**Official USMNT Soccer Thread**

[HIM]

Poch

 

[sonoftony]

My optimism is slowly coming back. I can't wait to see who starts in his XI in a months time

 

[DsLee]

Poch won't fix everything, but I'm hoping he helps steer USSF in the right direction. I have way higher hopes than when GGG led the fellas, so here's to hoping for the best.

 

[sonoftony]

First W in the Poch era

 

[fluid hips]

 

[sonoftony]

Why wasn't Gio playing?! That's just one of many things wrong with yesterday's match

 

[El Argentino]

Why wasn't Gio playing?! That's just one of many things wrong with yesterday's match

b/c he hasn't gotten a game for Dortmund in like 18mos (hyperbole, I know). I'm over and off the Gio Reyna train after the WC22 bust up w/ Berhalter.

 

[aepps20]

What a JOKE OF A RESULT

 

[Nike Jordan]

 

[Nike Jordan]

 

[aepps20]

Love the irony for the men’s team kits. Heartbeat kit when they frequently play with 0 heart.

 

[AZwildcats]

Feels like it’s been years since we had a decent kit, that away will definitely be purchased.

Edit: I’ll probably be buying both

 

[Beans]

Current home with the glad on the sleeves and collar is dope.

 

[sneaksoy]

Yeah I’m gonna need that away kit.



May have to get it with the four stars and Rodman nameset too.

 

[DeadsetAce]

these are nice

 

[El Argentino]

Away kit is very sharp. Appreciate the nod to '94 denim stars on the home kit. A good offering for the first time in what seems like a very long drought.

 

[sonoftony]

CP10 is getting cooked for not participating in the Gold Cup and rightfully so. Milan are not playing in any Euro competitions next season, so what's the excuse?

 

[El Argentino]

It's gotta be a nagging injury they're trying to get ahead of. Pulisic is not one of the ones without "heart" as has so often been bandied about. I suspect if he could be in the squad, he would be.

 

[ICE CITY CF]

I feel like a lot of the talk of lack of heart is cope from us fans, but I think the Pulisic situation is exactly what both him + his team and U.S. Soccer say it is.

He's played 49 and 50 matches the previous two seasons at Milan. Historically it's been a real struggle for him to play more than 30. He's essentially doubled his output in minutes per season the past two years, and that's just domestic competition.

When a guy who's a decade into a career that's more or less been plagued by nagging injury issues says he feels like he needs rest to get right and recover, I think you have to listen him.

This was the statement from U.S. Soccer.

 

[fluid hips]

Sparing himself the embarrassment of losing to teams like Honduras and Nicaragua

 

[El Argentino]

Sparing himself the embarrassment of losing to teams like Honduras and Nicaragua

We're not saying there isn't an upside!

 

[DsLee]

Let the guy rest, it's totally fine. The automatic bid ensures you're already in the WC, so might as well let your key player(s) recover from their grueling schedules.

 

[noskey]

Let the guy rest, it's totally fine. The automatic bid ensures you're already in the WC, so might as well let your key player(s) recover from their grueling schedules.

Srsly he's done enough to secure a starting spot. Plus give some other guys a chance to get on the roster. We've got some good up and coming wingers, no need to keep them on ice while LeBron is grinding his knees to dust

 

[aepps20]

Srsly he's done enough to secure a starting spot. Plus give some other guys a chance to get on the roster. We've got some good up and coming wingers, no need to keep them on ice while LeBron is grinding his knees to dust

I agree, this team needs depth and options that you only develop with meaningful playing time. The Thomas Thib model doesn’t work

 

[sonoftony]

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