Post by usasoccerboy on Oct 10, 2021 19:11:31 GMT -6
There were more than 75% of the named squad that have absolutely no business being mentioned in the same breath as the USMNT.
How on God's green Earth can we STILL start Zardes, Acosta, Lletget, etc. and STILL think we can win? You have a forward in Zardes who has the finishing ability of a CB, Acosta has the touch of a rhinoceros in the middle of the field, and Lletget can seem to figure out that he's supposed to be playing soccer.
The worst part of watching the game today, and really any game that we've been on the losing side recently? There is ZERO sense of urgency to get anything done as the game gets further and further closer to the end. For God's sakes, we had a guy in the last 10 seconds of the game pick a ball up for a throw in, look for 10 seconds, and then decide to set the ball down to let someone else take it... and then the referee blew the whistle! It's like watching a bunch of kindergartners play soccer. And these guys get paid! It's absolutely absurd, and they should be embarrassed with themselves, as should US Soccer as a whole.
Whatever their GRAND plans are aren't working. We keep seeing it time and time again with poor quality on the field, and even worse coaching.
We need a new coach and a better selections of players. That's at least a start.
Totally agree. I also want to add, what was Bello doing on the team, much less the field? His last game before this was atrocious, so what made Berhalter call him and and give him a start? Why is Hoppe not played? Busio can make things happen on the field and if his defensive liability is a concern, then how is he worse than the midfielders you mentioned.
There needs to be a list of players team USA should never again call up and that would include Zardes and Sargent. I do not want to hear about all the extra work they do. Forwards that cannot score are useless.
