International football is the worst standard that any top player plays at. I find it bizarre people feel that players need to have good World Cups to be one of the best everWhy am I still having this argument with my mate regarding Messi, he's saying that he needs to have a massive world cup yo be considered amongst the greats
lol just fek off
International football is the worst standard that any top player plays at. I find it bizarre people feel that players need to have good World Cups to be one of the best ever
Same as Premier League in Englandwell they are more interested in US revenue for MLS owners than national team performance. what respectable coach is going to take the job of national coach to promote MLS revenues over performance?
Australia almost found a way to fuck it up, glad the coach is walking, he didn't start Mooy last night, and he's our best player by miles.
Almost correct.Piece of trivia -
Michael O'Neill's full name is Michael Martin O'Neill
Martin O'Neill's full name is Martin Michael O'Neill.
He's just a shit Harry Kane reallyI'm constantly amazed at how unmoved I am by Messi. I know I should be, but I'm just not. Odd.
here's Taylor Twellman going off about it.. http://www.espnfc.com/world-cup-qualifying-concacaf/64/video/3226307
We needed this. The warning signs were there. They were ignored.Twellman rubs some people the wrong way, but he's often on the mark with his analysis of the game in this country. This rant is spectacular, and it says a lot that he's willing to include himself as one of those involved with US Soccer who needs to take a long, hard look at themselves - having been an MLS player and US international and now part of the soccer media. And his comment about how the gloves should have come off years ago in regards to changes needed within the system is absolutely spot on.
In a really disturbing way, I'm fascinated by what will happen in both the USSF and in the soccer media over the next couple months.
Couldn't stomach coming in this thread last night...I agree with you on your points about MLS and player selection. Oddly the one player I think that may have helped last night was Dom Dwyer, I'm still scratching my head at Arena's selections though (not just this round but the entire WCQ). There is just no way to justify that shitty roster...Beasley, Zusi, Wondo, etc. Then to make matters worse Arena spouts this shit after the game "Nothing has to change. To make any kind of crazy changes I think would be foolish. We're building a good system in our professional league. We have players playing abroad of some quality."Fabian Johnson, Danny Williams, Chandler, Lichaj, McKennie. Brooks is hurt. All of them should have been on this roster.
Not to hijack USA fans' meltdown, but who saw Ospina score Peru's equaliser on Monday?
https://t.co/ihNUlVRT3W
If you weren't already convinced that football is corrupt, Ospina's last two games would really get you thinking. Schoolboys wouldn't get caught out like this.