World Cup 2026

[Schrödinger's Gerbil]

Honduras and Jamaica aren't that bad, Jamaica has a heap of English born players with Jamaican heritage. I just had a look at the US squad for the last match and its not even a B team its more of a C team.

Pulisic and Reyna are seriously good players, and any team that can have CCV and Trusty paired at the back should not be conceding goals for fun. (I'm pretty sure I saw Noahkai Banks play a couple of games this year and he looked pretty good too)

Its too late in the game to switch mangers but this guys need to start showing a bit of self belief and pride in the jersey.

Like in terms of talent the US should be much more highly regarded than ours but the group plays together and fights for the jersey.



Like this is what it means to the guys.

I'm not saying they're bad, but they're not the type of teams that worry the likes of Germany, Argentina, England, etc.

If they were celebrities, they'd be showing up on Password, $1,000,000 Pyramid, or other game shows rather than starring in blockbusters or Oscar-worthy films. We should be thrashing these teams. The USMNT seems to frequently play down to their opponents but rarely plays up to them.

 

[Rubashov]

I'm not saying they're bad, but they're not the type of teams that worry the likes of Germany, Argentina, England, etc.

If they were celebrities, they'd be showing up on Password, $1,000,000 Pyramid, or other game shows rather than starring in blockbusters or Oscar-worthy films. We should be thrashing these teams. The USMNT seems to frequently play down to their opponents but rarely plays up to them.

The US has enough talent to worry the top teams if they play well. An Australian team with a whole lot less talent at their disposal than the US team nearly took eventual champion Argentina to extra time in the last World Cup.



17 year old Garang Kuol nearly levelled it all with the last kick of the game. The highlights don't really show how hard we pressed them in the last 30 minutes but we were far from disgraced. Im pretty sure nobody in that squad was playing champions league football. (maybe Aaron Mooy at Celtic) and we maybe had one player in the worlds top 5 leagues but we still pressed the world champions to the end.

 

[Schrödinger's Gerbil]

The US has enough talent to worry the top teams if they play well. An Australian team with a whole lot less talent at their disposal than the US team nearly took eventual champion Argentina to extra time in the last World Cup.



17 year old Garang Kuol nearly levelled it all with the last kick of the game. The highlights don't really show how hard we pressed them in the last 30 minutes but we were far from disgraced. Im pretty sure nobody in that squad was playing champions league football. (maybe Aaron Mooy at Celtic) and we maybe had one player in the worlds top 5 leagues but we still pressed the world champions to the end.

Well, on the positive side, the UNMNT finally has decent kits. At least they can lose in style.

 

[Rubashov]

I reckon that looks better

I had one of these as a kid but i think it was a training top not the jersey

it had back and grey stripes on the back and a red front, it was cool as ****.

 

[fishonjazz]

It seems to me that there is some kind of nebulous cultural rot where it comes to the USMNT. I can't specifically identify it, I can't explain it, but the entire endeavor seems to be infused with a deeply embedded losing culture that infects anyone associated with it. I don't expect WC trophies, but I do expect consistently thrashing third-rate footballing countries like Honduras, Panama, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, etc., and I do expect not to be thrashed in turn by solid but unremarkable footballing countries like Switzerland.

I used to be really into the USMNT, hanging on every game and outcome, but now I'm to the point where I almost don't care. It's been that bad. I much prefer to watch the USWNT; they put on a better show and are much more fun to root for and actually win.

I miss the days of Landon Donovan, Kyle Beckerman, Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard, etc. They at least competed and were fun to watch and root for. The current manifestation of the USMNT is just misery all around.

Who was the one with the dreadlocks? He had some nice dreads and I was always envious

 

[Schrödinger's Gerbil]

Who was the one with the dreadlocks? He had some nice dreads and I was always envious

The was Kyle Beckerman who also played for RSL back when RSL was one of the top franchises in the MLS