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About Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast:
U.S. Soccer legend Alexi Lalas discusses the biggest stories in the world of soccer from an American perspective. Join Alexi and soccer guru David Mosse, as they break down the USMNT, USWNT, MLS, Bundesliga, Premier League, World Cup & everything in between.
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27 Comments
USMNT will never be.
Completely agree. The squad is mediocre too. Nothing Golden about them
I have always wished and hoped that Alexis would take the helm as the coach for US! In his playing days, he was smart and tough and he can be equally as smart as a coach! Plus heâs got fire in him that can bring out the best in players! Alexis would you please consider it!
If Dest is what we are looking to as our best option you know our players are all mediocre. Dest wasnât good enough to play in top level european clubs. FCB couldnât give him away. None of the places he went to âon loanâ wanted to keep him. So clearly we lack talent (with very few exceptions) to be able to compete. Not really a âgolden generationâ. Theres a lot of work to be done. Starting with the organizational structure.
No team cohesion. Other countries have more spirit and play in a culture where football is the top dog and not 8th place attention wise like in the USA.
Kinda sad tbh Iâm Canadian, usa should be light years ahead of us in soccer, but yet here we are going to the semis in a massive international tournament
How do people tolerate this guy?
It is weird listening to Americans talk soccer.
I canât stand this clown.
Ah america, failing again. How has so much money been poured in to football in the US yet yous are still this bad?
Wanna know why? Grit and determination. Too many players earning too much doesn't matter if they win lose or draw
I'm over the Gio talk. He's been a ton of hype. Why? He came off the bench for NF a few times, who are in a relegation battle every year, and didn't do much.
Idk how this is supposed to be "the best" US team when most don't start for their clubs, or their clubs are not great, or they're role players, not playmakers. Pulisic was a super sub at Chelsea and has looked great at Milan, but he's really the odd man out. Everyone else is expendable.
Turner didn't even play all of last season for NF as well bc too many mistakes. The US at one point had like 4 solid GKs at once (Howard, Keller, Friedel, Hahnemann, Guzan).
Now? Not even close.
Usmnt is trash! Couldn't even get out of the group stage…in the US! đ
dont worry, Infantino will get you in the group with Maurituania and other two unknown teams from the 200 one's competing
Yup – thatâs an honest take. They were mediocre at best and itâs painful to see only Pulisic try in every match and maybe Jedi. Everyone else was sluggish at best.
Golden generation got to their heads before they can even earn that title. Itâs more of a tarnished generation at this point.
I do wish Reyna would have imposed himself more. Puliscic is great but the others need to step up.
How about coach ?
Your problem is assuming you have a great team. You think that the national team is on higher level than it actually is. Come back down and accept the fact that the US is at an amateurish level compared to the bigger teams
Pulisic has no impact on a game as well. Him and Reyna created nothing.
Canada now better than the USA and Mexico đ
Gio wasn't invisible. People always think that players have to score/assist in order to standout. Also, Gregg is having Gio play in the wrong half of the midfield. Gregg needs to have him on the opposing half at the top of the semi-circle.
Lalas, you were as good as a player as a donkey, so shut it.
Listen. I was at 2022 world cup USA vs Netherlands Round 16 . . The knockout phase of a World Cup is a Major leap for this squad. Netherlands đłđ± just toyed with US . . đșđž was never close to the ball in open play and their MF & defensive structure was easily broken . . Ill stop there. It was EYE OPENING
Big mouth only know to criticize
He's right about Turner….my god….the team will be fine though. QF in 2026
Pretty difficult for Reyna to make an impact when the coach has him out of position, he's not a me midfielder
I am staggered by the lack of nuance amongst the fan base. People claiming about players are trash bc we lost to Panama. Look at how shite France looked compared to Spain, with a billion dollar squadâŠâŠitâs almost as if the coaching had something to do with it.
Mckennie was one of Juveâs best midfielders this year, Pulisic was amongst the top combined goals and assists in the entire league, Richards a regular in a mid table Premier League team, ARob Fulhams player of the season, Reyna despite a bad year clearly has potential to be world class (if you donât agree, then you donât know ball), Tyler when fit can be an elite DM, and Balogun is worth 30M on transfer market. We are in the top 15 teams in the world on transfermarket value. Itâs all the people that are either casual fans or corportate shills like Lalas that make the argument the players arenât good enough. Yes, we do have a weakness in goal though, Iâll grant that.