The Straight Red Card

As games pick back up after the winter holidays, Derek and Brett cover who played over the weekend adding our brilliant insight on some of our key players. However, that does not mean we neglect fringe players. Derek has a list that covers over 300 players plying their trade abroad.

Derek and Brett talk about the silly season, who is heading where (both rumored and confirmed) and then we answer some questions.

Gregg Berhalter has opened a camp January 8th to give some of the MLS options a chance to obtain sharpness and fitness given they have only played one game since the MLS season ended. Who stands a chance to crack the 25 man roster for World Cup Qualifying?

Weston McKennie continues to excel at Juventus, while Pulisic is struggling at a new position under Tuchel as a center forward. Pulisic's move to center forward is not due to a dominating hold up game nor scoring presence (at the moment), but rather due to the beerbug and injuries. What other Yanks played this weekend? Derek and Brett cover just about everyone plying their trade outside the US in this week's Yanks Abroad Weekend Report

Another win brings Berhalter and the USMNT to 17 wins in a season, which breaks the all time record. Is it all good? All bad? Normally held in January, this camp was comprised of mainly MLS players given this was not a FIFA window and teams were not required to release players. This camp is historically used to evaluate our top players in MLS and give a chance to some promising youth talents. Most players end up remaining in MLS, but a few find their way to Europe as well as crack the national team.

Derek and Brett discuss the performance by the players, the tactics of the coach, and what we can gleam from this grinded out result.

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Derek and Brett talk about the newest group of US Mens National team players heading to Europe. There is already a group signed for January, but there is also a group of players who need to go to Europe and also a group of players that will go that no one has heard of. Who are your top 5 players that you want to see plying their trade in Europe? Did we mention their names too?

Derek and Brett recap the performances of US Mens National Team playing abroad December 13th through the 16th. Christian Pulisic, Brenden Aaronson, Chris Richards, Yunus Musah, and more.

Derek and Brett review the USA vs Qatar game. We dabble in the good, the bad, and the ugly.