Miazga
Deandre Yedlin
Tyler Adams
Weston McKennie
Duane Holmes
Timothy Weah
Christian Pulisic
Josh Sargent

Youth and talent. Something to build on. I know some of these guys are injured, but there's just no excuse for some of Berhalter's selections.

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You ever actually watched Morales play? I have no idea how he gets playing time in the Bundesliga, he looks incompetent.

How do you think Trapp or Bradley would fare for a mid-table Bundesliga team?

They would be laughed off the pitch.

He had a good season. If he was incompetent he'd probably be in MLS.

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How do you think Trapp or Bradley would fare for a mid-table Bundesliga team?

They would be laughed off the pitch.

He had a good season. If he was incompetent he'd probably be in MLS.

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You're not wrong there. We just have to rely/hope on the majority of our promising young players hitting over the next 3 years.

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How do you think Trapp or Bradley would fare for a mid-table Bundesliga team?

They would be laughed off the pitch.

He had a good season. If he was incompetent he'd probably be in MLS.

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You're not wrong there. We just have to rely/hope on the majority of our promising young players hitting over the next 3 years.

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The fact the u20 team made the quarters 3 WCs in a row is a positive sign. And they lost to two quality sides. Probably the 2nd and 3rd place finishers.

Good thoughts, thanks for the response.

Good dialogue above. learning more about the team. (which I swore off last summer)

What is GB saying here?

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Absolutely nothing.....he's just dancing around that question trying to outsmart everyone. Adams is not a RB or "hybrid" RB...he belongs in the middle.

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Seriously. Dude sounds like he's in over his damn head.

lol... there is coach speak... and then there is that....

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mrmill3218 said:

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How do you think Trapp or Bradley would fare for a mid-table Bundesliga team?

They would be laughed off the pitch.

He had a good season. If he was incompetent he'd probably be in MLS.

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You're not wrong there. We just have to rely/hope on the majority of our promising young players hitting over the next 3 years.

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The fact the u20 team made the quarters 3 WCs in a row is a positive sign. And they lost to two quality sides. Probably the 2nd and 3rd place finishers.

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Rosters from 2015 and 2017 U20 WC teams. Players for current US team are highlighted. 3 from 2015 and 1 from 2017. There should be more in 2017 as Sargent and Palmer-Brown will likely make it. But making QF doesn't really seem that significant if you don't get quality players. And the three in 2015 are largely doubtful as being quality international players. We are excited about the 2019 team, but is it hopeful that we get 3 servicable players (Weah, Roberts and ???).

2015

1 GK Zack Steffen
2 DF Shaquell Moore
3 DF John Requejo
4 DF Cameron Carter-Vickers
5 DF Matt Miazga
6 MF Kellyn Acosta
7 MF Paul Arriola
8 MF Emerson Hyndman (c)
9 FW Rubio Rubin
10 MF Joel Soora
11 FW Bradford Jamieson IV
12 GK Thomas Olsen
13 FW Tommy Thompson
14 FW Maki Tall
15 MF Marky Delgado
16 DF Conor Donovan
17 DF Desevio Payne
18 DF Erik Palmer-Brown
19 MF Gedion Zelalem
20 FW Jordan Allen
21 GK Jeff Caldwell

2017

GK Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California)
GK J.T. Marcinkowski (Georgetown / San Jose Earthquakes Academy)
GK Brady Scott (De Anza Force)

Defenders (7)

D Danny Acosta (Real Salt Lake)
D Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur)
D Marlon Fossey (Fulham)
D Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake)
D Aaron Herrera (University of New Mexico / Real Salt Lake Academy)
D Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas City)
D Tommy Redding (Orlando City)
D Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union)

Midfielders (5)

M Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls)
M Luca De La Torre (Fulham)
M Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union)
M Eryk Williamson (University of Maryland / D.C. United Academy)
M Gedion Zelalem (Arsenal)

Forwards (6)
F Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers)
F Lagos Kunga (Atlanta United Academy)
F Brooks Lennon (Real Salt Lake)
F Emmanuel Sabbi (unattached)
F Josh Sargent (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri)
F Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake)

Berhalter is an absolute buffoon. The guy thinks he's Pep, but in reality just has no idea what he's doing.

Lol glad it wasn't just me.

There isn't another coach on the planet that would prefer Trapp and Bradley to Adams in the middle.

He plays DM for one of the best teams in the freaking world, but can't get in the team over Bradley and Trapp?

You can't explain it.

And the "hybrid" right back role isn't a thing. He has just completely made up "systems".

Do you think that's going to work, leaving a huge gap there, when you play a good team?

Let's just fire Berhalter and cut our losses. This is embarrassing.

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How do you think Trapp or Bradley would fare for a mid-table Bundesliga team?

They would be laughed off the pitch.

He had a good season. If he was incompetent he'd probably be in MLS.

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You're not wrong there. We just have to rely/hope on the majority of our promising young players hitting over the next 3 years.

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The fact the u20 team made the quarters 3 WCs in a row is a positive sign. And they lost to two quality sides. Probably the 2nd and 3rd place finishers.

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Rosters from 2015 and 2017 U20 WC teams. Players for current US team are highlighted. 3 from 2015 and 1 from 2017. There should be more in 2017 as Sargent and Palmer-Brown will likely make it. But making QF doesn't really seem that significant if you don't get quality players. And the three in 2015 are largely doubtful as being quality international players. We are excited about the 2019 team, but is it hopeful that we get 3 servicable players (Weah, Roberts and ???).

2015

1 GK Zack Steffen
2 DF Shaquell Moore
3 DF John Requejo
4 DF Cameron Carter-Vickers
5 DF Matt Miazga
6 MF Kellyn Acosta
7 MF Paul Arriola
8 MF Emerson Hyndman (c)
9 FW Rubio Rubin
10 MF Joel Soora
11 FW Bradford Jamieson IV
12 GK Thomas Olsen
13 FW Tommy Thompson
14 FW Maki Tall
15 MF Marky Delgado
16 DF Conor Donovan
17 DF Desevio Payne
18 DF Erik Palmer-Brown
19 MF Gedion Zelalem
20 FW Jordan Allen
21 GK Jeff Caldwell

2017

GK Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California)
GK J.T. Marcinkowski (Georgetown / San Jose Earthquakes Academy)
GK Brady Scott (De Anza Force)

Defenders (7)

D Danny Acosta (Real Salt Lake)
D Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur)
D Marlon Fossey (Fulham)
D Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake)
D Aaron Herrera (University of New Mexico / Real Salt Lake Academy)
D Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas City)
D Tommy Redding (Orlando City)
D Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union)

Midfielders (5)

M Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls)
M Luca De La Torre (Fulham)
M Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union)
M Eryk Williamson (University of Maryland / D.C. United Academy)
M Gedion Zelalem (Arsenal)

Forwards (6)
F Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers)
F Lagos Kunga (Atlanta United Academy)
F Brooks Lennon (Real Salt Lake)
F Emmanuel Sabbi (unattached)
F Josh Sargent (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri)
F Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake)

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I'll tell you what - Paul Arriola is about a bad a player as I've ever seen put on a US shirt.

can someone familiar with GB columbus team explain how the FB role works with his scheme? In the ESPN article (Link to article) he states that:

ESPN: Why do you think Tyler Adams is best suited to this hybrid right-back/center-mid role, and how likely are we to see him remain in that role going forward?

GB: I think that Tyler is an extremely gifted soccer player. I think he has huge, huge potential. We want to put him in a position to succeed. When I think about a guy that is a big part of what we're trying to do, he's one of those guys. For us it's figuring out, if he's going to play there, how can we still utilize his skill set? And his skill set, to me, is more central than it is wide. To me this is a way to bring out his skills, get him on the field and help contribute to the overall success of the team.

If you think his skills are best central, why play him at FB. And if you want your FB central, how does an opponent not take advantage of the open space left wide.

or is he saying that we see great potential and want him to play, but he isn't as good as trapp/bradley yet to take over that center spot?

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mrmill3218 said:

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How do you think Trapp or Bradley would fare for a mid-table Bundesliga team?

They would be laughed off the pitch.

He had a good season. If he was incompetent he'd probably be in MLS.

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You're not wrong there. We just have to rely/hope on the majority of our promising young players hitting over the next 3 years.

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The fact the u20 team made the quarters 3 WCs in a row is a positive sign. And they lost to two quality sides. Probably the 2nd and 3rd place finishers.

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Rosters from 2015 and 2017 U20 WC teams. Players for current US team are highlighted. 3 from 2015 and 1 from 2017. There should be more in 2017 as Sargent and Palmer-Brown will likely make it. But making QF doesn't really seem that significant if you don't get quality players. And the three in 2015 are largely doubtful as being quality international players. We are excited about the 2019 team, but is it hopeful that we get 3 servicable players (Weah, Roberts and ???).

2015

1 GK Zack Steffen
2 DF Shaquell Moore
3 DF John Requejo
4 DF Cameron Carter-Vickers
5 DF Matt Miazga
6 MF Kellyn Acosta
7 MF Paul Arriola
8 MF Emerson Hyndman (c)
9 FW Rubio Rubin
10 MF Joel Soora
11 FW Bradford Jamieson IV
12 GK Thomas Olsen
13 FW Tommy Thompson
14 FW Maki Tall
15 MF Marky Delgado
16 DF Conor Donovan
17 DF Desevio Payne
18 DF Erik Palmer-Brown
19 MF Gedion Zelalem
20 FW Jordan Allen
21 GK Jeff Caldwell

2017

GK Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California)
GK J.T. Marcinkowski (Georgetown / San Jose Earthquakes Academy)
GK Brady Scott (De Anza Force)

Defenders (7)

D Danny Acosta (Real Salt Lake)
D Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur)
D Marlon Fossey (Fulham)
D Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake)
D Aaron Herrera (University of New Mexico / Real Salt Lake Academy)
D Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas City)
D Tommy Redding (Orlando City)
D Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union)

Midfielders (5)

M Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls)
M Luca De La Torre (Fulham)
M Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union)
M Eryk Williamson (University of Maryland / D.C. United Academy)
M Gedion Zelalem (Arsenal)

Forwards (6)
F Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers)
F Lagos Kunga (Atlanta United Academy)
F Brooks Lennon (Real Salt Lake)
F Emmanuel Sabbi (unattached)
F Josh Sargent (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri)
F Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake)

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I'll tell you what - Paul Arriola is about a bad a player as I've ever seen put on a US shirt.

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Not sure why this made me laugh but it brings up a good question:

Who is the worst player any of us have seen in a US Jersey?

My vote goes to Jeff Agoos. Frankie Hejduk and Will Trapp are tied for 2nd worst.

Wondo
Jonathan Bornstein
Wil Trapp


And just so many more

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can someone familiar with GB columbus team explain how the FB role works with his scheme? In the ESPN article (Link to article) he states that:

ESPN: Why do you think Tyler Adams is best suited to this hybrid right-back/center-mid role, and how likely are we to see him remain in that role going forward?

GB: I think that Tyler is an extremely gifted soccer player. I think he has huge, huge potential. We want to put him in a position to succeed. When I think about a guy that is a big part of what we're trying to do, he's one of those guys. For us it's figuring out, if he's going to play there, how can we still utilize his skill set? And his skill set, to me, is more central than it is wide. To me this is a way to bring out his skills, get him on the field and help contribute to the overall success of the team.

If you think his skills are best central, why play him at FB. And if you want your FB central, how does an opponent not take advantage of the open space left wide.

or is he saying that we see great potential and want him to play, but he isn't as good as trapp/bradley yet to take over that center spot?

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It's honestly just a completely made up system.

There are so many things wrong with his answer there.

"... if he's going to play there..." Like he *has* to play there haha. It's insane. You as the coach decide where he plays. He doesn't have to play at RB. Do you really think you absolutely have to have Bradley or Trapp there??

It's all just completely nonsensical.


"Get him on the field.." hahaha! He's one of your best players! You shouldn't have to dream up ways to get him on the field. Just let him play the position he plays for one of the best teams in the world!

It's just absolutely insane to prefer Bradley and Trapp over Adams. You cannot explain or defend it.

Play Germany and see what a "hybrid" right back does for you.

The weird thing about Adams at RB is that Yedlin has held that position for years, and still has many years left in him. It's not like we're desperate there.

Imho this Gold Cup is Berhalter's chance to prove his system works, if it does. If we crash out, US Soccer needs to move on.

Relatedly, anyone else starting to get nostalgic for Klinnsman? XD

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The weird thing about Adams at RB is that Yedlin has held that position for years, and still has many years left in him. It's not like we're desperate there.

Imho this Gold Cup is Berhalter's chance to prove his system works, if it does. If we crash out, US Soccer needs to move on.

Relatedly, anyone else starting to get nostalgic for Klinnsman? XD

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Amen.

That brings up another point. If Adams is going to play RB, what happens to the Premier League player Yedlin?

It's all just so stupid.

We would have qualified if JK was the manager.

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Wondo
Jonathan Bornstein
Wil Trapp


And just so many more

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Thanks for reminding me of Bornstein. Now I'm going to have nightmares. In Wondo's defense, the dude at least scored some goals but yeah he was terrible against a remotely good team.

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We would have qualified if JK was the manager.

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While I do suspect that's true, it's only fair to point out that Klinnsman was the manager for the first two games of the hex which were both losses - including the 4-0 loss to Costa Rica that was undoubtedly key to leading Gulati to making the move. We had also struggled in the previous round of the qualification process, and had our worst Gold Cup performance in recent memory in 2015.

What's really inexplicable is how we won the 2017 Gold Cup and then fell apart when we resumed qualifiers against the same teams that took part in the tournament.

Any way you look at it, given the level of most CONCACAF teams, we should be qualifying with ease and competing in the Gold Cup finals most years, which is where we were not that long ago. I hope we get out of this current pit soon.

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The weird thing about Adams at RB is that Yedlin has held that position for years, and still has many years left in him. It's not like we're desperate there.

Imho this Gold Cup is Berhalter's chance to prove his system works, if it does. If we crash out, US Soccer needs to move on.

Relatedly, anyone else starting to get nostalgic for Klinnsman? XD

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Amen.

That brings up another point. If Adams is going to play RB, what happens to the Premier League player Yedlin?

It's all just so stupid.

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If you look up articles from March, you'll see that the plan was to make Yedlin an attacking winger. So it very nearly seems like the plan was "let's move two guys away from their natural positions so I can get my boy Trapp on the field."

Here's the thing about that, if you get 2-3 really good players from that cycle, you're in good shape.

Mrmill's opinions are good for a laugh. Thinking Arriola is "the worst" player is just ridiculous. If you want to have a reasonable discussion about things I'm down. I read some good articles a couple weeks ago where Berhalter actually discussed the tactics behind the system, and there were some good thoughts. Personally, I think playing Adams anywhere other than centrally is a poor choice, but he actually would be central most of the time in this system. He's basically given free reign to insert himself into the play to create overloads, offensively and defensively. A lot of the time we would play a 3 back line.

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Mrmill's opinions are good for a laugh. Thinking Arriola is "the worst" player is just ridiculous. If you want to have a reasonable discussion about things I'm down. I read some good articles a couple weeks ago where Berhalter actually discussed the tactics behind the system, and there were some good thoughts. Personally, I think playing Adams anywhere other than centrally is a poor choice, but he actually would be central most of the time in this system. He's basically given free reign to insert himself into the play to create overloads, offensively and defensively. A lot of the time we would play a 3 back line.

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I'm down to have a reasonable discussion.

Arriola is not a good player. He's just not. He hustles, he works hard and that's great, but that's it.

I've read some articles as well on it. Will you post the ones you've read?

I understand the tactics, but they just don't make any sense. This is something Berhalter has thought up. No other manager in the history of the world has done this, and I just think the reason is that it's not wise and not something that should even be entertained. I get it that Berhalter wants to be Pep, but the whole "hybrid" RB thing is just stupid. Even's Pep's system isn't something he's made up, he's just perfected it.

I'm glad we agree about Adams being in the middle. But if he's going to "central most of the time" why not just play him there and have a RB so that you're not exposed? What's going to happen when we turn the ball over against a team like Germany?

I just think this whole thing is Berhalter trying to create a whole new system of playing that really just doesn't make sense and isn't smart. Put your best 11 out there and tell the boys to go play.

You don't need to play a player who plays DM for one of the best teams in the world at RB and then have your RB who plays in the PL to move into midfield so that you can get players like Bradley and Trapp on the pitch who just are not good.

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Mrmill's opinions are good for a laugh. Thinking Arriola is "the worst" player is just ridiculous. If you want to have a reasonable discussion about things I'm down. I read some good articles a couple weeks ago where Berhalter actually discussed the tactics behind the system, and there were some good thoughts. Personally, I think playing Adams anywhere other than centrally is a poor choice, but he actually would be central most of the time in this system. He's basically given free reign to insert himself into the play to create overloads, offensively and defensively. A lot of the time we would play a 3 back line.

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I'm down to have a reasonable discussion.

Arriola is not a good player. He's just not. He hustles, he works hard and that's great, but that's it.

I've read some articles as well on it. Will you post the ones you've read?

I understand the tactics, but they just don't make any sense. This is something Berhalter has thought up. No other manager in the history of the world has done this, and I just think the reason is that it's not wise and not something that should even be entertained. I get it that Berhalter wants to be Pep, but the whole "hybrid" RB thing is just stupid. Even's Pep's system isn't something he's made up, he's just perfected it.

I'm glad we agree about Adams being in the middle. But if he's going to "central most of the time" why not just play him there and have a RB so that you're not exposed? What's going to happen when we turn the ball over against a team like Germany?

I just think this whole thing is Berhalter trying to create a whole new system of playing that really just doesn't make sense and isn't smart. Put your best 11 out there and tell the boys to go play.

You don't need to play a player who plays DM for one of the best teams in the world at RB and then have your RB who plays in the PL to move into midfield so that you can get players like Bradley and Trapp on the pitch who just are not good.

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