Herculez Gomez SLAMS ‘COMPLACENCY’ among USMNT after Gregg Berhalter’s firing | ESPN FC
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- On ESPN FC, Sebastian Salazar, Herculez Gomez, Ale Moreno and Kasey Keller talk in-depth about Gregg Berhalter being out as the United States Men’s National Team manager.
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Keller is trying way too hard to be a politician. Like he wants a future gig at USSoccer himself.
Of course he does. Media, USSF and MLS are opportunities for these guys after their playing careers. Berhalter did the absolute bare minimum for 2022. His qualifying performance was pathetic. Dude beat the worst Mexican team of our lifetime a few times. That's it. His era was a failure.
Seems like it
He’s just not delusional.
Keller is a mug. Got that Spursy bottling still in him
He's the only non-delusional US analyst here. Herc is an idiot who is way too opinionated for such a mediocre player and Seb is a biased shill. Yes Berhalter didn't have the best run and probably should have walked himself after the Gio incident, but American soccer fans are way to delusional in thinking this is a golden generation. Donovan, Dempsey, McBride et al were way better and way more proven.
Listening to Kasey Keller is like sitting in bumper to bumper traffic with no music, on a hot / humid day, with no AC, and the windows rolled up. Oh, and an annoying relative in the car. Just brutal. Absolutely brutal.
Painfully accurate 😂
I struggle to pick who is worse, Keller, Lalas and Twellman are painful to listen to.
@@FckedYaDayUpI can tolerate twellman, meanwhile I mute the tv whenever lalas or Keller is talking
It's amazing that you think all the ex-US players are in on some vast conspiracy to only say positive things about the USSF. That is truly crazy.
That description got me 😂. Took me right there
Hey ESPN, Keller is your Berhalter. Get him out. We can’t have this incompetence influencing public opinion on the U.S. biggest sports platform.
Excellent comment
Bingo.
bald white guys must stick together
LMAO
@@LilRedRasta I've got the shaved head just like those two (balding, just don't like the look of thinning) and I am out on both of them. I loved Kasey as a player, but he is a terrible commentator and a complete shill for the federation. Greg did an OK job the last cycle, that is it. OK. He didn't miss qualifying like Klinsmann / Arena, also didn't have us playing well like Arena in 2002 or Bradley in 2010.
If only Bradley could figure out how to not stay loyal to "his" guys like Rico Clark and Jonathan Bornstein we could've made a run. Rico Clark basically lost the Ghana game by himself, and Bornstein got him fired against Mexico.
Thank you, Seb for pushing back on this clown.
Seb and Herc are always solid pundits/broadcasters
Kasey Keller is why you can’t have a friend involved when you have these conversations. Brutal!
Kaset is 100% certified USSF approved bought and paid for.
He is friends with Greg...he admitted it on another show
Exactly why his opinion is irrelevant to the subject, He clearly has a conflict and is not going to be objective when it comes to his now unemployed friend GGG@brianfoley1805
Not sure what Kellers point is? We suck and the coach doesnt matter?
Its pretty easy to understand. We're not as good as people like to try to pretend - and while the coach sucks -
that really doesn't change the first part. Name me one elite national team anymore than 1-2 of players play in, let alone start. Until that changes... the coach doesn't matter.
As they say in Coaching it ain't the X's and O's its the Jimmy's and Joes.
You can design the greatest tactic in the history of mankind. Of the universe.
And when their player is faster, a better dribbler, a more clinical finisher, better with his feet, etc, etc...
then it simply doesn't matter. The coach can't help at that point. If you're better than me at X activity when you and I are both at our best... then you're just better than me and the vast majority of times in a head to head matchup, you're going to win.
This delusion that a head coach changes that somehow ... is just that. A delusion. If that was the case than way more small market teams and small colleges would win national titles than do. But 8/10 times, its the team with the most talent or at least, comparable talent to the most talented team that wins. Theirs a reason we celebrate the underdog stories - cause they don't happen much.
@@stewartrickert thank you!!! I've been saying this for years. When your best striker is Pulisic, that's not saying much
US Soccer should "Stay within ourselves" he says 🙄
@@leonard30909 I agree, and for me, that's not a knock on CP. But the reality is.. he's not good enough to be leading a national team. I'd say the same for Gio.
Both are very, very good. Don't get me wrong. They are both good enough to be on champion level teams.
But there is a difference between being good enough to be on the team and being good enough to be the "man" leading those teams. That's not the same conversation.
Its kind of like in baseball there is a saying there's the "Hall of Fame" and the "Hall of Very good".
CP and Reyna to me are in the latter. Their games are in the hall of good to maybe hall of very good. But not in that truly elite level you need to win a world cup or to win a Copa America, etc.
Yes, essentially. And nothing will move in a positive direction until people's expectations start to be tempered to reality.
Kasey: Don’t spend on top coach because the players aren’t that good anyway.
You also need to factor in whatever you pay whoever you get you also have to pay the womens coach exactly the same. Its the first thing I’d change if I was in charge. The womens team might be more successful, but its all relative. The global exposure and revenue generated between the two forms is massive. This only happens in the US.
It's kind of true. Pep would lose his mind within a week of having to deal with these loser players
@@1972dsraiyeah I was super shocked when I heard that on espn. I am all for equal pay, but these are very different jobs. Never heard why a sports hundred times bigger gotta be constrained by salary of the women football coach. What a brain dead idea.
@@kunalsingh4418 I know I absolutely hate that argument. It has nothing to do with men or women. Berhalter, Bradley, Arena, Klinsmann etc none of those guys got paid “too much”.. if you hire one of the best managers in the world you have to pay best manager money regardless of if they coached the USA women or men.. if the USA women hired a bigger coach they’d have to pay more money too.. such a dumb argument.
@@patjablonski9739 yeahhh good one hater 😂 they’re still a top 15 team in the world even tho you apparently have some weird hatred of them.. and thats with an absolutely dreadful manager.
We’re not world beaters I’m not delusional but some these comments are hilarious.
GGG bleeding the USSF dry for all it's worth from not resigning but instead getting fired, he's done nothing where I can congratulate the man for what he's done. He had his chance to leave but instead let his hubris to continue to stay until he got kicked out.
Ggg did accomplish the mission for making it to 2022. Nothing else tho.
He's such a pos he said he loves his country and if he did he woulda resigned
Bruce Arena did the patriotic thing by stepping aside (cause his motivation was not solely $), GGG could never be that selfless.
If he resigned he woulda lost 2 million dollars no one’s doing that lmao
@@yetekt6953 He already has 20+ million, plenty of people would do it that have morals, that isnt the only thing that motivates some people with ethical standards.
Casey: we are not good enough and let’s stay like that.
6:40 And there it is. US Soccer prioritizes business over sporting success. As long as they can make their money, the results can take a backseat.
This is the point that media needs to be emphasizing or reflecting upon with every result or incident.
@USSF if you make a good product the money will come, if you focus on money the product will suffer. Basic logic
This is the reason Mexico has become such a lazy complacent team. Our federation 100% prioritizes money rather than results. I’d hate to see the USSF fall in the same exact direction to the same degree
Have you seen their board? All of them are suits with barely any actual experience.
@@GunnerstahlY But they won't, because their interests converge on this point.
Is Keller on the USSF payroll?
These past couple days he’s been weird.
He wants to be. Very average commentator who is one of the first former players who will be replaced when newer blood moves into media.
Zero personality at all
What did he say that’s wrong? We’re not a top tier country. We’re not Spain Germany England Brazil . And we’re never gonna be because we have a ton of other sports at or ahead of soccer. And it’s not close. The same number people watched golf and Olympic trials as copa America .
And simply paying a ton of money doesn’t guarantee success. I’ve seen it a bunch of times in other sports
They keep talking women’s soccer. These guys realize the US women dominated world soccer for a period . The mens have never ever come close and idk if we ever will.
Casey would know better then all of us , including me
Agreed
The way Keller is speaking seems like he is in the running to become the new coach
lets hope not lol
Why is Casey even here? He literally never adds anything insightful to the conversation. Of course just buying an expensive manager isn’t going to guarantee you success; that’s literally the case in every sport. Will it help if you bring in someone who is a known winner at the highest levels of the sport? Absolutely.
But youre not going to get an Elite coach like Klopp, you Americans need to accept where you are in football. Third world teams are better than you and have nowhere near your wealth, that's how bad it is.
Casey is not really useful in this discussion
Or any discussion
Hes a USSF Puppet.... bootlicking pay to play soccer in america.. and your american media keep putting him infront of the cameras lmfao
He does sound like he doesn’t want to offend anyone. He’s a pundit and should talk openly, not worry about upsetting people.
Keller should atleast remove from talking about Gregg by ESPN after this 😀😂
Espn removed my comment calling them out for hiring the shill.... lmfao
Kasey is so out of touch. He said that bringing in a new manager isn’t going to make everything better. US has players playing in PL, SA, BL, L1., etc, and couldn’t make it out of group stage. Then you have Canada filled with MLS players and look how far they got. Managers make a world of difference. This team is immature and emotional. We need an adult at the wheel and one that knows the game…and less of guys like Kasey that keep making excuses for his pal, Berhalter. Berhalter brought this organization down to its knees and Kasey’s talking about how it wasn’t his fault. Look again at his resume before and his results during. All his fault for letting these boys run the squad.
The only way I agree with him here is if the manager won't make a difference due to USSF/MLS interference/intransigence. Just remember how they fought Klinnsman tooth and nail and dumped him at the first opportunity to hire compliant yes-men.
Lets be real, every single one of them is really a championship level player making up the numbers as a squad player. Except for Robinson at Fulham, he's actually decent.
@@GregBusby214You could have the best manager in the world but he's not going to turn water into wine....
kellerman: I can’t say it’s good and I can’t say it’s bad let me just say words until the segment ends
No confidence in USSF, Cindy Cone and Matt Crocker. Crocker was hired after Southampton was relegated. Sure sounds like a winner per USSF’s standards!!
Maybe they could hire somebody who has a relative who works for USSF… oh wait that didn’t work.
why doesn't anyone ever talk about or ask if GB was able to actually pick the players or if the federation or sponsors were forcing him to pick certain players??? this is important to know, national team coaching is mostly picking the right players
@@VenturaIT interesting point. If they want to get a big time coach they will need to give him a lot of money and more importantly tons of control . Any notable candidate would expect nothing less
@@robertosborne8694 and why they wont ever go with a big-name again after they USSF insiders lost control with Klinsmann, I still want to know who was selecting the players for GB and who's selecting the players going forward, more transparency is needed
Keller forgets that we barely qualified for the 22 World Cup
Praising for qualifying for the World Cup is crazy to me. We finished 3rd in qualifying too, not like it was spectacular. Glad Gregg is gone. Have to hire big to win big.
And their World Cup run was mediocre.
THIS
@@Emper0rH0rde THIS TOO
@@GregBusby214Greg I wouldn’t be surprised if we missed the next World Cup. High chance we don’t make it Greg!
Keller used to that old expectation level - winning a WC was never part of his equation.
In what world will the US win a World Cup? Can they turn Mbappe, Rodri and Bellingham American?
@@patjablonski9739 exactly. Quarters is probably the best US can hope for in a world Cup. Even Canada is much stronger than them.
@kunalsingh4418 the US has incredible atheltes the best in boxing (most champs and basketball and baseball and mma and more!!l) the US is the best atheltic nation
@kunalsingh4418 we just don't love soccer its simple it's not even number 3 top sport it's reality
@@kunalsingh4418 nobody in school wants to play soccer
I’m sick and tired of Kacey selling us short on our potential. Take the microphone from him immediately.
Dude you need to wake up to reality. Our potential? Who do you think we are? We don’t have more than 1-2 top 50 players in the world . Maybe 3-4 top 100. We aren’t winning much internationally with that. All things can be true
1) Gregg needed to go
2) y’all incredibly overrate this group . They’re soft physically and mentally and limited . None of our players start let alone play on the best national teams . We have a squad of C to B players in terms of global game.
3) soccer will never get to the top 1-2 sports in this country and as such the ceiling will always be there
Yeah.. I mean we have the talent, but we don't have that fighting spirit like the generations before this one. If this team had that DAWG in them like Donovan and Dempsey, I have no doubt that we could get to semi's on a regular basis in any tournament.
@@stewartrickert they're still incredibly young and will get better over time with the right development. I'm Irish btw, before you paint me as deluded
What do you expect?? He has been indoctrinated and brainwashed in the US system, as all the former and current US players are/were, that mediocrity is their goal.
@@stewartrickertEnlighten us who the 3 or 4 top 100 players are.
Everyone involved in rehiring GGG should resign and volunteer to coach 9 year olds chasing butterflies at the local YMCA soccer fields as penance
Your grassroots is already behind third world countries and you want to make it worse? 😂 Get good coaches for the kids and you might produce some talent.
@@jc6087We need good coaches in the pipeline first. I wish USSF had some kind of multi-stage certification like USATF did actually developed by well-respected coaches who have proven themselves. That would go a long way towards making our development look competent
@@Ender-x2n US citizens rarely leave the country even on holiday, you're gonna need to send all your coaches outside the US because the MLS is so far behind other leagues. I think the problem is the USA is comprised of states that do their own thing, you can't do what the UK or other countries do. The FA can do anything, anywhere in England like build St George's Park... Your challenge is trying to get every state in America to fund football equally and well, that doesn't seem like it could ever happen. We don't have multiple states, just the one, so If England decides to do something it happens everywhere in the country, so if we decide to up the funding on grassroots it happens everywhere. You'd need something like the federal government to step in to make sure all 51 states are doing their bit. If you can sort it all out you could get the ball rolling, you got enough money and enough population to do well.
Also whoever runs the MLS needs to sort their lives out, Saudi Arabia is making you look stupid.
Come on Casey... Saying the US shouldn't spend a lot for a coach when we are hosting the world cup in 2026 is laughable.
Sorry Casey but his legacy is how he will be remembered and unfortunately for him how he will be remembered is this debacle. Nobody is impressed he qualified for the World Cup. We should never fail to qualify. And don’t forget, we came in 3rd in that qualifying and only qualified because of goal differential
I disagree with Kasey about the 'blowing up budgets' part. When the USWNT effectively had Cordeiro 'resign' due to 'bad words about the women' (in reality it was likely about the futility of the loser of a lawsuit), former women's player Parlow-Cone was APPOINTED and she had NO PROBLEM opening the coffers and not only upping women's pay despite the contract they agreed to, but just giving them MILLIONS in "back pay"!! So he can kindly f-off with the 'budget' nonsense because they had no problem breaking the budget EVEN THOUGH the lawsuit against the federation itself was DISMISSED! And now they have this BS bylaw where the women's coach, as inexperienced or average as she might be or given the level of the women's sport vs. the men's. could get the same pay as a super high profile manager demanded at the highest levels of the sport. "Equal Pay.. yays!"
Let all of that sink in. Then think about what Keller said about 'blowing up the budget'. Here is the US hosting the World Cup - the MEN's. Which - I'm sorry if it offends people - is INFINITELY BIGGER than the women's World Cup. More people care, more people watch, more prize money is involved, more sponsors demand exposure. The US may not get to host again in your lifetime. But suddenly "oh, well, you know we better mind the budget!" GTFOH... 🤣🤣😂😂
I believe this equal pay scam is also hurting the the US federation in some sort of way... i wouldnt be surprised if US soccer starts having financial problems for overpaying what they really cant pay because of the equal pay
Spot on. Well done.
I’m thoroughly convinced that if we didn’t make so much noise that loser wouldn’t have been fired.
And if we don't keep making noise they will hire Gregg 2.0 Steve Churundalo
I didn't think Keller could double down any further, but he proved me wrong. This is literally the same speech he was giving a year or two ago. He's clearly comfortable with a group stage exit at Copa and is not too bothered that this team isn't up to snuff for a 2026 World Cup that they are hosting.
It can't be a coincidence that the Berhalters assistant coach left on July 3rd. We're just now figuring it out now.
Kasey still upset his boyfriend Gregg was fired. Kasey is so tedious and cranky, adds nothing.
I love Ale's fuk u attitude 😂👍
Morocco fired their manager after a 3-0 loss to the USMNT weeks before the 2022 WC and then proceeded to have a historical semifinal run. Kasey Keller needs to Shutup and stop defending Gregg and US SOCCER 😂
Going back to Bethalter is like going back to your ex knowing it didn’t work out in the first place.
we all know what USSF is focused on, and it is not soccer
What’s the focus on?
Making money @@grizzly5592
@@grizzly5592futbol..?
@@grizzly5592Look at the board members and see how corporate C-suite types outnumber soccer people 3-1. USSF is about corporate profits first and on-field results somewhere down the line.
@@grizzly5592money
Only in America do I hear the beautiful game referred to as a “business” as much as I do. That’s the problem. Either you have passion and want to win at whatever cost, or you’re just going to defend pay to play. I think we all know where USSF lands on that scale…
It's not about hiring an expensive coach, you have to find the right man, because most teams that surprised the world did it with an obscure manager.
Herve Renard would not break the bank......js
Colombia failed to qualify for the '22 World Cup and they fired their manager. Their New manager has yet to lose a game since then and is in the Copa final, This is with the same player pool. The Manager matters.
Excellent example. Thank you!
Disappointed at keller smh
I'm an LA Galaxy and MLS supporter, but it would be very disappointing if they ended up hiring an MLS coach.
Disappointing comments from Keller, no ambition or personality when it comes to the USMNT.
Skipping all sections with Kasey and Jurgen K. for the foreseeable future
Keller is good friends with Berhalter so I kinda understand his diplomatic responses. That said they never should have rehired him so this was inevitable, the USMT lacks a consistent system, and they still give the ball away a ton. The players (not all) lack the mental discipline and structure it takes to compete in world tournament football, a manager with proven experience could certainly help with that. Ale is absolutely correct, the U.S. is not an elite level squad and they aren’t going to attract elite level managers we have to be realistic.
We only have 2 years to the WC. We need a coach that already has international experience. We dont have time for a coach to learn on the job. The coach has to know how to implement something quickly. HERVE RENARD
If a coach has MLS on his resume, he’s not good enough
When the star attacking midfielder / Gregg's relegated player is checking his phone every 20 minutes to see whether GB is fired yet, that says something.
Almost embarrassing that the USMNT are trying to pretend that they have a chance hiring Klopp.
No, it'd be embarrassing if they didn't pursue one of the best managers on the market.
Stop talking about Crocker resetting the market on the women's side with the hiring of Hayes, the women side is on a much higher level talent wise and accomplishments. It's apples and oranges comparing the USWNT and USMNT coaching jobs. The women needed a coach like Hayes because Vlatko was not on the level needed to coach them. They are expected to win a World Cup unlike the men's side. The men do need a better coach to raise their level of play but we are not at a level of asking someone like Klopp to coach us unless he wants to build it up to a powerhouse but i just didn't see it happening.
Keller common L. A business would hire a top coach like Klopp or Mourinho and call it an investment. US soccer amazes me
The security situation and management of the games is awful; i attended the Argentina-Canada game with my family and it was incredibly poorly managed; they let out everyone at the same place and everyone was funneled through a horrible bottleneck, the tunnel that leads to the American Dream mall. there were very few stewards and security and the crowd had no idea what to do. if that was a game between two more equal fan bases in size or there was any animosity or even just a panic it could have been a disaster. Was very scary for anyone with small kids. This is not to mention lack of support for parking and exits. Very bad and even dangerous management.
and for the price you paid too
Keller dishing out the truth that hurts. Getting a top manager isn't gonna magically fix things. Copa America is first and foremost on the players. I know we like to hate on Berhalter, and Im glad he's gone but yall need to open your eyes. This is a problem every club ends up having and throwing money at the problem doesn't always fix it.
Keller's point was valid, a top manager doesn't make us win the world cup. But a top manager could give us our best chance to play the best.
Bill Simmons said it best; if our best player is Christian Pulisic what kind of team does that make us? Come on. Stop overinflating our players. Spain is currently starting a 16 year old who is playing at a really high level and we're acting like we even have a legitimate shot in two years? Set realistic goals! We need to open a Masia in the United States! Lets get on it, Croker!
This comment is painting the reality that we all need.
It makes us a team somewhere in the 15-20 range that playing at home could pull an upset or two and make a run. I don’t think anyone is suggesting we have a realistic shot at winning a WC in the next 20 years but we can demand the fed effing tries
@@Themvpaul17 There is no home advantage when it comes to American football. Have you seen our fans? Our best chants are “USA” and “I believe that we can win”
1000 Italian traveling supporters would drawn out the “home side”
Berhalter was a fraud, yes, but let’s not pretend this crop is anything more than mediocre at best and shambolic at worst.
Our best player is Pulisic, a guy who up until very recently, couldn’t get a look in at his clubs. That should tell you all that you need to know about the “talent” of this current group
@@cheeky9717 what’s your definition of mediocre? This is a national team that’s made the last 16 3 of the past 4 WCs and has more talent than the 2010 and 2014 teams. I’m under no illusion that Pulisic is even a top 100 player in the world but given past results and the depth of guys playing at a high level in Europe I think it’s fair to expect some progress on what we’ve done in the past. Without going through every single country I stand by somewhere between 15-20 in the world if they even play to the sum of their parts much less above.
Point taken on the lack of fan culture here but I still think playing at home will be an advantage given we are more used to the summer heat and travel distances.
@@Themvpaul17 let me educate you here a bit Paul. Pulisic is the Lebron James of soccer. One of the greatest players of our generation! There’s a high chance he wins us a World Championship in 2026.
C’mon Casey. Enough with settling down for averageness. This is the U.S we’re talking about. The U.S doesn’t settle for averageness or for “just getting by.” The USMNT needs to represent the U.S strong in this upcoming WC and prove to the world what the U.S can be and can do. This is the richest nation in the world for crying out loud.
Gomez is right....time to go big we have a World Cup to host!!!
This is NOT the 1994 Era.
This is the 2026 Era when the USMNT must be AMBITIOUS and REALISTIC.
You can start dreaming without doing any work. You have to do a lots of work.
But, you also must be AMBITIOUS because you have the right to be.
The missing keyword is REALISTIC + AMBITIOUS
You need a coach who have experience in the World cup, whether he's American or European.
First you need to win, then you can have standards that include nationality
Right now, you need a coach that has done what you want to do at the World Cup
Keller is like that friend no one ever invites out because listening to them is all negative spiral nonsense and completely exhausting.
Proud of US soccer for doing the right thing. Initial talks with Jurgen Klopp have officially been MADE.
Klopp!? He is on holiday for a year & will have his pick of jobs like Real Madrid when he returns.
@@interstellarbeatteller9306 If you think Klopp is going to Madrid, you don't know anything about the man. But, even if that were the likely future, it costs USSF nothing but the price of a plane ticket and a fancy dinner bill to make the pitch. So you make the pitch. It's very unlikely that it happens, but you try.
Why would Klopp go from coaching great football players to coaching soccer players. Americans are average on a good day
@@taylortee8474 Because it's an extreme challenge (with some legit upside potential), he would be very well-compensated, the schedule and daily grind is dramatically less intense than a fulltime club coach at an elite club, and the day-to-day attention/pressure/living in a microscope is a lot lower in the US than anywhere else. All that said, it's clearly a major longshot. But if there's a 5% chance he strongly considers it, you try.
Klopp, in reality, would not come cheap. Aren't they bound by CBA to pay the women's national team manager on par with the men's? Isn't that going to stall or eliminate men's managers across the world who would be somewhat interested in taking the USMNT mantle?
I would love to see John Brooks called back into this team. I think we need him and his experience and ability to defend. I also think there are some youngins that should be brought in to push guys..... Diego Luna needs a call. I really like Tanner Tessmann in the midfield that just made a move to Inter in Italy. Trusty from Sheffield United should be given a look at CB.
Didnt the Us try something like this with yedlin
If Brasil had wanted to get a high-level foreign coach, they could have done so.
Sure because their history of great players is huge . The US doesn’t have that history.
@@michaelflascher360the usa needs a Spanish manager or an Argentinian manager. The Spanish and Argentinians are really good at fútbol.
You don’t get Klopp for the cost of Klinsmann
I agree with Keller that Greg's first stint should have been the end of his tenure. Crocker screwed everyone when he re-hired Greg. This mess is Crocker's.
Call on Elon Musk to get the money…or MAGA. I mean MAGA will find the money for a new coach if it makes America great
😂
If you hire a marquee manager the players will respect him and step up their game. No one getting excited about Cherundolo.
1. Crocker didn't rehire Berhalter, his brother did, regardless of who supposedly signed off on it.
2. it's hilarious that Berhalter says he's proud of the identity he built, when the identity he built is one of loosing, disfunction and underperformance.
3. Im sure he remains confident in the players, he wasted their potential so anything they accomplish from here on out will be a demonstration of how poorly he utilized the talent.
Ale is always bang on with his punditry
The pressure is on the players, i mean the players play the games not the manager. This is always how it is.
No more arena, no berhalter, its up to Pulisic and his boys to get results
Enough is enough
I know Keller was teasing...there are a thousand different reasons why Zidane will never take the US job.
Please give Kasey Keller and CBS’ Brian McBride a show where they can both just toe the USSF line.
The money constraint argument is always interesting to me. There is likely no shortage of American soccer benefactors willing to bankroll a top-tier USMNT coach for the 2026 World Cup in the USA. If money is used as an excuse, it is because the US Soccer Federation has failed to be creative.
There's plenty of money in US Soccer!! We bid for this World Cup and Qatar!! People got fired and went to prison but we can afford a great manager??
Keller is correct. You can bring in an elite team of managers for 10x the money GGG was on, but that does not change the fact that these lot of players have no leaders, fighters, gamechangers, or flair. These players peaked at a point where CONCACAF was at its weakest. New tactics do not make your individual talent and mentality better.
Keller says that Berhalter's 1st stint was a success because they qualified for the 2020 World cup; but keep in mind that the U.S. tied 4th place Costa Rica for points in the CONCACAF qualifiers.
Gregg forgot to thank his brother for the gig
I don't expect the US to win the World Cup in 2026 at home. But if it's not on the table for this federation, then that's a fail.
Guys, this is true what you’re saying about the Brazil USA comparisons but if you are going to coach a Brazilian team, the expectations for you are sky high to do good with a team like Brazil but the expectations for the United States team is at the most to compete with a team like Brazil so there is a whole lot less pressure on that type of a situation as far as the Usa is concerned
The more I hear about all of this about Berhalter from this team, the more I believe that they actually thought the USA was going to win this tournament. USA was never going to win the Copa America. They were just there to get some competitive game time before the 2026 WC. Average coach maybe but be realistic
Certainly more likely to win this tournament than the World Cup. I didn’t expect a win but it’s certainly possible, just look at Canada getting to the semi’s and the us is by far the best concacaf team. But thank god we got rid of that idiot manager
No one expected them to win but everyone expected them to do much better than this. They made the semi finals the last time they were in copa America in 2016 with their mostly mls roster which also included them winning their group with Colombia in it
No, pretty much no one thought we were going to win this. The expectations within the fan base were largely:
Bare minimum: get out of groups
Satisfactory: get out of groups in second place, lose in quarters to Colombia/Brazil while putting up a respectable fight
Exceeding expectations: Top the group and/or get to the semis
Pipe dream: make the finals and/or win
GGG is not an average coach. He's far below average, and this tournament might have been what actually got him fired, but it's not the reason he DESERVES to be fired. He deserves to be fired for being a terrible coach for the past 5 years whose only accomplishments really are continuously defeating the worst Mexico team in recent history in an overwhelming weak CONCACAF. We've looked terrible pretty much any time we've actually had to play a decent team outside of CONCACAF.
why doesn't anyone ever talk about or ask if GB was able to actually pick the players or if the federation or sponsors were forcing him to pick certain players??? this is important to know, national team coaching is mostly picking the right players
I want to hear from John Brooks,
He better be brought back into the program
Let’s hope Kacey Keller never gets a job within the federation cus he will not only hold the team back he’ll make sure they regress furthermore. If it’s up to him they’d hire inexperienced cherundolo & he prob still think it’s too expensive 😂
Despite some valid criticism of Keller, he's the only one on the panel who is realistic about the attractiveness of the US coaching job. Klopp declined it immediately probably because he doesn't want to deal with such a headache
I understand what Kasey says... and disagree. We MUST dream big. Kasey didn't do the amazing things by being reasonable. He did it by working his tail off and dreaming big. Why can't we believe the same for USMNT? We should wait our turn? We should sit quietly? While I don't think the USA is a Top 10 team, we need to dream big and go big to get there. Kasey might still be stuck on the idea that the men shouldn't have a coach that is paid more than the women's coach for 'equity's sake.'
Lookup "yes man" in the dictionary, you will see a Kasey Keller photo.
Lots of criticism towards Kasey Keller… clearly he’s grounded in reality while the rest of US fans are in dreamland.
The potential for this USMNT is to reach a quarter finals AT MOST. This team is so average. Sure, this alone shouldn’t cut aspirations towards trying to recruit a top tier manager. But the manager won’t plug up all the holes.
What are the holes Silva?
Thank you, Tim Weah!
Let Ali speak! Stop interrupting him so much. He's the only one worth listening to.
No Herc disrespect allowed, he’s fantastic
Berhalter continued punishing Reyna, by playing him out of position, taking him out of games early.
Let’s not kid each other, 40 years ago you would not hear a Soccer comment on radio or tv except when someone was killed at an stadium
Now there is public opinion, and public opinion is healthy to put pressure on mediocrity. The 2026 worldcup is the chance to make the sport huge is this country for USNMT to make it to a semi
It is now! Get a great coach that can teach
Canada got A TON of experience! And 4 million for the federation and team training renovations!
it is irresponsible to discuss gregg's rehiring without seriously discussing the time gio reyna's family blackmailed him. it was a pivotal moment, and the most embarrassing moment i've experienced as an american fan. it was important to not bend to blackmail.
Keller was an all time American SOCCER player... But my god does that guy talk a lot about going no where...
You pay for what you get. Keller is wrong. To reach the next level, you need a great (and likely expensive) manager to get there. Waiting for this program to advance before paying is an erroneous mindset. Pay the money!!
Kasey whaaaaaaaaaat lol. This man sounds like he’s already at USSF and is paving the way to hire another American Greg 🤦♂️
Keller is such a mouthpiece. Worthless commentary. “We’re not at that level so we shouldn’t push to be at that level?!”…now what
Casey keller speaking like a politician lmao covering up for beehalter and USMNT higher ups 😂😂
Dont know the backlash on keller. The man speaks the realistic truth about the quality of the mens team. They flat out suck compared to other nation outside of concacaf.
USMNT beat the golden generation of Spain with a undefeated run in the confederation cup 3-1 in 08…..and led Brazil at halftime 1-0 in the final. Point is mute.
@SPFray-ss5pu two small examples does not overcome over 60 years of futility
@SPFray-ss5pu The Americans have recorded a 1-18-0 mark against the Brazilians all-time. Versus Spain 1-4, versus England 2-8-2.
Flat out sucks? You are out of touch.
Kasey Keller 100% wants to be part of the USSF syndicate.
Get the right coach, you will see significantly better performance. Keller just showed the federation's cards. They are way too involved in the day to day. Hire a coach and let them drive.
Uhhh yea managers matter . You don’t think so go look at Colombia
Greg did some good things as a head coach, but it's a result driven business and the results didn't happen. I don't blame US Soccer for moving on. Hopefully Greg finds a new gig that allows him to continue to develop as a coach, and he continues his career.
But the coach is not our primary problem and others need to be accountable as well. It's all subjective, but EA Soccer has a reasonably rigorous database of 17K+ pro soccer players. The US best two players are tied for 733rd best in the world. Spain has 69 players rated above anyone on the US team. Spain is 7X smaller than the US, but could literally field 5 full starting lineups better than anyone on our US team. That's not the head coach's vault. All of US Soccer has failed. Matt Crocker and the rest of US Soccer need to be held to account as well. If we did all the right things to fix this, it would still take more than a generation to work.
Add to that that US Soccer feels like a soap opera. All the off-field drama, all the gripes, all the dark secrets. It makes for a great episode of Below Deck, but it's awful for a profession Assocation. We need a complete reset, focused on developing young coaches and young players. Our problem isn't the head coach, it's that we need 3000 more good coaches for under 10 teams, and we need a much more merit based youth development system. Make it cheaper to play. Make it cheaper to acquire good coaching skills. Pay youth clubs for producing successful player. Relegate and promote teams from the various leagues.
We need more pundits like Seb, Ale, & Herculez discussing US Soccer. I've never fooled by the reality of US Soccer. With these gentlemen they're clearly educating the average football fan that doesn't know the harsh truth regarding our game. Thank you gents. Keller, I expected differently.
Is Keller worried about a pay decrease if USSF hires an expensive manager?
’Resetting the market’ is a lot easier to do on the women’s side, it’s much more immature market, with fewer big actors, and less money saturated. A federation’s financial means are not defined by their budget for their women’s team in this sport, in the majority of cases.
I do think USMNT should dare to go outside the US system for the men just like they did with the women though. But for that there are a lot of options. Much, much more options than in the women’s game. It can be, but doesn’t have to be one of the most expensive coaches in the world.
Reasonable, quite reasonable.