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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The unfortunate thing is, for all of the problems with the current US coach, I actually think he had the best squad out there under the circumstances.

You can quibble at the margins, and there were some injury factors, but that is true for every national team after the long club season.

So no, there are not a bunch of less athletic, better soccer players that would have made a difference.  Aaronson has more skills than half of the starting lineup, and better soccer IQ than almost any American, but I think a front 3 of Pulisic, Balogun and Weah, with Reyna, plus two of McKennie, Adams and Musah in the midfield, is the best the US can do right now.  Reyna is a better fit with that group than Aaronson.

The creativity and vision is not awful, it's just not on par with the top, top level.  But there is no easy solution.

There are some exciting young players, but honestly fewer for the US now than many other high/mid-level national teams.

Most likely, the US will work hard and continue to hover as a top 20-30 soccer nation, regardless of coach / player selection.  They can have good luck and make the quarterfinals of major tournaments, maybe even higher.

Or they can have bad luck and fail to get out of the group stage, like this Copa.  That happens to almost every country.  Complete failures like not making the 2018 World Cup will be very rare, especially with the World Cup expansion.[/quote]

Reyna and Aaronnsen can't even get minutes on their bottom dwelling club teams. There are better players out there. [/quote]

True, loads of better players, but not Americans.  What American player would you slot in ahead of Aaronson and Reyna in a major tournament today?

I would love if there were multiple options to create chances against a team like Uruguay, but I don't know any American I would pick ahead of them.[/quote]

You would never know, because Gregggggg doesn't give anyone a chance.  There are guys in mid season form in MLS, but Gregggggg would rather have European cast offs who don't play any real minutes.  Aaronson and Reyna have talent.  I'd even say they are good players on their day.  The problem is that they are not currently in form and that shows.  
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