What’s shocking, beyond the fact it leaked at all, is the supposed fact that this guy was the choice amongst the players. As finalists leaked out, the team was supposedly unanimously in favor of him over the alternatives.Butt Fugly!! Burrhalter Ball results in a 5-1 loss to Columbia. Brazil Wednesday & Copa America. will be an instant reply as long as this dipstick is our coach.
I saw some scores on google when I pulled up something about the US game. Didn't realize the game wasn't over yet. 3-2 Brazil with Brazilian subs lineup."we're treating it seriously", "we'll try different looks", "to gain information and prepare for the Copa America" bla, bla bla ad nauseum. Not one word about winning the match in Burrhalter's pre-match presser.
Having ragged on the coach, the players pretty much sucked themselves, starting with Matt Turner and on down the roster. No one had a good game.
BTW, Mex rallied and I think it ended 2-2 vs Brazil. Uh Oh!
3-2 Brazil."we're treating it seriously", "we'll try different looks", "to gain information and prepare for the Copa America" bla, bla bla ad nauseum. Not one word about winning the match in Burrhalter's pre-match presser.
Having ragged on the coach, the players pretty much sucked themselves, starting with Matt Turner and on down the roster. No one had a good game.
BTW, Mex rallied and I think it ended 2-2 vs Brazil. Uh Oh!
This was a friendly. He needs to find a 6 and 5 for Copa because his 1st choice selections are not available. I don't think Cardosa is the answer at 6. Maybe De La Torre but I don't think so. We may be going back to running a pseudo double 6 with Musah and McKennie for the time being until Adams is fit enough to be a regular again. I know no one wants to revisit Kellyn Acosta but he may be a temp stop gap so Musah and McKennie can play their normal positions/styles.I wasn’t able to watch the game because I’m out camping but if Berhalter starts Cardoso and Scally in the Copa he should be fired immediately. This “we’ll try this and that” was what screwed us in the last WC. You get your best players on the field and let the play off each other. Sticking this guy in then that guy in is crap.
And referees need to start treating Pulisic like the star he is. The number of cynical fouls, grabs and drag downs on him as he's getting ready to blow by MFs and defenders is just ridiculous. That happens to Vini Jr or Mbappe and there's a card coming out no matter when in the game it happens.
Yes to all of this except to Acosta.This was a friendly. He needs to find a 6 and 5 for Copa because his 1st choice selections are not available. I don't think Cardosa is the answer at 6. Maybe De La Torre but I don't think so. We may be going back to running a pseudo double 6 with Musah and McKennie for the time being until Adams is fit enough to be a regular again. I know no one wants to revisit Kellyn Acosta but he may be a temp stop gap so Musah and McKennie can play their normal positions/styles.
Greg needs to go. How much longer are we going to put up with this?
You'd be guessing wrong. I dont think they are trying to win. If you aren't trying to win, there is no reason to pay your coach.My guess is when they put up more money to hire somebody better.
Putting up more money to hire somebody better, doesn't just mean base salary. And all those desires, lack there of, fiscal irresponsibility, etc, etc. Don't affect the fact that we need to put up more money for the coach to win. They are just the possible reasons we don't put up more money.You'd be guessing wrong. I dont think they are trying to win. If you aren't trying to win, there is no reason to pay your coach.
In 2022, Phillip Montgomery had a higher base salary than GB. Incredibly, GB hit nearly all his incentives and still only made $2.3 million. Had PM made the NYD bowl, he would have made more overall.
Emma Hayes, the women's coach, has the same base salary and will out earn GB if she wins the WC and he wins the WC.
Some say this is an attempt to make a political statement. Others are more cynical and say it hides deep fiscal responsibility issues at USSF. Im not sure I believe that. I do believe that they are sick of paying legal bills to defend lawsuits by the female players looking to leverage their money and profile. Equal pay for coaches makes defending those lawsuits easier.
GB ranks 12th in base compensation, adjusting for currency values and taxation. Spain is the only legitimate soccer nation that pays a lower base salary, but is amongst the highest paid if the coach reaches the semifinal. Every coach above GB has significantly higher incentives. Yet, the USA dwarfs the world in revenue generated. The team just doesnt see any of it.
And it might be because they aren't trying to win.
Because someone else at USSF is making more money than their counterparts worldwide. Other countries invest in the coaching...the USSF invests in SUM and making $$$ for their advertisers/sponsors.Putting up more money to hire somebody better, doesn't just mean base salary. And all those desires, lack there of, fiscal irresponsibility, etc, etc. Don't affect the fact that we need to put up more money for the coach to win. They are just the possible reasons we don't put up more money.
The announcing crew was saying that can only happen when the call is being reviewed to upgrade to a red.Super weird thing just happened. Chris Richards was whistled for a foul and shown yellow. Foul was about 25 yds from goal and it was in a through ball to Rodrygo. As the US is setting up the wall to defend the free kick, ref is called over for a VAR check. Obviously everyone thinks he's reviewing to see if the card should have been a red card for a DOGSO foul. Video shows that Richards got a good touch on the ball, so not expecting it to be upgraded. Ref comes back and wipes out the foul and the the card on Richards and gives the US the ball in a drop ball. Had no idea you could overturn a foul and restart with VAR like this. I wonder if it's something CONMEBOL and CONCACAF agreed to try in this version of Copa America and not applies to fouls and free kicks given that could result in direct scoring chances.
I've never seen or heard of VAR being applied in this manner.
Right. That's exactly what I was thinking and my understanding for the uses of VAR when reviewing a foul and the appropriate discipline. I've never seen it used like it was in this instance and wasn't even aware it could be used as it was tonight. For me it opens up a can of worms that will drag games on with 10+ minutes of stoppage time almost guaranteed if this becomes a norm. I actually thought the ref mad a good call and the yellow was appropriate given the situation as it definitely would have been seems stopping a promising attack. I didn't think it rose to the level of DOGSO because Rodrygo didn't have the ball yet. That's me.The announcing crew was saying that can only happen when the call is being reviewed to upgrade to a red.
Never seen that in my life, but it isn't bad that it happened! I thought Richards had a good chance of leaving until they showed the closeup.Super weird thing just happened. Chris Richards was whistled for a foul and shown yellow. Foul was about 25 yds from goal and it was in a through ball to Rodrygo. As the US is setting up the wall to defend the free kick, ref is called over for a VAR check. Obviously everyone thinks he's reviewing to see if the card should have been a red card for a DOGSO foul. Video shows that Richards got a good touch on the ball, so not expecting it to be upgraded. Ref comes back and wipes out the foul and the the card on Richards and gives the US the ball in a drop ball. Had no idea you could overturn a foul and restart with VAR like this. I wonder if it's something CONMEBOL and CONCACAF agreed to try in this version of Copa America and not applies to fouls and free kicks given that could result in direct scoring chances.
I've never seen or heard of VAR being applied in this manner.
Given columbia, it was a good result. We had tons of great chances. It was a good confidence boost going into Copa America after that debacle after Columbia.I thought it was a good performance last night. The US had their share of good opportunities on goal and stayed organized in defense.
They really ceded possession to Brazil in the second half and got behind the ball. I thought it would be impossible to withstand that kind of pressure for an entire half to preserve a draw but they did somehow. Even had opportunities in transition to pull ahead.
Definitely a training ground play. And an approach to free kicks from shooting range you don't see often enough. The GKs are ALWAYS cheating to the side the wall is supposed to cover, even Allison was anticipating that way. The 2 runners are basically a distraction to the GK. Get his eyes on something that's not the ball just for a split second. The shot was perfect.Anybody notice Pulisic's goal looked like a playground/practiced play when CP takes his first step toward the ball, 2 of our guys in front of Brazil's wall sprint to the left leaving a hole in the defense and CP places it perfectly in the near corner. What a cool play but I find it hard to believe Burrhalter put it in.
They were fine. At some point not finishing some of those peach chances they created is going to come back to bite them.US was OK today. Should have scored more. Had some defensive sloppyness. But Bolivia sucks.
Robinson and Pulisic combined well.They were fine. At some point not finishing some of those peach chances they created is going to come back to bite them.
Pulisic was world class today. Weah and Hedi were very good. Ream was solid. Scally was good albeit unspectacular. Richards was the one player I thought had a rough game. Number of outlet passes he turned over in bad places. Balogun was decent. His strength is making the dynamic run at the right moment. He needs to finish better. Pepi needs to finish the sitters he was given. If they can grab a 2-0 win against Panama I'll feel OK about them. They seemed to play more direct today and wanting to attack towards goal instead of ragging the ball around the back waiting for a space to open up. It was a good game plan considering the US just was better in the wings than Bolivia was.