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

This is part 1 of the Total Soccer Show-Scuffed collaboration episode. Part one is in the Total Soccer Show feed. 

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In this episode, Daryl Grove and Belz talk:

Tyler Adams

Jozy Altidore

Best shot at a future elite left back

What US Soccer/the USSDA could be doing better

Does Kreis implement Berhalter’s style?

Is the USMNT back on track?

Dark horse high-quality USMNT prospects

Jordan Morris

Jerome Kiesewetter?? Yeah, Jerome Kiesewetter

Lack of centerback depth

Positions of greatest weakness

Overrated in the Scuffed Top 40

Reyna v Pulisic

A brush at the 2022 World Cup roster

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We talk about the men's Olympic qualifying roster, Greg V goes on a rant about how much better the men’s U23 player pool is than at any time in US Soccer history, and we give a consensus XI for the opening match in Guadalajara against Costa Rica.

1:15 goalkeepers

2:10 centerbacks

5:55 fullbacks

10:30 Greg’s bit on how much better the men’s U23 player pool is than at any time in US soccer history

16:35 midfielders

24:30 wings

26:50 forwards

28:34 our XI for the match against Costa Rica

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A US-centric MLS opening weekend recap, plus a look ahead to USL opening weekend and some discussion of the USWNT U20s and the She Believes Cup.

0:30 intro and dolphins
4:10 Dallas — Ferreira, Pomykal, Tessmann, Cannon and Gonzalez
15:00 Philly — McKenzie and Aaronson
18:05 Seattle-Chicago — Leyva, Morris, Roldan, Mihailovic, Pineda
22:55 RBNY-Cincinnati — Kyle Duncan and Frankie Amaya
25:45 MLS short corners — Josef’s injury. Is MLS sabotaging El Tri? Bryce Duke. No Araujo or Ochoa. MNUFC wins at Portland.
30:10 USL kicks off this weekend!
30:45 San Antonio FC is one to watch — Jose Gallegos, Leo Torres, Fabrizio Bernal, Josh Ramsey
33:45 Louisville City about to make a big YNT signing
35:45 Real Monarchs — David Ochoa and Chris Garcia
36:25 Tacoma Defiance brief shout
38:00 DFB Pokal — McKennie and Schalke out, Dusseldorf out, Bremen v Dusseldorf
40:10 Miazga back, Tyler Adams close, Novakovich hot
41:55 US women’s U20s looking to qualify for U20 World Cup
43:05 She Believes Cup starts Thursday

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Olympic qualifying kicks off March 20 for the U-23s and the senior USMNT goes to Europe during an international window at the same time for friendlies against the Netherlands and Wales. Lots of moving parts. We try to sort out who might be on each roster.

0:30 the roster for Olympic qualifying
30:20 the roster for the March friendlies vs the Netherlands and Wales

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John Pranjic, the host of the 3four3 podcast, joins for a conversation about the need for promotion/relegation, his problem with most American soccer media, and the best USMNT XI right now. I made detailed shownotes for those who want to skip around.

0:30 intro
1:20 Pranjic injury news
2:45 why he says “you don’t know” to people on Twitter
7:35 is the problem ultimately the lack of promotion/relegation in U.S. soccer?
10:40 does Pranjic really think only “yes-people” get to have power at USSF?
14:00 why pro/rel is so important
20:20 Belz: we just fell into a closed system; Pranjic: no, we didn’t just fall into this
23:30 what’s the way to get to pro/rel?
27:40 is it selling out to talk about sweetening the pot to encourage MLS owners to embrace pro/rel?
31:40 how to you reconcile a deeply flawed system with some of the exciting players that are being developed?
36:00 Pranjic’s problem with the American soccer media
40:30 Belz: media criticism should be specific
42:45 Belz: do you only respect journalists who are advocating for pro/rel?
44:40 the distinction between punditry and reporting
48:00 Belz compares the Jermaine Jones interview to Day of the Locust
51:00 extended discussion of soccer media
58:00 Belz forces Pranjic to come up with a USMNT XI for March

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http://blog.3four3.com/

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There’s enough in here for everyone to find a few things to disagree with. Enjoy! (And yes, Gio Reyna made the cut.)

We'd prefer that you listen so I won't post the whole list but here are a few rankings to give you a taste.

8. Jozy Altidore
21. Timmy Chandler
32. Mark McKenzie
38. Niko Gioacchini
 

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An 18-yr-old got a USMNT goal on his debut, another young attacker played quite well, and the U.S. beat an experienced Costa Rica side 1-0. We’ve been pleased with January Camp. We talk about all of that, plus Olympic qualifying.

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Our guest today is Abel Meszaros, a newsletter writer, TV analyst and occasional guest on the Talking Fussball podcast whose specialty is German football. Abel does a weekly show for SportTV, the Hungarian network that carries the Bundesliga, and he breaks down the Bundesliga in DETAIL in his weekly newsletter Bundesliga Bulletin. He helped us make sense of where several Americans (not all of them) stand in Germany.

• Adams
• McKennie
• Sargent
• Reyna
• Brooks
• Llanez
• Richards
• Soto
• Chandler

Abel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BundesPL
Abel's newsletter: http://bundesligabulletin.substack.com/

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Tyler Adams dominant return to the RB Leipzig midfield and Gio Reyna's professional debut headline what's been a pretty encouraging run of news for the U.S. Men's National Team. We picked out 10 things.

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We run down the big news of the past couple weeks, including Brian McBride’s hiring as USMNT general manager and Josh Sargent’s great weekend, and work through a list of American players who need or could use a move right now.

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