Scuffed | USMNT, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America

By Adam Belz and Greg VelasquezSports Soccer

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March 07, 2022#257: Monday Review — Wes out, Pulisic good, Pefok scores again, Sir Charles drags the USMNT
Vince is back with Watke and Belz for a full recap of the week's action, including Jesse Marsch's glorious victory in the xG battle in his Leeds debut, Vince seeing the North London light on our striker situation, and Weston's confirmed season-ended status. Also, is Balogun the solution?
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1 hr 5 min
March 03, 2022#256: Six USMNT storylines we’re tracking in MLS
The striker grab bag, the Philly and Dallas projects and the Fourth Eight race are among the national team-related storylines we're tracking in Major League Soccer. Caveats from Velasquez abound, but it's a pretty good discussion and we took a few listener questions at the end.
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1 hr 13 min
February 22, 2022#255: John Muller, soccer analytics writer for The Athletic UK
Muller patiently explains what he thinks are the most interesting metrics in soccer right now, the basics of how data is collected and used and sold, and some of the limitations of even advanced stats. Belz plays the data-inattentive everyman, which is, after all, what he is. They also discussed and assessed Gregg Berhalter's tenure and adaptability, the US men's player pool, and what John is working on next. Then he turned a few questions on Belz.
0:30 intro and the basics of soccer analytics
29:25 Berhalter and USMNT discussion starts
John's interview with Tyler Adams: https://theathletic.com/3123592/2022/02/14/my-game-in-my-words-by-tyler-adams/
His piece on visualizing possession in the Premier League: https://theathletic.com/3118980/2022/02/09/visualising-possession-where-is-every-premier-league-team-having-more-of-the-ball-than-their-opponents/
Find him on Twitter: www.twitter.com/johnspacemuller
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1 hr 14 min
February 21, 2022#254: Interview with Eryk Williamson
On the brink of his return from an ACL injury last August that sidelined him for all of World Cup qualifying, Portland Timbers midfielder Eryk Williamson joins the pod to talk about cold showers in the Azores and his breakout 2020 season, what he's learned from Diego Chara, why he was left off the Olympic qualifying roster and how he overcame that setback to win a trophy against Mexico in the Gold Cup.
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29 min
February 18, 2022#253: Herdman’s secret plans & Berhalter’s last interview
Greg and Belz got a pretty detailed look into Canada's tactical approach from a couple of private video presentations conducted by John Herdman, which were leaked to us. We talk through those and try to relate them to the USMNT, and then talk through Gregg Berhalter's latest interview with Bobby Warshaw for U.S. Soccer's house podcast.
0:30 intro, background and the basics of Herdman's ideas
14:30 Canada's approach to each of the 4 phases of the game
26:30 tallying up "advance platforms" as a way to measure on-field success
44:25 Berhalter's latest Warshaw interview
55:30 Pulisic's benching
CORRECTION: Earnie Stewart's compensation for 2020 was, according to Soccer America, $825,720. On the pod Belz said "$865,000" which is incorrect.
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1 hr 6 min
February 17, 2022#252: Interview with Jay Hernandez
Jay Hernandez, low-key one of the easier-on-the-ears pundits in this U.S. men's national team niche of ours, joins the pod to talk about the upcoming window, his path to USMNT fandom, his experience in Columbus at the USA-El Salvador match, Christian Pulisic's struggles, and a lot more.
Hernandez is a big part of the First Touch Podcast, and covers the LA Galaxy for Areasportsnet.
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45 min
February 14, 2022#251: Monday Review — Signs of life from Pulisic, striker watch, fullback watch
Watke, Vince and Belz talk through a middling weekend of action for Americans abroad. Next week's Monday Review will be on the patron-only feed, so this represents a little bit of a changing of the guard.
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47 min
February 10, 2022#250: USMNT transfer window recap
Greg and Belz talk their way through the transfers of the past window, everything from George Bello to Arminia Bielefeld to Kobe Hernandez-Foster to HamKam, with a special focus on the players who are battling for a spot on a World Cup roster.
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38 min
February 07, 2022#249: Monday Review — Reyna’s return, Walker’s goal celebrations, Aaronson’s spot
Belz, Vince and Watke run through the weekend's action and take several listener questions.
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1 hr 8 min
February 04, 2022#248: USA v Honduras recap (WCQ11)
A crazy night in St. Paul. Luca gets his shot. Striker position remains unsettled. Set pieces carry the day.
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59 min