I guess, my parting note here is this: Most national teams are poorly coached and poorly managed. As you guys probably know, I've written about why countless times -- not enough time to build cohesion, more money in the club game, most federations are deeply flawed and politicized, and etc. -- and that's not to say that teams shouldn't s…
I guess, my parting note here is this: Most national teams are poorly coached and poorly managed. As you guys probably know, I've written about why countless times -- not enough time to build cohesion, more money in the club game, most federations are deeply flawed and politicized, and etc. -- and that's not to say that teams shouldn't strive for something better. But: France won the World Cup with a handbrake on and a striker who didn't score a goal, Croatia made the final by playing a style from 1997, England did nothing in open play and made the semis, Germany left Leroy Sane off the team, Spain fired their coach right before the tournament started, and Argentina LMFAO ARGENTINA. So! I think it's important to keep that in mind when you're assessing the performance of the US or any other national team. Had a blast today, though, guys! Thanks as always for hanging out. We'll do it again soon.
I guess, my parting note here is this: Most national teams are poorly coached and poorly managed. As you guys probably know, I've written about why countless times -- not enough time to build cohesion, more money in the club game, most federations are deeply flawed and politicized, and etc. -- and that's not to say that teams shouldn't strive for something better. But: France won the World Cup with a handbrake on and a striker who didn't score a goal, Croatia made the final by playing a style from 1997, England did nothing in open play and made the semis, Germany left Leroy Sane off the team, Spain fired their coach right before the tournament started, and Argentina LMFAO ARGENTINA. So! I think it's important to keep that in mind when you're assessing the performance of the US or any other national team. Had a blast today, though, guys! Thanks as always for hanging out. We'll do it again soon.