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

By Adam Belz and Greg VelasquezSports Soccer

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February 22, 2019Episode 57: Mark McKenzie joins the pod, then a pool report and news rundown
19-year-old (almost 20-yr-old) centerback Mark McKenzie joins the pod for a conversation about centerbacking, his breakout 2018 for the Philadelphia Union, January Camp, and the U20s' dominant showing in World Cup qualifying in November. Then Greg and Belz run through the player pool news, Fabian Johnson's revival (?), the USWNT She Believes roster, etc. , etc.
0:30 Mark McKenzie interview
42:10 Short Corners:
Weston McKennie versatile, capable, but maybe injured
Tyler Adams and his passing
Christian Pulisic injured in 0-3 loss to Tottenham
Josh Sargent quiet (oh wait he started a game after we recorded)
Timo Weah fiery
Alex Mendez, Richie Ledezma and Paxton Pomykal
Midweek CCL discussion
Fabian Johnson revived
USWNT She Believes roster
NWSL TV deal
U17 qualifying and U20 World Cup draws
Black Soccer in North America roundtable, in which McKenzie participated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOnn1EpmEo
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1 hr 23 min
February 12, 2019Episode 56: Mea Culpas, and three burning USMNT questions
Belz goes under the knife for his garbage predictions about Miazga and Weah, and then the hosts discuss three key questions about the USMNT after January Camp.
Will we see the inverted fullback system with a dedicated holding mid and dual 8/10s in March?
Who will Berhalter play in the central midfield?
What's going to happen with DeAndre Yedlin?
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47 min
February 06, 2019 Episode 55: Interview with Ted Kroeten, an evangelist for free play in youth soccer
Ted Kroeten is the founder of Joy of the People, a non-profit in the Twin Cities focused on free play as a way to develop more instinctive, resourceful soccer players (and people). A former player, long-time coach and current soccer parent, Kroeten now believes that up to at least the age of 14, the best way for kids to improve is by playing for fun with their friends, with minimal coaching and supervision. It's an interesting idea, one that a lot of people don't accept, and I tried to ask Ted as many good questions about it as I could. Roughly 3,000 children participated in some kind of free play soccer at Joy of the People last year. Two players who grew up in the program trialed at Werder Bremen in the fall.
https://twitter.com/JOYofthePEOPLE
https://www.joyofthepeople.org/
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1 hr 3 min
February 03, 2019Episode 54: USA 2, Costa Rica 0, and January Camp ends on a high note
The USA beat Costa Rica 2-0 on Saturday in San Jose, California, with a couple of goals in the last 10 minutes. This was a Costa Rica side that was a bit stouter than the Panamanian opponent a week ago, and another convincing Concacaf friendly win for Berhalter.
0:30 Daryl Grove's GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/team-daryl-grove
1:30 the lineup vs Costa Rica and what it means
17:00 timeline of big chances and goals, player-by-player chats (the defense, the so-so guys, and the ones who tried hard)
55:55 the stock-up performers from January Camp (Lletget, Arriola and sort of Lewis and Ramirez)
1:02:00 overall takeaway, first-choice XIs, quick European check-in
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1 hr 17 min
January 28, 2019Episode 53: USA 3, Panama 0, and a positive start to the Gregg Berhalter era
Yes it was a Panama B team, but the U.S. is likely to face several similar sides at the Gold Cup in June, and the win on Sunday was a coherent, competent, even dominant, performance. Compared to USA-Bosnia in 2018, and January camps in previous years, this was a large step in the right direction.
Plenty to discuss:
Surprises in the lineup, and a new (and largely unknown) lineup hierarchy.
The 3-2-4-1 attacking shape (or 3-4-3 or 3-2-2-2, whatever you want to call it).
Individual performances, especially Bradley, Mihailovic, Lima and Zardes.
And oh yeah, Tyler Adams's first Bundesliga start in a dominant win for RB Leipzig.
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53 min
January 23, 2019 Episode 52: The Bundesliga returns! A look ahead to the Panama friendly. France downs the USWNT.
We run down the action in Europe over the weekend, mostly in the Bundesliga. Greg explains what worried him about the USWNT’s 3-1 loss to France. Then we talk about the upcoming Panama friendly, who the 6 is going to be, and we give our (half-hearted) starting XIs. Mostly we're just curious about the game.
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48 min
January 17, 2019Episode 51: An interview with Brian Kleiban, the LA Galaxy academy coach
LA Galaxy's academy is one of the top talent centers in American soccer, and U19 head coach Brian Kleiban is in the middle of it. He's now got former players all over the U.S. boys' youth national teams, he's been to two straight Development Academy finals, and he joined the pod for a wide-ranging conversation on everything from the time he spied on Bielsa in the early 2000s, to the MLS draft, the U20 World Cup, the Development Academy, and his long-term ambitions as a coach.
0:30 Kleiban's background, his background as a coach, the Galaxy academy, sneaking in to watch Bielsa trainings, and the way American soccer is changing how it values small, technical players
23:00 how he got connected with Mendez, Llanez and Alvarez, candid assessments of several players (Mendez, Llanez, Alvarez, Araujo, Kobe, Dunbar), the arrival of Dennis te Kloese, and what it means to the LA Galaxy academy to have LAFC active and aggressive in the same market
50:30 US national team discussion: the U20s, Berhalter's hiring, whether Kleiban's brother Gary ever gets him in trouble, and his long-term career ambitions
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1 hr 23 min
January 16, 2019Episode 50: Sergino Dest joins the pod, and then a few spring predictions
Ajax and U.S. U20 right back Sergino Dest joins the podcast from the Netherlands for nice little chat. And then Greg and Belz gin up predictions mostly to honor this coming weekend's return of the Bundesliga.
0:30 Sergiño Dest, the 18-year-old attacking fullback who's a standout for one of the world's best academies and a U.S. youth international, talked about the upcoming U20 World Cup, where he needs to improve (in surprising detail), his ambitions, and going up against Diego Lainez.
28:45 spring predictions on Sargent, Pulisic, the USMNT centerback loan army, Soto and Mendez, other players attaining “Weston McKennie status,” Tim Weah, another Tyler Adams coming out of MLS, and finally Concacaf Champions League.
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59 min
January 08, 2019Episode 49: Transfer season, January Camp, and an interview with Real Salt Lake academy director Martín Vásquez
We talk about the Pulisic move to Chelsea and lots of other moves, run down what we’re looking for from January camp, and then (don’t miss it!) interview Martín Vásquez, the dean of the Real Salt Lake academy, which has been a factory of talent for the U.S. U20 team in recent years. Lots of detail in the show notes so make like a honey badger and take what you want.
0:30 Pulisic to Chelsea, Richards to Bayern, Weah to Celtic, Adams at Leipzig, Holmes at Derby County, etc., etc.
26:00 Belz rant on why Ledezma and Mendez should be getting occasional check-ins from Berhalter or Stewart
32:20 January Camp: what Greg will watch for in these friendlies, the battle for the No. 6 spot, players to watch (Long, Cannon, Steffen and a bunch of wildcards)
54:10 three players to watch in the U20 camp (Durkin, Taitague and Cappis)
Martín Vásquez interview
1:00:10 His work at the RSL academy
1:16:15 Specific players from RSL: Ledezma, Soto, Ochoa, Arriaga, Pena
1:39:35 Vásquez on the development academy and US soccer development in general
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1 hr 52 min
January 02, 2019Episode 48: Interview with Brian Clarhaut, a young American manager making his way in Europe
Brian Clarhaut (pronounced Clair-heart) is the 32-year-old manager of Nyköpings BIS (pronounced New-shoppings BISS) in the Swedish third division. He’s taken the road less traveled. Grew up in New Jersey, played college soccer, was an assistant at a few colleges in the Northeast, and then got an assistant coaching job in Sweden and was named head coach at the club mid-season in 2017. He gave a wide-ranging interview explaining his coaching path, his work in Nyköping, his views on the U.S. men’s national team and his coaching philosophy, among other things.
I broke the interview into three parts:
0:30 Clarhaut’s background, how he ended up coaching in Nyköping, how he landed the head coaching job, what third division soccer in Sweden is like, and how the last couple seasons have gone.
38:00 The state of American soccer, the Berhalter appointment, differences between MLS and European playing style, and American players he rates.
56:50 Coaching soccer in general, including UEFA licensing courses, his role models, his philosophy and use of periodization.
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1 hr 26 min