**Official USMNT Soccer Thread**

[HIM]

Checked out Tim Weah’s soundcloud. Dude actually isn’tt bad

 

[sonoftony]

Sam Allardyce interested in coaching the USMNT. Thoughts?

 

[rck3sactown]

Where is Miguel Herrera

 

[northoaklandfc]

I kind of want to see this kid Keaton Parks get a call in November.

Benfica fans drawing comparisons to Matic when he first arrived in Lisbon.

 

[northoaklandfc]

Obviously it sucks not to be going to Russia but I'm now much more interested in the November friendlies than I would have been. Quick recap from Brian Sciaretta on faces we're likely to see next month.

New-Look Roster: 24 Names for Novemeber

I'm no Tab Ramos fan but he makes sense as an interim manager, I do expect he'll be named but my primary concern is that he brings a set of old eyes. He's familiar with all the up and coming players and he will likely view them as he did in the past.

Players he has personal beef with like Haji Wright will not get a look, he tried to pigeon hole a creative CM like Keaton Parks into a CB role because he's 6'4", etc.

Give Yedlin the armband, I wouldn't bring in Jozy, and Hamid is a must for me.

GOALKEEPERS
1. Zack Steffen
2. Ethan Horvath
3. Jesse Gonzalez
In the Mix: Bill Hamid, Cody Cropper, Sean Johnson.

DEFENDERS
4. Cameron Carter-Vickers
5. Erik Palmer-Brown
6. Justen Glad
7. Matt Miazga
8. Brandon Vincent
9. Danny Acosta
10. DeAndre Yedlin
11. Tyler Adams
In the mix: Tim Parker, Matt Hedges, Eric Lichaj, Geoff Cameron, Jorge Villafana. Injured: John Brooks

MIDFIELDERS
12. Weston McKennie
13. Jonathan Gonzalez
14. Kellyn Acosta
15. Cristian Roldan
16. Russell Canouse
17. Paul Arriola
18. Christian Pulisic
19. Djordje Mihailovic
20. Lynden Gooch
21. Kelyn Rowe
In the mix: Danny Williams, Alfredo Morales, Alejandro Bedoya Brooks Lennon, Tommy MacNamara, Julian Green, Emerson Hyndman. Injured: Kenny Saief, Sebastian Lletget

FORWARDS
22. Bobby Wood
23. Jozy Altidore
24. Dom Dwyer
In the mix: Tommy Thompson, Aron Johannsson, Terrence Boyd, C.J. Sapong, Haji Wright, Christian Ramirez. Injured: Jordan Morris

 

[tego calderon el abayarde]

TMac is not good enough and I don't want SJ to be called while we're in the playoffs..

 

[northoaklandfc]

Agreed on MacNamura it's a good thing he's about 20 players deep into the positional depth chart.

I don't think anyone who advances past round one of MLS playoffs is in contention.

I'm more worried about Jonathan Gonzalez. At 18yo he's a part of the backbone to the best team in Mexico and Liga MX playoffs start shortly after.

That's a long trip for what's as of right now just one friendly.

 

[rck3sactown]

Idk bout Tab Ramos as interim manager. I am not a huge fan of his, but I think he at least deserves a shot at the thing on a permanent basis if USSF pulls the trigger on him.

Give the interim tag to Dan whatever

 

[northoaklandfc]

I don't think that Tab deserves anything, he's never managed adults in the entirety of his coaching career. I can't say that I see the logic in an interim manager deserving a shot at the real deal if for no other reason being because they're the interim manager.

Tab is a a part of the problem and an archetype of the established USSF good ol boys network, but no serious candidate is even going to entertain a permanent offer prior to USSF elections.

This is a scenario where an interim manager is really the only way.

 

[rck3sactown]

The more I think about it, realistically it’s like 2 years before we play any games of consequence so I guess it’s actually quite a long interim period, if you will. I’d be fine give Ramos that interim tag after all. It’s not a brief interim period at all if we are being realistic.

I agree with your pause on Ramos, but imo I am fine letting him in in a care taker role I suppose, if that makes sense.

 

[sonoftony]

LD wants to run against Gulati

nah b

 

[DeadsetAce]

LD wants to run against Gulati

nah b

just read this. not sure what to think of it tbh. think it's an "easy" idea but not necessarily the best move. prob not the best move, in fact

 

[rck3sactown]

Let's get Michelle Obama or some thing

 

[DeadsetAce]

mia hamm, brandy chastain...give us a true US winner

 

[sonoftony]

Let me call my uncle SAF, he might be down to take the gig. He be walkin' in those USSF offices and taking all those votes b.

 

[northoaklandfc]

Carter-Vickers has to start at RCB next to Miazga in Portugal.

 

[sonoftony]

northoaklandfc got like half the roster correct. Good **** brah

 

[DsLee]

Excited to see some of the young blood, especially Sargent and McKennie...

 

[bathing chuck]

Glad to see the youngsters coming in... The power at be got the memo after getting knockout of the WC.

 

[sonoftony]

I wish EPB was on the squad but I like that they went in a whole new direction sans Bedoya

 

[El Argentino]

Bedoya is a good dude, serviceable in multiple spots on the field, and a team leader. I can see him sticking around for squad unity and to mentor the younger players.

 

[bathing chuck]

Glad to see WESTON and MATT in the starting line up... Let's go!!!!

 

[rck3sactown]

I just wanna punch Bruce right in his smug face

 

[rck3sactown]

Lalas too

 

[Cryptomoon]

Man this team looks energetic. Unlike the piss poor team we threw out there for WCQ.