USMNT - The Gregg Berhalter Era

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fact that Bradley/Trapp are our only two options for the 6 says more about the crappy US development system than I could ever say....

Canuose is a 6 also, and is up and coming. He may figure in in the future.

[Anonymous]

Forgot about Canouse. Durkin has potential as well. I also wonder if we might want to naturalize someone like Lucho Acosta. He won’t be called up by Argentina and he has a green card already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Forgot about Canouse. Durkin has potential as well. I also wonder if we might want to naturalize someone like Lucho Acosta. He won’t be called up by Argentina and he has a green card already.

Acosta is a good player -- much better than average for MLS. But if we're ever going to beat teams like Argentina we need to develop our own world-class players instead of just taking their rejects. And that means getting US Soccer out from under the dead weight of MLS and their passive, indifferent player development system and creating one that works better for the USMNT. Maybe use England as a model: I mean they only won the U17 World Cup and the U20 World Cup and came in 4th in the senior World Cup in the same year...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Forgot about Canouse. Durkin has potential as well. I also wonder if we might want to naturalize someone like Lucho Acosta. He won’t be called up by Argentina and he has a green card already.

Acosta is a good player -- much better than average for MLS. But if we're ever going to beat teams like Argentina we need to develop our own world-class players instead of just taking their rejects. And that means getting US Soccer out from under the dead weight of MLS and their passive, indifferent player development system and creating one that works better for the USMNT. Maybe use England as a model: I mean they only won the U17 World Cup and the U20 World Cup and came in 4th in the senior World Cup in the same year...

That’s nice but we’re not there yet... Acosta’s 24 and getting better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Forgot about Canouse. Durkin has potential as well. I also wonder if we might want to naturalize someone like Lucho Acosta. He won’t be called up by Argentina and he has a green card already.

Acosta is a good player -- much better than average for MLS. But if we're ever going to beat teams like Argentina we need to develop our own world-class players instead of just taking their rejects. And that means getting US Soccer out from under the dead weight of MLS and their passive, indifferent player development system and creating one that works better for the USMNT. Maybe use England as a model: I mean they only won the U17 World Cup and the U20 World Cup and came in 4th in the senior World Cup in the same year...

That’s nice but we’re not there yet... Acosta’s 24 and getting better

...aaaand he's gone. https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1090878304024973312

[Anonymous]

So he’s good enough for PSG, but wouldn’t be good enough for the USMNT? Hmmmm...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So he’s good enough for PSG, but wouldn’t be good enough for the USMNT? Hmmmm...

I think you're missing one really important detail: He's not a US citizen and never was. He only lived here 3 years (minimum for citizenship is 5) and now he's off to France.

For all the effort it would take to make Acosta one of ours we could develop a younger player who doesn't have a citizenship issue and enjoy a better long-term benefit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So he’s good enough for PSG, but wouldn’t be good enough for the USMNT? Hmmmm...

I think you're missing one really important detail: He's not a US citizen and never was. He only lived here 3 years (minimum for citizenship is 5) and now he's off to France.

For all the effort it would take to make Acosta one of ours we could develop a younger player who doesn't have a citizenship issue and enjoy a better long-term benefit.

Plus, I think Acosta's chances of someday wearing an Argentina shirt just got a lot better...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So he’s good enough for PSG, but wouldn’t be good enough for the USMNT? Hmmmm...

I think you're missing one really important detail: He's not a US citizen and never was. He only lived here 3 years (minimum for citizenship is 5) and now he's off to France.

For all the effort it would take to make Acosta one of ours we could develop a younger player who doesn't have a citizenship issue and enjoy a better long-term benefit.

Plus, I think Acosta's chances of someday wearing an Argentina shirt just got a lot better...

Definitely improved his chances. Also, to the poster above, you mean just like we developed and gave opportunities to Jonathan Gonzalez?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So he’s good enough for PSG, but wouldn’t be good enough for the USMNT? Hmmmm...

I think you're missing one really important detail: He's not a US citizen and never was. He only lived here 3 years (minimum for citizenship is 5) and now he's off to France.

For all the effort it would take to make Acosta one of ours we could develop a younger player who doesn't have a citizenship issue and enjoy a better long-term benefit.

Plus, I think Acosta's chances of someday wearing an Argentina shirt just got a lot better...

Definitely improved his chances. Also, to the poster above, you mean just like we developed and gave opportunities to Jonathan Gonzalez?

He developed mostly in Mexico, where he plays professionally. But the way he was handled is just another in a long line of screwups by US Soccer. Why are you surprised? Now they're allowing MLS to screw up Tab Ramos' U-20 World Cup plans by holding players back because all they really care about is placating Don Garber, who's basically the real boss of the federation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So he’s good enough for PSG, but wouldn’t be good enough for the USMNT? Hmmmm...

I think you're missing one really important detail: He's not a US citizen and never was. He only lived here 3 years (minimum for citizenship is 5) and now he's off to France.

For all the effort it would take to make Acosta one of ours we could develop a younger player who doesn't have a citizenship issue and enjoy a better long-term benefit.

Plus, I think Acosta's chances of someday wearing an Argentina shirt just got a lot better...

Definitely improved his chances. Also, to the poster above, you mean just like we developed and gave opportunities to Jonathan Gonzalez?

He developed mostly in Mexico, where he plays professionally. But the way he was handled is just another in a long line of screwups by US Soccer. Why are you surprised? Now they're allowing MLS to screw up Tab Ramos' U-20 World Cup plans by holding players back because all they really care about is placating Don Garber, who's basically the real boss of the federation.

Im not surprised. Seems like par for the course

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Forgot about Canouse. Durkin has potential as well. I also wonder if we might want to naturalize someone like Lucho Acosta. He won’t be called up by Argentina and he has a green card already.

Acosta is a good player -- much better than average for MLS. But if we're ever going to beat teams like Argentina we need to develop our own world-class players instead of just taking their rejects. And that means getting US Soccer out from under the dead weight of MLS and their passive, indifferent player development system and creating one that works better for the USMNT. Maybe use England as a model: I mean they only won the U17 World Cup and the U20 World Cup and came in 4th in the senior World Cup in the same year...

That’s nice but we’re not there yet... Acosta’s 24 and getting better

...aaaand he's gone. https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1090878304024973312

Bummer for us. It was fun to watch him and Rooney together last year. He's an exciting player.