I know he was loaned out to Solin who play in the second division in Croatia, but he is still only 19 and developing. He really needs to be playing regularly for Hajduk and eventually moving to one of the big leagues as the Croat league isn’t the most competitive tbf. He has shown great ambition going there at such a young age.
@@1972dsrai He was loaned out to that club in 2022. Ha has 50 league games and 12 goals so far. So I think that shows a lot of promise. He played yesterday in the Conference Nations league qualifiers.
Aint nothin but a heartache! Seriously though, thank you and Dustin for sacrificing your weekends to this series. To me its crazy how long soccer seasons are. But I get it, money makes the world go round. Out of all our players I would adore seeing Reyna have his breakout season. To me, easily the biggest raw talent we have. I earnestly hope his dad lets him be an adult and gets out of his career, and he gets steady full games. I honestly think he could be world class eventually.
Honestly I think Balogun will have a better season, this season, he's clearly developing his overall striker play (Monaco wouldn't have let Ben Yedder go if they didn't see something with Balogun) he's just developing vs low blocks, Monaco don't play too many teams who'll give him the space to run in behind, from watching him last year he's clearly slowly developing it, he's still a young guy, give him time
I want to see Weah really improve on his jab. I mean, we know that his hook is world class, but he really needs a solid jab if he is going to consistently set up his hook.
We know you're trolling but Canadians Abroad: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Jonathan David (Lille OSC), Tajon Buchanan (Inter Milan), Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto), Ismael Kone (Marseille), Derek Cornelius (Marseille), Theo Bair (Auxerre) Moise Bombito (OGC Nice), Alistair Johnston (Celtic), Junior Hoilett (Hibs), Cyle Larin (Real Valladolid), Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), Liam Millar (Hull City) and Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) are only a handful of the 120+ Canadians currently playing abroad outside Canada and the U.S. so... a few more than "3 or 4, maybe..." 😘
I like the list. I'd maybe swap Pepi for Weah for a couple reasons: 1. I think Weah has kind of hit his ceiling at Juventus and don't really see him having a more successful season than during 2023/2024. Which is to say that I think he'll be mediocre, get some starts but mostly be used off the bench, and not be a strong contributor in terms of G/A numbers. 2. PSV will be well positioned to steamroll most of their league opponents again this year, and I don't see Luuk de Jong having another year of being healthy throughout the long season. I really think the club will either be forced to use Pepi more because of injury to de Jong, or will be wise to do so, so they start to create that bridge to the future. That will mean lots of goal scoring opportunities for a guy we know has done well when given the chance in that league. I think my general opinion between Weah/Pepi is that you have one who will see another season just like the last while you have another who is primed for a breakout. The latter has me much more excited and he'd therefore be on my list of "must follow".
Ismail Kone, Moise Bombito, Derek Cornelius, Jonathan Davies, Alfonzo Davies, Alistair Johnston, Theo Bair, Liam Miller (and how he recovered Tajon Buchanan
AC Milan just brought in Fofana in the midfield, hopefully he’s going to get loaned out. There were multiple loan offers earlier & Milan flatly rejected them, it seems weird.
Just because you have some players playing abroad doesn’t mean thats necessarily going to translate to a successful national team. A lot will depend on whether Poch can find a system that gets the best out of what he has to work with. He will need to adapt his style for international tournament football. Playing out from the back is probably not going to happen considering who he has in defence and keeper. I’m guessing he will adopt a more pragmatic style playing counter attacking football.
Keep in mind to Pulisic and his supposed underperformance VS the top tier teams; Milan has had poor right backs behind Christian who had little ability to go forward and who were also poor on defense. Christian was constantly tracking back on defense. Piolo even admitted to prioritizing the left side of Theo & Rafa giving them the automatic right to attack, while paying less attention on defense. Piolo required Christian to be more defensive oriented as everyone always knew that Rafa would never track back. Also, Christian ALWAYS stepped up against Liverpool, Bayern, Madrid......he is a big game player, when given the right situation.
We really need 1 of 2 or both things to happen this season. A player no one expects to have a major break through we really haven't had one in several years primarily cause most of the players make their debuts very young. Or more realistically guys who have underperformed or stagnated in development show some production the e.g. the Reynas Baloguns Musahs of the team
Agrees on the first point but not looking likely. What I wasn't to see is EVERYONE stay healthy enough to play the majority of games... Next would be to see someone like Balogun score 15 plus goals minimum.... Musah.... I hope Milans new manager can take him to the next level... Lets see. Reyna needs a move... Why not a top tier championship team?
vean a Tanner Tessmann Daniel, Edelman, Kayden Clark, el hermano menor de Aronson, incluso hay unos jóvenes estadounidenses jugando no estoy seguro si en el Milán o en el inter Randall Creek de Philadelphia Unione es un buen central no sé por qué no lo toman en cuenta además tiene un excelente tiro libre
Not sure if it quite fits the mold of what you're describing, but 18 year old Cole Campbell at Dortmund could be someone who emerges this season in a similar way to how Pulisic and Reyna did in their debut seasons with the 1st team. I saw a recent quote from the Dortmund youth coach that he plays for, after he had a goal and assist in their last game. The coach said something like "he's clearly a 1st team player". Seems primed for a potential breakout around mid-season. But your examples seem to be more about guys in their early 20s, already on 1st team rosters and good contributors in past seasons, ready to become real focal points at their clubs. I'm equally excited for that type of breakout. I'd maybe add Scally to the list, assuming Gladbach have a more stable year and get back into being securely in the top half of the Bundesliga. If he could start around 85-90% of their games (started 73% last year), contribute 6-7 assists (had 4 last year), and help them finish in the top half (14th of 18 in the league last year), I would call that a big step forward in his career during a season in which he'll turn 22 years old.
Juventus will sign another winger, or at least try. I think Weah will be a bench player. It looks like it isn't that Motta doesn't like McKennie, it's that Juventus made him unavailable to him as Mckennie was not willing to sign an extension that suited them. It seems to me that there is some sort of friction between agents and teams regarding fees. FIFA is trying to put a price cap on agents fees. I am surprised there isn't more reporting on the situation from the press. I wonder if the slow transfer season is partially related to this conflict between the teams and the agents.
So why did McKennie not see the pitch in Juventas’s last 4 matches last season? He was not injured and showed up for the Copa over weight and not in good form. He did not run the field! We shall see…..Juventus doesn’t have a lot of depth. McKennie might come to his senses.
@@coachesalot Mckennie was on the bench for the last 2 matches, not the last 5. How do you know there wasn't any injury issue? And more importantly what does that have to do with Motta?
no puedo entender que tiene en la cabeza Weston McKinney está bien, ser divertido y ser el florero de la mesa pero Weston, tienes talento por qué no lo ocupas? leí el año pasado o a principios de este año no estoy seguro que la Juve o un equipo italiano de renombre quería a Joe Scally que se sabe sobre eso?
I agree. There are now 6 players looking at that second piece of the double pivot (Musah, RLC, Adli, Reijjenders, Bennacer, Pineda). The only one behind Musah is Pobega
I still put Wright over Balo. I consider Wright in better form and has scored more for us nationally, and especially when it mattered the most. To me, Balo is hype because he could've played for England.
@@ThaTyphon I think we fail to notice that the differences between ligue 1 and championship are hardly noticeable. That should also be in consideration.
The Mac brothers (McKinnie & McKenzie) if Westin bullies his way back into Juve starting 11 he is a soccer god. Marc because we need a center back and I'm a Phili fan. Aaronson 1 & 2. Pulisic , Musah, Busio.
They’re absolutely daft, off their rockers, mad for selling Clark and the shenanigans they’ve been up to recently. (I don’t speak British but I used the only words I know)
We have way too many guys on the national team who don’t play enough. If you aren’t playing then no national team position. Guys need to start going to clubs to play and not make as much money as possible.
alguien sabe qué otros jugadores de Estados Unidos se han ido a Europa? Me refiero a jóvenes esta temporada sé que Caleb Willy se fue al Chelsea pero no sé si otro jugador más se habrá ido
I predicted Pulisic was going to have 25 g/a last season. I want him to try getting into the 30 g/a range as well. 35 g/a need to be his target, but I will be happy if he get’s close. To the minimum, another 25 g/a season will be great as well. I do agree he needs to do better against Serie A’s best instead of against the weaker teams.
Its asking a lot considering his highest tally is 15 across all competitions for Milan last season. 15 to 20 is probably more realistic considering he’s not a striker, but will be playing as a #10 this season. The demands on the team will also be greater this season as they’re in the UCL for the first time in seven years so a lot will depend on player rotation and whether they can handle playing two games a week. A lot of teams struggle when they haven’t competed in Europe for a while. Last season was thus, a lot easier with just the league to focus on.
There is ZERO chance Gio starts for Dortmund... I'd be shocked if he made it into the rotation the way things went last year... He needs a permanent move... Why not a team like Leeds or West Brom in the Championship?
Its a bit of a drop off to leave a UCL team going to the Championship. I’m sure he can find a better club to join if Dortmund doesn’t work out. He’s good enough to play for one of the smaller teams in the PL.
@@1972dsrai I agree he's good enough to play for Dortmund but the problem is teams move on really quickly when a player falters... I don't want him to go down to a championship team but if we want him to play and show his worth, why not go start every game for a championship team and be one of the best players in that league? Surely a Fulham of a Bournemouth would take a look after such a season...
Hey Tac. 1. You can carry an audience really well. I don't think you need that background music. 2. The Lebron James of Soccer? If this was the European press, it would be only the best of the best players that would be in on that comparison. But here in America, that is what we hear. A media member(s) says this, and it is accepted as a reasonable comment. Remind me, how many games did Pulisic disappear from games that you and Pete were covering? How many free kicks and corners did he blow where you were puzzled why Gio was not taking them? How many goals did he score against good teams vs. bad teams last season? 3. No more "Excuses" for Reyna! Where is this talking point coming from? Again, busted leg against Canada. Dortmund starts to give him a few minutes after rehab in Oct 23. He is deemed 90-minute match ready in Nov 23. Then the Nottingham move after Claudio and agent meet with Dortmund. It hurt Gio's case that Dortmund moved on without him after his busted leg. Then it came out that coach did not like his defense. The technical director said Gio needs that extra gear. (How much did the broken leg contribute to not meeting that standard?). Now back to the USMNT during Copa. How many minutes did Gio play the 10? Why was Gio subbed out when they needed him on the field? Wait! The 10 does not exist in GGG's and Earnie Stewart's official playbook where it is 4-3-3 and playing out of the back is the mandate. Operating in the attacking 3rd? Nah, don't worry about that. It's against the playbook. It is fine to keep Gio away from the attacking 3rd often. As one prominent analyst said - don't bother starting Gio if it's not right in the middle. He has a huge advantage there and not much of an advantage playing as an outside midfielder. In other words, other players could come in and have a similar impact as Gio playing on the outside. Now, Davies and Meola have laid down the verdict on CBS. Gio better play for club or face removal from the USMNT. (Jesse Marsh, Twellman and the Best Soccer Show pods have said similar things previously). Based on Davies and Meola's view, this will be the requirement of the new coach. It doesn't matter that Gio is trying to break into the starting 11 of one of the top teams in the world and is benefitting from practice 5 days a week against some of the world's best. To Davies and Meola, I assume starting for an MLS side would satisfy this playing for club as a USMNT requirement? But I agree with you Tac. Gio needs to stay away from MLS. So present day. How much is Gio's current situation on him vs. how much is due to circumstances out of his control? Some thoughts. A. Dortmund coach - Sorry Gio, you don't play defense. B. Nottingham coach - Sorry Gio, we are in a relegation fight, and I am going with players with league experience. C. GGG - Sorry Gio, me and Earnie have decided that at 4-3-3 is the best way and we don't play a 10. Forget about your experience playing the 10 under BJ. BTW, I want you coming out of the back. Don't worry about the attacking 3rd too much. D. Um Gio, Weah is out. We need you playing winger. Don't worry that I know you have not played there in a while, and I know you are better central midfielder. It' all good. Trust me E. Um Gio, we are in trouble. I am taking you out at halftime. I want more defenders. I will go with a tactical formation that plays 5 in a line. Don't worry if the Uruguay is then going to take 5 of their players and press them against my 5 and jam us in the lower block where we are going to be under constant pressure in the heat. It's all good. I will leave you with this. Word association - Kate Abdo/CBS and Eric Wynalda. "Kate - Gio Reyna?". "Wynalda - Our best player".
@@ccheat7966 the ‘lebron James of soccer’ is a pretty big meme in the usmnt community. Pat Mcafee said it years ago and it’s been kept alive in irony/self deprecation
No one who's actually worked with him has said he has any sort of attitude problem, and he doesn't seem like that kind of guy to me anyway, so there's no smoke nor fire here imo. Forest was always a weird fit, a possession attacking player going to a low block team fighting for survival. The lack of trust at Dortmund may only have been a Terzic thing, we'll see
I thought this was the golden generation? Or is that just USSF promo stuff? Pulisic is good in Serie A. Not good in physical EPL and not good in physical World Cup. Pulisic is highly skilled but very soft.
He’s a good player playing at a decent level with Milan, but its far from the Milan of old, qualifying for the UCL for the first time in seven years. He did struggle with consistency in the PL, but was far from a flop.
@@teddyomararayacrooker2240 He scored a goal that tied the match in extra time and then almost immediately missed a close shot at the very end to win it
The weak punch, by Tim was apart of the script Tac! That's why it was weak! He was just executing the Game plan! If he was really upset we all know he would have really gave him the 2 piece and a Biscuit!
Milan are back in it for the first time in seven years so it will be interesting seeing if it affects their league form. Some teams struggle with the mid week games then playing on the weekend so a lot will depend on squad rotation.
pls no more antonee robinson on the letft. not very technical, dribbler. more on backpasses than carying it 10 to 15 more yards. passes not vry accurate, more hospital passes. always get dispossesd. need to try other players on the left.
Caleb Willy es una buena opción incluso el lateral izquierdo de Colorado Rapids que estuvo en Bélgica y también es joven es cierto, muchos jugadores estadounidenses se están perdiendo como George velo por ejemplo pero es que sacan tantos que ya uno se pierde Joshua Wenger también es una buena opción como lateral izquierdo, aunque tendría que ser reconvertido porque él es central Y el lateral izquierdo de la selección que participó en el mundial de la Argentina por el lado izquierdo también no es mal jugador
Rokas Pukstas who plays for Hajduk Split is a player to watch out for. No one has ever mentioned him.
I know he was loaned out to Solin who play in the second division in Croatia, but he is still only 19 and developing. He really needs to be playing regularly for Hajduk and eventually moving to one of the big leagues as the Croat league isn’t the most competitive tbf. He has shown great ambition going there at such a young age.
@@1972dsrai He was loaned out to that club in 2022. Ha has 50 league games and 12 goals so far. So I think that shows a lot of promise. He played yesterday in the Conference Nations league qualifiers.
He needs to get a move to a decent league. I love him as a player too, but honestly the Croatian league isn't as good as MLS.
I’d love to see pukstas play on a Championship team
Croatian league is easily better than mls the top teams have a clear edge especially
Aint nothin but a heartache!
Seriously though, thank you and Dustin for sacrificing your weekends to this series. To me its crazy how long soccer seasons are. But I get it, money makes the world go round.
Out of all our players I would adore seeing Reyna have his breakout season. To me, easily the biggest raw talent we have. I earnestly hope his dad lets him be an adult and gets out of his career, and he gets steady full games. I honestly think he could be world class eventually.
Honestly I think Balogun will have a better season, this season, he's clearly developing his overall striker play (Monaco wouldn't have let Ben Yedder go if they didn't see something with Balogun) he's just developing vs low blocks, Monaco don't play too many teams who'll give him the space to run in behind, from watching him last year he's clearly slowly developing it, he's still a young guy, give him time
Americans Abroad recap is my Monday morning staple! Appreciate the hard work Tac! Let’s hope our boys can kill it this year
I want to see Weah really improve on his jab. I mean, we know that his hook is world class, but he really needs a solid jab if he is going to consistently set up his hook.
Okay, I lol'd at "7-Eleven".
We know you're trolling but Canadians Abroad: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Jonathan David (Lille OSC), Tajon Buchanan (Inter Milan), Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto), Ismael Kone (Marseille), Derek Cornelius (Marseille), Theo Bair (Auxerre) Moise Bombito (OGC Nice), Alistair Johnston (Celtic), Junior Hoilett (Hibs), Cyle Larin (Real Valladolid), Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), Liam Millar (Hull City) and Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) are only a handful of the 120+ Canadians currently playing abroad outside Canada and the U.S. so... a few more than "3 or 4, maybe..." 😘
That’s weird lol
I think he was referring to T5 leagues, but obviously was exaggerating on purpose
Anyone that knows, knows tac is the guy to go to for all usmnt info.
Christian Pulisic is My American Hero and Idol Dear Filippo.🥰😍🤗
Cardoso will have a break out full season
New camera/lighting? Tac Cam quality looks way better
Lighting, the camera is the exact same. I am learning how to improve it more.
I like the list. I'd maybe swap Pepi for Weah for a couple reasons:
1. I think Weah has kind of hit his ceiling at Juventus and don't really see him having a more successful season than during 2023/2024. Which is to say that I think he'll be mediocre, get some starts but mostly be used off the bench, and not be a strong contributor in terms of G/A numbers.
2. PSV will be well positioned to steamroll most of their league opponents again this year, and I don't see Luuk de Jong having another year of being healthy throughout the long season. I really think the club will either be forced to use Pepi more because of injury to de Jong, or will be wise to do so, so they start to create that bridge to the future. That will mean lots of goal scoring opportunities for a guy we know has done well when given the chance in that league.
I think my general opinion between Weah/Pepi is that you have one who will see another season just like the last while you have another who is primed for a breakout. The latter has me much more excited and he'd therefore be on my list of "must follow".
Mauricio pochettino is the coach now I’m pretty sure 2:00
I do not like odd numbers and 8 is my favorite number so I’m giving 8.
Gio, Pulisic, Sargent, Balo, Haji, T. Booth, Trusty, Richards
0:03 maybe they couldn’t hide their true feeling any longer.😂
Ismail Kone, Moise Bombito, Derek Cornelius, Jonathan Davies, Alfonzo Davies, Alistair Johnston, Theo Bair, Liam Miller (and how he recovered Tajon Buchanan
AC Milan just brought in Fofana in the midfield, hopefully he’s going to get loaned out. There were multiple loan offers earlier & Milan flatly rejected them, it seems weird.
7 goals scored in a WC semi Final 😉
Word is- Zombie Wes had talks with Motta, is being reintegrated. 😂
Just because you have some players playing abroad doesn’t mean thats necessarily going to translate to a successful national team. A lot will depend on whether Poch can find a system that gets the best out of what he has to work with. He will need to adapt his style for international tournament football. Playing out from the back is probably not going to happen considering who he has in defence and keeper. I’m guessing he will adopt a more pragmatic style playing counter attacking football.
Aidan Morris is going to wreck the Championship. He might end up being Boro's MVP
I miss Cardoso for Betis...
Keep in mind to Pulisic and his supposed underperformance VS the top tier teams; Milan has had poor right backs behind Christian who had little ability to go forward and who were also poor on defense. Christian was constantly tracking back on defense. Piolo even admitted to prioritizing the left side of Theo & Rafa giving them the automatic right to attack, while paying less attention on defense. Piolo required Christian to be more defensive oriented as everyone always knew that Rafa would never track back. Also, Christian ALWAYS stepped up against Liverpool, Bayern, Madrid......he is a big game player, when given the right situation.
Apparently Tanner has been black listed from Venezie because he was trying to move away
We really need 1 of 2 or both things to happen this season. A player no one expects to have a major break through we really haven't had one in several years primarily cause most of the players make their debuts very young. Or more realistically guys who have underperformed or stagnated in development show some production the e.g. the Reynas Baloguns Musahs of the team
Agrees on the first point but not looking likely. What I wasn't to see is EVERYONE stay healthy enough to play the majority of games... Next would be to see someone like Balogun score 15 plus goals minimum.... Musah.... I hope Milans new manager can take him to the next level... Lets see. Reyna needs a move... Why not a top tier championship team?
vean a Tanner Tessmann
Daniel, Edelman, Kayden Clark, el hermano menor de Aronson, incluso hay unos jóvenes estadounidenses jugando no estoy seguro si en el Milán o en el inter
Randall Creek de Philadelphia Unione es un buen central no sé por qué no lo toman en cuenta además tiene un excelente tiro libre
Not sure if it quite fits the mold of what you're describing, but 18 year old Cole Campbell at Dortmund could be someone who emerges this season in a similar way to how Pulisic and Reyna did in their debut seasons with the 1st team. I saw a recent quote from the Dortmund youth coach that he plays for, after he had a goal and assist in their last game. The coach said something like "he's clearly a 1st team player". Seems primed for a potential breakout around mid-season.
But your examples seem to be more about guys in their early 20s, already on 1st team rosters and good contributors in past seasons, ready to become real focal points at their clubs. I'm equally excited for that type of breakout. I'd maybe add Scally to the list, assuming Gladbach have a more stable year and get back into being securely in the top half of the Bundesliga. If he could start around 85-90% of their games (started 73% last year), contribute 6-7 assists (had 4 last year), and help them finish in the top half (14th of 18 in the league last year), I would call that a big step forward in his career during a season in which he'll turn 22 years old.
Juventus will sign another winger, or at least try. I think Weah will be a bench player. It looks like it isn't that Motta doesn't like McKennie, it's that Juventus made him unavailable to him as Mckennie was not willing to sign an extension that suited them. It seems to me that there is some sort of friction between agents and teams regarding fees. FIFA is trying to put a price cap on agents fees. I am surprised there isn't more reporting on the situation from the press. I wonder if the slow transfer season is partially related to this conflict between the teams and the agents.
So why did McKennie not see the pitch in Juventas’s last 4 matches last season? He was not injured and showed up for the Copa over weight and not in good form. He did not run the field!
We shall see…..Juventus doesn’t have a lot of depth. McKennie might come to his senses.
@@coachesalot Mckennie was on the bench for the last 2 matches, not the last 5. How do you know there wasn't any injury issue? And more importantly what does that have to do with Motta?
no puedo entender que tiene en la cabeza Weston McKinney
está bien, ser divertido y ser el florero de la mesa pero Weston, tienes talento por qué no lo ocupas?
leí el año pasado o a principios de este año no estoy seguro que la Juve o un equipo italiano de renombre quería a Joe Scally que se sabe sobre eso?
New manager, new chapter.
I laughed when he said 7 days until you die in the ring
Would love to see Tillman take Mckennie's spot in the midfield.
Pls don’t forget to cover Dike and other FW options. Saludos
Musah might have playing time issues with Fofana coming in.
I agree. There are now 6 players looking at that second piece of the double pivot (Musah, RLC, Adli, Reijjenders, Bennacer, Pineda). The only one behind Musah is Pobega
I still put Wright over Balo. I consider Wright in better form and has scored more for us nationally, and especially when it mattered the most. To me, Balo is hype because he could've played for England.
Its championship calm down. I would be more surprised if he didnt score lol
@@ThaTyphon I think we fail to notice that the differences between ligue 1 and championship are hardly noticeable. That should also be in consideration.
@@ThaTyphonChampionship is the same as Ligue 1 mcdonalds if you take away PSG
The 2008 USA basketball jersey so 🔥🔥
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@@stationkidd you're absolutely right! nice catch
The Mac brothers (McKinnie & McKenzie) if Westin bullies his way back into Juve starting 11 he is a soccer god. Marc because we need a center back and I'm a Phili fan. Aaronson 1 & 2. Pulisic , Musah, Busio.
There was exactly nothing wrong with how Gio played for Dortmund. With Turgid gone, all he needs to do is be himself.
Gio needs to take a level down to get the time he needs to get a better move to an elite club if he wants to improve
They’re absolutely daft, off their rockers, mad for selling Clark and the shenanigans they’ve been up to recently. (I don’t speak British but I used the only words I know)
We have way too many guys on the national team who don’t play enough. If you aren’t playing then no national team position. Guys need to start going to clubs to play and not make as much money as possible.
alguien sabe qué otros jugadores de Estados Unidos se han ido a Europa? Me refiero a jóvenes esta temporada sé que Caleb Willy se fue al Chelsea pero no sé si otro jugador más se habrá ido
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I thought Gio played pretty well for dortmund when he played he just didn't play much.
I predicted Pulisic was going to have 25 g/a last season. I want him to try getting into the 30 g/a range as well. 35 g/a need to be his target, but I will be happy if he get’s close. To the minimum, another 25 g/a season will be great as well. I do agree he needs to do better against Serie A’s best instead of against the weaker teams.
Its asking a lot considering his highest tally is 15 across all competitions for Milan last season. 15 to 20 is probably more realistic considering he’s not a striker, but will be playing as a #10 this season. The demands on the team will also be greater this season as they’re in the UCL for the first time in seven years so a lot will depend on player rotation and whether they can handle playing two games a week. A lot of teams struggle when they haven’t competed in Europe for a while. Last season was thus, a lot easier with just the league to focus on.
There is ZERO chance Gio starts for Dortmund... I'd be shocked if he made it into the rotation the way things went last year... He needs a permanent move... Why not a team like Leeds or West Brom in the Championship?
Its a bit of a drop off to leave a UCL team going to the Championship. I’m sure he can find a better club to join if Dortmund doesn’t work out. He’s good enough to play for one of the smaller teams in the PL.
I think Gio has an attitude problem that’s why the coaches don’t play him as much. Because he is a really good player for him not to play much.
@@1972dsrai I agree he's good enough to play for Dortmund but the problem is teams move on really quickly when a player falters... I don't want him to go down to a championship team but if we want him to play and show his worth, why not go start every game for a championship team and be one of the best players in that league? Surely a Fulham of a Bournemouth would take a look after such a season...
Hey Tac. 1. You can carry an audience really well. I don't think you need that background music. 2. The Lebron James of Soccer? If this was the European press, it would be only the best of the best players that would be in on that comparison. But here in America, that is what we hear. A media member(s) says this, and it is accepted as a reasonable comment. Remind me, how many games did Pulisic disappear from games that you and Pete were covering? How many free kicks and corners did he blow where you were puzzled why Gio was not taking them? How many goals did he score against good teams vs. bad teams last season? 3. No more "Excuses" for Reyna! Where is this talking point coming from? Again, busted leg against Canada. Dortmund starts to give him a few minutes after rehab in Oct 23. He is deemed 90-minute match ready in Nov 23. Then the Nottingham move after Claudio and agent meet with Dortmund. It hurt Gio's case that Dortmund moved on without him after his busted leg. Then it came out that coach did not like his defense. The technical director said Gio needs that extra gear. (How much did the broken leg contribute to not meeting that standard?). Now back to the USMNT during Copa. How many minutes did Gio play the 10? Why was Gio subbed out when they needed him on the field? Wait! The 10 does not exist in GGG's and Earnie Stewart's official playbook where it is 4-3-3 and playing out of the back is the mandate. Operating in the attacking 3rd? Nah, don't worry about that. It's against the playbook. It is fine to keep Gio away from the attacking 3rd often. As one prominent analyst said - don't bother starting Gio if it's not right in the middle. He has a huge advantage there and not much of an advantage playing as an outside midfielder. In other words, other players could come in and have a similar impact as Gio playing on the outside. Now, Davies and Meola have laid down the verdict on CBS. Gio better play for club or face removal from the USMNT. (Jesse Marsh, Twellman and the Best Soccer Show pods have said similar things previously). Based on Davies and Meola's view, this will be the requirement of the new coach. It doesn't matter that Gio is trying to break into the starting 11 of one of the top teams in the world and is benefitting from practice 5 days a week against some of the world's best. To Davies and Meola, I assume starting for an MLS side would satisfy this playing for club as a USMNT requirement? But I agree with you Tac. Gio needs to stay away from MLS. So present day. How much is Gio's current situation on him vs. how much is due to circumstances out of his control? Some thoughts. A. Dortmund coach - Sorry Gio, you don't play defense. B. Nottingham coach - Sorry Gio, we are in a relegation fight, and I am going with players with league experience. C. GGG - Sorry Gio, me and Earnie have decided that at 4-3-3 is the best way and we don't play a 10. Forget about your experience playing the 10 under BJ. BTW, I want you coming out of the back. Don't worry about the attacking 3rd too much. D. Um Gio, Weah is out. We need you playing winger. Don't worry that I know you have not played there in a while, and I know you are better central midfielder. It' all good. Trust me E. Um Gio, we are in trouble. I am taking you out at halftime. I want more defenders. I will go with a tactical formation that plays 5 in a line. Don't worry if the Uruguay is then going to take 5 of their players and press them against my 5 and jam us in the lower block where we are going to be under constant pressure in the heat. It's all good. I will leave you with this. Word association - Kate Abdo/CBS and Eric Wynalda. "Kate - Gio Reyna?". "Wynalda - Our best player".
@@ccheat7966 the ‘lebron James of soccer’ is a pretty big meme in the usmnt community. Pat Mcafee said it years ago and it’s been kept alive in irony/self deprecation
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Gio was out of excuses last year, and then everyone made excuses for him. Wake me up when he does something.
I think Gio has an attitude problem that’s why the coaches don’t play him as much. Because he is a really good player
At least he almost always shows up for the national team
No one who's actually worked with him has said he has any sort of attitude problem, and he doesn't seem like that kind of guy to me anyway, so there's no smoke nor fire here imo.
Forest was always a weird fit, a possession attacking player going to a low block team fighting for survival. The lack of trust at Dortmund may only have been a Terzic thing, we'll see
@@ninjalectualx Berhalter said it.
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I thought this was the golden generation? Or is that just USSF promo stuff?
Pulisic is good in Serie A. Not good in physical EPL and not good in physical World Cup. Pulisic is highly skilled but very soft.
He’s a good player playing at a decent level with Milan, but its far from the Milan of old, qualifying for the UCL for the first time in seven years. He did struggle with consistency in the PL, but was far from a flop.
aaronson already scored and almost got a 2nd last minute winner
cuál de los dos?
@@teddyomararayacrooker2240 He scored a goal that tied the match in extra time and then almost immediately missed a close shot at the very end to win it
pero cuál de los dos, porque son dos hermanos y ambos están en Europa te refieres a Brenden? O al menor?
Aiden Morris will be MVP in the championship
I think Tac might need to get rid of the Berhalter ball merch. Or recycle the logo make it in the colors of the mls team that hires him
Jonathan David clear of balogun 😂 balogun😂gonna get exposed in the champions league
Don’t tease me 💋
Pepi and gio reyna need to seek a move ASAP
Haji....
The weak punch, by Tim was apart of the script Tac! That's why it was weak! He was just executing the Game plan! If he was really upset we all know he would have really gave him the 2 piece and a Biscuit!
Dude the only reason cp didn’t do good in champions leagues was bc he was new to milian
Milan are back in it for the first time in seven years so it will be interesting seeing if it affects their league form. Some teams struggle with the mid week games then playing on the weekend so a lot will depend on squad rotation.
Luca de la torre 30 goals Pepi 76 goals
LdlT is on the outs at Celta, no idea where he'll land
No way Balo better than Santi… laughable and straight up glazing
7 as in CR7 lol jk
Tac loves to talk shit… Mexico and Canada both have plenty players abroad in Europe
No way puli takes pens over Leao sorry
He was the pen taker last half of the year
@@joemanjbmIt will be Morata
MLS> EURO GOBBLERS
pls no more antonee robinson on the letft. not very technical, dribbler. more on backpasses than carying it 10 to 15 more yards. passes not vry accurate, more hospital passes. always get dispossesd. need to try other players on the left.
We don't really have any other options at left back. Lund?
Caleb Willy es una buena opción
incluso el lateral izquierdo de Colorado Rapids que estuvo en Bélgica y también es joven
es cierto, muchos jugadores estadounidenses se están perdiendo como George velo por ejemplo
pero es que sacan tantos que ya uno se pierde Joshua Wenger también es una buena opción como lateral izquierdo, aunque tendría que ser reconvertido porque él es central
Y el lateral izquierdo de la selección que participó en el mundial de la Argentina por el lado izquierdo también no es mal jugador