USMNT fails to qualify for Russia 2018

There are a few good young keepers, but never gave them a shot. Horvath should have been called up from the start of WCQ.

Impressive.

Loved the rant.  Cracking up at the ending too lol.

wtf... Takes me back to the pre-replay goal line call against Germany what.. 12 years ago now?  Hosed again.

The MLS is hurting the USMNT because of its style of play. Players are not comfortable playing with the ball at their feet in tight spaces and the tactics are elementary. You could see Pulisic shaking his head a few times in recent games when some idiot like Omar Gonzalez decided to smash the ball 30 yards down pitch hoping someone might get a head on it rather than giving the ball to a wide open Pulisic 15 feet away.

The USMNT should not be starting more than 2 MLS players in any signifcant match if they want to compete.

But this issue starts with youth development. Kids in the US are thrown a ball at their hands...kids from other countries have the ball thrown at their feet. They are more comfortable with it. I used to live in Italy and a buddy's brother played on a youth AC MIlan team..these kids were like 8-10 years old. They had far better technique and understanding of the game than high school players in the US. Why? Because of coaching and development of skills. They aren;t tossed on a huge field to play when they are young..they primarily play five a side from a very young age, but more importantly are drilled in skill exercises and tactics. Games aren't important at that age in football/soccer..developing ball skills are. And developing ball skills with your feet is much harder than using your hands with a mit, shooting or throwing a ball. Touch and comfort with the ball is SO crucial. School kids in the US aren't juggling or playing alley soccer games at lunch. They are shooting hoops or tossing around a football...kids from around the world in soccer nations are messing around with the ball at their feet becoming more comfortable with it every day. By the time they are 10, US players are already a few years behind. By the time they are 17, they are WAY behind.

watch a premier league game and then a MLS game immediately after. Try not to throw up.

Man, I wish I was as good as Arena at forgetting things that just happened an hour ago.

Earlier tonight I figured Arena would coach the team through the WC and then step aside, or be steered aside, for a more long-term guy.  Now I hope he never coaches so much as another USMNT practice.

In context, it's much worse. It starts with "Nothing has to change."

Actually, no. It starts with "There's nothing wrong with what we're doing. Certainly as our league grows, it advances the national team program."

There it is, the federation's priorities in a nutshell. Arena's in charge because he's on board with it.

Psst... Starts with M, ends with S. 

MLS has become developing grounds for players from Central America instead of the US these days. 

Gotta get our talent to Europe and KEEP THEM THERE (looks at Bradley) 

Never mind that more kids play soccer in the U.S. than in almost any other country in the world.  Participation is not the problem.  Coaching - at the youth level - is.