Bruce Arena Era 2: Electric Boogaloo. USMNT Super Thread

[USABlue]

Davies was on the verge of becoming a star. We played some hawt footie with him. Made everyone around him better. The USMNT was never the same after his injury.

our peak was the summer 09, been downhill ever since

 

[mezzrow]

Not wishing to alarm anyone, but I've been looking into this and a lot of the critical comments seem to mirror the same things being said when England were trying to qualify for USA 94...

I know.

 

[Yank]

Wynalda who has occasionally helps up with coaching the U-19s and U-21s said that the next gen coming up are all robots who have no creativity a few years back. I also think Holden and Davies would have been the side's best 2 players in 2017 (Holden is only 32 and doesn't really need pace). Unfortunately those are probably the 2 biggest positions that we are lacking in. We literally don't have anyone who can distrubute like Holden could anywhere from U-21s to the SR squad. Wood can score arguably as well as Davies could but can't pass and doesn't make everyone around him better. Davies was also excellent at dragging defenders out wide which is something Wood can't do.

If you put those 2 on the squad and suddenly the squad is quite decent. You are 4 deep at striker/forward with Altidore, Davies, Wood and Dempsey. Plus you have Pulisic. Also Bradley is a much better player because he doesn't have to pass.

The USMNT for at least the next 5 years is just going to have to play Pulis-ball and bully sides physically. We are still a handful when we have free kicks. Having Yeldin stay healthy and having Pulisic to develop to the point where he's a reasonable imitation of Bale will help.

Has Wynalda ever said anything positive? Honestly, I don't think he has.

And when was the US ever a creative side? His comments seem a bit off in my opinion.

 

[USABlue]

Bob Bradley helping Bruce out in camp for this lol

 

[verreauxi]

Sigh...I bet Howard will start.

 

[Rook]

Bob Bradley helping Bruce out in camp for this lol

He was the best national team manager we ever had.

 

[USABlue]

He was the best national team manager we ever had.

I'm a big fan of Bobs and have a ton of respect for him. if we were going to bring a former manager back id have preferred him to Arena

 

[Rook]

I BELIEVE THAT DESPITE HAVING A BUNCH OF OVER THE HILL PLAYERS, A MIDFIELD THAT CANT PASS, A DISORGANIZED BACK LINE AND A TEENAGER WHO MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS EVERYONE THINKS HE IS THAT WE CAN WIN A FEW CORNER KICKS AND PERHAPS EVEN EEK A RESULT BECAUSE ITS #$%^ING PANAMA AND THEY KIND OF SUCK TOO

 

[Rook]

Gonzales starting, yikes.

 

[USABlue]

Gonzales starting, yikes.

would've went with Cameron

 

[mmmmsnouts]

Gonzales starting, yikes.

Now I know how all the Brits feel watching England

 

[Rook]

GOAL US looks good!

 

[Connor]

Electric start

 

[USABlue]

PULISIC the savior

 

[Rook]

attack looking great, defense has been kind of poor, but hey its fun!