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Funny enough. I remember there was a guy saying gold was going to be $1,500 or $2,000. Eventually he was correct. It took 40 years to be correct, but it did come to be. When presented a 50/50 situation. Time will eventually prove every choice correct.
I really don't think its Cherundolo's time yet. I think Steve will probably be the USMNT manager someday, but at the moment, guy only has a handfull of years as an actual senior team coach. US Soccer about to make a crap ton of money at the WC, if they want Klopp just promise him a nice percentage of those profits.
@@ItsCalledSoccerwe DID hire emma hayes, so i think there’s definitely a chance we swing for jurgen klopp. didn’t we try to shoot our shot with zidane the first time around?
I think americans are starting to feel the beauty of suffering for their team… because it’s when your team loses that you really realise how much that team means for you
Idk how anyone supported Gregg after both Hudson and BJ shower to be vastly more competent than Gregg ever was despite minimal first team coaching experience
Nope, you’re aiming low Jake. For one, we don’t have time to hire someone who doesn’t have international coaching experience and has to learn all that on the job.
The anti-GGG fans were right all along, you should listen to them more. If you truly care about the sport you shouldn't replace your real takes with bias for access.
@@ItsCalledSoccer have your take first then listen to others. Scientifically it’s the way to get the best results. Otherwise it's like you being Alexi Lalas prioritizing getting views versus a fan who prioritizes wanting this team to be the best.
I think Berhalter ball combined with our best performances(before Gregg came back '23) being placed behind paywalls hinders the growth of fans. I re-watched the '23 Nations League Semi and the final vs Mexico and Canada. That was some beautiful Soccer. I would argue the best Soccer we played these last 6 years. Gio was up top being the creator and he was taking the corners and got an assist from the corner. USMNT had the freedom to create. This is what was lacking under Gregg.
I really appreciate you acknowledging your previous position on GGG, others who had long-standing reasonable arguments for him to be terminated (or not rehired after the WC), and how your opinion has changed. I count myself in the camp of someone who has long believed he wasn't the right coach, and was failing to get the best out of the collective group (or better said, that he was not only failing to get the best out of the group but rather causing us to underperform with the talent available to him). Your comments really set you apart from a lot of other online personalities that are all-aboard the Berhalter-Out train over the last 2 weeks, but seemingly have minimized or ignored their previous support for him. Sometimes even from people who were very strong defenders of his rehiring. That is mainly people in the corporate media space, who seem to just blow with the wind, in my opinion. Keep doing your thing, in terms of the authenticity of your opinions. We don't always see things the same in a given moment, but I appreciate the way you articulate the justifications behind your opinions, as opposed to following a trend and/or relentlessly digging in on past opinions. In terms of the coaching options going forward, I fully agree that USSF needs to get this decision right in order for the full situation to be considered as a positive outcome. I'm not against Nancy nor Cherundolo, and I agree both would be improvements versus GGG. They each have winning pedigrees as managers, which GGG never had. My concern with them is the lack of international experience, which I really think matters when it comes to preparing a team which you don't get significant time with, and which needs to perform during a weeks-long tournament scenario as opposed to a months-long club season. I also think their head coaching experience only coming via MLS might be a detriment with a team mostly composed of players on European club rosters. Aside from GGG's tactical faults, I think he had faults with player management and the type of relationship development / expectation setting / accountability he created between himself and the players. I think someone with European club experience would do better in that fashion, to create a more productive environment that compared to what these players experience at their clubs. At the time of this comment, Klopp has already respectfully declined, so he's out. Matarazzo is an intriguing option, but I think someone who also presents some of the concerns I have with Nancy/Cherundolo (primarily a lack of international coaching experience). Personally I put a guy like Herve Renard at the top of my wish list. Along with other coaches that have a similar profile of getting international teams to punch above their weight. I'm curious if a couple of the coaches from Copa America and/or Euros, who helped mid-level teams perform well in those competitions, might become available in the coming weeks/months. If so, they would be good options in my opinion.
Gregg needed to go but this reality is this… our infrastructure, talent and Standing is a round of 16 World Cup knockouts . This team is no where close to 2000s in terms of best teams . Winning in Europe doesn’t mean anything because their teammates and club setup there had everything to do with them winning . This team lacks the heart toughness and grit of those teams. And omg the back lines , midfields and GK might eat this group alive. 5 million people watched Olympic trials . Again Gregg needed to go. But soccer is never going to go anywhere with the stranglehold of the other sports here. And again I’ll fight anyone that this is our most talented team. Club success hinges way more on their club coach, teammates and potential strengths and weaknesses of their leagues compared to national teams 17 million people watch a regular season NFL game. 38 million watched an average playoff game. It’s never going to be the top sport. It’s not gonna get close . Success grown, yes, but let’s be realistic Again Gregg deserved to get fired but NFLs over, the NBA was over . The same number of people watched golf as watched the national team. I’m all for Gregg being fired But we need to be realistic where soccer is, and isn’t . Where it can maybe get to, and where it can’t. And imo how incredibly flawed this team is at many positions - both starting and depth wise. You wanna make a deep international run? We need no less than 5 new starters
Is it crazy that I want them to either hire one of the pie-in-the-sky options (Klopp) or someone that only the most hipster of football hipsters has heard of? None of the names floating around are inspiring to me, although that doesn’t mean they couldn’t succeed. I’m hoping an exhaustive search comes up with something new
I can’t see Klopp wanting the job. Dude just spent 7 years battling Pep, while FSG neglected to spend the same money as the other clubs. He wants, and is going to take a break. This team would require way more work than he’s looking for, maybe after the 26 WC he’ll be interested in a new project.
I hate the fact that all 4 people you say are likely to get the job have zero international experience. We need someone for 18 months who knows the international game and doesn’t have a “learning curve”.
I liked cherundolo just fine as a player, but if they hire him for more of the same 🐂💩 establishment yesmanning, then I'm picking a new sport to follow.
US Soccer did what they could to correct the mistake of rehiring Berhalter. Step in the right direction but, you’re right, the replacement is equally important. We all want Klopp. He’s the man we’re all wishing for.
Love your optimism (and we need it), but I have very little faith in their capabilities to make the right decision. The USSF is rife with politics and special interests. That being said, there is an awesome pool of people to choose from so I think we could turn the ship around. Time is of the essence. We need to be building our team confidence up now. What we need is for the players to drop their egos, not be lazy, take pride, and buy in to the vision of the new coach. It needs to be all in. We need a coach who instills fear yet also demands respect. Not someone who is your “friend” or sneaker pal.
Ahhhh yes he did sir!!! And it ain't about how long it took to get you on our side, it's just that you made it. So I'd love to hear your top three picks for a new coach? Wondering if you think Crocker needed to go as well?
@@ItsCalledSoccer I like your picks, both written and on video. I just really question USSF to do the right thing and make a true effort to hire the BEST coach. We've done it for the ladies, lets do it for the men!
It’s stephano Pioli for me, but I’m pretty sure he’s not super fluent with English so that’s a no go. Next is poch, then I’ll take matorazzo. Crocker seemed to say we’re gonna hire the best and we’re not going the cheap route. So there you go. Honestly I’d take Lampard 4th.
While I love Nancy as a coach, I definitely would be worried ab implementing such a volatile, careful system for international soccer, which varies your player pool and the types of teams you play so much
Also a Klopp hire would send american soccer focus into the stratosphere, it would do so much for us even if he just brings us to a RO16/quarters exit just based on his name and style of play alone
We need a proven, no nonsense coach with international experience, no time for on-the-job learning. Cherundolo is a fine MLS coach, but he is not the anwer right now. Jürgen Klopp (not happening), Hervé Renard, Jogi Löw, Mauricio Pochetino, Thomas Tuchel, and Wilfred Nancy would be my preferences in that order. Fabian Hürzeler, Pellegrino Matarazzo , David Wagner, and even Steve Cherundolo are American coaches to consider (if being American is a must) after 2026. Lastly, this is a sarcastic comment, but I would not be surprised if the USSF ends up hiring Jay Berhalter. :)
I would love to see MAURICIO POCHETTINO become the USMNT manager too, but supposedly England wants him as well and their players actually feature for their clubs. But... Could the former Argentina national team player actually accept the job to manage the Three Lions? We shall see.
Cherundulo will NOT excite the fans honestly and he isn't proven enough. He's promising and better than GGG, but he's not the guy for this gig. USSF is trying to push him out there along with Southgate, who is even worse.
Im pretty sure Dolo has lost all 3 tournaments hos team has been in. Ultimately, he met expectations with the talent he has and nothing more. Matarrazzo has another year on contract and will want to coach in the europa league. Nancy is a good nod. Should also mention Renard, Poch and Gallardo. And if feeling spicy, Tuchel or Allegri.
@@ItsCalledSoccer I have a very strong feeling that they did not want to get rid of Berhalter but the pressure, finally, was put on US Soccer so they had no choice. However, people are jumping for joy instead of starting to pressure them to make sure they don't hire another MLS coach. I'm sure Don Garber doesn't want that, but who the hell cares what he wants. MLS does not have the USMNT at all.
I feel vindicated!!! I’ve been saying this since he was petty and kept John Brooks off the team!!!! We must be grateful for Timo Weah’s stupidity. In the Copa America competition, the only red cards that were called( we know there was more), that could have seriously hurt the player. Not due to frustration!
Just read your substack and it felt very personal. How do you support your claims? Those were the guys trying to get Gregg out for some time and have been proven right…
So I think there is a huge difference here. I was criticizing incorrect reporting on Matt Crocker’s travels and whipping the fanbase into a frenzy calling for his head. I did not and have not criticized them for having the opinion that Gregg isn’t the right coach or should be fired.
@@ItsCalledSoccerhas someone come out officially to claim that Crocker was not in Europe during the Copa America? Was he attending the Uruguay match? And why shouldn’t they be calling for his head? They have been calling for it for a long time. The evidence that made you jump ship only added to their position. They felt this entire 2nd term was an insult to injury.
I'm not American (im English) but do keep an eye on you guys, and I'm happy for you guys, like you said Jake almost anyone you hire will be an upgrade (I've got to say I did laugh that Gio Reyna liked that Berhalter fired post on Instagram 😂) I don't see you getting Jurgen Klopp, but there are plenty of coaches you could realistically get, though I think Cherundolo would be an improvement, USSF should aim higher, be bold, though I don't think he'll accept, ask Klopp the question, worst he can say is no, ask guys like Pochettino, Herve Renard, etc, just throw caution to the wind
@Agtsmirnoff I hope you don't, how he sets his team up is incredibly frustrating, he only usually attacks if we go behind, and if we go 1-0 up he just gets them to sit back and defend, England have the squad to potentially do something big (its the best squad ive seen us have in my life), if we did, it'd be in spite of Southgate
I don’t want him but also dude has gotten to two international finals and has a chance to win the Euros this weekend. Would you not want a Euros winner as our head coach?
@ItsCalledSoccer like I said he's an incredibly frustrating manager, yes they got to 2 finals, but honestly that group of players are brilliant (really the best England squad ive seen in my lifetime) we should have won the last Euro final, we went 1-0 up early, and then sat back and became the architects of our own downfall, his substitutions are often quite questionable (particularly the timing of some of them) and in the Southgate era our record vs top teams isn't good (6 wins out of 27 against top 10 teams before Euro 2024) I just think you guys could do a lot better, honestly Southgate was linked with having the Man Utd job after the Euros earlier this year, Man Utd fans weren't happy about that
@@ItsCalledSoccer He has a squad stacked with Premier League top half starters, the highest scorer in Germany, and a Champion's League winner. He's literally Berhalters British equivalent just with more talent at his disposal.
It don’t matter which coach you bring in. You can try Ferguson, Klopp, Ancelotti, Pep, Mauhrinho, and Alonso as a super squad of coaches and it’s not going to matter when the players are simply bad. You need genuinely talented footballers in the US system, and perhaps there are some on the come up, but outside of Pulisic, and occasionally McKennie, none of the players on this squad fit that criteria. These guys have no technical ability and are reacting to the game rather than making the game react to them. That’s why every scoring opportunity is squandered, because they are thinking about what to do, rather than already knowing what to do.
I’d love for our domestic coaching pool to be stronger, but it just isn’t. Simply facts. We have to go outside the US and MLS for this hire but the Federation also has to have a better plan to improve coaching and management in the US. The MLS has the money to fly the coaches over to UEFA clinics in the off season for certification. The US certification structure, as it stands right now, just isn’t strong enough. Ideally the US would have a stronger confederation above it but we are in CONCACAF unfortunately. I know some will dismiss this as Eurosnobism but sadly I just can’t trust the USSF or CONCACAF for coaching development right now. I’d obviously prefer the US to have the structure but that’s going to take some time and investment.
Steve would be exactly like ggg, from the points you gave, so absolutely no thanks. I just want someone with simple tactics, man management skills, and how about international experience for a change
I do not hate Berhalter. I think he's not a good coach or leader. But one thing I will say about him is that he is a pretty good recruiter. That being said, he is clearly not suited to be the USMNT manager. I would absolutely love Klopp to be the manager obviously, but I think that's a pipe dream. Sadly, I think the US Soccer Federation is like most national team federations in that there's a lot of politics and corruption going on within its ranks. You only have to look at Berhalter's hiring and rehiring to see that. Of our realistic choices, I think Matarazzo would be our best choice. But since his name has already been mentioned by the talking heads on tv, it's likely going to be Cherundolo. Not sure how I feel about that. At least he has actual accomplishments as opposed to Berhalter. I don't know much about him as a manager, since as you said, LAFC spends more than most all of the other MLS teams. It's a little like how I feel about Zidane as a manager, though I have more belief in Zizou's coaching chops. Fingers crossed...
For sure I don’t think Berhalter deserves the seething hatred that he gets. Look at our team now from when he took over. That is partly because of him.
@@jackied962 he takes teams and makes them better than the sum of their parts. He’s won the African cup with two different teams. He’s beaten Argentina with Saudi Arabia. What exactly aren’t you seeing?
US soccer made a mistake and wasted two years with Gregg . He should’ve never been rehired and they to should resign on moral grounds if they had any integrity. Will see if they will hire a good if not great coach or they will hire another nepo hire or another buddy of them .
To be honest, unless GGG becomes my doctor, I dont really care. However the criticism against GGG is mostly incorrect. All one has to do is analyze Richard's foul/ yellow card to understand. I have only heard one person be correct on this.
I think we all should've realized that Gregg wasnt the man for the job when the most entertaining and most successful football that we've played with this generation was under the interim of the interim BJ Callaghan
Im chillin. I’m not talking any smack. I said their opinions are valid and they’re great entertainment, but don’t use a false report to try and drum up rage amongst passionate fans who follow them.
In terms of the USSF firing Gregg Berhalter, it would have looked terrible if they didn't. It is the right decision, but at the same time, it is a decision that they should have never had to take in the first place. While it is true that the 2022 World Cup campaign overall wasn't a failure, the team was unable to beat Wales in their group. The USMNT accomplished the minimum to get out of their group. Then, looking at the qualifiers, the USMNT ended up 3rd place, behind the worst Mexican National Team in history and tied in points with the 4th place that was Costa Rica. The USMNT failed to beat El Salvador, a national team that, without being disrespectful to them, has absolutely nothing to offer in terms of player quality when compared to the USMNT. Then, as Jake mentions, Gregg Berhalter never won anything with any of the teams he coached in his career. It would appear that his only accomplishment as a coach was to be the brother of one of the people in US Soccer at the time that he was initially hired. This is why people like me have been calling for Berhalter to be fired long before he was rehired. If you include the fact that the performance of the team regressed after he was rehired, I think I would have called for all USSF officials to resign if they decided to keep Berhalter after the failure at Copa America. As for who may replace Berhalter, I know that everyone would love for Jurgen Klopp to be the one, but I have to say that there is probably less than 1% chance of him taking over the USMNT, and this 1% does not take into account whether he would be interested in coaching the USMNT. As for the reasons, I am reading that people close to him says that he requires 10 million a year to coach a national team. The USSF probably has the money, but they won't spend that amount of money for a coach (though I am hoping that they prove me wrong) even as they said today that money won't be an issue in their search for a new coach. And talking about the USSF, as I heard in Fox Soccer, the USSF said that they will do a worldwide search for a national coach, and that money is not a concern. This is the exact same thing they said before rehiring Berhalter, so I am concerned that they will make a terrible pick again. As for who I think should be the next person, it depends on a lot of factors. If they have to pick someone from MLS, I would say Wilfred Nancy. I know that Jake mentioned he would still have some concerns from a stylistic standpoint. However, I would point out that Nancy has some important differences with Berhalter, being the first one that Nancy has won trophies and Berhalter hasn't. However, a more important difference is that the center forwards score very little with Berhalter Ball because he likes to utilize the wingers to create overloads on the wings in a way that results in the wingers being the ones taking the chances to score or the whole thing devolving into bombarding the area with crosses when winning the ball in the air is not one of our available forward's best strengths. On the other hand, center forwards in Nancy's team score significantly more. As Jake suggested, I think Cherundolo is not experienced enough. If they still want to hire an American but are not limiting themselves to MLS, Pellegrino Matarazzo would be the obvious choice, though he said as recently as last year that he is not interested in the job at this moment (maybe because Berhalter was the coach at the time and he wanted to be diplomatic). If the USSF is considering a foreigner outside MLS, there are several options depending on how much they are willing to pay and if they would accept a coach that does not speak English, last requirement which I believe is not as important as some people believe (Carlos Queiroz speaks zero percent Farsi, yet he qualified Iran to the 2022 World Cup before any other team in the world).
Count me out too. I highly appreciated your point of view and well thought game analysis. But now it seems you joined the Never Greggers. Being Happy for someone losing his job is classless. Even Fútbol Americas pretended better. Good thing Ale Moreno called them out. But yeah, I can’t watch your content anymore. I am happy we will get a new coach but gee…. I would recognize all the good GGG did too. Nice dance though 🤦🏼♂️ 🤦🏼♂️ 🤦🏼♂️
Important things need to change at our Federation; 1) The Federation must remove any and all MLS people starting with Garber. We need to expand our player pool and MLS is not an asset for doing that…..especially with no relegation. 2) Sporting Director Crocker needs to go back to Southampton or Wales. He is not a soccer man - he’s a monetizing man. 3) we need to hire a coach outside if MLS and with proven success. We need new ideas. 4) our best young players need options outside of the NCAA. Your list outside of Klopp is laughable. No to any MLS coaches - period!
You never once criticized Gregg Berhalter's tactics in any meaningful way. None of you guys did. I've been putting out articles since 2011. I pointed out for years that the team didn't pass and move properly, which Gregg fixed before the Colombia game. You all just insulted MLS players being in the staring lineup. You once said that you were terrified that Walker Zimmerman was starting vs Mexico since he was an MLS center back. He went on to play well in the World Cup. European clubs don't rate American players. You have coaching badges, but you blamed Sebastian Lletget for not being effective against a low-block of 10 guys when he was double-teamed along the sideline with no one making runs or moving into space or checking to the ball. Anyone who knew what they were talking about would've said Gregg puts attacking midfielders too deep with too many defensive responsibilities, so they can't link with the attack.
Colin I have videos literally available to watch at any time talking about Gregg’s tactics. I’m pretty sure one is even called “MY PROBLEM WITH GREGG BERHALTER” and the thumbnail says “what are these tactics?”
I lost all respect for you with that substack you put out.
Cool beans
Remember Jake spread the “blackmail” fake news during reynagate.
what substack?
@@jonathonedwardmiller which sub stack?
@@Agtsmirnoff wdym
11 Yanks, Straight Red, and Tactical Manager were right the whole time!
Funny enough. I remember there was a guy saying gold was going to be $1,500 or $2,000. Eventually he was correct. It took 40 years to be correct, but it did come to be. When presented a 50/50 situation. Time will eventually prove every choice correct.
Our current nightmare is over. Let's hope USSF doesn't start a new one.
Haha exactly
I really don't think its Cherundolo's time yet. I think Steve will probably be the USMNT manager someday, but at the moment, guy only has a handfull of years as an actual senior team coach.
US Soccer about to make a crap ton of money at the WC, if they want Klopp just promise him a nice percentage of those profits.
Yup I’m with you. It would be better than GGG but not by much and doesn’t show ambition on the part of USSF.
@@ItsCalledSoccerword. Gotta be a European manager with some gravitas.
@@ItsCalledSoccerwe DID hire emma hayes, so i think there’s definitely a chance we swing for jurgen klopp. didn’t we try to shoot our shot with zidane the first time around?
Joachim Low, Rafael Benetez, Maurcio Pochentino perhaps are options too. Best domestic options Hugo Perez, Pellegrino Matterazo, and David Wagner
Correction, Dolo has ONE year as a pro manager. He hasnt proven anything.
Credit to you for not gaslighting the Gregg out people after the fact. It's been 5 long years of firmly believing he wasn't the man for the job.
I think americans are starting to feel the beauty of suffering for their team… because it’s when your team loses that you really realise how much that team means for you
We’ve been losing a lot 😂
Jake be hating on other soccer youtubers. Relax jake. Life is good.
Life is good!
Jake apologize and all will be better for your career.
Apologize and don't be a dick@@ItsCalledSoccer
Idk how anyone supported Gregg after both Hudson and BJ shower to be vastly more competent than Gregg ever was despite minimal first team coaching experience
Hudson was meh, BJ was great I’m excited to see him at Nashville.
Nope, you’re aiming low Jake. For one, we don’t have time to hire someone who doesn’t have international coaching experience and has to learn all that on the job.
I agree we don’t, I’m just using the most likely candidates at this stage.
The anti-GGG fans were right all along, you should listen to them more. If you truly care about the sport you shouldn't replace your real takes with bias for access.
Tbh I try not to listen or watch a ton of other USMNT content so I can have my own opinion and just enjoy.
@@ItsCalledSoccer have your take first then listen to others. Scientifically it’s the way to get the best results. Otherwise it's like you being Alexi Lalas prioritizing getting views versus a fan who prioritizes wanting this team to be the best.
@@GunnerstahlYI haven't heard a word lalas has said in years. Mute button is my friend.
the Access issue is huge because USSF makes it a big deal. Our FA ha to get used to fans being unhappy when they make obviously bad decisions.
I think Berhalter ball combined with our best performances(before Gregg came back '23) being placed behind paywalls hinders the growth of fans. I re-watched the '23 Nations League Semi and the final vs Mexico and Canada. That was some beautiful Soccer. I would argue the best Soccer we played these last 6 years. Gio was up top being the creator and he was taking the corners and got an assist from the corner. USMNT had the freedom to create. This is what was lacking under Gregg.
Yup I hate the current state of how you need 20 services to watch your team or fav players.
I really hope watching the Olympics helps with my post soccer tournament depression.
It could go either way 😅
I really appreciate you acknowledging your previous position on GGG, others who had long-standing reasonable arguments for him to be terminated (or not rehired after the WC), and how your opinion has changed. I count myself in the camp of someone who has long believed he wasn't the right coach, and was failing to get the best out of the collective group (or better said, that he was not only failing to get the best out of the group but rather causing us to underperform with the talent available to him).
Your comments really set you apart from a lot of other online personalities that are all-aboard the Berhalter-Out train over the last 2 weeks, but seemingly have minimized or ignored their previous support for him. Sometimes even from people who were very strong defenders of his rehiring. That is mainly people in the corporate media space, who seem to just blow with the wind, in my opinion.
Keep doing your thing, in terms of the authenticity of your opinions. We don't always see things the same in a given moment, but I appreciate the way you articulate the justifications behind your opinions, as opposed to following a trend and/or relentlessly digging in on past opinions.
In terms of the coaching options going forward, I fully agree that USSF needs to get this decision right in order for the full situation to be considered as a positive outcome. I'm not against Nancy nor Cherundolo, and I agree both would be improvements versus GGG. They each have winning pedigrees as managers, which GGG never had. My concern with them is the lack of international experience, which I really think matters when it comes to preparing a team which you don't get significant time with, and which needs to perform during a weeks-long tournament scenario as opposed to a months-long club season. I also think their head coaching experience only coming via MLS might be a detriment with a team mostly composed of players on European club rosters. Aside from GGG's tactical faults, I think he had faults with player management and the type of relationship development / expectation setting / accountability he created between himself and the players. I think someone with European club experience would do better in that fashion, to create a more productive environment that compared to what these players experience at their clubs.
At the time of this comment, Klopp has already respectfully declined, so he's out. Matarazzo is an intriguing option, but I think someone who also presents some of the concerns I have with Nancy/Cherundolo (primarily a lack of international coaching experience). Personally I put a guy like Herve Renard at the top of my wish list. Along with other coaches that have a similar profile of getting international teams to punch above their weight. I'm curious if a couple of the coaches from Copa America and/or Euros, who helped mid-level teams perform well in those competitions, might become available in the coming weeks/months. If so, they would be good options in my opinion.
Shout out to the football fans in the US, I know there should be more, as it is here in South America, speaking from Brazil
We are hurting by together ❤️
Klopp would do so much for us. Something he would do that you didn't mention is raise the bar so that we wouldn't have future 'GGG's.
Haha his bar though is literally one of the best coaches in world football ever.
Cherundolo was my assistant in FM, he's not yet ready to lead the national team.
Are you available?
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Great advice
Gregg needed to go but this reality is this… our infrastructure, talent and Standing is a round of 16 World Cup knockouts .
This team is no where close to 2000s in terms of best teams .
Winning in Europe doesn’t mean anything because their teammates and club setup there had everything to do with them winning .
This team lacks the heart toughness and grit of those teams. And omg the back lines , midfields and GK might eat this group alive.
5 million people watched Olympic trials .
Again Gregg needed to go. But soccer is never going to go anywhere with the stranglehold of the other sports here.
And again I’ll fight anyone that this is our most talented team. Club success hinges way more on their club coach, teammates and potential strengths and weaknesses of their leagues compared to national teams
17 million people watch a regular season NFL game. 38 million watched an average playoff game.
It’s never going to be the top sport. It’s not gonna get close . Success grown, yes, but let’s be realistic
Again Gregg deserved to get fired but NFLs over, the NBA was over
. The same number of people watched golf as watched the national team.
I’m all for Gregg being fired
But we need to be realistic where soccer is, and isn’t . Where it can maybe get to, and where it can’t.
And imo how incredibly flawed this team is at many positions - both starting and depth wise. You wanna make a deep international run? We need no less than 5 new starters
We need an international coach.
You hire someone cheap, you get shitty work.
That's why we need to hire the best person.
You get what you pay for.
Is it crazy that I want them to either hire one of the pie-in-the-sky options (Klopp) or someone that only the most hipster of football hipsters has heard of? None of the names floating around are inspiring to me, although that doesn’t mean they couldn’t succeed. I’m hoping an exhaustive search comes up with something new
I don’t think that’s crazy at all. I wish we were three weeks faster on Fabian Hurzeler
I can’t see Klopp wanting the job. Dude just spent 7 years battling Pep, while FSG neglected to spend the same money as the other clubs. He wants, and is going to take a break. This team would require way more work than he’s looking for, maybe after the 26 WC he’ll be interested in a new project.
I hate the fact that all 4 people you say are likely to get the job have zero international experience.
We need someone for 18 months who knows the international game and doesn’t have a “learning curve”.
I liked cherundolo just fine as a player, but if they hire him for more of the same 🐂💩 establishment yesmanning, then I'm picking a new sport to follow.
Upgrade in general but not ambitious.
US Soccer did what they could to correct the mistake of rehiring Berhalter. Step in the right direction but, you’re right, the replacement is equally important.
We all want Klopp. He’s the man we’re all wishing for.
To make this a good decision they need to get two choices correct. They hit 1/1 so far.
Your happy dance at the opening 😂 love it. Yes, I agree. Now it's about correctly taking the next steps 🤞
Love your optimism (and we need it), but I have very little faith in their capabilities to make the right decision. The USSF is rife with politics and special interests. That being said, there is an awesome pool of people to choose from so I think we could turn the ship around. Time is of the essence. We need to be building our team confidence up now.
What we need is for the players to drop their egos, not be lazy, take pride, and buy in to the vision of the new coach. It needs to be all in. We need a coach who instills fear yet also demands respect. Not someone who is your “friend” or sneaker pal.
What we need is for the players to not have a say in the coach at all. Make it an objective hire based on winning.
@@ItsCalledSoccer agreed 💯
Ahhhh yes he did sir!!! And it ain't about how long it took to get you on our side, it's just that you made it. So I'd love to hear your top three picks for a new coach? Wondering if you think Crocker needed to go as well?
I don’t have enough info on Crocker to make an informed decision but I’m gonna see how this plays out. My choices:
1. Klopp
2. Renard
3. Matarazzo
@@ItsCalledSoccer I like your picks, both written and on video. I just really question USSF to do the right thing and make a true effort to hire the BEST coach. We've done it for the ladies, lets do it for the men!
It’s stephano Pioli for me, but I’m pretty sure he’s not super fluent with English so that’s a no go. Next is poch, then I’ll take matorazzo. Crocker seemed to say we’re gonna hire the best and we’re not going the cheap route. So there you go. Honestly I’d take Lampard 4th.
Would already know how to best utilize Puli!
Nobody Gonna Miss Gregg Berhalter Only Pulisic Because He Favors Pulisic Promoting Him Seem like They Are Love Partners.
While I love Nancy as a coach, I definitely would be worried ab implementing such a volatile, careful system for international soccer, which varies your player pool and the types of teams you play so much
Also a Klopp hire would send american soccer focus into the stratosphere, it would do so much for us even if he just brings us to a RO16/quarters exit just based on his name and style of play alone
We need a proven, no nonsense coach with international experience, no time for on-the-job learning. Cherundolo is a fine MLS coach, but he is not the anwer right now. Jürgen Klopp (not happening), Hervé Renard, Jogi Löw, Mauricio Pochetino, Thomas Tuchel, and Wilfred Nancy would be my preferences in that order. Fabian Hürzeler, Pellegrino Matarazzo , David Wagner, and even Steve Cherundolo are American coaches to consider (if being American is a must) after 2026. Lastly, this is a sarcastic comment, but I would not be surprised if the USSF ends up hiring Jay Berhalter. :)
I would love to see MAURICIO POCHETTINO become the USMNT manager too, but supposedly England wants him as well and their players actually feature for their clubs. But...
Could the former Argentina national team player actually accept the job to manage the Three Lions?
We shall see.
Cherundulo will NOT excite the fans honestly and he isn't proven enough. He's promising and better than GGG, but he's not the guy for this gig. USSF is trying to push him out there along with Southgate, who is even worse.
Love the video, Jake. I want our manager, whoever he is, to be a non-American who will look at our player pool with fresh eyes.
Fair opinion I think!
I think Pellegrino Matarazzo is the best likely option. I don't see getting any other current MLS coach as a step up.
Im pretty sure Dolo has lost all 3 tournaments hos team has been in. Ultimately, he met expectations with the talent he has and nothing more.
Matarrazzo has another year on contract and will want to coach in the europa league.
Nancy is a good nod.
Should also mention Renard, Poch and Gallardo. And if feeling spicy, Tuchel or Allegri.
This is not the beginning of the end,But the end of the beginning
The wheel weaves as the wheel wills.
USSF needs to find a manager who can get the best out of this group of players.
Don't get too excited. Anoter MLS coach, Steve Cherundolo, is the front runner to replace him.
It’s not over yet friend
@@ItsCalledSoccer I have a very strong feeling that they did not want to get rid of Berhalter but the pressure, finally, was put on US Soccer so they had no choice. However, people are jumping for joy instead of starting to pressure them to make sure they don't hire another MLS coach. I'm sure Don Garber doesn't want that, but who the hell cares what he wants. MLS does not have the USMNT at all.
I feel vindicated!!! I’ve been saying this since he was petty and kept John Brooks off the team!!!! We must be grateful for Timo Weah’s stupidity. In the Copa America competition, the only red cards that were called( we know there was more), that could have seriously hurt the player. Not due to frustration!
Just read your substack and it felt very personal. How do you support your claims? Those were the guys trying to get Gregg out for some time and have been proven right…
So I think there is a huge difference here. I was criticizing incorrect reporting on Matt Crocker’s travels and whipping the fanbase into a frenzy calling for his head. I did not and have not criticized them for having the opinion that Gregg isn’t the right coach or should be fired.
@@ItsCalledSoccerhas someone come out officially to claim that Crocker was not in Europe during the Copa America? Was he attending the Uruguay match?
And why shouldn’t they be calling for his head? They have been calling for it for a long time. The evidence that made you jump ship only added to their position. They felt this entire 2nd term was an insult to injury.
I'm not American (im English) but do keep an eye on you guys, and I'm happy for you guys, like you said Jake almost anyone you hire will be an upgrade (I've got to say I did laugh that Gio Reyna liked that Berhalter fired post on Instagram 😂) I don't see you getting Jurgen Klopp, but there are plenty of coaches you could realistically get, though I think Cherundolo would be an improvement, USSF should aim higher, be bold, though I don't think he'll accept, ask Klopp the question, worst he can say is no, ask guys like Pochettino, Herve Renard, etc, just throw caution to the wind
There are members of the US Football media advocating for us to hire Southgate 😂 I kid you not.
@Agtsmirnoff I hope you don't, how he sets his team up is incredibly frustrating, he only usually attacks if we go behind, and if we go 1-0 up he just gets them to sit back and defend, England have the squad to potentially do something big (its the best squad ive seen us have in my life), if we did, it'd be in spite of Southgate
I don’t want him but also dude has gotten to two international finals and has a chance to win the Euros this weekend. Would you not want a Euros winner as our head coach?
@ItsCalledSoccer like I said he's an incredibly frustrating manager, yes they got to 2 finals, but honestly that group of players are brilliant (really the best England squad ive seen in my lifetime) we should have won the last Euro final, we went 1-0 up early, and then sat back and became the architects of our own downfall, his substitutions are often quite questionable (particularly the timing of some of them) and in the Southgate era our record vs top teams isn't good (6 wins out of 27 against top 10 teams before Euro 2024) I just think you guys could do a lot better, honestly Southgate was linked with having the Man Utd job after the Euros earlier this year, Man Utd fans weren't happy about that
@@ItsCalledSoccer He has a squad stacked with Premier League top half starters, the highest scorer in Germany, and a Champion's League winner.
He's literally Berhalters British equivalent just with more talent at his disposal.
It don’t matter which coach you bring in. You can try Ferguson, Klopp, Ancelotti, Pep, Mauhrinho, and Alonso as a super squad of coaches and it’s not going to matter when the players are simply bad. You need genuinely talented footballers in the US system, and perhaps there are some on the come up, but outside of Pulisic, and occasionally McKennie, none of the players on this squad fit that criteria. These guys have no technical ability and are reacting to the game rather than making the game react to them. That’s why every scoring opportunity is squandered, because they are thinking about what to do, rather than already knowing what to do.
We need to hit LeBron up to float the Klopp salary 😂
I’d love for our domestic coaching pool to be stronger, but it just isn’t. Simply facts. We have to go outside the US and MLS for this hire but the Federation also has to have a better plan to improve coaching and management in the US. The MLS has the money to fly the coaches over to UEFA clinics in the off season for certification. The US certification structure, as it stands right now, just isn’t strong enough. Ideally the US would have a stronger confederation above it but we are in CONCACAF unfortunately. I know some will dismiss this as Eurosnobism but sadly I just can’t trust the USSF or CONCACAF for coaching development right now. I’d obviously prefer the US to have the structure but that’s going to take some time and investment.
Steve would be exactly like ggg, from the points you gave, so absolutely no thanks. I just want someone with simple tactics, man management skills, and how about international experience for a change
Yuuuuup
I do not hate Berhalter. I think he's not a good coach or leader. But one thing I will say about him is that he is a pretty good recruiter. That being said, he is clearly not suited to be the USMNT manager. I would absolutely love Klopp to be the manager obviously, but I think that's a pipe dream. Sadly, I think the US Soccer Federation is like most national team federations in that there's a lot of politics and corruption going on within its ranks. You only have to look at Berhalter's hiring and rehiring to see that. Of our realistic choices, I think Matarazzo would be our best choice. But since his name has already been mentioned by the talking heads on tv, it's likely going to be Cherundolo. Not sure how I feel about that. At least he has actual accomplishments as opposed to Berhalter. I don't know much about him as a manager, since as you said, LAFC spends more than most all of the other MLS teams. It's a little like how I feel about Zidane as a manager, though I have more belief in Zizou's coaching chops. Fingers crossed...
For sure I don’t think Berhalter deserves the seething hatred that he gets. Look at our team now from when he took over. That is partly because of him.
Herve Renard?
Sorry I don't really get the Herve Renard hype. His record is pretty up and down.
@@jackied962 he takes teams and makes them better than the sum of their parts. He’s won the African cup with two different teams. He’s beaten Argentina with Saudi Arabia. What exactly aren’t you seeing?
A strong choice
US soccer made a mistake and wasted two years with Gregg . He should’ve never been rehired and they to should resign on moral grounds if they had any integrity. Will see if they will hire a good if not great coach or they will hire another nepo hire or another buddy of them .
Agree. First 4 years ok I can understand but the 2nd tenure was never going to go incredibly well.
I’d prefer to go with a coach with actual national team coaching experience. It’s Herve renard or Hugo Perez
Renard should be way ahead of Hugo Perez
@@ItsCalledSoccer agreed.
Sérgio Conceição, Renard, Poch, Tuchel.
I like Renard, I could be happy with Poch.
🎉🎉🎉
* Hervé Renard *
Hoping for Pochettino or Tuchel.
To be honest, unless GGG becomes my doctor, I dont really care. However the criticism against GGG is mostly incorrect. All one has to do is analyze Richard's foul/ yellow card to understand. I have only heard one person be correct on this.
Now hopefully usmnt can find a suitable replacement like Pat Noonan
Would be solid actually but I don’t think he’s ready to leave Cincy and I doubt fans would be happy about another MLS coach not named Nancy.
Jose Perkerman is a free agent now
Marcelo Galardo is a free agent now
Here are two great Coach option for the USMNT
I was wondering who this 'jake landau" was. What was your channel named before?
It’s a shame Jake attacked Pete and straight red card. I watch all USMNT content but will not watch Jake again.
Sorry to see you go. Stay well.
I think we all should've realized that Gregg wasnt the man for the job when the most entertaining and most successful football that we've played with this generation was under the interim of the interim BJ Callaghan
Jake, you dont have to go down to the dark side and talk smack on other CZcamsrs. You can still turn back!
Im chillin. I’m not talking any smack. I said their opinions are valid and they’re great entertainment, but don’t use a false report to try and drum up rage amongst passionate fans who follow them.
they could hire guardiola and the usmnt would still be decades below conmebol level
In terms of the USSF firing Gregg Berhalter, it would have looked terrible if they didn't. It is the right decision, but at the same time, it is a decision that they should have never had to take in the first place. While it is true that the 2022 World Cup campaign overall wasn't a failure, the team was unable to beat Wales in their group. The USMNT accomplished the minimum to get out of their group. Then, looking at the qualifiers, the USMNT ended up 3rd place, behind the worst Mexican National Team in history and tied in points with the 4th place that was Costa Rica. The USMNT failed to beat El Salvador, a national team that, without being disrespectful to them, has absolutely nothing to offer in terms of player quality when compared to the USMNT. Then, as Jake mentions, Gregg Berhalter never won anything with any of the teams he coached in his career. It would appear that his only accomplishment as a coach was to be the brother of one of the people in US Soccer at the time that he was initially hired. This is why people like me have been calling for Berhalter to be fired long before he was rehired. If you include the fact that the performance of the team regressed after he was rehired, I think I would have called for all USSF officials to resign if they decided to keep Berhalter after the failure at Copa America.
As for who may replace Berhalter, I know that everyone would love for Jurgen Klopp to be the one, but I have to say that there is probably less than 1% chance of him taking over the USMNT, and this 1% does not take into account whether he would be interested in coaching the USMNT. As for the reasons, I am reading that people close to him says that he requires 10 million a year to coach a national team. The USSF probably has the money, but they won't spend that amount of money for a coach (though I am hoping that they prove me wrong) even as they said today that money won't be an issue in their search for a new coach.
And talking about the USSF, as I heard in Fox Soccer, the USSF said that they will do a worldwide search for a national coach, and that money is not a concern. This is the exact same thing they said before rehiring Berhalter, so I am concerned that they will make a terrible pick again.
As for who I think should be the next person, it depends on a lot of factors. If they have to pick someone from MLS, I would say Wilfred Nancy. I know that Jake mentioned he would still have some concerns from a stylistic standpoint. However, I would point out that Nancy has some important differences with Berhalter, being the first one that Nancy has won trophies and Berhalter hasn't. However, a more important difference is that the center forwards score very little with Berhalter Ball because he likes to utilize the wingers to create overloads on the wings in a way that results in the wingers being the ones taking the chances to score or the whole thing devolving into bombarding the area with crosses when winning the ball in the air is not one of our available forward's best strengths. On the other hand, center forwards in Nancy's team score significantly more. As Jake suggested, I think Cherundolo is not experienced enough. If they still want to hire an American but are not limiting themselves to MLS, Pellegrino Matarazzo would be the obvious choice, though he said as recently as last year that he is not interested in the job at this moment (maybe because Berhalter was the coach at the time and he wanted to be diplomatic). If the USSF is considering a foreigner outside MLS, there are several options depending on how much they are willing to pay and if they would accept a coach that does not speak English, last requirement which I believe is not as important as some people believe (Carlos Queiroz speaks zero percent Farsi, yet he qualified Iran to the 2022 World Cup before any other team in the world).
I think the USSF needs to call up Jogi Löw
My pool in no particular order.
Nancy
Cherundolo
Schmetzer
Herve Renard
Matarazoo
David Wagner
David Moyes
I like it!
Count me out too. I highly appreciated your point of view and well thought game analysis. But now it seems you joined the Never Greggers. Being Happy for someone losing his job is classless. Even Fútbol Americas pretended better. Good thing Ale Moreno called them out.
But yeah, I can’t watch your content anymore. I am happy we will get a new coach but gee…. I would recognize all the good GGG did too. Nice dance though 🤦🏼♂️ 🤦🏼♂️ 🤦🏼♂️
Jesse Marsch is a coach associated with a specific style of play. It's early days, but he has demonstrated an ability to quickly mold a team.
Fuck realistic. GET KLOPP
AGREE
USSF doesn't really want Jurgen because they don't want to give up the control he'll want. Which is why their where their at...
Why bring him back for Copa at all?!!
Also Matarazzo has never represented the US…
Thanks for that my mistake
Get Herve!!!
Jakey... BERHALTER IN!!!!
After an extensive search we’ve decided to re re hire Gregg
@@ItsCalledSoccer It's the US Soccer Federation - ELECTRIC BOOGALOO!
Jebediah Berhalter
Important things need to change at our Federation;
1) The Federation must remove any and all MLS people starting with Garber. We need to expand our player pool and MLS is not an asset for doing that…..especially with no relegation.
2) Sporting Director Crocker needs to go back to Southampton or Wales. He is not a soccer man - he’s a monetizing man.
3) we need to hire a coach outside if MLS and with proven success. We need new ideas.
4) our best young players need options outside of the NCAA.
Your list outside of Klopp is laughable. No to any MLS coaches - period!
Ugh, no MLS coaches please.
It's amazing that your Zoomer shirt even has the "it's" in all lowercase letters like the Zoomers incorrectly write.
No one understands you.
You never once criticized Gregg Berhalter's tactics in any meaningful way. None of you guys did. I've been putting out articles since 2011. I pointed out for years that the team didn't pass and move properly, which Gregg fixed before the Colombia game. You all just insulted MLS players being in the staring lineup. You once said that you were terrified that Walker Zimmerman was starting vs Mexico since he was an MLS center back. He went on to play well in the World Cup. European clubs don't rate American players. You have coaching badges, but you blamed Sebastian Lletget for not being effective against a low-block of 10 guys when he was double-teamed along the sideline with no one making runs or moving into space or checking to the ball. Anyone who knew what they were talking about would've said Gregg puts attacking midfielders too deep with too many defensive responsibilities, so they can't link with the attack.
Colin I have videos literally available to watch at any time talking about Gregg’s tactics. I’m pretty sure one is even called “MY PROBLEM WITH GREGG BERHALTER” and the thumbnail says “what are these tactics?”
Apologize to Straight Red Card. Nobody will watch your show until you do.
No thanks. And 125k people this month would disagree.
You are on the wrong side of history. They were influential in steering USMNT in the right direction.
I lost respect for you with this video.
Cheers Mr. Goblin
Your lack of respect sustains him. 😂
Why
USSF needs to find a manager who can get the best out of this group of players.