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Episode 1: Arena's 3 big mistakes, and is a "braver" style for the USMNT even possible?
FromScuffed | U.S. soccer, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America
Episode 1: Arena's 3 big mistakes, and is a "braver" style for the USMNT even possible?
FromScuffed | U.S. soccer, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We talk about Bruce Arena's three biggest mistakes in World Cup qualifying, and go on a walkabout on the hiring of a new USMNT general manager and what a "braver," as Hugo Perez put it, type of American soccer might look like.
1:00 the logic of playing your kids when they're already playing for big clubs
14:30 Arena's benching of Geoff Cameron
20:40 the perils of challenging yourself in Europe for USMNT players
25:00 general manager hiring ramble
31:20 the USMNT's subpar play in general in recent years
37:30 does a cohesive style mean we have to favor physicality over skill?
1:00 the logic of playing your kids when they're already playing for big clubs
14:30 Arena's benching of Geoff Cameron
20:40 the perils of challenging yourself in Europe for USMNT players
25:00 general manager hiring ramble
31:20 the USMNT's subpar play in general in recent years
37:30 does a cohesive style mean we have to favor physicality over skill?
Released:
Feb 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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