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#684: Chatting youth soccer with the head of Gladbach's international academy

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:29:50 +0000

Vince and Belz sat down with Wolfgang Heilmann, who oversees Borussia Monchengladbach's "international academy," in the hours before Gladbach drew 1-1 with Mainz on Sunday (we saw a Scally goal). Most of the conversation is about youth development in general: how Gladbach's U9 team plays small-sided games on the weekends vs other clubs, why academy players are expected to be humble, and much more.

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#683: The 1990 World Cup team with author Adam Elder

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:38:19 +0000

Adam Elder, the author of "New Kids in the World Cup," joins Belz to talk about the pivotal 1990 World Cup qualifying campaign and the team that went to Italia '90. We mourn the end of the Concacaf qualifying gauntlet, discuss John Harkes' photographic memory, cover the press corps' antagonism to soccer in the 1980s, the genesis of the music video on the beach, and much more.

"New Kids in the World Cup" comes out in paperback soon. Check here: https://newkidsintheworldcup.com/

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#682: Tyler gets a big win, Pulisic bright in big loss

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:00:22 +0000

A rundown of what's happening.

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#681: The Pulisic slander, the Americans reffing at the WC, and the young guns slinging in MLS

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:48:26 +0000

Charlie Boehm joins Belz for a listener's digest of USMNT-related news. Have a great weekend.

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#680: Balo's finest goal of the season, Big Pat hurt

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 6 Apr 2026 19:53:51 +0000

Vince and Belz get back to the regular routine of the Monday Review after a relatively quiet weekend.

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#679: USA v Portgual recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 1 Apr 2026 21:12:45 +0000

Greg and Belz recap the game.

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#678: Ricardo Pepi joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:57:04 +0000

Rico sat down with Sanjay at the team hotel in Atlanta. Discussed the potential move to Fulham, what it means representing the USA as a Mexican-American, and his favorite club and NT goals.

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#677: USA v Belgium recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:29:10 +0000

Poch and the boys put on a solid if unspectacular display for 40 minutes, and then, as Vince said, didn't handle business in our defensive third too many times, and paid for it. A long recap of an interesting but discouraging outing at the Benz.

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#676: It's Belgium Week! Balo, Pulisic & Pepi saga headline things

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:42:08 +0000

Balogun helps win and scores a penalty. Pepi transfer saga sags, but Fulham interest appears real. Pulisic's ankles look good. Plus much more. Sanjay Sujanthakumar joins Vince and Belz for a traditional Monday Review.

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#675: The March roster

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:28:10 +0000

Vince and Belz talk briefly through the roster, hear a bunch of clips from Poch's press conference, and give their XIs for next Saturday's match against Belgium.

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#674: World Cup kits! Plus a roundup of the weekend action, mostly at striker and midfield

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:57:56 +0000

Rico starts and struggles vs NEC Nijmegen, Balo scores another scrappy goal, Haji hurts his groin, Tessmann plays CB, Cardoso shines in Champions League, and more.

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#673: Bruce Arena joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:59:23 +0000

Sanjay Sujanthakumar sits down with the most influential coach in US Men's National Team history and they talk about his exciting project in San Jose, Torsten Frings, the roster that faced Trinidad in 2017, the role of college soccer in American soccer, and much more.

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#672: Gozo and the youths keep shining in MLS, Serge does his hammy, Balo, Pepi and Haji strike

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 9 Mar 2026 20:56:02 +0000

Vince and Charlie recap a busy weekend, heavy emphasis on Major League Soccer, as the nation emerges from a long winter.

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#671: Marcus Chairez on this exciting youth cohort in MLS

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 5 Mar 2026 23:01:54 +0000

Marcus discusses the 6 most exciting young players in this young MLS season, and what they're doing on the field. And then a bunch of other young players in MLS too.

Marcus on X: https://x.com/USSoccerColl
Marcus's website, where he posts substantive articles about what he's seeing: https://www.ussoccercollective.com/

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#670: Mehmeti says "bring life," Yunus responds, strikers keep scoring

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 2 Mar 2026 21:46:59 +0000

Adri Mehmeti sets the tone with his comments after the Red Bulls second straight win at the beginning of this young MLS season. From the mouths of babes. Also, big game in Marseille, Yunus plays and scores, Balo and Haji score, Pepi still not starting, and much more.

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#669: A spring roster check-up with Dr. Velasquez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:51:15 +0000

It's been a while since the boys played. Who's in? Who's out? As the World Cup approaches, the answers to these questions are not always clear, but Greg breaks down what we DO know, and CAN say.

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#668: MLS is back, Tyler's back, Pepi's BACK

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:06:45 +0000

Vince and Belz breeze through the news of the weekend.

Join us in Atlanta on March 28, details here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/five-from-belz-150653874

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#667: Doug McIntyre WC roster projections, Haji hattie, Balo brace

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:11:19 +0000

Doug McIntyre joins to talk about his latest World Cup roster projections, Haji's hat trick in a top of the table Champo clash, Balogun's brace versus PSG, Wes's legacy-defining upcoming summer, and much more.

Doug’s latest roster projection: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/26-26-predicting-usmnts-roster-lineup-4-months-before-world-cup-opener

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#666: Noahkai turning a corner? Wes at the top of his game

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:02:38 +0000

Vince and Belz get back at it post-Valentine's Day. Jedi looked strong in the FA Cup, Tyler's back on the bench for Bournemouth, Wes playing as well as anyone in the world, and Noahkai looking more assured week by week.

Details on tailgating at USA-Belgium, 3/28: https://www.patreon.com/posts/five-from-belz-150653874?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkTrip to

Germany and the Netherlands: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI4Cp1VpS2eCphsNjf6QHdaRDq86Tf-FeUhJ2tQ0RzkbxQhw/viewform

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#665: Wes scores another great goal, Poch says he wants a PL trophy

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 9 Feb 2026 21:44:22 +0000

Vince and Belz do their best in the midst of some February doldrums. Wes gave us another good goal, Palace get a win for once, Super Bowl happened, World Cup tickets remain expensive.

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#664: Checking in on Paraguay with Roberto Rojas

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 7 Feb 2026 06:25:48 +0000

Rojas, the host of Guarani Vision, THE English-language podcast about the Paraguay men's national team, joins us to talk about Paraguay's wildly successful qualifying campaign in Conmebol, a little about the Guarani, nights at the Defensores del Chaco, the intensity of that friendly in November, and much more.

Guarani Vision on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@guaranivision7095
And on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guarani-vision/id1531368204
And on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/61leHGoRBimyErZSx2eKyF

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#663: Poch tells Weah to can it, Wes and Malik ball out

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 3 Feb 2026 00:57:12 +0000

Sanjay Sujanthakumar joins Belz and Vince to talk through Poch on Weah on World Cup ticket prices, plus a big week to recap for Malik and Wes, and much more as the countdown continues.

Sanjay on Twitter: https://x.com/tha_Real_Kumar

Our trip to Germany and the Netherlands, spots running out: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI4Cp1VpS2eCphsNjf6QHdaRDq86Tf-FeUhJ2tQ0RzkbxQhw/viewform

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#662: Henry Bushnell on WC tickets, the Cone era, roster battles for the USMNT

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:11:27 +0000

Bushnell, who writes for the Athletic, joined to talk about the high prices of World Cup tickets, Cindy Parlow Cone's expansive and thus far largely trouble-free tenure as USSF president, why Weston McKennie's spot on the field under Poch is such an important matter, Alex Freeman's move to Villareal, and lots more, even Richie Ledezma's switch to Mexico.

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#661: Wes ascendant, Reyna hurt again, World Cup boycott floated

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:37:23 +0000

Wes's coach says he'd be a great central striker, Reyna out with a muscle strain, Tillman on the bench for a spell here, Weah assist, Big Pat scores but Vince is unpersuaded, Tanner and Johnny getting starts in the midfield, and the St. Pauli president floats boycotting the World Cup, which brings to mind Trump, which brings to mind the senseless bloodshed in Minneapolis.

Our Germany trip: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI4Cp1VpS2eCphsNjf6QHdaRDq86Tf-FeUhJ2tQ0RzkbxQhw/viewform

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#660: Mike Woitalla on the coaches' convention

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:05:28 +0000

Woitalla, the executive editor of Soccer America, joined the pod after going to Philadelphia for the United Soccer Coaches Convention. At the event, Matt Crocker said there's still too much yelling in youth soccer, Roberto Martinez was gobsmacked by a Barry Pauwels presentation, Tony Lepore discussed plans to grow the ranks of talent scouts, and US Soccer, for the second straight convention, made a strong effort to be present and accounted for.

The Germany trip! Throw your name in the hat: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI4Cp1VpS2eCphsNjf6QHdaRDq86Tf-FeUhJ2tQ0RzkbxQhw/viewform

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#659: A Tuesday Review, emphasis on World Cup bubble guys

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:29:38 +0000

Charlie Boehm joins Belz to talk about Richards and the mess at Palace, Brenden Aaronson up from the ashes, Big Pat's distinct skill-set, E.B. White on Gio Reyna, Paredes returns brightly, Cardoso unconvincing to Belz, Pellegrino Matarazzo beats Barca, and Charlie was moved by the African Cup of Nations final.

The trip to Germany and the Netherlands: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI4Cp1VpS2eCphsNjf6QHdaRDq86Tf-FeUhJ2tQ0RzkbxQhw/viewform

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#658: Club vs high school soccer with Matt Sahag

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:14:08 +0000

Matt Sahag, who coaches high school girls soccer in Des Moines, joins the pod to discuss a recent pitch from a big ECNL club to players and their parents, discouraging them from playing high school soccer this spring so they can focus on league ECNL play and national showcases.

Sahag has responses to the claims made by the club. It's interesting. 13-yr-old's flying out for the weekend to play regular-season games, $2500 trips to Arizona for...what? And you don't get to play against that cross-town rival this season for your school, by the way. AND the pot at the end of this rainbow is probably a partial scholarship at a non-D1 college. Just another slice of the America soccer dilemma.

If you want more from Matt on the specifics of the Sporting Iowa pitch, listen to his break-down on Soccer Talks, the Kick It Forward podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e210-high-school-soccer-matters-is-ecnl-super-cup-the-answer/id1458145533?i=1000739927583

Join us for the trip to Germany on April 18-26, express interest here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI4Cp1VpS2eCphsNjf6QHdaRDq86Tf-FeUhJ2tQ0RzkbxQhw/viewform

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#657: A superdraft of Pochettino's call-ups since he took over

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:21:33 +0000

Vince, Greg, Sanjay and Belz duke it out to see who can craft the best team in a draft of all the players Poch has called up. Let the games begin! I'll post the lineups and some polls shortly.

Germany trip: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI4Cp1VpS2eCphsNjf6QHdaRDq86Tf-FeUhJ2tQ0RzkbxQhw/viewform

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#656: Sacramento Republic manager Neill Collins joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 9 Jan 2026 17:58:45 +0000

We talked about what the World Cup will mean for the sport in America, how kids are introduced to and grow up in the game in Scotland, the heartbreaking end of Sacramento's USL-C season, some coaching talk, some Kenny McLean talk, and lots more. Good chat.

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#655: Brendo strikes! Jedi is fully back, Yunus getting minutes

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 5 Jan 2026 21:50:42 +0000

Vince and Belz return to the Monday Review desk, with Brenden Aaronson getting a spot on A1, some Christmas reflection, a stout defense of Cole Campbell's luxury watch and handbag, and a rundown of all the key USMNT player pool developments since before the holiday.

Scuffed Germany trip: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI4Cp1VpS2eCphsNjf6QHdaRDq86Tf-FeUhJ2tQ0RzkbxQhw/viewform

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#654: USMNT annual review, 2025

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:58:40 +0000

The JPEG That Changed Everything, the True Blue Tussle Award, Dad of the Year, and much more. If you want the full version, including NT Goal of the Year, Club Goal of the Year, Breakout Player of the Year, Player of the Year, to name a few, join the Patreon.

Also, the form to fill out if our Germany/Netherlands trip is somewhere in your realm of possibility: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI4Cp1VpS2eCphsNjf6QHdaRDq86Tf-FeUhJ2tQ0RzkbxQhw/viewform

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#653: JJ Devaney joins, gives us his sense of Poch's tenure, the coming World Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:13:02 +0000

The host of long-running former ESPN podcast Caught Offside joins Vince and Belz to discuss what Poch has been up to, whether it's working, Banner the mascot, and where several players probably stand in the depth chart.

Look for Caught Offside with Andrew Gundling and JJ Devaney on any podcast platform, and here's there subscription service (kind of like a Patreon, I gather): https://caughtoffside.supercast.com/

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#652: Poch's media tour & what the World Cup will mean to America with Doug McIntyre

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:18:03 +0000

We talk through the quite encouraging events of the first half of the week -- Pulisic's big man on campus brace off the bench, Wes's lovely gamewinner in CL, Balo's gamewinner and Pepi's continued propensity to put the ball in the back of the net. Then we get into Poch's media tour after the World Cup draw a little bit, what will happen if we beat Paraguay in that first game, and the MLS championship game a bit too.

Germany/Netherlands trip form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI4Cp1VpS2eCphsNjf6QHdaRDq86Tf-FeUhJ2tQ0RzkbxQhw/viewform

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#651: What Poch and the players said about the draw

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 8 Dec 2025 20:51:56 +0000

https://www.patreon.com/posts/world-cup-draw-145187648

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#650: The situation is looking pretty good!

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 2 Dec 2025 01:13:11 +0000

Vince brings back "El Loco" for Poch, but in a good way. Four players who weren't even involved in the last window had a great past week in Europe. Pepi's back in the XI for Eindhoven. The World Cup draw is coming up in four days and we talk through the options. Things are looking good, folks. Although there is some sad news from Thanksgiving dinner.

Clip Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/144856270
Malik v Man City comp: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tillman-v-man-144810442

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#649: Leander Schaerlaeckens on the state of the USMNT, its chaotic history & miraculous growth since the 1980s

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:21:51 +0000

Vince is back. He and Belz welcome Leander to discuss the past window, where things stand with Poch’s project, and the chaotic history of the US Men’s National Team, which is the subject of his forthcoming book.We end up covering the major action from the weekend, including Pulisic’s gamewinner in the Derby della Madonnina, McKennie’s continued energetic & intelligent play for Juve, another shiny little cameo for Gio, Tillman’s goal and “assist” for Leverkusen, and another unconvincing performance (even in a 1-0 win!) for Noahkai Banks.

Pre-order Leander’s book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130/the-long-game-by-leander-schaerlaeckens/

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#648: USA v Uruguay recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:39:17 +0000

We wiped out a historically-good national team, coached by Marcelo Bielsa, in Tampa! Greg Velasquez and Belz talk it through. Gio's return, a caution against certainty, a tetchy performance from Poch in the post-game press conference, and, you guessed it, some classic Velasquez wet-blanketism.f

Clip Notes on Patreon, for $5 subscribers and up, coming soon.

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#647: Joe Scally joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:39:16 +0000

Sanjay sits down with Joe at the team hotel in Tampa on Monday afternoon, to discuss his nearly 10,000 Bundesliga minutes of experience, how things have changed under Poch, who from the team he would trust the least to run the family business in Lake Grove, and much more. It's a fast but substantive interview.

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#646: USA v Paraguay recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 04:22:23 +0000

Charlie Boehm and Belz celebrate a credible victory in greater Philadelphia on Saturday night! Gio is back in the national team mix, emphatically. Arfsten keeps on performing. Our defense has to answer some questions about that equalizer. A fracas in stoppage time. What more could we want.

Clip Notes on the Patreon, for $5 subscribers, coming Monday morning.

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#645: The Albert & Sullivan Show at the U17 World Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:58:28 +0000

Matt Hartman joins Belz to talk about our two blue chip 16-year-olds and their eye-catching performances at the U17 World Cup after the USA beat Czechia on Tuesday to round out a 9-point window. We do a timeline of the game and then look briefly ahead to Morocco on Friday, mostly talk about Cavan Sullivan and Mathis Albert.

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#644: The roster for PAR and URU, and a rough weekend in France

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:30:04 +0000

Charlie Boehm joins Belz to discuss Tyler's head injury, Tim Tillman's mysterious inclusion, a rough weekend in France for our guys, the MLS playoffs, Dest's return to camp, Big Pat's big goal, and much more.

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#643: Cavan strikes at the U17 World Cup, with Marcus Chairez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 6 Nov 2025 01:03:12 +0000

Marcus joins Belz to talk about the messy 1-0 win over Burkina Faso at the U17 World Cup, what's promising about the team (Albert, Sullivan) and where it will probably continue to struggle. We also briefly hit on the big Champions League goals from Balo and Pepi.

Check out Marcus's work, and follow the link to his website, here: https://x.com/USSoccerColl

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#642: Roster talk, Gio contributes, Tyler balling out

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:10:25 +0000

Sanjay Sujanthakumar joins Vince and Belz for the Monday Review. Sanjay rushes to Gio's defense. And we discuss who's gonna get the magic phone call with all these injuries piled up.

Clip Notes for $5 patrons and up will be out soon.

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#641: Midweek recap, MLS playoffs check-in with Charlie Boehm

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:20:47 +0000

Full rundown of the action and inaction from the middle of the week, including Balo's goal and Wes's good performance against Udinese, Gio Reyna's quote to the AP, and Charlie gives us an update on where MLS playoffs stand right now.

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#640: U20 wrap, U17 look-ahead with Marcus Chairez, Noahkai struggles, Diego shows out at ComplexCon

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:15:12 +0000

Vince, Belz and Marcus on the mics. Also, is Diego Luna actually cool? Not just soccer cool but universally? An in-depth discussion of his photo with Lil Yachty, Quavo and Yeat, which MEANS SOMETHING to Vince. And then we talk about a small part of the weekend action.

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#639: World Cup roster predictions with Doug McIntyre

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:09:48 +0000

The Fox Sports reporter joins the pod, again, to talk through the past window, a little about Champions League, and mostly to discuss who he thinks will be on the World Cup roster. There's a big surprise in there! And lots of good discussion of the state of the pool.

Here's the Chris Richards interview: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/who-u-s-mens-national-team-defender-chris-richards

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#638: Post-camp wrap-up, the centerback situation, Noahkai check-in

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:42:53 +0000

Belz and Vince talk through a few more things about the international window, including the Roldanaissance, Balo's supremacy at striker, Tessmann coming good and the problems at centerback, plus Banks's second start in a row for Augsburg, Gio gets minutes for a relegation-bound Gladbach, and Chris takes his struggles with him back to Palace.

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#637: USA v Australia recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:44:53 +0000

Greg and Vince wrap up a pretty good window for the boys. Full treatment of the 2-1 win over Australia in Commerce City.

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#636: Tanner Tessmann joins the pod!

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:27:41 +0000

Tanner Tessmann, the midfield anchor for Olympique Lyonnais who started for the USA against Ecuador on Friday, joined Sanjay Sujanthakumar for a half-hour long chat in Colorado on Monday. The Alabama native talked about, among other things, Nemanja Matic's impact on him, how long of a field goal he can kick with his left foot, his love for Venice and what he thinks he needs to do to start at the World Cup next summer.

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#635: USA v Ecuador recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 03:09:23 +0000

Vince and Charlie Boehm carry the flag and get into the 1-1 draw with Ecuador. Balo and Tillman have a great night in Austin, they zapruder the Ecuador goal, lots to discuss.

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#634: Camp's underway, weekend action and the meaning of Landon's hairpiece

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 6 Oct 2025 23:25:11 +0000

Vince and Belz sit back and relax a bit -- youth sports, the meaning of Landon's hairpiece, and some other minor digressions. the weekend action starts at the 43:00 mark if you want to go straight to that.

Clip Notes coming soon on the Patreon.

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#633: Roster reaction with Doug McIntyre

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 3 Oct 2025 17:20:52 +0000

Belz and McIntyre, the USMNT reporter for FOX Sports, talk through Pochettino's fascinating press conference yesterday, the fun little dust-up with Jeff Carlisle, Poch's quest to create competition and a more team-focused culture, where Musah likely stands, and a little bit of catch-up on the midweek Champions League action.

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#632: Roster preview with Greg, plus the Monday Review

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:46:44 +0000

Greg, Vince and Belz talk through the most interesting action from the past week, and then talk through who Poch called up in the last window, who he is likely to call up in the upcoming window, and who we'd like to see called up.

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#631: Monday Review — Focus on Tillman, Weah, Richards, Tessmann

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:20:57 +0000

Vince and Belz recap the weekend action. Tillman vs Scally & Gio. Tim scores a beauty at Real Madrid but is he thriving on the left wing for Marseille? Richards showing signs of turning into a big player. Tanner enjoying what amounts to a 12-month bar mitzvah at Lyon. And much more.

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#630: The U20 World Cup roster with Marcus Chairez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 22:09:26 +0000

Cole Campbell, Diego Kochen and Peyton Miller are present and accounted for. Marcus joins to discuss who's exciting, who could make up a good starting XI, what factors lead to translating U20 success to the senior team, and much more.

Marcus on Twitter: https://x.com/ussoccercoll His website where he writes a lot about USMNT prospects: https://www.ussoccercollective.com/

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#629: Post-window wrap with Jason Davis, plus the weekend action

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:06:26 +0000

Vince and Belz go the distance with one of the deans of American soccer broadcasting, Jason Davis. Covered everything from the Byzantine World Cup ticket-purchasing process to the meaning of Balo's performance vs Japan, three at the back, whether Gio's jogging is a problem, and who gets called for Poch's first-choice midfield.

Patrons get a full extra hour: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138971878?pr=true&cr=true

Here are some links to Jason's stuff...

The Best Soccer Show: http://youtube.com/@TheBestSoccerShow
Morning Kickaround: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningKickaround
Soccer Eagle newsletter: https://jason-davis-soccer-eagle.ghost.io/

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#628: USA v Japan recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:50:06 +0000

Greg and Belz celebrate a solid victory, a sensible defensive shape that sparked the attack, and a bit of a coming out party for Folarin Balogun.

Clip Notes, a video of the events from the timeline, for $5 subscribers on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138690417

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#627: USA v S. Korea recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 8 Sep 2025 21:11:17 +0000

Belz and Vince talk through the action, the contrast in minutes at striker, the problems we caused ourselves with our defensive shape, and our inability to adjust in-game, and whether a better list of call-ups solves anything (we think it does).

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#626: Sebastian Berhalter joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 5 Sep 2025 17:33:55 +0000

Vince and Sanjay sat down with USMNT and Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter on Friday morning to talk about his rapid rise to the national team, growing up ias U.S. soccer royalty, whether his dad would have been able to give him the same opportunities he's gotten under Poch, whether he'll get to take set pieces in this window, and a lot more.

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#625: Look-ahead to Japan with Ryo Nakagawara

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 5 Sep 2025 16:06:55 +0000

Ryo Nakagawara, the author of Shogun Soccer, a detailed newsletter focused on the J-league and Japanese national team, joins Belz to talk about a likely lineup for Tuesday's game, where the goals and the holes are, the state of the Japanese men's national team, it's long-tenured coach, fan culture in Japan and lots more.

Shogun Soccer: https://www.shogunsoccer.com/

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#624: Look-ahead to South Korea with Steve Han

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 3 Sep 2025 18:14:40 +0000

Steve Han, a longtime Goal.com reporter and now FIFA's content lead for South Korea and the host of YouTube channel FairPoint Football, joins Belz to talk about soccer in the Korean Republic, Son's move to LAFC, what the 2002 run meant for the sport in the country, and of course, who's likely to make an impact in the game on Saturday.

Fairpoint Football on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fairpointfootball
Steve on Twitter: https://x.com/realstevescores

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#623: Balo, Sarge come in hot, Poch visits Ohio Stadium, camp arrivals

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 1 Sep 2025 20:50:45 +0000

Charlie Boehm returns to join Vince and Belz for the Monday Review. Seattle's triumph over Inter Miami leads us off, then Balogun and Sargent come into camp in form, and lots more after that, including a big win for Tyler at Tottenham.

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#622: Grassroots Pt. 4 — Listener Q&A with Jim Harte and Mike Idland

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Why not tell kids to "space out"? Can you teach 7-yr-olds to defend? What to tell your intimidated 4-year-old? How to progress from U6 to U12? We wrap up this series with a bunch of listener-submitted questions and comments, and Mike and Jim (and Belz) responding to those. Lots of good ones, and this was a fun one to record. Respect and gratitude to Mike and Jim for their service to the game.

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#621: September roster preview with Greg Velasquez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:49:00 +0000

Greg, Vince and Belz convene to discuss the soon-to-be-released roster for the upcoming friendlies against South Korea and Japan, and Greg classifies each position into Locks, Poch Favorites, All Eyes on You, and Shrugs. We work our way through who's going to get called up bc he absolutely should, who Poch WILL call up, and who might deserve it but may not get the phone call. Lots of news to sprinkle throughout, including Reyna to Gladbach, Balo's very encouraging first start of the season, Pepi's return, and much more.

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#620: What happened to the FC Dallas pipeline? With Buzz Carrick

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:35:48 +0000

Buzz Carrick, the founder of the 3rd Degree, the Dallas soccer blog and podcast, joins Belz to explain why the pipeline of elite talent at FC Dallas, once so full, has stopped producing (at least for a little while). Detailed conversation about a multi-faceted phenomenon with a guy who knows the pipeline from valve to valve.

3rd Degree blog: https://3rddegree.net/

Podcast: https://3rddegree.castos.com/

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#619: Pulisic documentary fallout with Meg Swanick, plus the weekend action

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:50:16 +0000

The venerable Meg Swanick joins Belz and Vince to talk through the Pulisic & Weah vs the pundits news cycle, plus a full rundown of the weekend action.

https://swandive.substack.com/

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#618: Grassroots Pt. 3 — How to coach rec soccer with Mike Idland

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:36:48 +0000

Foxes & Hounds! Sharks & Minnows! High Fives! Pinecones! We’re getting into the nuts and bolts of helping little kids learn to master the soccer ball with Mike Idland, a college women’s soccer coach in New York state who’s spent a lot of time working with rec soccer and club coaches, and has been a huge help to Belz in his rec soccer efforts. Lots of practical stuff here to cap off this series of interviews on youth soccer.

Here’s Mike’s brief and excellent U6 training plan: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cG0r1WV6eJNS3pGSZGMubDeukj8ssoDx/view?usp=sharing

And here are some U6 drills from Belz, including Pinecones, Goal Races, Sharpshooter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1usw-Ivi9hpmiAi8M8suqEiYw1gYlz-1R/view?usp=sharing

In a couple weeks we (Belz and at least a couple of the grassroots episodes guests) are going to record a 4th episode where we respond to questions and comments. You can send us a voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/scuffedpod

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#617: Doug McIntyre, USMNT reporter for Fox Sports, joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:17:37 +0000

Doug, Belz and Vince talk about Poch's summer of (resetting) the vibes, when the wave of enthusiasm about the World Cup will hit (soon), where Johnny Cardoso stands, whether Sebastian Berhalter really has a better chance of making the WC roster than Gio Reyna, Doug's early years as a soccer reporter, what several other players have to do to make the World Cup squad, and much more. Then we run through the weekend news faster than we ever have on the Monday Review, including Dest's belter and Aidan Morris's imperious showing vs Swansea.

In a couple weeks we (Belz and at least a couple of the grassroots episodes guests) are going to record a 4th grassroots soccer episode where we respond to questions and comments. You can send us a voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/scuffedpod

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#616: Grassroots Pt. 2 — Jim Harte on how kids engage with organized soccer

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 7 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Jim Harte is one of the people really fighting to grow soccer in America and he’s spent most of his life working with kids, working in the trenches of helping them learn to love the game. He's a six-time high school soccer state champion in Florida as a coach, and was simultaneously an elementary physical education teacher and club soccer coach for decades in the Tampa area. He’s also the founder of the high school champions league, and he’s the perfect bridge between Tom Byer and the third episode of this little series, which is going to be focused on practical tips for rec soccer coaches. (That third part is already available to paying subscribers on the Patron feed.)

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#615: Monday Review — Dest Supercup winner, Leagues Cup rages on, Weah to Marseilles, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 4 Aug 2025 20:33:59 +0000

Vince, Belz and Charlie Boehm talk through all the latest transfer news, Dest's winner against Go Ahead Eagles, the upshot of all this Leagues Cup action, a full transfer news rundown, and how bad is it really for a player to be one-footed?

Clip Notes for $5 members and up on the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/135726380?pr=true&cr=true

In case you missed it, Watke and Scuffed have parted ways. It's the end of an era at Scuffed. We made the announcement here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/end-of-era-at-135486869

And if you're a patron and haven't already, scroll back in your patron feed and listen to the grassroots episodes! Parts 2 and 3 build on the Tom Byer interview and I'm proud of them, and they're already available to paying subscribers on the patron feed. Part 2 comes out on the public feed this Thursday. Part 3 comes out next Thursday. Yet another reason to sign up as a member of our Patreon.

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#614: Grassroots Pt. 1 — Tom Byer on soccer starting at home

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:38:41 +0000

The best soccer players all have one thing in common. They learned to love the soccer ball at home. Tom Byer, a former pro in Japan whose book “Football Starts at Home,” is probably known to many of you, is a passionate advocate not just for early childhood ball mastery, but also for the critical importance of the parent-child relationship in skill development, and the knock-on benefits for kids of learning to focus on the ball.

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#613: Monday Review — Eintracht Frankfurt in Louisville, pro-rel realizations, full preseason update

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:29:25 +0000

Vince and Belz recap the news from the weekend. That includes Eintracht Frankfurt's friendly in Louisville, where Vince watched Pax and interrogated Dino Topmuller, plus the upcoming USL League Two final, Sargent's decision to spurn Wolfsburg, Parma's ongoing negotiation for Gio, and much more.

And Clip Notes are back: https://www.patreon.com/posts/clip-notes-july-135172956

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#612: Henry Bushnell on what Poch is thinking & where things stand

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:21:17 +0000

Henry Bushnell, one of the key figures in the USMNT press corps, joins Watke and Belz to talk Poch vs Pulisic, what the coach is actually interested in (culture), and a lot more.

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#611: Monday Review — Transfers rundown, Poch cries, Galeano on the 12th man

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:07:49 +0000

Vince, Belz and Watke get back to the business of the Monday Review, working through a lot of the transfer news, and a few other things that might have slipped through the cracks if we hand't brought them up.

Still working on this series about youth soccer. If you have a question about raising or coaching little kids to be as good at soccer as they can be...

...submit one for Jim Harte, former PE teacher and longtime high school soccer coach who founded the High School Champions League: https://forms.gle/R132rXppaqFdFenb8 Jim and I will be talking soon about the right approach to coaching little kids, how to encourage more free play, how kids learn and what they are looking for from sports.

Or submit one for Mike Idland, a college soccer coach who's been a thoughtful and incisive email correspondent to me for a long time. We'll be talking about practical tips for how to run a U6 or U8 rec soccer practice, among other things: https://forms.gle/FhfMoFGxRV3rpNU69

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#610: The lessons we learned from the Gold Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:55:07 +0000

Watke, Vince and Belz take turns teaching each other what we learned from the tournament.

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#609: USMNT v Mexico, Gold Cup Final Recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 8 Jul 2025 20:24:41 +0000

The USMNT played in a 4-4-2 block and mostly denied Mexico the big chances despite getting totally dominated, but a key mistake got us on the first one, and then we just couldn't keep it level after that. We also did very little with the ball, and one player in particular comes under the microscope for that.

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#608: USMNT v Guatemala, Gold Cup Semifinal Recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 3 Jul 2025 23:03:21 +0000

We get a satisfying brace from Diego Luna, and then we turtle up. Greg and Belz talk it through. Greg mostly blames the midfield for not getting control of the game after the opening 15 minutes. Full timeline. On to Mexico in Houston on Sunday.

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#607: USMNT v Costa Rica, Gold Cup Quarterfinal Recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:02:20 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the win in penalties last night in Minneapolis. Lots on the new look with both fullbacks high, Tillman, Arfsten, how Richards' protagonism helped create chances, a little cackling about Jesse Marsch's fate at the GC, and much more.

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#606: USMNT vs Haiti recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:47:59 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through ALL the details on the 2-1 win over Haiti. Malik and Chris continue to be a cut above. Big Pat is a phenomenon, in both negative and positive ways. Everybody else is pretty much failing to distinguish himself.

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#605: USMNT vs Saudi Arabia recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:36:49 +0000

Vince and Belz react to and recap the 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia basically immediately after the final whistle. Richards comes up big. Tillman keeps building his NT chops. Most everybody else had a forgettable night and the Saudi opponents treated Arfsten like Shaq at the top of the key.

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#604: USMNT v Trinidad and Tobago recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:15:46 +0000

Charles Boehm helps us once again, joining Belz and Vince to recap the 5-0 win over the Soca Warriors. We do a full timeline and several takeaways, bearing in mind the opponent "wasn't at the races," as Dwight Yorke put it post-match. Malik getting blooded as a goal-scorer and foul-sufferer in Concacaf was big. Poch still has a lot to prove. Freese does himself favors. Etc. etc.

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#603: USA v Switzerland recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:44:50 +0000

Not great! But Greg is typically even-keeled and there's plenty to talk through.

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#602: Walker Zimmerman joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 9 Jun 2025 21:54:19 +0000

The USMNT and Nashville SC centerback joins Belz and Sanjay Sujanthakumar to discuss how he practices attacking set pieces, aerial prowess in general, the differences in how centerbacks are instructed to operate under Poch compared to Berhalter, his mindset coming off the bench against Iran in 2022, that goal-line clearance, that penalty against Wales, his Christian faith, and much more.

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#601: USA v Türkiye recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 9 Jun 2025 00:08:50 +0000

Belz and Vince walk through the timeline and some takeaways from a loss in Hartford, but easily the best loss of the past three, and there are some positive things to take away from it.

Sanjay and I are going to interview Walker Zimmerman tomorrow. I will put a form in the shownotes, at which you can submit a question if you like. We will try to ask as many as we can: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfq64C36Wv0zAUTBSPV_zgjB2BPG-p5i810Cq2EVC0fm06Exw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114093336505775313418

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#600: A pre-Gold Cup check-in with Greg Velasquez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 4 Jun 2025 04:00:48 +0000

Greg joins Belz to talk about who they're excited to see play over the next month, why Josh Sargent was left off, and respond to several listener questions as the USMNT embarks on the Gold Cup and the final 12 months before World Cup 2026. As usual, Greg zigs while most everyone else zags. He's not panicking.

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#599: Leander Schaerlaeckens on the state of the modern USMNT

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 2 Jun 2025 05:05:00 +0000

Schaerlaeckens, who writes for the Guardian and will soon publish a book titled "The Long Game" on the modern USMNT, joins Watke and Belz. We talk about what's happening with the USMNT these days, his access to Berhalter while he was working on his book, the ways the current generation is different from previous national team generations, and much, much more. Really good, lively conversation.

There will be no official Monday Review this week, and for several of the weeks ahead, since there will be so little club soccer and so much international soccer to cover directly.

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#598: Crystal Palace podcaster Jack Pierce on Chris Richards & FA Cup glory

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 1 Jun 2025 07:01:33 +0000

Jack, one of the hosts of the Five Year Plan, a Crystal Palace podcast, joins Belz and Vince for to talk about Crystal Palace winning its first-ever major trophy, with Chris Richards as one of its best players on the day. It's a celebration pod!

FYP podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fyp-podcast/id373306875
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#597: Poch's strange roster for the Gold Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 26 May 2025 07:11:42 +0000

A bunch of our best players will be missing, and Sean Zawadzki will be there. We talk through the call-ups, the omissions, and what the hell is going on. Watke has some positive interpretations. See you in Nashville!

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#596: Richards wins an FA Cup, Tillman seals another title for PSV

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 21 May 2025 20:00:36 +0000

Vince, Watke and Belz reconvene after the trip to Rome. Lots of celebrations from the weekend to recap, plus we talk about Rome and the football we saw there a bit, Milan's struggles, and the USMNT roster coming out tomorrow.

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#595: The Coppa Italia final

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 15 May 2025 21:52:08 +0000

Belz and Vince (and Goerge Quraishi) record their second episode from Rome, the morning after Bologna's 1-0 win over Milan in the Coppa Italia final, which we miraculously were able to attend. Quraishi, the founder of Howler magazine and the guy helping us navigate Rome, joins in. Pulisic had a night to forget, but we did not.

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#594: Monday Review in Rome — Vince & Belz debrief after seeing Lazio-Juve in person

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 12 May 2025 16:46:05 +0000

Coming to you from a 4th-floor apartment next to the Tiber River, Belz and Vince talk through their takeaways from the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday -- the intensity of the match, the scene outside, Wes's assist, a theory of what supporters groups are doing when they chant, what it's like in Rome right now, and much more. We take a handful of questions from some of the fine people traveling with us, and also run quickly through some news from the past week.

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#593: John Polis, USSF press officer in 1989, joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 8 May 2025 16:09:57 +0000

Polis was at the scene for Paul Caligiuri's shot heard round the world, he was also (for Umbro) the English language press liaison for the Brazilian national team (Romario, Bebeto, Dunga) in 1994. Polis joined Belz for a 75 minute conversation. He was prepared and he has a good memory and he brings a lot to the table, including a more relaxed perspective about the USMNT heading toward next summer than Belz has. Good medicine.

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#592: Monday Review — Balo’s back, Dike scores, Charlie Boehm joins us

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 5 May 2025 18:27:17 +0000

Charlie Boehm joins Vince and Belz to talk through the weekend action, he lends his MLS expertise to the discussion. Balogun starts and scores for the first time since October. Good game from him. Dike's back on the scoresheet too. Wrexham is headed to the Champo, Leeds is headed out of the Champo and Brendo is looking for a home. Vince and Belz are headed to Rome on Friday.

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#591: Sounder at Heart's Jeremiah Oshan joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 2 May 2025 02:21:20 +0000

The guy behind Sounder at Heart and SB Nation's soccer coverage is running an independent shop in Seattle now. He joins to talk about that, about the real Brian Schmetzer, how pro/rel might play out in the Pacific Northwest, his grandmother's high school career in South Dakota, and much more.

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#590: Monday Review — Luna’s “the guy” at RSL, Vancouver flying, BJ boat-races Gregg

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:36:20 +0000

We start off with MLS because it feels more interesting right now. But also Pulisic makes scoring look easy vs Venezia, Malik’s teammate says “one man’s death is another man’s bread” after he’s late to something and has to sit, Tyler gets away with an orange-ish challenge, and much more.

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#589: Andrew Wiebe on sideline reporting Messi, kids to watch in MLS, tryna bring Extra Time back

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:54:24 +0000

Wiebe's a feature and sideline reporter for Major League Soccer, talks about learning the art of sideline reporting which is fascinating. Also discusses Extra Time Radio, the show that got inexplicably binned by the league earlier this year. Good young MLS players, the Sullivan bros, meeting Luca de la Torre's parents, buying boots with Brandon Vazquez and going to a rodeo with Jack McGlynn. Plus lots more.

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#588: Monday Review — Red cards, Paredes is back, big win for Utrecht

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 02:41:43 +0000

Vince, Watke and Belz work their way through the news of the weekend. Red cards for Chris, Mark and Diego. Big win for Utrecht and a goal for Paxten. Leeds wins promotion. Lots more.

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#587: Dan Vaughn joins to talk USL pro/rel, lower leagues, Chattanooga's rivalry

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:37:07 +0000

El Paso-based Dan Vaughn, the founder of Protagonist Soccer and one of the most knowledgeable people in the country when it comes to lower-league American soccer, joins Watke and Belz for a wide-ranging conversation that often circles back to the CFC-Red Wolves rivalry, geography, and Ricardo Pepi.

Relevant links...

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#586: U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen joins to discuss World Cup 2026 preparation

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:53:05 +0000

Larsen, a former NASL Sounders ballboy and co-chair of the Congressional Soccer Caucus, sat down to talk about border challenges, drone defenses, getting visas and some of the other work that's ongoing in preparation for World Cup 2026.

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#585: ESPN legend Bob Ley joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Ley ran the PA system for the Cosmos in the late 1970s, was one of the earliest anchors for Sportscenter, hosted several World Cups on television and has been one of American soccer's great advocates. He sat down with Belz and talked about what he tells college kids about the future of sports journalism, the state of the USMNT, the potential impact of the 2026 World Cup, what pro/rel might mean for USL, and much more.

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#584: Post-March malaise, USL & pro/rel, Tillman banger, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 7 Apr 2025 19:29:49 +0000

Vince and Belz wrestle with the implications of that last window, weigh whether USL's pro/rel gambit will move the needle, recap the weekend action and answer voicemails from listeners in Forth Worth and Chicago.

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#583: Cameron Carter-Vickers joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 3 Apr 2025 15:50:43 +0000

CCV sits down with Sanjay in SoCal to talk about the respite of national team camps, building racecars with Legos, jumping on the field at the 2022 World Cup, and much more. As usual, good rapport in the conversation.

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#582: Cardoso banger, Tillman returns at PSV, Sargent scores, Milan flails

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:54:32 +0000

Belz and Vince with a lengthy "what's up with Poch" opening segment, Johnny shines for Betis, Malik back and fresh in Eindhoven, West starts under new coach, Josh scores, we're definitely going to Rome. A great question from Mike in the Buffalo area.

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#581: Mailbag — Are we bad? Was Poch an upgrade? Should we give up on Gio?

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:34:14 +0000

Those and lots of other questions came through in voicemail (thank you very much to everyone who sent one!), and Charlie Boehm joins Watke and Belz to respond to them. Others include which two players from the XI vs Panama that we’d cut from this roster, and which two we’d bench, what percentage of blame to assign Poch and the players and Panama, and much more.

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#580: USA v Canada recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:19:55 +0000

The Poch-led USMNT fails magnificently in its first real test, fails to meet the standard set under Berhalter, which is all pretty ironic. Greg and Belz break it down, try to identify 2-3 intriguing plot-lines as we limp toward 2026. We need those fullbacks back. The World Cup won't be like this tournament was. No way.

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#579: USA v Panama recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:12:35 +0000

Brutal. Vince and Belz talk through what we got wrong, what else might be wrong, and the cruelty of a sport that doesn't let you take 5 seconds off. Vince IDs some problems with the scheme. Everybody IDs problems with the selection. Maybe this lights a fire under Poch.

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#578: Post-Panama Soundoff (A call-in show hosted by Vince last night)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:02:32 +0000

Two and a half hours of Vince holding court and agendas flying like a swarm of mosquitoes. Totally unabridged, might be a little language here and there. The first real test of the Poch era. Failure. Justified frustration after another bad loss.

Detailed, more responsible game recap coming later today.

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#577: Gameday check-in with Sanjay at Nations League

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:21:19 +0000

Watke and Belz check in with Sanjay Sujanthakumar less than 24 hours before USA-Panama in Los Angeles as he hustles around SoCal covering the team. We touch on the back-and-forth with Tim Ream on who tonight's left back will be, what the midfield might look like, what we've learned from lots of press conferences and the mixed zone in the last few days, the various responses from players and coaches to the politics questions, and more.

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#576: Broadcaster & journalist Sebastian Salazar joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 01:25:22 +0000

Sebastian Salazar built Futbol Americas from scratch with Herc Gomez and now he hosts ION's NWSL studio show. He's veteran of covering soccer in America, a native of D.C., a lifelong El Tri fan. He plays the game, he's coached the game. We spoke on Thursday and he was very generous with his time. Great conversation.

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#575: Nations League roster reaction with Velasquez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:24:32 +0000

Who's in, who's out, whether Poch sees Yunus as a midfielder, why Brendo is missing, what the coach expects from Gio, and Greg and Belz give preferred lineups versus Panama and the second opponent. First match kicks off in a week.

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#574: Paul McGlynn joins, talks Jack, Tim Weah as a 9-yr-old, MLS academy chaos

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:48:00 +0000

Paul McGlynn, the father of Jack McGlynn, has been developing soccer talent in New York City (and now western Connecticut) since the beginning of the century. Not only does he have the perspective of a parent of a pro player, he coached Tim Weah from ages 9 to 12, he's in the trenches of the ongoing chaos between MLS academies and youth clubs, and he watches soccer all the time. Great conversation. Highly recommend.

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#573: Nine things we've learned about the USMNT in 2025

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 6 Mar 2025 17:15:16 +0000

Bob Morocco, the longtime friend of the pod and multi-decade battle-hardened BigSoccer poster, joins Belz and Watke to discuss the key takeaways from the first two months-and-change of 2025 Anno Domani. Pulisic's level, Johnny's status, Poch's (dis)regard for Atlanta and Richy Ledezma, and much more to discuss.

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#572: MLS returns, USL floating pro/rel, Tessmann tested, Pulisic misses penalty

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:17:27 +0000

We round up some of the MLS action from opening weekend, try to figure out why first division sanctioning matters, big segment on John Textor, Tanner Tessmann and the big match in Lyon vs PSG, Pulisic misses a penalty, Gio starts but doesn't really impress anybody, Sargent gets a brace and an ambivalent OptaJack tweet, plus much more.

NO EPISODE THIS COMING THURSDAY.

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#571: CL Review -- Juve & Milan out, PSV & BVB advance, full treatment, Sanjay joins us

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:43 +0000

Also Celtic is out, but makes a good show. Sanjay Sujanthakumar joins the Monday Review crew for a fun, rambling episode. The Weah banger, Vince thinks most of Juve is a bunch of frauds, Theo's madness interrupts a Yunus masterclass, does Joao disrespect Pulisic?

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#570: PSV reporter Rik Elfrink joins from Eindhoven

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:28:54 +0000

Rik Elfrink, the world's preeminent source on PSV Eindhoven -- the club, its players, academy and front office -- joins to talk about the American contingent in Eindhoven, Earnie Stewart's performance as technical director, the best away grounds in Holland, how he got into sports journalism, and a lot more.

Like I said, he's a must-follow on Twitter if you know how to use the translate function: https://x.com/RikElfrink

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#569: Americans in MLS preview with David Gass

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:18:46 +0000

Gass, the long-time fixture on Extratime, now the founder and host of Soccerwise, joins Watke and Belz to talk about the state of our domestic league, the Americans he's most excited to watch, how much Cavan Sullivan will play this season for Philly, and a bunch of lesser-known U17s and their prospects for minutes. Plus much more.

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#568: Sargent's the striker now, Pulissists, Scally solid again

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:41:11 +0000

Nice second half from Sargent vs Derby County, Milan wins and both our Americans are showing well, Scally is solid as hell for Gladbach, Nathaniel Brown unfollows the German national team, and much more.

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#567: State of the U17 player pool with Hartman and Chairez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:49:29 +0000

Marcus Chairez and Matt Hartman join Belz to discuss the U17s. We start with the roster for U17 World Cup qualifying, but really the conversation is much more expansive than that. Who's the best XI in this age group? How does it stack up with past classes? How is MLS doing at running elite youth development in America since US Soccer abdicated responsibility? How good are Cavan Sullivan and Mathis Albert, really? Those questions and many more discussed at length.

Check out Marcus's work at the U.S. Soccer Collective, which has become an indispensable source on soccer prospects from the USA.

Twitter: https://x.com/USSoccerColl
Website: https://www.ussoccercollective.com/

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#566: Richards & Musah on the up, Sarge scores again, Happy St. Paul Day

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 3 Feb 2025 21:28:09 +0000

Belz, Vince and Watke cover the weekend action, including Richards' strong performance at Old Trafford, Sands v Banks in Hamburg, Musah's apparent inside track with Conceicao and Jedi captaining Fulham to a win in Newcastle. Also, a song in Italian about Pulisic, transfer rumors and facts, Cardoso puts in a good shift for Betis, and Tessmann gotta turn on his defensive brain.

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#565: Pepi & Pulisic score, Gio makes art, Yunus melts down as UCL league phase ends

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:17:04 +0000

Watke, Belz and Vince on Pepi's massive goal and assist, that work of art from Gio off the bench, Musah's meltdown and Pulisic's goal in Milan's loss, and a few other odds and ends.

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#564: Is Poch gonna stick with the stay-home right back when Serge returns?

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:38:54 +0000

Plus Tyler and Bournemouth flying, Sargent back in the XI and scoring, Noahkai gets his first top-flight start for Augsburg, and much, much more with Vince, Watke and Belz.

Vince made a companion video of relevant clips for Supporters Shield and Ultra levels on our Patreon page (see below).

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#563: USMNT v Costa Rica recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:34:26 +0000

Greg's back on the mic with Belz to recap the second of two enjoyable January Camp victories under Mauricio Pochettino. Why are we more fun this January? Who from this camp will get called up in March? And, of course, Big Balls Diego is canonized in the lore.

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#562: USA v Venezuela and a weekend rundown

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:02:38 +0000

Vince, Watke and Belz talk about the Miljevic penalty incident, whether Jack McGlynn could be a first-team USMNT factor some day, who from Saturday's game might get a chance in March, Tyler Adams getting after it for Bournemouth, Weah's big goal, transfer rumors, and lots more.

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#561: Tim Ream joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:49:16 +0000

The dean of the USMNT player pool joined Sanjay Sujanthakumar in the lobby of a hotel in Fort Lauderdale on Friday to discuss centerback development in America, how he got to be so comfortable on the ball, Poch's mentality campaign, whether he wants to coach after his playing career ends, watching his national team teammates grow up before his eyes, and much more. By the way, he says Joe Scally is the most underrated USMNT teammate he's ever had.

Follow Sanjay on Twitter: https://x.com/tha_Real_Kumar

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#560: The state of the U20 pool with Matt Hartman and Marcus Chairez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:40:54 +0000

Matt Hartman and Marcus Chairez, both close observers of the youth national teams and youth U.S. player pool, join Belz to break down the full U20 age group. The news hook is the ongoing camp in Florida but we talk about the actual best XI ahead of this fall's U20 World Cup (many of whom were not released for this camp) and the probable XI at the World Cup, considering who will be released by then.

Check out Marcus's work at the U.S. Soccer Collective, which has become an indispensable source on soccer prospects from the USA.

Twitter: https://x.com/USSoccerColl
Website: https://www.ussoccercollective.com/

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#559: A promising centerback debut, a missed opportunity in Ligue 1, Poch on mentality

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:16 +0000

Belz, Vince and Watke go deep on 18-year-old Noahkai Banks' debut for Augsburg, and Tessmann's big chance for Lyon with Matic on the transfer block. Then Pochettino's latest comments, the rest of the action from the weekend, transfer rumors, etc.

Patrons can watch a 4-minute video of several of the clips we discuss, put together by Vince: https://www.patreon.com/posts/key-clips-from-119953459?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Wes smashing a piece of pizza at Moise Kean's record release party: https://x.com/calcionocontext/status/1868747195014692877?s=46

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5-a-side draft episode with Matt Doyle that Vince asked Watke to defend: https://www.patreon.com/posts/557-italian-as-v-119438345?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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#558: January Camp 5-a-side draft with Matt Doyle & Watke

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:52:19 +0000

MLS senior writer and veteran podcaster Matt Doyle graciously joins us and we each pick 7 players (one goalkeeper, five field players and a sub) from Mauricio Pochettino's January Camp roster for a make-believe 5-a-side round robin. Who got the best team?

Patrons can vote on who has the best team here. We may open it up for a vote on Twitter in a few days.

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#557: Italian Supercup, wingers as coaches, Adams returns, Richards v Chelsea

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 6 Jan 2025 18:51:06 +0000

Milan v Juve, Pulisic's new coach, McKennie excelling at left back, Richards v Chelsea, Adams back from injury, transfer rumors, injury reports, and much more. Watke, Vince and Belz get back at it for the first Monday Review of 2025.

Explanation of pivot to USMNT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/119034509

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#556: USWNT Annual Review 2024

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:25:22 +0000

Greg, Vince and Belz (with Tara contributing in absentia) give a series of awards for what was obviously a very successful 2024 for the U.S. Women. Player of the Year, Breakthrough Player of the Year, Retirement of the Year, Most Patriotic, and much more.

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#555: USMNT Annual Review 2024

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:35:51 +0000

Greg, Belz and Vince talk through the events of 2024 for the U.S. Men's National Team, and give traditional awards like Player of the Year and Goal of the Year, voted on by Scuffed listeners, but also less traditional awards like "Most Inscrutable Player" and "The Kingslayer." Join us to look back, celebrate, mourn, etc.

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#554: Antonee ascendant, Gio goal, CCV & Trusty win a trophy

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:46:03 +0000

Vince and Belz talk through the action from the weekend, including Celtic's Cup triumph over Rangers, Jedi's big performane at Anfield, Gio's nice goal and otherwise forgettable performance, Cardoso back in the XI (but not very good), Alex Zendejas's clutch Liguilla showing, and much more.

Sanjay Sujanthakumar interviewed Zendejas for Scuffed last month. They talked about the scrap with Edson in Guadalajara, playing for Poch, playing in Mexico in general. Check it out: https://scuffed.simplecast.com/episodes/550-alex-zendejas-joins-the-pod

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#553: USWNT v ENG & NED recaps

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 6 Dec 2024 01:12:28 +0000

Greg and Belz roll the recaps/catchup episode into one. Whose stock is up after this last window of 2024? Whose stock is down? Thank you Alyssa Naeher.

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#552: WoSo — The roster for ENG & NED, plus a news rundown

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:56:08 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz get back in the WoSo saddle, long overdue. Triple Espresso gets a much-needed break, Lily in, Phallon gotta work on rounding out her game, who starts at the 9, starting XIs for the England match at Wembley, Vince pours more honey over Michele Kang, and much more.

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#551: USMNT v Jamaica recap, St. Louis edition

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:27:12 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through a very fun-to-watch match in St. Louis.

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#550: Alex Zendejas joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:05:38 +0000

The Club America and USMNT winger met up with Sanjay Sujanthakumar in St. Louis to talk about that scuffle with Edson, the Poch experience, who's better at golf between him and Wes, his choice to play for the U.S., life in Mexico City vs Guadalajara, and much more.

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#549: USMNT v Jamaica recap, Kingston edition

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 01:16:59 +0000

We get an away win in Concacaf! Greg and Belz talk through the performance.

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#548: The roster for the games against Jamaica

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:12:01 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the roster Pochettino called up for the Nations League matches against Jamaica. Greg calls for a "mean" performance from us down in Kingston on Thursday. Plus Lily Yohannes committed to play for the US Women's National Team!

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#547: Takeaways from USWNT v Iceland & Argentina

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 1 Nov 2024 20:18:54 +0000

Greg and Belz do a more general and less timeliney discussion of the last two games. Timeline items on the goals, then ~10 (mostly positive) takeaways from the window.

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#546: San Siro goalfest, Béticos love Johnny, Pepi brace

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:27:24 +0000

Tim Weah scores and Wes gets two assists in an epic edition of the Derby D'Italia. Pepi gets a brace, Tillman scores and continues to deputize at the 6, while Vince believes Cardoso's performance was the most moving by an American in club play in at least two years.

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#545: USWNT v Iceland recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:01:19 +0000

Thompson and Shaw show out, Smith does too. We only grow stronger each day. Greg and Belz recap the action from Austin on Thursday.

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#544: CL Review -- Pulisic olimpico, Malik as a 6, Weah rampant

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:02:38 +0000

Watke, Tara, Salerno and Belz blaze through some of the midweek action.

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#543: WoSo — 3 WNT games upcoming, full roster discussion

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:57:37 +0000

Who will partner with Girma in the back? Who’s gonna be the Dunn replacement? Will Sanchez make a mark in this window? Who’s gonna shine in the midfield? Lots to mull over ahead of a two-pack of friendlies with Iceland and then Argentina in Louisville on Wednesday.

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#542: Mexico v USMNT recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:53:33 +0000

Gotta show for the ball with energy and intelligence if you want to beat a good or even committed pressing team. We didn't do it. Soccer 101 eludes several of our national team players when they get a chance to impress the new coach in a game against our biggest rival. Greg and Belz ruefully recap a barren evening in Guadalajara.

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#541: USMNT v Panama recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:06:19 +0000

The Pochettino era begins in Austin, Texas, with our new coach leading a largely second-choice squad into battle with Panama. Greg and Belz recap it and try to suss out the differences in the way the team played.

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#540: WoSo — Cat’s back, Lindsey bullies, Lily banger + a general run-down

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 4 Oct 2024 20:34:53 +0000

Tara and Belz talk in some detail about the European contingent's action as Champions League draws near, Emma Hayes' recent comments on "futures," an NWSL run-down and general lookahead to the next two international windows.

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#539: Pulisic, Pepi, Balo, Pax score + roster speculation

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:01:46 +0000

Greg joins Watke and Belz for the Monday Review. Rundown of the key action from the weekend, plus each panelist offers a surprise inclusion and a surprise exclusion in Poch's first roster, likely out later this week.

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#538: Evan Ratliff on USMNT fandom, AI voice clones, Brek Shea

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:12:04 +0000

Journalist Evan Ratliff joins Belz to talk about his fascinating new podcast, Shell Game, which has some poignant USMNT-related moments in it. He also expresses his affinity for 2011 Brek Shea, talks about going incognito to a WC qualifier in Salt Lake City when he was doing the famous WIRED vanishing act, and explains how he thinks the USMNT is in need of a couple Clint Mathis or Jermaine Jones-style characters.

Here's the Grant Wahl story he referenced: https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/on-the-doorstep-to-doha?r=1ggkr&utm_campaign=post&utm_source=On%20the%20Doorstep%20to%20Doha&utm_medium=ios

And here's the link to Shell Game, which I do recommend: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shell-game/id1753117762

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#537: WoSo — U20s fall in semis, Champions League underway, NWSL check-in

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:05:43 +0000

Tara and Belz talk through the USA's performance at the U20 Women's World Cup, and discuss briefly who's playing well in NWSL ahead of the three friendlies at the end of next month.

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#536: Pochettino's first press conference, a reaction

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:05:37 +0000

Belz, Watke and Tara go through several key clips from the press conference with Mauricio Pochettino, his first public appearance as coach of the USMNT. And they react to them. It's a great time to be alive.

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#535: Poch IN, and USMNT v New Zealand

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:37:21 +0000

Greg and Belz on the Mauricio Pochettino hiring, and then a recap of the mostly dreary affair in Cincinnati on Tuesday night.

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#534: USMNT v Canada recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 9 Sep 2024 20:30:22 +0000

It's a joint Greg, Belz, Vince and Watke review of the demoralizing loss to Canada.

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#533: Caleb Wiley joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:55:45 +0000

Vince and Sanjay interview USA left back/left wingback/winger Caleb Wiley in Kansas City ahead of the USA-Canada match. He talks about growing up in Atlanta, his dad's pizza, playing in the Olympics, the move to Chelsea and loan to play for young, hungry Strasbourg, and much more. Clearly a conversation enjoyed by everyone involved.

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#532: Morgan retires, XIs for the Canada match, U6 pool noodles

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 6 Sep 2024 19:23:50 +0000

Greg and Belz quickly discuss Alex Morgan's retirement announcement, talk about the Gio injury, the increasing imminence of Poch and Mikey Varas's comments, and then dive in on U6 soccer coaching, which is Belz's obsession for the fall.

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#531: WoSo — Our talent at the U20 World Cup, plus the new NWSL CBA

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:54:49 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz talk through the most exciting U.S. players kicking off against Spain at the U20 World Cup this weekend, plus the landmark collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the players with the NWSL.

Goal.com piece on Claire Hutton: https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/claire-hutton-uswnt-prospect-kc-current-vlatko-andonovski-emma-hayes/bltd7f661fc7d4307dc

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#530: September USMNT roster preview

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:15:07 +0000

A good old fashioned roster projection chat with Greg and Belz.

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#529: A quick youth soccer coaching chat with Will Parchman

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:09:15 +0000

Will made the mistake of tweeting about taking on the job of coaching his son's U8 rec soccer team, so Belz pounced, and they talked briefly about the experience of watching 15-year-old Christian Pulisic play back in the day, what makes a prospect succeed, and ways we can improve coaching in rec soccer, which is foundational to the future of the game in America.

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#528: Watke breaks down Pochettino's philosophy (of life)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:38:19 +0000

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#527: WoSo — Gold Medal Celebration Pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:08:51 +0000

Tara and Vince take it away and revel in the USWNT's return to the top.

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#526: Full USMNT transfer window rundown

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:46:47 +0000

Tara, Watke and Belz talk through who's moved, who needs to move, who should stay and why, as we're about halfway through the transfer window.

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#525: Olympics Gold Medal Match — USWNT v Brazil recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:39:23 +0000

Full recap of the final in Paris from Greg and Belz.

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#524: Champo & Eredivisie kick off, Tyler's coach search comments

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:40:38 +0000

Vince, Watke and Belz talk through the latest on the coaching search, why it seems so difficult for USSF to find a good MNT coach, why it's been possible for global men's basketball to close the gap with American basketball faster than American men's soccer has been able to close the gap with global men's soccer, Tyler Adams' comments about what's needed from a new coach, the Championship and Eredivisie kick off and Belz gets to talk about Ledezma, plus much more.

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#523: Olympics — USWNT v Germany recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 7 Aug 2024 21:45:24 +0000

Another huge win from an exhausted but determined Emma Hayes-led U.S. Women's National Team at the Olympics. Greg and Belz recap it in detail. Girma god-like, Soph delivers, Naeher comes up massive in the clutch. Next up is the gold medal match versus Brazil.

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#522: Jordan Morris joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 7 Aug 2024 16:40:53 +0000

Seattle Sounders and former USMNT forward Jordan Morris sat down late last week for a wide-ranging and easy-going conversation with Sanjay Sujanthakumar. They covered playing for coaches such as Jurgen Klinsmann, Brian Schmetzer and Gregg Berhalter, fatherhood of course, his favorite goal of his career, and why he hasn't historically used his left foot as much as people would like. Bonus cameo from Brad Evans on that subject.

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#521: Olympics — USWNT v Japan recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 5 Aug 2024 20:09:56 +0000

Full, detailed review of the 1-0 win over Japan from Greg and Belz. It was a real challenge of low-block unlocking that we struggled with but ultimately overcame. TRIDENT OF DEATH.

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#520: Olympics — Under-23 USMNT v Morocco recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 3 Aug 2024 06:30:19 +0000

Watke and Belz recap the humbling loss to Morocco in the Olympic quarterfinals.

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#519: Olympics — USWNT v Australia recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 1 Aug 2024 07:32:33 +0000

Belz, Vince and Tara recap the 2-1 win over Australia. Not as cathartic as the win over Germany, but still lots to celebrate, plenty to nitpick. The WNT and Emma Hayes have given us a nine-point window! So we had to dust off an old number for the intro to this episode.

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#518: Olympics — USWNT v Germany recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 23:45:48 +0000

A very good performance against a very good team, and the first big win of the Emma Hayes era. Greg and Belz recap it in some detail.

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#517: Olympics — Under-23 USMNT v New Zealand recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:07:06 +0000

Belz and Watke recap the 4-1 win over New Zealand. Next up is the pivotal game against Guinea.

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#516: Olympics — USWNT v Zambia recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:28:36 +0000

A romp for 30-odd minutes against an overmatched opponent, a red card for Zambia, Soph subbed off with some kind of knock. It's on to Germany on Sunday.

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#515: Olympics — Under-23 USMNT v France recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 05:21:32 +0000

Belz and Vince recap the 3-0 loss to France, which was a little more encouraging than the scoreline would lead you to believe.

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#514: The men's U20 roster with Marcus Chairez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:52:35 +0000

Marcus Chairez joins Belz to ID the players on this Concacaf tourney roster who have the best chance of one day helping the national team, and the long list of age-eligible players who are NOT on this roster. U20 World Cup qualification is the prize, and the games kick off for us Friday vs Jamaica.

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#513: USWNT v Costa Rica recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:44:36 +0000

A night of total dominance and thoughtful attacking intent held back by our shortage of quality ideas in the final 12 yards. Full timeline from Belz and Greg.

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#512: Monday Review — The Copa final, the coach search & a Berhalter farewell

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:58:55 +0000

Vince and Belz were astounded by the Copa final and the difficult things it says about the USMNT. Watke runs us through all the coaching search rumors (Benitez sounds plausible). And then we eulogize the Berhalter era by talking about our favorite moments from his tenure.

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#511: USWNT v Mexico recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:40:01 +0000

Second to last tune-up before the Olympics. A bit of muted revenge for the defeat earlier this year. Greg and Belz do the full recap.

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#510: What the USMNT needs from a new coach

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:30:24 +0000

Greg and Belz wrestle with the rumor mill ramping up on Steve Cherundolo, what Herve Renard might bring, what needs to be fixed, etc.

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#509: WoSo — 5 things to think about ahead of the Olympics (plus a few more)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:01:36 +0000

How can we stop Barbra Banda? A brief primer on recent results for our group stage opponents. What's the striker depth chart in the post-Morgan era? Where will our set piece goals come from? Can Rose and Cat play at the same time? All that and much more discussed by Vince, Tara and Belz.

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#508: Copa — USMNT v Uruguay recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 4 Jul 2024 00:41:57 +0000

Full recap of the loss to Uruguay -- a decent performance in a vacuum, but again we see the naivete of the USMNT in contrast to the focus and pragmatism of the Uruguayans. Plus discussion of potential replacements for Berhalter.

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#507: The USWNT’s Olympic roster

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 20:16:52 +0000

Greg, Tara and Belz talk through the roster that Emma Hayes announced last week, plus key omissions. Friendlies coming up on July 13 and 16, and then it's off to the Olympics and a huge test of the USWNT and its new manager.

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#506: Copa — USMNT v Panama recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:00:08 +0000

A full recap of the 2-1 loss to Panama in Atlanta from Greg and Belz. Pretty frustrating! Lots to break down.

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#505: Panama tomorrow, striker controversy, what's wrong with Wes

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:43:32 +0000

Watke, Vince and Belz talk about how good Gio is, the striker controversy such as it is, what's wrong with Wes, Will Leitch's piece arguing Trump's election hurt national team fandom, and much more. Matchday minus 1. Big day tomorrow!
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#504: Copa — USMNT v Bolivia recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:33:20 +0000

Full recap of the somewhat encouraging win over Bolivia. We took care of business. They weren't very good. Our centerbacks are making too many mistakes. Strikers miss chances. Next up is basically a must-win against Panama.
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#503: WoSo — Hayes the joy-bringer? Croix stunner, Tobin un-retires, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:37:20 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz talk through Emma Hayes' aura as portrayed in the latest Behind the Crest video. Also Olympic roster talk, NWSL rundown, love segment, Croix's stunner, Lily's prospects, Tobin's revelation that she ain't hanging up the boots yet. Much more.
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#502: Concacaf & the Copa with Jon Arnold

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:58:44 +0000

Jon Arnold checks in for the second time this month, this time to discuss a little about Concacaf's history in the Copa America, the USA's Jekyll & Hyde showing in the tune-up friendlies, a rundown of how things look for the other Concacaf participants with the tournament starting in two days, and how Haiti's unrest is affecting its football federation.
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#501: USMNT v Brazil recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:11:30 +0000

A bounceback performance in Orlando against Vini and Co. We played hard! We got a draw. Greg and Belz do a full recap.
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#500: USMNT v Colombia recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 06:50:19 +0000

Greg and Belz work through the shellacking in Landover. Full timeline and analysis of a fairly normal performance for 60 minutes that turned into complete slapstick for the final 30 minutes.
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#499: Folarin Balogun joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 8 Jun 2024 16:51:01 +0000

Folarin Balogun, the striker for the USMNT and AS Monaco, joined Watke and Sanjay Sujanthakumar for a conversation yesterday. Outstanding stuff.
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#498: USWNT vs South Korea (St. Paul edition)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 5 Jun 2024 20:11:48 +0000

Greg and Belz on the heavily rotated side that faced South Korea a second time, our struggles this time to play through the middle and the lack of viable alternative approaches, the flip-switching moment when the first-choice attacking group came on, and then, of course, Lily Yohannes's glorious debut, at 16 years of age.
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#497: Bolivia, Panama & Uruguay backgrounders with Jon Arnold

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 4 Jun 2024 21:28:19 +0000

Jon Arnold, one of the nation's leading Concacaf scholars, joins the pod to talk about the USA's group at the Copa America: Bolivia, Panama and Uruguay. As is our custom we strayed from the agenda and discussed the Columbus Crew's loss to Pachuca in Champions Cup, why Mexico isn't a global power in soccer. But the core of the episode is backgrounders on the USMNT's group opponents in this upcoming tournament. No huge surprises but you will surely be able to impress at cocktail parties with a little more depth on Bolivia's mediocrity and Panama's relative strength under Christensen.
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#496: USWNT v South Korea recap (Commerce City edition)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 3 Jun 2024 20:31:36 +0000

Greg and Belz recap the 4-0 win over a non-threatening but reasonably well-organized South Korea side. Mal Swanson is fully back, the ladies are playing soccer at pace with the ball on the deck, and while it wasn't anywhere close to perfect, the Emma Hayes process seems like something we can trust.
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#495: Patron questions on Copa -- 3 at the back, rotations, Giowatch, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 30 May 2024 18:22:24 +0000

Greg and Belz try to respond to a whole raft of questions from subscribers across the country. What about 3 at the back? How will Tim do versus Vini if he plays right back? Which player will improve his stock in the transfer market this summer? What is the problem with Gio at his clubs? Who do we match up against the best? Should we expect to make the semis? And much more.
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#494: Hayes era begins, report from training, Lyon falls to Barcelona

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 29 May 2024 16:50:27 +0000

Tara, Vince and Belz relay some intelligence from training in Boulder, Colo., Horan and Lyon fall to Barcelona in the Champions League final, lots of NWSL action to summarize and some key USWNT players coming back to health.
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#493: Copa prep, Venezia's promotion push, Weah for right back

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 27 May 2024 05:48:49 +0000

As usual, the last Monday Review of the month goes on the public feed. Vince, Watke and Belz discuss Copa America preparations across the nation, Venezia's promotion run, the right back situation including Tim Weah's performance at RWB over the weekend, and much more.
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#492: Double roster pod -- Copa for MNT, June friendlies for WNT

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 22 May 2024 17:32:23 +0000

Greg and Belz discuss the major questions facing Berhalter as the UMSNT prepares for a wonderful slate of games in June and early July, and then talk about the major questions facing Emma Hayes ahead of two early June friendlies and the Olympics later this summer.
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#491: The Brickyard Battalion on the future of pro soccer in Indianapolis

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 16 May 2024 18:41:43 +0000

David Ziemba and Kyle Jeanor, the president and secretary of the Indy Eleven supporters group the Brickyard Battalion, join Belz to catch us up on the latest from Indianapolis, where the USL team's stadium plans are on hold after the mayor and Major League Soccer started discussing bringing in a new franchise with new ownership and a different stadium plan. Very much an evolving situation, but Ziemba and Jeanor help sort it all out. Progress has been made.
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#490: An American soccer fan backpacking in Europe

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 16 May 2024 17:08:31 +0000

A quick chat with Otis Lyons, a young guy from the Bay Area who has been traveling in Europe and North Africa, watching USMNT players at their home clubs, for the past two months. He visited Gaga Slonina's home club for a home game, saw Balogun at Monaco, Juve-Milan in Turin, Johnny at Osasuna in Pamplona and many more games in various places. Meanwhile he ran a marathon in Tunisia and ran into a snag in Belgium. We met him on the Scuffed Italy trip and thought it'd be fun to catch up a couple weeks later.
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#489: WoSo — Centerback injuries, Hutton shines, and much more

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 15 May 2024 17:45:47 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz recap the NWSL action from the weekend, Tara gives her list of centerbacks who she'd like to see called up for June, Cat getting a lot of assists in England in a short period of time, Claire Hutton balling out for the Current in Kansas City, and much more.
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#488: WoSo — Chelsea & PSG fall, no '27 WC, full NWSL rundown

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 2 May 2024 16:00:41 +0000

Tara and Vince captain the ship in Belz's absence. Full rundown of the action that matters for the U.S. Women's National Team.
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#487: Report from Juve-Milan in Torino, plus weekend rundown

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:37:12 +0000

Vince, Watke and Belz on the Monday Review, which is available on the public feed because it's the last Monday of the month. Sign up on our Patreon to get the Monday Review every week, delivered to your phone, plus access to the Discord server and lots of other stuff. Belz reports from Turin, where a Scuffed-hosted trip to Italy started on Saturday just in time for the Juventus-Milan match. Plus lots of other stuff to discuss: Johnny looking good again, Venezia in a promotion push, Paxten Aaronson's brace, Vince has some choice words about Mark McKenzie's outing, etc.

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#486: How to replace Sergiño Dest at the Copa

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:59:50 +0000

Greg and Belz dig in on several scenarios for replacing Dest at the Copa America, the biggest tournament we'll have between 2022 and 2026. Lots of possibilities, lots to discuss.

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#485: John O'Brien joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:37:16 +0000

The former Ajax and USMNT midfielder, a key player in the 2002 World Cup quarterfinal run, joins Belz for a conversation that touches on, among other things, how the Dutch trained total football in the late 1990s, playing for Bruce Arena, the goal v Portugal, some of the innovative stuff John is working on in his psychology practice in Colorado, and the extent to which club academies have a responsibility to develop not just soccer players but whole people and functioning adults.
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#484: WoSo — Boots on ground in Columbus, Olympics roster, young guns in NWSL

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:44:16 +0000

Vince and Tara report on their visit to lovely Columbus for the She Believes final victory over Canada, a rundown of the best young talent in NWSL, and Olympics roster discussion.
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#483: USWNT v Canada recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:48:30 +0000

Another She Believes trophy for the cabinet. Some good progress in this camp, a midfield setup that works, and we now look forward to the real beginning of the Emma Hayes era.

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#482 — USWNT v Japan recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 8 Apr 2024 05:28:16 +0000

Hey! A giant leap forward from the soccer we watched at the W Gold Cup last month. Combinations, lots of chances, Mal Swanson back from with the NT and as dynamic as ever, very little created by Japan (a good team) outside the first 30 seconds. Full recap/celebration of a very good performance as the Olympics draw near.

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#481: WoSo — Mal scores, Hutton shines, Hayes v Eidevall, Korbinghazi

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 1 Apr 2024 18:05:06 +0000

Lots of European and NWSL action to catch up on, Korbin Albert's TikTok reposts and her long-range strikes for PSG, Mallory Swanson scores, Sam Coffey scores, Claire Hutton shines, and potential XIs vs Japan on Saturday.
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#480: Nations League cool-down with Watke and Vince

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:00:09 +0000

The last Monday Review of the month, recorded on Wednesday night with Watke and Vince. Mexico's decline, our matter-of-fact demeanor in victory, Gio's shine and defending, reports from metro Dallas, more on Pulisic's outrageous touch and his tenacious off-ball movement, and the importance of winning in growing the fan base.
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#479: USMNT v Mexico recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:45:47 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through another very satisfying win over El Tri. Tyler bombazo, Gio player of the tournament, a bit of a slugfest from both teams on Sunday but it feels like we're cruising these days with regard to our biggest rival.

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#478: USMNT v Jamaica recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 01:24:00 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the crazy victory over Jamaica in Dallas. Lots to discuss, plenty to critique, and a boatload of opportunities for breathless descriptions of Gio Reyna.

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#477: Yunus Musah joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 00:34:28 +0000

Sanjay Sujanthakumar and Belz sat down with the 21-year-old midfielder the day after the wild 3-1 win over Jamaica to talk about what goes through one's mind when one eliminates other people on the dribble, the feeling in the locker room at the half last night, his adjustment to Italian soccer, what language he dreams in, what to do in Milan, and much more.

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#476: The USMNT Nations League roster

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:56:09 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the roster for the game against Jamaica and (we hope) the final next Sunday. No big surprises. We give our XIs for the Jamaica match, and Greg has a curveball.

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#475: Gold Cup Final — USWNT v Brazil recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:48:50 +0000

Greg and Belz dig in on a victorious, but not very encouraging, performance from the U.S. women's national team.

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#474: USWNT v Canada recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 7 Mar 2024 16:22:11 +0000

Tara and Belz quickly recap the key incidents from the absurd water-logged contest in San Diego late last night. Shaw and Smith score nice goals. Mostly no soccer was played. Survive and advance!
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#473: USWNT beats Colombia, full recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 5 Mar 2024 13:14:16 +0000

We went direct vs Colombia in a Gold Cup knockout game, and pressed them hard. Greg and Belz break it down.
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#472: USWNT loses to Mexico, full recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:10:55 +0000

WoSo Wednesday this week is a belated but fully-loaded assessment of the reverse dos a cero in Carson. Lots to discuss. Greg, Belz, Vince and Tara go in on it.

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#471: Monday Review — Big goals for Cardoso & Richards, full pool rundown

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:11:19 +0000

Goal contributions from all over Europe and North America over the weekend, Wes dislocates his shoulder so that needs deciphering, lovely goal from Johnny Soccer, huge goal from Chris Richards, Paxten gets on the scoresheet, Vince changes his tune on Pefok, plus much more with Vince, Watke and Belz.

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W Gold Cup: USWNT v Argentina recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 18:30:44 +0000

Lots to be encouraged about! Lots to work on. Twila and the team are putting the ball on the deck and trying to play through the opponent. A good test against a pretty defensively solid Argentina side. Full recap from Greg and Belz.

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W Gold Cup: USWNT v Dominican Republic recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:48:10 +0000

A soggy night in southern California, hung over by the shadow of Mia Fishel's injury, but Greg and Belz find plenty to be glad about.

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WoSo — Star Wars, Sauerbrunn and the 16-year-old

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:14:22 +0000

Emma Hayes on the meaning of Star Wars, Gold Cup lineup discussion, Cat Macario inching back to full health, Belz stans Lily Yohannes, Sauerbrunn is back after Cook suffers a minor injury, the U17s win the Concacaf tournament, and much more with Tara and Belz.

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Quick reaction to the USWNT's Gold Cup roster

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 7 Feb 2024 21:45:48 +0000

Greg and Belz convene briefly after the Kilgore press conference on Wednesday. Morgan omitted, what are knock-on effects for selection? Does anything matter until Hayes takes over?

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Gratitude, ambition and fatherhood with Diego Luna

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 3 Feb 2024 18:49:27 +0000

The Real Salt Lake live wire joined the pod to talk about how he improved between 2022 and 2023, his stint moonlighting behind the counter at Dutch Bros, his first cap for the USMNT, the gratitude he still feels for many of the veterans at the El Paso Locomotive, having a newborn son and his ambitions for the future.

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Gio to Forest, transfer window wrap-up, Lindsey outrages America

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 2 Feb 2024 21:14:14 +0000

Greg categorizes all the USMNT transfers from the now-closed window, special focus on Gio to Forest and Johnny to Betis, then we go down the list and briefly discuss the Horan comments to Meg Linehan at the Athletic.

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WoSo — Hayes name-checks, USWNT first-choice XIs, UCL roundup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:45:06 +0000

Emma Hayes name-checks a few young USWNT players, Tara, Vince and Belz give their ideal fully-healthy XIs for the U.S. Women's National Team, and we check in on Champions League action, including of course the remarkable case of Lily Yohannes.

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Some of the questions ahead of USMNT's next camp

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:09:18 +0000

The Gio transfer saga, which strikers will get the call in March for Nations League, centerback pool kinda unclear, roster projections.

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#462: WoSo — Cat & Mal back soon, Fish strikes, Lily shines

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:11:35 +0000

Tara, Vince and Belz convene to recap a lot of things, including long-awaited returns from injury, Fishel's big goal in the FA Cup, Lily Yohannes and Korbin Albert coming along in Europe, several transfers, the NWSL draft, and several young players to watch in the upcoming season.

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#461: Monday Review — Pulisic, Wes, Tim ascendant, Richards at DM, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 8 Jan 2024 05:47:50 +0000

The first Monday Review of 2024 with Watke, Vince and Belz. We celebrate the ascendancy of the three Americans in northern Italy, talk over Chris Richards' 8-match run of starts at Crystal Palace and whether he's getting better at playing on the half-tur, Sargent and Dike are back from long injuries and scoring, January Camp is underway. It's the year of Copa America.

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#460: Annual Review — USWNT

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:06:48 +0000

Best goal for country, best goal for club, player of the year, breakthrough player of the year, best offseason vacation, uncapped player of the year, best retirement, and much more. Greg, Tara, Vince and Belz talk through a year that was a tunnel, in that it sucked but there was also light at the end of it.

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#459: Annual Review — USMNT

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:05:29 +0000

Greg, Vince, Watke and Belz talk through several awards, some of them voted on by Scuffed listeners. This episode dropped yesterday for patrons. Making it public today. Happy Holidays!

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4:00 commentator of the year
6:18 comeback coach of the year
17:50 most cowardly Friday news dump
27:00 happiest newcomer of the year
57:00 lower division of the year
1:15:20 goal of the year for club
1:20:00 goal of the year for country
1:25:50 player of the year

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#458: Mid-week action wrap-up with Greg

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:27:11 +0000

Gio's quarrel with Hummels, Pulisic's goal, Tillman's masterclass, Pepi's assist and Dest's nutmeg. Plus some quick discussion of the "Under Pressure" documentary, good results for Yohannes and Albert, and Hayes' Chelsea struggling a bit in Women's Champions League.

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#457: Sports-Reference founder Sean Forman joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:36:01 +0000

Sean Forman, who founded Baseball-Reference in 2000 and launched fbref.com in 2018, joins Belz to discuss the origin story of the company that runs several of the world's highest-traffic sports stat websites, including the one that has made soccer fandom richer in the past half-decade. Lots to discuss, we covered a lot of ground. Second half of the episode is available to patrons of Scuffed. See link below for details.

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#456: Former pro referee & California refs administrator Juan Guzman

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 8 Dec 2023 03:34:07 +0000

Juan Guzman reffed MLS matches, helped roll out video assistant refereeing in the league, and now is the state referee administrator for the California State Soccer Association-South, one of the nation's richest soccer regions. We talked about getting young people into reffing, why Juan did it, how ARs stay on the invisible off side line, how parents aren't as bad as they might appear in isolated social media videos and how referees prepare for pro games. Fun conversation.

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#455: USWNT v China recap (Frisco)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 6 Dec 2023 19:52:38 +0000

The Jaedyn Shaw era is surely upon us. Also we're back to pressing with conviction. We got a good look at Coffey and Shaw, a debut for Korbin Albert, more Purce at right back, a comeback win, lots to discuss. Vince, Greg, Tara and Belz talk it through, react to a few clips from Twila Kilgore's press conference post-game.

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#454: USWNT v China recap (Fort Lauderdale)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 4 Dec 2023 04:34:32 +0000

Smith at striker, Shaw and Fishel get another good runout, Purce excellent at right back, Nighswonger and Moultrie debut. Lots to consider as the Kilgore Interregnum continues.

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#453: Natalia Astrain on USWNT challenges and opportunities

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:19:28 +0000

Natalia Astrain, the Telemundo soccer commentator who's coached youth and professional women's soccer on both sides of the Atlantic and coaxed intentional, lovely soccer from the U17 women's national team in 2022, joins the pod. She has a distinct vantage point for observing the challenges and opportunities facing women's soccer in America as the national team prepares for the beginning of the Hayes era. Wide-ranging conversation -- everything from Onyeka Gamero's path to the first team at Barca to the superpowers of the American player and the overemphasis on results at young ages in the States.

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#452: WoSo — First roster of the Hayes era, China next week

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:29:25 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz talk through the roster, some of the comments from the Crocker/Kilgore press conference, possible XIs versus China next weekend, and much more.

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#451: Trinidad & Tobago v USMNT recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:12:36 +0000

Magnificent self sabotage from Sergiño derails a perfectly acceptable away Concacaf performance, and then it gets a little nervy in the second half. Greg and Belz talk through it, full timeline. We're going to the Copa.

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#450: USMNT v Trinidad & Tobago recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:49:42 +0000

Greg and Belz sort through it. Full timeline. Back in action Monday night.

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#449: Monday Review — Camp begins in Austin, what to expect vs T&T

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:42:51 +0000

Watke, Vince and Belz on the ongoing camp in Austin, the upcoming matches against Trinidad, Berhalter's press conference setup, Gio and Malik hopefully getting to start for the fun of it, how to pronounce Malik's name, whether Paredes can have a breakout camp, and much more.

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#448: November USMNT roster reaction

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 9 Nov 2023 20:45:27 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the roster, who may step up in the absence of Pulisic and Weah, whether Gio works as a winger in Berhalter's system, and react to a handful of clips from Berhalter's press conference.

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$447: Emma Hayes to take over USWNT (reportedly)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 6 Nov 2023 23:34:19 +0000

Greg, Vince, Tara and Belz talk through the surprise of the weekend, first reported by Joe Lowery at Backheeled, that Chelsea manager and arguably the best coach in women's soccer Emma Hayes has agreed to terms with the USSF to coach the women's national team. We talk about her background, her ideas about American soccer development, the ways she is likely to manage the WNT and the as yet unclear transition for her from Chelsea to USA.

https://twitter.com/Backheeled

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#446: A Michael Bradley retrospective with Watke and Bob Morocco

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 3 Nov 2023 16:37:51 +0000

Bob Morocco joins Watke and Belz to talk through ten of MB90's most memorable moments, what kind of player he really was, how much responsibility he bears for the failure in Couva, whether the 2014 team would beat the 2023 team, the chip at the Azteca, jawing with Suarez at the U20 World Cup, the Slovenia goal, the Confederations Cup run, and much more. This is the first 20 minutes or so. The rest of the episode is available only to patrons.

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#445: WoSo — USWNT v Colombia recap No. 2

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 2 Nov 2023 05:34:54 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz talk through the 3-0 win on Sunday, finally, another status quo lineup from Kilgore redeemed by Mia Fishel and Jaedyn Shaw's second half showings. Full timeline, lots of takeaways.

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#444: USWNT v Colombia recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:00:26 +0000

A 0-0 draw, nothing happening, nothing changing. Is purgatory worse than hell? No, but it’s not fun!

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#443: Tactical Manager joins the pod to talk grassroots

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:31:16 +0000

Pickup culture? Better rec soccer coaching? Who will do it? How? Filippo Silva, the Brazilian-American who started Tactical Manager TV on YouTube, joins the pod to discuss this stuff with Belz after we had a small disagreement on Twitter a few weeks back. We get into much more in the patron-only portion of the episode. Link below.

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#442: WoSo — Colombia friendly tomorrow, XIs, play the kids

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:45:27 +0000

Tara and Belz soldier on without Vince, who was sick this morning (get better soon). We walk through some of interim coach Twila Kilgore's comments, give XIs for the Colombia friendly in Salt Lake City, discuss how our two players at clubs in France are thriving, Mal's back in training of some kind, Cat's "integrating" at Chelsea, and NWSL playoffs are underway.

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#441: High school Champions' League — how it works, why it matters

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:04:37 +0000

It's a novel idea that started in Tampa and is now spreading to St. Louis and south Florida, with coaches in several other places considering starting one. When it comes to growing our country's soccer culture from the ground up, it checks a lot of the boxes -- free, local, merit-based, and plugged into something that already exists and resonates in America: high school rivalries. We talk with Jim Harte, the guy who started this off in Tampa. We get into a lot, including U6 soccer, of course. Check it out.

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And here's the Facebook page for the Champions League that kicks off Nov. 14: https://www.facebook.com/TampaBayTopTen

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#440: USMNT v Ghana recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:46:57 +0000

A very pleasant, low-key, Gio-centric evening in Nashville.

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#439: USMNT v Germany recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 06:55:32 +0000

A fun first half including an outrageous Pulisic goal, a second half full of hard medicine, and a bunch of unanswered questions about our midfield.

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#438: Ways to improve grassroots soccer

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 5 Oct 2023 21:15:38 +0000

Belz is joined by Kirk Kinsey, director of Flagstaff Revolution, a grassroots club in Arizona, and Jesse Howe, the director of coaching at the Calvert Soccer Association, a grassroots soccer program in Maryland. All three of us are working in the trenches of rec soccer, trying to help more kids learn to love the ball and the game. Jesse just got back from a national symposium on grassroots soccer in Minneapolis, and he gives a brief report on that, and then we just talk through a lot of the challenges and some solutions that work in coaching U6 and U8 rec soccer. It's a long conversation and we cover a lot of topics, but I bet you'll enjoy it, find things to disagree with, and maybe even find a few things to agree with!

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#437: WoSo — Fishel's smash debut, Shaw waits on Twila, Trin balls

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 4 Oct 2023 15:40:50 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz talk through Mia Fishel's excellent debut at striker for Chelsea, continue to bemoan the purgatory of the Twila Kilgore era, Trinity scored and toyed with the opponent over the weekend, Alyssa been a bit too quite for Vince's liking, much more from across the waterfront.

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#436: USWNT v South Africa recap 2.0

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:40:08 +0000

A very quick recap of some of the action from Sunday from Greg and Belz as Rapinoe rode off into the sunset, Rodman kept staking her claim as the team's best healthy attacker, and Jaedyn Shaw kept sitting on the bench.

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#435: Yunus starts, Wes shines, Balo misses, Tillman slumbers

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:46:03 +0000

The full Monday Review with Watke and Vince. Rundown of the weekend's action abroad, a detente reported between Gregg and Gio, plus much more.

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#434: USWNT v South Africa recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:22:10 +0000

Greg and Belz break down the 3-0 win over South Africa. Great team goal for the second, a couple set pieces, and quite a lot more of the same from the USWNT after a disappointing World Cup.

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#433: The U17s and the talent pipeline with Hartman & Chairez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:21:17 +0000

Matt Hartman and Marcus Chairez join Belz to talk through the U17s' chances at the upcoming U17 World Cup in Indonesia, what the relative weakness of the 2006 birth year means for the talent pool, and who did themselves favors with their play in the Czech Republic a few weeks ago. (Patron-only edition is 45 minutes longer and includes detailed discussion of 6 specific prospects, and some encouraging news about the 2007 through 2009 birth years.)

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#432: A sports mediator on ways to resolve the Gio/GGG rift

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:46:15 +0000

Joshua Gordon, an eminently qualified lawyer, mediator and arbitrator whose specialty is sports conflict, joins Belz to discuss what strategies someone like him would deploy if he were called in to help Gio Reyna and Gregg Berhalter have that difficult conversation that Berhalter said a couple weeks ago they still haven't had.

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#431: WoSo W-Day — Upcoming friendlies, NWSL home-stretch, Jaedyn Shaw

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:33:15 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz talk about maybe boycotting the USWNT if Shaw doesn't get minutes against South Africa, a full report on Cat Macario's inactivity, whether M.A. Vignola will challenge for a spot at left back, and much more. Not the pod for you if you wanna bask in the Rapinoe & Ertz testimonials.

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#430: USMNT v Oman recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:03:20 +0000

A more pleasant viewing experience than the other friendly this window. Balo and Pepi score, Tillman and Lund start, Wes and Yunus dominate an overmatched Omani midfield. Lots to discuss in a full timeline.

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#429: USMNT v Uzbekistan recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:14:11 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the goals, the sloppiness, the attempts to break down a low block, the defensive mistakes, the pitch control shortcomings of some of the non-MMA midfielders, and much much more.

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#428: Nine questions ahead of Uzbekistan

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 7 Sep 2023 20:14:52 +0000

Greg, Watke and Belz talk through some things we could learn, and would like to see in these friendlies against Uzbekistan and Oman. Malik at the 10, the "Weah-ification" of the entire XI, and striker goal-scoring chances are on the list. Lots more.

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#427: Hugo Perez joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 6 Sep 2023 17:12:46 +0000

Greg and Belz interview the living legend about the ongoing and upcoming challenges for the El Salvador men's national team, his early days of playing semi-pro soccer as a teenager in southern California, that 1994 World Cup Round of 16 match against Brazil, playing for Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia in the early 1990s, and much more.

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#426: Josh Sargent joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:17:57 +0000

Josh Sargent joins Sanjay Sujanthakumar at a cafe in Norwich, on crutches, to discuss his injury, his development as a striker, having a baby in the middle of a Premier League season, and much more.

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#425: USMNT roster reaction, press conference highlights

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:45:22 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the September roster and highlights from Gregg Berhalter's first press conference back in the USMNT saddle.

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#424: WoSo — World Cup fallout continues, Jaedyn and Olivia balling

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:49:06 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz talk through the news, the Horan quotes about the Sweden match, Alyssa T getting apparently left out to sea by her older teammates, Jaedyn Shaw and Olivia Moultrie impressing in NWSL, Spain's big win amid significant turmoil, and much more.

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#423: Pulisic's debut at AC Milan, celebration pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:24:10 +0000

A goal (what a goal!) and an overall very strong performance in his introduction to Milan fans. Watke and Belz celebrate and break down the details.
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#422: Serie A preview (Pulisic, Musah, Weah & McKennie)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:20:00 +0000

Rhys Montanarello and Mr Calcio join Belz and Joey for a live show (edited for brevity) on the Scuffed Discord. We talk through, in detail, the situations at AC Milan and Juventus for Pulisic, Musah, Weah and McKennie, and touch on some larger topics in Italian football. Great guests. An unabridged version of the episode (about twice as much discussion) is available on the Patreon.
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#421: WoSo — WC postmortem, turning the page, honesty about the prize money

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 9 Aug 2023 18:30:20 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz mull over Vlatko's deficiencies and the underperformance put on by most of our attackers, bemoan the way almost nobody acknowledges how equal pay was actually achieved, and call for the Fed to turn the page as fast as possible.

37:40 prize money discussion
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#420: Mark McKenzie joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 8 Aug 2023 18:25:26 +0000

Sanjay Sujanthakumar interviews Mark McKenzie in person in Genk on the UCL exit, playing in Belgium vs MLS, New York vs Philly, Heath Pearce's foot speed, McKenzie's goal-scoring form at the end of last season, and many other things.
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#419: World Cup — USWNT v Sweden recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 7 Aug 2023 22:03:30 +0000

Full timeline of events from the game that knocked the USA out of the World Cup, our best performance of the tournament (low bar), Rodman iso'd on the right but not as many times as would have been optimal, a crazy round of penalties and plenty of discussion of what it means with Greg and Belz.
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#418: World Cup — USWNT v Portugal recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 1 Aug 2023 19:19:35 +0000

Greg and Belz on the tire fire our talented team has found itself in, with a little bit of reminder that we've got good enough players (and defensive soundness) that we might still do well at this World Cup.
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#417: World Cup — USWNT v Netherlands recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:44:34 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the interesting draw with the Dutch in Wellington, New Zealand.
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#416: WoSo W-Day — USA-NED tonight, Rose's return, anthems

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:19:01 +0000

WoSo Wednesday World Cup edition. Belz, Tara and Vince look ahead to the game tonight against the Netherlands (who weren't all THAT convincing against Portugal), celebrate Lavelle's return and strong performances from Horan, Morgan and of course Smith. We talk anthem singing and Girma's poised response to a question about it. Also Ary Borges and Melchie Dumornay doing the western hemisphere proud, and a full Racing Louisville victory lap as you might expect.
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#415: World Cup — USA v Vietnam recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 18:16:12 +0000

Greg and Belz get into the lineup surprises, the goals, several other decent attempts to play from the U.S., no shots allowed, and some guest expert pronunciation of the Vietnamese players' names. The big test comes Wednesday vs the Netherlands.
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#414: A USWNT primer for fans of mostly just the USMNT

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 22:00:47 +0000

Who is in the lineup? Who is the most fun to watch? How does the team play? Is the coach any good? Greg, Tara and Belz work through the basics about the team as they get ready to kick off vs Vietnam on Friday night.
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#413: Gold Cup semifinal USMNT v Panama recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 18:08:30 +0000

Greg, Watke and Belz talk through the loss in penalties, and draw some conclusions from a B roster Gold Cup. It's the end of the line for a certain portion of the player pool.

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#412: WoSo W-Day — 6 USWNT questions ahead of the Women’s World Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:25:48 +0000

Belz, Vince and Tara talk through six questions we're thinking about with the World Cup opener 9 days away, including health and wellness stuff, the front line, and who will step up in the midfield.
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#411: USWNT v Wales recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:26:22 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the front line controversy, Thompson's combining instincts, Rodman's very good goals, Williams' crucial and elegant contribution on the first, and the possibility of a Lavelle-less midfield, among other things.
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410: Gold Cup quarterfinal — USMNT v Canada

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 21:02:08 +0000

Greg, Watke, Vince and Belz recap that awkward but increasingly entertaining victory in penalties over Canada, go into detail, try to ascertain penalty strategy, discuss once again Callaghan's uncanny resemblance to a college football coach, cover lots of average or below average performances on the field from players who likely remain on the fringes of the NT. The Gold Cup is, as. Greg says, the "Matt Turner Cup."
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#409: Dave Sarachan joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 7 Jul 2023 01:28:58 +0000

Dave Sarachan joins the pod to speak with Greg and Belz about the job of an interim manager, why he called up all those young players in 2017 and 2018, his first meeting with Weston McKennie, what went wrong in Couva, how national team camps work, the approach to dual nationals and younger players under Arena in the 2018 cycle, the indoor soccer league, how things went right at the 2002 World Cup, and lots of other stuff.

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#408: USMNT v Trinidad + the Monday Review

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 3 Jul 2023 18:48:53 +0000

Greg, Watke, Vince and Belz recap the group-winning victory over Trinidad from last night, and then hit a few Monday Review topics, including transfers, transfer rumors, and Pulisic out on the golf course.
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#407: Paul Kennedy joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:19:05 +0000

The editor of Soccer America first interacted with the U.S. Soccer Federation when it was run out of a leased office at the Empire State Building, and he remains one of the organization's closest observers 50 years later. He joined Watke and Belz to discuss Berhalter's re-hiring, the search, federation finances, equal pay, NWSL finances, and much more. Second half of the interview is available only to patrons. Link below.
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#406: USMNT v St. Kitts & Nevis recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:21:41 +0000

Belz and Scuffed debutante Tim Sullivan of the Club and Country podcast discuss the goals, and mostly only the goals, in our 6-0 win over Gold Cup newcomer St. Kitts and Nevis.
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#405: WoSo W-Day — More roster talk, a hat trick, an in-form CDM, CD players

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:05:38 +0000

More World Cup roster discussion, camp arrivals, Sophia hat trick, CD players, Ertz in form, HotShot. Let's go. Tara, Vince and Belz on the mics.
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#404: Monday Review mid-Gold Cup, transfer rumors, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:55:17 +0000

Greg, Vince, Watke and Belz talk through the positives from Chicago, the latest transfer rumors, Berhalter's quotes on rebuilding the relationship with Gio. Patrons get the full recap of the game against Jamaica, which is the second half of the episode. Patreon link below.

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#403: USWNT World Cup roster, plus Gold Cup look-ahead

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 18:59:06 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the women's roster for the World Cup -- omissions, transmutations and injuries. Then we briefly discuss the Gold Cup roster for the USMNT ahead of Jamaica on Saturday night.

27:00 Gold Cup discussion starts
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#402: John Tolkin joins the pod ahead of Gold Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:54:05 +0000

Sanjay Sujanthakumar sat down with John Tolkin to talk about the upcoming Gold Cup, the MLS season so far, his hair, the difference between the national team and Red Bull New York, playing against Gio and Scally as a youth player, and several other things.
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#401: Tuesday Review — Sunday's celebrations, Balo, Gio, the midfield

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:25:28 +0000

Vince, Watke and Belz talk through the various celebrations late Sunday in Las Vegas, Balogun's impact, Gio's impact, the midfield setup going forward, and BJ Callaghan getting gently corrected by Pulisic in the locker room after Mexico. The full episode, nearly another hour including discussion of Mexico's woes, Chris Richards' ascendance and a serious conversation about Berhalter's return, is available to patrons. Link right here below.
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#400: USMNT v Canada Trophy Recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 21:34:39 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the USA's big win over Canada, sans Dest and McKennie and Adams. Still pretty dominant. Chris Richards party, Balo party, Gio party. Let's go.
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#399: Joe Scally joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 12:43:25 +0000

Joe Scally, Borussia Monchengladbach and USMNT defender, sits down with Sanjay Sujanthakumar in Las Vegas for a quick chat. Ahead of Scally's likely start versus Canada tonight, they covered Berhalter's return, the locker room dynamics of taking over a starting job from a seasoned vet at Gladbach, going blonde with Gio, the "complicated tactics" quotes, the road forward for the NT now, and much more.
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#398: USA v Mexico recap, plus the Berhalter grenade

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:59:12 +0000

Greg and Belz recap the beautiful action from Las Vegas, and also react to the bombshell report from Paul Tenorio that Berhalter will be reinstated as USMNT coach.
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#397: Luca de la Torre joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 03:18:40 +0000

Luca de la Torre, Celta Vigo and USMNT midfielder, sits down with Sanjay Sujanthakumar at the team hotel in Vegas. They cover his comfort in a double pivot, what he's learned as an inside winger in La Liga, how he really feels about pro/rel, his dad finally trying to teach him how to speak Spanish as an adult, and much more.
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#396: WoSo W-Day — Ertz concerns, Wash-LA report, Shaw balling

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:57:25 +0000

Tara, Vince and Belz talk at some length about Julie Ertz's tepid recent performances, the numbers, and some of the other options. It's all academic of course bc Ertz is a lock for New Zealand, but still worth discussing. Then a full rundown of the performers in the Washington-LA game, Morgan goes to a Taylor Swift concert, Jaedyn Shaw balling out in San Diego.
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#395: Nations League preview, Messi

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 9 Jun 2023 13:28:36 +0000

Greg is back in the booth after a little hiatus and we talk Nations League, Flo Balogun, Messi to Miami, potential starting XIs vs Mexico, and a bit of a changing of the guard for them ahead of what will likely be a high-intensity showdown in Las Vegas.
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#394: U20 World Cup — USA v Uruguay

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 5 Jun 2023 02:52:37 +0000

A South American opponent in the quarterfinals does us in again. Mikey Varas's team played good soccer down in Argentina, but defensive lapses cost us on Sunday, and we lacked the cutting edge to overcome those. Matt Hartman joins to recap the game.
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#393: WoSo W-Day — The cases for Demelo & Pickett, Soph’s underlying #s strong

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 31 May 2023 17:18:14 +0000

Belz, Vince and Tara talk through the implications of Cat's absence a bit, shouts for Savannah Demelo and Carson Pickett, U20 Concacaf Championship check-in, a couple necessary corrections to the last episode, and much more.
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#392: U20 World Cup — USA v New Zealand

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 30 May 2023 21:47:36 +0000

Another victory in Argentina. Marcus Chairez joins Belz to talk through it. Next up is the quarterfinals.

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#391: U20 World Cup — USA v Slovakia

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 26 May 2023 23:30:12 +0000

Another group stage match at the U20 World Cup, another win for the U.S. and another impressive performance. Special guest Paul Douglas, a podcaster himself and a Scuffed patron and Discord server member, joins to recap the action from Argentina.

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#390: Ty Keough on soccer in St. Louis, and the new MLS team

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:15:53 +0000

Wanted to get somebody from St. Louis to join to talk about the new MLS team, the response from the city, and the history of soccer there. Got Ty Keough, a former national team player, coach and broadcaster whose dad was one of the five St. Louis natives on the U.S. team that beat England at the 1950 World Cup. Covered a lot of ground, including Ty's family's trip to Guadalajara to see the 1970 World Cup.

This episode was produced with the help of William Gordon of American Soccer Corps, who is an unsurpassed expert on the history of soccer in America. Follow him and learn about his work here: https://twitter.com/USASoccerStory
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#389: U20 World Cup — USA v Fiji

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 23 May 2023 23:41:12 +0000

Two wins in two tries. A weak opponent, but a bit of a challenge to get that first goal. Marcus Chairez, the man behind the US Soccer Collective, joins Belz to recap the action from a 3-0 victory in Argentina.

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#388: U20 World Cup — USA v Ecuador

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 20 May 2023 23:24:40 +0000

A satisfying afternoon of soccer in Argentina! We're in a good spot for the rest of the group stage. Matt Hartman joins to recap the action from the 1-0 win over Ecuador.
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#387: WoSo W-Day — USL's women's league, Coupe de France, NWSL catch-up

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 17 May 2023 18:36:55 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz talk about the viability of the USL's Super League proposal, catch up on all the American action in the Coupe de France final (on and off the field), and work through a lot of the USWNT player pool's activities in NWSL over the past two weeks.
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#386: The summer USMNT roster episode

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 5 May 2023 20:34:28 +0000

The U20 World Cup, Nations League Finals and the Gold Cup are all coming up fast, so Greg and Belz sat down to try to fit all the jigsaw pieces together and decide who plays in which tournament.
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#385: WoSo W-Day — Alyssa is good, Ertz settling in, Moultrie dime, ACL talk, boots on the ground in Chicago & Louisville

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 3 May 2023 16:57:30 +0000

Tara, Vince and Belz catch up on NWSL action, go deep on Thorns v Angel City, discuss the ACL epidemic, and offer reports from the homes of the Chicago Red Stars and Racing Louisville. Catwatch resumes this weekend.
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#384: Tom Bogert joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:47:17 +0000

Tommy Scoops joins Belz and Watke to talk about his methods, his origin story, getting yelled at by Tab Ramos when he was 15, whether he ever plans to test himself in Europe, and much more. Great guest, good interview. Full episode already released for patrons. This is the first half of the discussion.
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#383: USMNT v Mexico recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:25:13 +0000

Sometimes the recap is more interesting than the game. I believe this is one of those times.
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#382: Quick USMNT-Mexico preview

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:52:42 +0000

Greg and Belz both give a starting XI for the USMNT for the friendly against Mexico late tomorrow night in Arizona. Quick episode.
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#381: WoSo W'day — Int'l window wrap, player pool check-in

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 17:27:16 +0000

Tara, Vince and Belz discuss Ertz finding a club, Rodman replacing Swanson, Sanchez not doing enough, Albert balling for PSG, and much more.
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#380: USWNT-Ireland, second edition

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:57:07 +0000

Not our finest hour. Maybe some people played themselves out of World Cup contention. Fluke goal wins it. Full timeline, Vlatko prosecution. Then we briefly discuss the USMNT roster for Mexico.
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#379: USWNT-Ireland recap — Swanson hurt, Ertz returns

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:32:46 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the extreme lows but also the encouragement of the USWNT's 2-0 win over Ireland. The agony of Mallory Swanson's injury followed by a deeply reassuring Julie Ertz appearance headline the game. We mourn Swanson's likely loss, talk about how it affects the team, and celebrate Ertz's dominant cameo.
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WoSo W'Day — A goalfest in NWSL so far, Ertz anticipation, Korbin balling in Paris

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 4 Apr 2023 15:52:41 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz work their way through the player pool's exploits ahead of Saturday's match against Ireland. Excitement over Ertz's return builds, Korbin Albert is playing quite well for PSG as a deep-lying midfielder, Sophia Smith got a hat trick over the weekend, and much, much more.
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#377: USA v El Salvador recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:26:48 +0000

Another tight scoreline vs Don Hugo's men, but lots of chances, Gio at a 10ish position, Miles back from his injury, Dike with the chance to start up top. Some things were learned. Also the USWNT dropped a roster this morning and we discuss that a little.
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#376: The bartender who scooped everyone on Balogun to Orlando

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:15:54 +0000

A Scuffed patron and part-time server in San Diego, BasedGallagher, joins the pod to explain how he got the scoop that Balogun would be visiting Orlando last week. However it all ends up, this was a Tier 1 moment on the Discord and we (Watke, Vince and Belz) had to hear from the man himself, on his impression of Batson and the moment he spilled the tea about Balogun's visit.
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#375: Grenada v USMNT recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 13:45:00 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the goals and all the good vibes from the Friday night stroll at Kirani James Sports Complex.
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#374: WoSo W'day — NWSL opening weekend, Cat’s health, prize money, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:16:45 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz run through the bigger topics of the past week or so -- Macario's statements on her return to play outlook, FIFA prize money, Korbin Albert first start for PSG -- and then preview the NWSL season from a USWNT lens.
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#373: Roster reaction — Reyna & Pulisic back, Dike & Pepi in

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:11:56 +0000

Greg and Belz do a quick reaction to the roster for the games against Grenada and El Salvador. It's a good roster!
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#372: The USMNT roster for March

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:25:59 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through who could be called up for the matches against Grenada and El Salvador, and Greg gives a starting XI for each game. Lots of striker discussion, and hopes for trialists in midfield, and some experimentation with Tim Weah at left back.
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#371: WoSo Wednesday — W Gold Cup explainer, Alyssa scores, player of the year

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 9 Mar 2023 18:46:38 +0000

Belz, Vince and Tara cover the waterfront (details below) with the NWSL season just over two weeks away.
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- NWSL/USWNT upcoming dates
- Alyssa Thompson goal in friendly v Club America
- the leaked Thorns kit
- W Gold Cup explainer
- Korbin Albert debut
- FIFA player of the year is a joke. Sophia Smith interview: https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/sophia-smith-interview-portland-thorns-nwsl-usa-uswnt-womens-world-cup-the-best
- Interview with Alyssa Nichols, Jackson, MS, native and pro referee: https://andscape.com/features/fifa-referee-alyssa-nichols-is-aiming-for-the-world-cup/
- U23s in action in next couple weeks
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#370: Monday Review — Leeds win, the search for a U17 gamechanger

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:32:17 +0000

Vince, Watke and Belz discuss Leeds and McKennie, Adams, and Aaronson getting a much-needed win, double pivot szn, the all-important search for a U17 game-changer as the U17s fall to Mexico. Lots more in the patron-only cut, including the return of MLS, Dike's brace, Pepi's goal, Reyna DNP, the Old Firm and Catholicism.
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#369: USWNT v Brazil recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:49:31 +0000

The U.S. is quite good at women's soccer, but there's lots to worry about. Greg and Belz talk about the messiness at the back, the quality up front, the uneven but improving decision-making up front, revenue from the press, our easily-bypassed midfield, Dunn looking like she's almost fully back.

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#368: WoSo Wednesday + USWNT v Japan recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:59:11 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz debrief about Nashville, discuss the Crystal Dunn profile in GQ, recap the 1-0 win over Japan with special attention on the midfield and the fullbacks, and Alex Morgan, and look briefly ahead to Brazil tonight.
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#367: USWNT v Canada recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:41:34 +0000

Greg and Belz recap the action from Orlando. Perhaps our best performance in the last 12 months. Lots of patient buildup, a ferocious press. Maybe we're on the right track!
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#366: USMNT roundup, aka "How Are We Feeling About All This"

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:04:24 +0000

Greg and Belz talk about the USMNT coaching vacancy and the state of the player pool, which Greg is bullish about.
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#365: WoSo Wednesday: SheBelieves starts next week, Vlatko's a bozo

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 9 Feb 2023 19:08:04 +0000

A Thursday edition of WoSo Wednesday with Tara and Vince. We discuss the upcoming SheBelieves Cup, Kornieck at the 6 and the ghost of Julie Ertz, and keep being weary of Vlatko.
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#364: Which U17 men's national team prospects to watch for

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 8 Feb 2023 04:47:10 +0000

Two cycles ago Tim Weah, Sergino Dest and Josh Sargent led the U17 men's national team. One cycle ago it was Gio Reyna and Ricardo Pepi. A new U17 cycle is upon us and Matt Hartman joins the podcast to talk through the roster for the Concacaf championship, which serves as U17 World Cup qualifying and starts Saturday. Now it's Cruz Medina and Oscar Verhoeven, Pedro Soma and Keyrol Figueroa who we'll be watching. Let's see! Let's go!
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#363: Early USWNT history with Marty Mankamyer

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 2 Feb 2023 19:16:29 +0000

More oral history than a typical podcast episode. Mankamyer was a real estate broker and youth soccer volunteer in Colorado who rose through the ranks of U.S. Soccer governance in the 1980s and was a key actor in promoting girls' youth soccer, the creation of a women's national team, and the addition of women's soccer as an Olympic sport in Atlanta in 1996. She also worked with and against Werner Fricker, and helped Alan Rothenberg get elected as president.

Co-producer credit: William Gordon of American Soccer Corps for help with research and historical background.
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#362: USMNT v Colombia recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 21:05:16 +0000

No big winners from January Camp! Except perhaps Zendejas. Greg and Belz were morally obligated to recap this soccer match, but we did find some things to discuss.
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#361: Paul Arriola joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 16:57:42 +0000

Paul Arriola is gonna hit 50 caps tonight, most likely. He sat down with Sanjay Sujanthakumar yesterday to discuss how a cancer doctor helped persuade him to make his return to the national team for the camp he's in now. Plus a detailed discussion of how he learned he wouldn't be going to the World Cup, how he came up in southern California, his signing with Tijuana as a youngster and who brought the best party vibes at his wedding.

Big shout to Joey in Hershey for help with the audio.
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#360: USMNT v Serbia recap, plus Earnie Stewart out

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 21:47:16 +0000

Greg and Belz recap the 2-1 loss to the Serbs, and discuss Earnie Stewart's exit from US Soccer.
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#359: WoSo Wednesday — NZ takeaways, codeine, Kornieck agendas

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 19:44:05 +0000

Vince, Tara and Belz convene to pick through the performances in the most recent camp. Agendas grow and converge, and new ones come to life. How good is Sanchez? How good is Kornieck? When is Cat coming back? Where is Sam Coffey? How hard is it to learn Mallory's new last name? Lots to discuss. Join us.
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#358: New Zealand v USA recap (the second leg)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 20:15:20 +0000

A better performance from the USWNT, the real test comes in February. Greg and Belz talk it through, including that lovely sequence for Hatch's opener.
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#357: New Zealand vs USA recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 19:36:58 +0000

The USWNT started its two-legged series with New Zealand on Tuesday, and finishes it on Friday. Greg and Belz talk a lot about crossing, and not combining or moving off the ball very well in the middle of the park, but also get to detail some lovely goals. At the end we briefly discuss the January Camp roster.
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#356: TV talk! New deals for USSF & MLS, John Ourand helps us sort through it

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:58:49 +0000

The era of HBO Max, TNT, Telemundo, Universo and Peacock is upon us with the U.S. women taking on New Zealand tonight under the new TV deals. Also, Major League Soccer embarks on a historic 10-year deal with Apple. John Ourand, a reporter for the Sports Business Journal and co-host of Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast, joins Belz to help us understand what's going on, how it compares to what's happening in other sports, and what it means for soccer's bargaining power in America.

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#355: A window-by-window overview of what's ahead in 2023

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:19:30 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the year ahead for the men's and women's programs. First a brief discussion of the urgent tasks ahead of the USWNT, then whether Berhalter can continue, then the year of (hopefully) experimentation that's ahead for the men's program.

0:30 intro and USWNT
6:15 Berhalter and the USMNT
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#354: WoSo Wednesday — Time for Vlatko to coach, the NWSL draft, full pool report

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:24:02 +0000

Belz, Tara and Vince kick off a new series, hopefully once every two weeks. On the agenda today, the camp in New Zealand, Vlatko gets another shot at addressing the team's attacking woes, the NWSL draft, and a full player pool report from Cat to Girma.

0:30 intro, big picture, etc.
14:45 NWSL draft
22:30 player pool report
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#353: Joe Machnik joins the podcast

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 20:15:09 +0000

From playing on fields of crushed cinder in the German-American League to broadcasting World Cup games from Qatar, Joe Machnik has pretty much seen it all. A few days before his 80th birthday, he joins for an interview to discuss the builders of American soccer, the 1990 World Cup, what exactly a handball is, how MLS teams disposed of those clocks that were used to count down the 5 seconds given to a player for a shootout in the early days of the league, and much, much more.
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#352: What we learned about our players at the World Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 21:16:10 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through a bunch of big-picture player pool stuff, and the USMNT players at the World Cup one by one, with an eye toward 2026.
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#351: A draft of USMNT prospects and late-bloomers for 2026

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 14:52:19 +0000

Matt Hartman, Marcus Chairez, Alex Calabrese and Belz pick XIs of players who were not on the World Cup roster and have fewer than 5 caps. Some surprises. Some surprising omissions. We call it the Future Draft. Hopefully it introduces you to some names to keep track of over the next three years.
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Here's the draft order...

Player selected	Pick #
Slonina	1
Balogun	2
Paredes	3
Trusty	4
Tillman	5
Booth	6
Gutierrez	7
Wynder	8
Cardoso	9
Brady	10
Tomkinson	11
Wiley*	12
Tsakiris	13
A. Morris	14
Craig	15
Gomez	16
Aaronson	17
Reynolds	18
Vazquez	19
Luna*	20
Cuevas*	21
Richardson	22
Akinmboni	23
Zendejas	24
Medina	25
Tolkin	26
Okoh	27
Soma	28
Mendez	29
Konrad	30
Kalesho	31
Hawkins	32
Che	33
Vargas	34
Baker-Whiting	35
Yapi	36
Hall	37
Kochen	38
Cremaschi	39
Alvarado	40
Perez	41
Burton	42
McFarlane	43
Odunze	44

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#350: Netherlands v USA recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 7 Dec 2022 04:53:58 +0000

Greg and Belz review the action -- the three big lapses, the tactical wrinkles and adjustments, fatigue, pressing in a 4-3-3 vs setting up in a less confrontational 4-4-2, and our continued lack of final third cutting edge -- all within the context of a World Cup that was all-in-all a real step forward for the USMNT.
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#349: The Netherlands on Saturday, we keep celebrating

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 1 Dec 2022 20:33:12 +0000

Greg, Vince, Belz and Watke enjoy the moment, talk about the goal on Tuesday for a while, and look ahead to Saturday.
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#348: Iran v USA recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:20:35 +0000

The best day for fans of the USMNT in a LONG time. A fantastic first half performance, and we're on to the knockouts. Greg and Belz go long.
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#347: Beat Iran and we're on to the knockouts

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:22:09 +0000

Greg, Belz and Vince ponder the England game and the tournament up to this point a bit more, express our appreciation for the performance, talk about the off-field stuff drifting around tomorrow's game, and then discuss Iran's likely setup and what we'll need to do to beat them.

Detailed discussion of the Iran-USA starts about at the 20:00 mark.
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#346: Quick check-in with Arya Allahverdi of Gol Bezan

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:00:14 +0000

We talked about how Iran will set up (probably a 4-5-1), how much they will push forward, how Queiroz will likely get both Taremi and Azmoun on the field, how the flag controversy plays in the Iran locker room, and what Iranians think of Jurgen Klinsmann's comments.
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#345: England v USA recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 16:54:48 +0000

An encouraging performance on a huge stage, in some ways unprecedented, but still we couldn't score, and some of our decisions didn't align with the naked math of World Cup advancement. Must-win against Iran on Tuesday.
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#344: Pre-England final check in

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 21:16:09 +0000

Gio Reyna not playing controversy revisited, mea culpas from Belz and Watke. And then shouts from all over the country on how we're gonna beat England.
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#343: World Cup Debrief — Wales a day later

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 23:06:53 +0000

Greg, Watke, Vince and Belz continue to celebrate Weah's goal, talk about Gio's health, mourn the two lost points, and try to cover the waterfront as the US starts to prepare for England.
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#342: USA v Wales recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 06:38:22 +0000

A bolt of blue from Pulisic and Weah, a big mistake from Zimmerman, and a disappointing draw with Wales at the World Cup. Greg and Belz talk through it.
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#341: Final check-in; Wales looms

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:37:37 +0000

With Watke and Vince, irrational optimism, first goalscorer, first assist, best goal celebrations, Dest's bleach job, the Esquire photo shoot, who we sub on in the 30th minute to protect our lead, and much more.
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#340: Naomi Girma joins the pod, plus we break down the Germany friendlies

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:48:00 +0000

Sanjay Sujanthakumar interviews reigning NWSL defender of the year Naomi Girma (perhaps the USWNT's top centerback now?) about everything from her Ethiopian-American upbringing to her academic work in "symbolic systems." And then Greg and Belz recap the two friendlies against Germany. Last non-USMNT episode before we happily enter the World Cup gauntlet.
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#339: What we can do to beat Wales

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 23:18:27 +0000

Greg and Belz watch a bunch of Wales footage and report back. Gareth Bale is still very dangerous (once in a while), we're likely up against a 5-4-1 defensive block, and they'll hit fast in transition. Tyler Adams needs a good game, we need somebody to get on the ball between the lines and cook (Reyna, maybe Sarge or Ferreira or Aaronson), and we need quick runners off the ball to break Wales down.
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#338: A World Cup primer for general U.S. sports fans

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:55:08 +0000

Greg and Belz talk about why you should care about the U.S. men's national team and watch them play at the World Cup. This is for sharing with friends and family, ideally.

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#337: Monday Review — league play wraps, the World Cup is upon us

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:50:07 +0000

Dest looks fully back, lotta smiles at camp in Al Gharrafa, Vince beseeches us all to enjoy ourselves, Weah's team playlist unearthed on reddit, Sargent scores (so does Pepi), team jersey numbers assigned, and a lot more with Vince, Watke and Belz.
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#336: The actual roster for the World Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:40:29 +0000

We talk about Steffen quite a bit, work through the 26, mourn the snubs (but especially Belz mourns Pepi), and then we build up to Greg predicting a 2-0 win over Wales.
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#335: Leeds madness, Pulisic with Nippa, Weah at fullback

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 7 Nov 2022 21:24:21 +0000

The Monday Review with Watke, Vince and Belz. Leeds 4 Bournemouth 3, Adams and Aaronson playing well, Weah at fullback, Gio's cold penalty and the AB dance, Pulisic with Nippa and his crew in the bowels of Wembley, no new injuries other than Sam Vines, Pax to Frankfurt, etc. etc.
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#334: The World Cup roster — our picks and Berhalter prediction

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 7 Nov 2022 19:46:02 +0000

Our World Cup roster episode. First Greg and Belz go over Berhalter's locks, then we each give our 26, then we project who Berhalter will call up.
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#333: Ten turning points since Couva

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 4 Nov 2022 20:01:34 +0000

Greg and Belz on the Nation's League loss to Canada, the 2019 U20 World Cup, Weston McKennie's exit from FC Dallas, and seven other turning points since we failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
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#332: Wales' strengths, weaknesses, politics and "Yma o Hyd" with Ryan March

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 3 Nov 2022 18:53:16 +0000

The founder of Alternative Wales, Ryan March, talks about the Welsh 3-4-3, the need for a healthy Joe Allen, says he's unconcerned with Gareth Bale's lack of competitive minutes, and explains the song that Welsh fans will be singing in Qatar.

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#331: Historic Recap — England v USA, World Cup 2010

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 2 Nov 2022 16:06:04 +0000

This is the fifth installment in our historical recap series, which is mostly just for patrons, and in this one we look back at a match against an opponent we face later this month in Qatar. In 2010, we got a draw! But our heroes weren't actually heroes (according to Greg), average players can do a job at the World Cup, and Jamie Carragher is still embarrassed after that Jozy Altidore run. Also the mysteries of the Jabulani, Robert Green's unbelievable error, a lovely stab from Steven Gerrard, a debate about Oguchi Onyewu's performance, the music of 2010, the clothing of 2010, and much more.

0:30 intro, preamble, music, etc.
Wiz Khalifa's "Never Been" is the interstitial.
12:00 to the soccer!
25:00 Gerrard's goal
44:30 Dempsey's goal
52:45 the half
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#2 USA v Colombia, 1994
#3 USA v Iran, 1998
#4: Mexico v USA, 2002

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#330: Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico's chances at the World Cup with Jon Arnold

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 18:36:46 +0000

It's a Conca-Catchup with Jon Arnold. We also talk a fair amount about the USMNT. Canada and Costa Rica in difficult groups, the U.S. and Mexico less-so, and that's really the big differentiator.

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#329: CCV struggles, Reyna's fit, Pulisic's bright

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:20:03 +0000

A midweek review from Greg and Belz. Also McKennie scored, Tillman was pretty good, Sargent was physical but not dangerous, and Mexico called up none of the dual nationals who one-time-switched to El Tri.
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#328: Reyna curler, McKennie header, a famous win for Pepi

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:20:07 +0000

There was also some bad news, for Leeds, to cover from the weekend, and a lot of middling stuff. Another fully-public Monday Review with Watke and Vince.
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#327: Who is on the bubble for Qatar and who is going

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:51:13 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the USMNT roster for the World Cup, which begins in exactly one month, and the decisions that still need to be made. Striker and centerback remain deeply intriguing.
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#326: Savannah DeMelo joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:52:18 +0000

The Racing Louisville midfielder spoke with Sanjay Sujanthakumar in Spain last week. She didn't start playing soccer until she was 8! The southern California native and USC alum scored 4 goals and got 2 assists for Louisville in her rookie season, and received her first senior USWNT call-ups in September and October.
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#325: Michele Giannone on Berhalter, the USMNT and much more

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:08:08 +0000

TUDN reporter and producer Michele Giannone joins the pod to talk with Watke and Belz about Berhalter on the sideline, as a person and as a manager, the USMNT's chances in Qatar, Darlington Nagbe as Neo from the Matrix, growing up in Venezuela and much more.
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#324: Spain v USWNT recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:59:55 +0000

Vlatko out? Yeah, but it won't happen. So he should buckle down and ban crossing, hire a final third coach and get this team to start playing soccer in the attack. This needs to be fixed.

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#323: Pulisic, Pepi & Sargent score. Weah, Musah & CCV return.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 20:11:14 +0000

A jam-packed public Monday Review with Watke and Vince and Belz. Full weekend rundown, including Aaronson's mazy, buttery run, volleys struck into the ground, dubious reportage on Scally's place in the XI, and much much much more.

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#1 Czechoslovakia v USA, 1990, https://www.patreon.com/posts/historic-recap-v-67067301
#2 USA v Colombia, 1994, https://www.patreon.com/posts/historic-recap-2-69083229
#3 USA v Iran, 1998, https://www.patreon.com/posts/historic-recap-3-70575704
#4: Mexico v USA, 2002, https://www.patreon.com/posts/historic-recap-4-72235898

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#322: England v USWNT recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 8 Oct 2022 13:10:46 +0000

A scintillating contest at Wembley. The US came up short, but was plenty threatening. Still lacking final third choreography and composure, and the ability to build sustained possession out of the back. We got robbed of a big Trinity Rodman goal by a ref who had a shocker. Girma was excellent.

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#321: Chris Richards joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 4 Oct 2022 17:04:45 +0000

Sanjay Sujanthakumar interviewed Chris Richards for Scuffed in a cafe in central London. Enjoy the ambience. They talked about hanging with Jason Sudeikis, the choice to join Patrick Vieira at Palace, looked back at the Bayern Munich experience and discussed whether this national team can help get more Black Americans interested in the sport.

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#320: Jenny Chiu joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:10:03 +0000

CBS correspondent Jenny Chiu joins Watke and Belz to discuss growing up in El Paso, inciting a brawl by clowning on boys her age in youth soccer, the jump from Orlando City to CBS, the craft of sideline reporting, covering World Cup qualifiers, World Cup predictions, playing for Anson Dorrance, the ethics of pruning houseplants, and much more. Jenny was a good sport. Highly recommend.

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#319: Saudi Arabia v USA recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 18:50:21 +0000

The last friendly before the World Cup is another stinker, pretty much. We talk about some hopeful reasons that these games aren't predictive of how we'll perform in Qatar, but also give full-throated voice to the doomsday sentiments, and then work our way through the action of this game, mostly the first half.

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#318: Japan v USA recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:27:47 +0000

Hoo boy. Feels a little like 2019. Berhalter says we need centerbacks who can hold a high line but we couldn't establish a high line because we couldn't possess the ball in part because one of our centerbacks isn't a good passer. Add in a brutal performance from the midfield and this was a bad one. Mixed zone audio courtesy Sanjay Sujanthakumar.

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#317: A USWNT check-up after Nigeria, before England

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 03:09:26 +0000

Greg on the high floor and the "stupidly high ceiling" of this group, the lack of rhythm and patience in the final third, and how Vlatko needs to "manage the ambition" of his players to hit the hopeful home run ball. Belz does what he can to help.

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#316: The roster for the last friendlies before the World Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 17:20:44 +0000

Greg and Belz work through the roster, and Berhalter's press conference, ahead of friendlies vs Japan and Saudi Arabia.

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#315: Jimmy Conrad joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:48:37 +0000

The former USMNT defender discussed how to cope when your goalkeeper might be match-fixing, beating out Gregg Berhalter for World Cup minutes, getting nutmegged by children in pickup soccer, and managing disputes with coaches and teammates surnamed Bradley. Some of that is in the second half of the interview, which is for patrons only. Interview conducted by Watke and Belz.

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#314: Monday Review — Musah & Reyna persevere, Ferreira brace, Pepi debut & the Queen

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:11:41 +0000

Vince, Watke and Belz work through the weekend's action, which was limited somewhat by the death of Queen Elizabeth. Musah and Reyna both lose but play ok. Jordan Pefok and Union Berlin are top of the table in Germany. Jesus Ferreira scores a brace against LAFC. Pepi debuts and gets an assist for Groningen. Full rundown.

0:30 intro and Queen Elizabeth
5:00 Reyna
10:50 Ferreira
17:30 Pepi
22:45 Pefok
28:40 Musah
32:25 McKennie
...and much more.

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#313: Reyna shines, a dive into CCV, and roster talk

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 9 Sep 2022 19:44:00 +0000

Greg and Belz work through the mid-week Champions League action in some detail, and talk about the forthcoming roster for the upcoming September friendlies.

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#312: The ever-evolving World Cup roster picture

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:46:04 +0000

Greg and Belz discuss some news of the week through the lens of the ever-evolving World Cup roster discussion. Pepi perhaps falls out of the picture, but then gets a loan to Holland. Scally's case gets stronger with every minute Dest doesn't play, and now maybe Dest to Villareal? The ReSargence. Etc. etc.

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Pulisic's playing time prospects
Pepi to Groningen
Dest in purgatory, but maybe Villareal? Oh wait he's going to Milan, skip this section.
Brooooooooks
The ReSargence and its implications
Tillman & Sands & CCV in Champions League
Reyna back in squad
Chris Richards' uncertain start to the season
Scally! Scally! Scally!
Ledezma back on bench
Mendez

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#311: World Cup lineup talk and lots of other Q&A

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:07:11 +0000

Greg and Belz try to answer a bunch of questions from patrons of the podcast. Who actually starts at the World Cup? Gio Reyna as a false 9, minutes vs injury risk, how many goals Sargent needs to score to get on the plane and many other questions asked, and answered.

0:30 intro, etc.
2:15 does the 2nd straight crash-out from the U-20 Women's World Cup in the group signal the beginning of the end of American dominance in women's soccer?
8:00 beginning of USMNT (obviously mostly World Cup-related) questions

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#310: USA v Japan (U20 Women's World Cup)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:40:04 +0000

A pretty sad night in Costa Rica. The U.S. bowed out in the group at the U-20 Women's World Cup. Belz and Tara commiserate, talk through the action, and name their list of 6 players from the team who could some day make national team noise.

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#309: Arya Allahverdi on Iran, player unrest, a starting XI & Iranian football

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:10:04 +0000

Arya Allahverdi, who runs the Gol Bezan podcast, joins the pod to discuss an Iranian national team that's had its share of controversy, mostly surrounding the coach, Dragan Skočić, who was sacked and then un-sacked this summer after a poor friendly against Algeria. But Iran has several talented players, particularly in the attack, and Allahverdi thinks they'll come out and play at the World Cup, especially against the U.S. He also gives his preferred starting XI.

If you want to skip straight to the part where we talk about current Iranian players and their weaknesses, around the 40:00 mark Arya starts giving his preferred XI, and then some discussion of a likely tactical approach.

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#308: USA v Netherlands (U20 Women's World Cup)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 04:34:25 +0000

Vince in Louisville and Tara in Philly join Belz to talk about the second group stage game of the World Cup for the U.S. women's under-20 team, a 3-0 loss to the Netherlands. Lots of rotation, some suboptimal individual performances, a lack of flowing attack, and we get beaten on a high header, a blast from 30 and a penalty. Next is Japan and we gotta win by 2 goals to advance.

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#307: USA v Ghana (U20 Women's World Cup)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:38:44 +0000

Vince in Louisville and Tara in Philly join Belz to talk about the first group stage game of the World Cup for the U.S. women's under-20 team. We beat Ghana 3-0. Lots to discuss, including Jaedyn Shaw, Olivia Moultrie, Michelle Cooper, Korbin Albert and Trinity Byars, among others.

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#306: A first-hand account of a Sargent goal, plus the cost of USSF coaching licenses

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:58:50 +0000

Jake Landau from the It's Called Soccer Youtube channel joins the pod with a first-hand account from Norwich City's EFL Cup victory over Birmingham City, which featured three Americans. He also spoke about his experience getting coaching licenses from both USSF and UEFA, the topic of one of his recent videos.

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#305: Keith Costigan on the USMNT, the World Cup & soccer play-by-play

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 5 Aug 2022 22:33:15 +0000

Costigan, who does play-by-play for the Sounders and FOX, talked about the USA's prospects at the World Cup, how he thinks the U20s this year differed from past U20 teams, Jordan Morris's return to form, Cristian Roldan's role problem with the national team, and how he preps to call games from the booth.

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#304: Who could still play their way on to the World Cup roster?

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 3 Aug 2022 04:41:23 +0000

Greg and Belz talk through the 16 locks, the 5 or 6 probables, and the handful of players who could play their way onto the roster for Qatar by winning the four or five remaining spots for a field player. Nearly three-quarters of the episode is a striker discussion.

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#303: Monday Review — Wes injured, Giovanni return, Aaronson balling

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 1 Aug 2022 20:06:50 +0000

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#302: C.J. Sapong interview

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:46:32 +0000

The Nashville SC striker is still banging in goals at 33, and he talked about how he's evolved in his training, what it's like to be his own agent, staying thankful, how soon Black America will embrace the sport of soccer, the most annoying centerbacks in the league to play against, and the importance of meditation.

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#301: Niko Tsakiris interview

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 03:38:27 +0000

Quick interview. He was the youngest player on the U20 team that won the Concacaf Championship in style earlier this month. He made his MLS debut in March. We talked about being a coach's son, getting an EU passport, and his favorite player (will surprise you).

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#300: USWNT v Canada recap, and we're going to the Olympics!

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:54:39 +0000

Greg is aghast at Canada's defensive shape after the U.S. spent pretty much the whole game running attacking drills at naked centerbacks. We could be sharper in the final third, obviously, but we just absolutely dominated the Olympic champions and weren't troubled at all until Vlatko's self-inflicted tardiness with substitutions.

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#299: USWNT v Costa Rica recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 21:18:03 +0000

A much improved performance in the semifinals of the Concacaf Championship. Full timeline and not much else from Greg and Belz.

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#298: USWNT v Mexico recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:42:35 +0000

Not our finest hour, not Mexico's either and the federation is now undergoing a massive shakeup. But the US wins the group and does it with dominance, not conceding once. Greg gives most of the performance a pass because it was a dead rubber, but it was awfully disjointed.

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#297: USWNT v Jamaica recap, and we're going to the World Cup!

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 8 Jul 2022 20:15:06 +0000

Greg and Belz break down a much-improved attacking performance from the USA, on a night where Mexico's failures broke our way and we earned qualification to the 2023 Women's World Cup. Fun midfield, lots of action in the Man City zone, Sophia Smith scores a gorgeous goal and Girma, Huerta and Sanchez make their case.

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#296: USWNT v Haiti recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 6 Jul 2022 17:28:29 +0000

Lots of crossing, a little bit shaky at the back, and Alex Morgan comes up big. Greg and Belz break down the action and promise to be more timely with the rest of the games in this tournament.

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#295: Kings of Concacaf! U20s v Dominican Republic recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 4 Jul 2022 20:32:08 +0000

Joey, Vince, Hartman and Belz break down the action from the championship game, and try to step back and analyze the U20s as a group, stock up/stock down, where it all fits in.

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#294: We're going to the Olympics! (U20s v Honduras recap)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 2 Jul 2022 13:59:50 +0000

Joey O and Matt Hartman recap the U20s' historic win to qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. All hail Mikey Varas, and the Philadelphia Union, and Alejandro Alvarado. Quick note from Belz at the beginning of the episode.

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#293: USWNT v Colombia recaps

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:50:02 +0000

A double recap of the two friendlies versus Colombia. Big questions about the striker position and the midfield pretty well answered. Lots of crossing. Next is Haiti on the Fourth of July.

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#292: U20s v Costa Rica recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:54:20 +0000

Vince, Joey O and Matt Showalter step in to recap the U20s' Concacaf quarterfinal showdown with Costa Rica. Paxten comes up big, and despite some uneven moments in the back, the boys pass their first tough test of the tournament.

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#291: U20s v Nicaragua recap with Bob Morocco

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:53:10 +0000

Luna shines again. Sullivan as a (slightly trigger-happy) interpreter of space. xG piling up and we close out the soft part of the U20 Concacaf Championship in some style against Nicaragua. Bob Morocco joins to talk about the game, compare this side to the one that won the title in 2017, and give his preferred lineup for the Costa Rica match on Tuesday.

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#290: U20s v Cuba recap with Bob Morocco

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:05:56 +0000

Bob Morocco of Big Soccer and USMNT Twitter fame joins to break down the third group stage game of the Concacaf Championship, against Cuba. Plenty to talk about. Bob, as usual, is meticulous and precise.

0:30 intro, lineups and timeline
48:00 who here has a NT future?

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#289: Quick preview of the women's Concacaf Championship

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:52:41 +0000

Greg and Belz go through the USWNT roster, and the injuries keeping players out of it, ahead of the tournament next month at which they will aim to qualify both for the next World Cup and the next Olympics.

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#288: U20s v Canada recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:19:49 +0000

A pretty interesting game! Matt Hartman and Belz do a "quick take hot take" a la Grove and Rockwell, right after the game. Full timeline in a wild match mostly dominated by the US, and some quick takeaways at the end.

0:30 intro and lineups
9:30 the timeline
1:02:00 quick takeaways

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#287: U20s v St. Kitts recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:22:24 +0000

Hey! We're gonna recap all of these U20 games. This time it's Matt Hartman and Belz. A lopsided victory in Tegucigalpa, but we're all just getting reps in preparation for the knockout rounds.

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#286: U20 player pool rundown ahead of Concacaf Championship

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:45:32 +0000

The tournament kicks off Saturday for the U.S. U20s against St. Kitts & Nevis. The top 2 finishers in the tournament qualify for the 2024 Olympics, and the top 4 qualify for the U20 World Cup in 2023 in Indonesia. So it's a tournament that matters quite a bit! Matt Hartman joins the pod to talk through the players on the roster, the ones who aren't for various reasons, and a few other things.

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#285: El Salvador v USA recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:42:47 +0000

Another draw in San Salvador, but one that ended up being a lot of fun.

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#284: USA v Grenada recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:14:48 +0000

As Greg Velasquez predicted would happen, the starting striker got a hat trick. But also, some players made a negative impression and it's hard to see them going to Qatar if they couldn't make a positive impact against a team made up of players from USL and Braintree Town.

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#283: Tuesday Review — All our enemies are in the mud

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 7 Jun 2022 20:33:54 +0000

England, Wales, Canada, Iran and Mexico, all struggling in one way or another. Plus "Americans," Pulisic getting snippy, bringing something to a party, Scally wars, 6 on 6 crime, maybe Gregg is good, Jesus at the 9, substitution-gate, actions not words, and repentance (or a lack thereof) toward Brenden Aaronson.

0:30 enemies mudded
12:55 "Americans"
19:45 Pulisic getting snippy
22:40 lip-reading RFP
26:00 Puli-Haji penalty ruse
34:30 Brenden repentance
42:00 Bringing something to a party
53:30 Twitter meta discussion
1:04:00 Tyler high, 6 on 6 crime
1:10:30 Pulisic haircut
1:13:40 substitution-gate

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#282: USA v Uruguay recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 6 Jun 2022 19:18:13 +0000

Another good friendly, this one in Kansas City against 13th-ranked Uruguay. Scally struggles, Ferreira against doesn't finish his chances, Musah shines, and we have a bunch of decent data heading into the softer back half of the international window.

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#281: USA v Morocco recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 2 Jun 2022 18:11:14 +0000

A wrinkle in the shape, a fascinating night for Pulisic, Aaronson outstanding and Luca de la Torre at the 6. Lots to discuss from a free-flowing contest against a respectable World Cup-bound opponent.

0:30 intro and lineups, etc.
5:30 Aaronson's role
18:40 Big Morocco chances
29:40 Puli to BA, 1-0
36:15 Weah smash, Bono bungle, 2-0
42:15 Greg on the USMNT's shape

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#280: Morocco & Uruguay look-aheads, Velasquez on the roster

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 25 May 2022 18:57:31 +0000

Greg has his say on Berhalter's call-ups, plus a quick look at Morocco and Uruguay and how we might line up against them.

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#279: Equal pay & a June roster preview

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 19 May 2022 19:01:25 +0000

Prize money equalization, and a run through prospective call-ups for the USMNT's June matches.

0:30 U.S. Soccer's new CBAs with the men and the women
15:40 June roster preview

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#278: Interview with Mikey Varas, U.S. men's U20 coach

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 16 May 2022 15:15:14 +0000

Mikey Varas joins the pod to talk about the tournament he coached the week he was hired, how the youth national teams are integrated with the senior national team, the shortage of true No. 9s in the youth ranks, the federation's approach to dual nationals, and how yoga applies to soccer.

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#277: A World Cup year USMNT to-do list

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 13 May 2022 20:00:11 +0000

The goalkeeper situation, attacking reps and a backup left back. Greg and Belz talk through those and five other things on the to-do list for Berhalter, some more urgent than others.

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#276: Monday Review — Dad tweets, striker watch, endless dual nat panic

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 2 May 2022 20:21:28 +0000

Our once-a-month public episode of the Monday Review with Vince and Watke. A selective roundup of the player pool's activity over the weekend, Mark Pulisic's deleted tweet, striker watch, a forecast of dual national panic, and much more.

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#275: Hypothetical lineups, the offside rule, and late-season club stakes

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 20:30:44 +0000

Greg and Belz answer a handful of listener questions, mostly about hypothetical USMNT lineups. Then Greg gives a modest proposal for a new offside rule, and runs down the list of promotions, relegations and battles for a European spot that Americans face at clubs in Europe.

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#274: Up-and-comers roundup with Matt Hartman and Marcus Chairez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:50:06 +0000

The wheel keeps turning and we’ve got a new crop of male American soccer prospects emerging, especially at the U17 level. Marcus Chairez and Matt Hartman join the podcast to highlight the top players at the Generation Adidas Cup tournament, and we do a quick rundown of news in the men’s youth national teams.

Roughly in order, here are some of the players we discussed:

Cruz Medina, CM, San Jose
Bryan Destin, FW, Inter Miami
Stu Hawkins, CB, Seattle
Pedro Faife, CDM, Inter Miami
Angel Martinez, CB, Seattle
DeCarlo Guerra, CM, LAFC
Andrea Gitau, FW, Houston
Luis Rivera, CB, Real Salt Lake
Noah Santos, FW, Portland
Izzy Boatwright, RB, Inter Miami
...and many more!

Marcus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chai_asc
Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattsHartman

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#273: A USWNT change of guard? Eh! We'll see.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 19:20:52 +0000

The young cohort just blasted Uzbekistan, but now the US women's national team has to get ready for World Cup and Olympic qualification this summer. Greg and Belz check in on an exciting pool of young players and start to think about who might get the call in July.

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#272: Meg Swanick on away qualifiers, binoculars, team chemistry

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:25:52 +0000

Meg Swanick, who writes for the Guardian US and covered every away World Cup qualifier played by the USMNT in this cycle, joins to be interviewed by Chris Russell (Watke) and take questions from listeners live on the air in the Scuffed Discord. Binoculars, whether Berhalter holds grudges, the bus ride to the Cuscatlan, the camaraderie of Weah and Yedlin, the best coffee in Concacaf, and many other things were discussed.

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And here she is on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meg_Swanick

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#271: West Coast Check-In with Jay Hernandez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:12:00 +0000

This is a pilot for what I hope can be a regular episode with Jay Hernandez, a casual and briefer-than-normal conversation with an informed, opinionated fan of the US men's national team based in Los Angeles. The audio's pretty uneven but it's listenable, and it'll be better next time. We talked toxicity in the fanbase, Julian Araujo, Christian Pulisic, Gerson Perez's U20s, impressions of Orlando, and Berhalter. (Jay praised him twice.)

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#270: Call-in show with Jon Arnold and Watke

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:08:24 +0000

We talk Concacaf more broadly, Jon's journalism origin story, the U20 Concacaf Championship, Costa Rica's surge, Jon's favorite cereal and a lot more. Recorded live on the Scuffed Discord.

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#269: Zach Lowy on Vizela, Portuguese football & the transfer market for U.S. players

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:26:39 +0000

Breaking the Lines co-founder Zach Lowy joins to talk about Alex Mendez, Alejandro Alvarado, Vizela's chances of staying up and the incredible achievement that would be, Portuguese football in general, and whether the European market for young American talent is overheated.

5:00 Alex Mendez, Alejandro Alvarado and Vizela in general
28:10 Reggie Cannon and Boavista
40:00 Portugal's World Cup prospects
47:00 the European market for U.S. talent
57:00 Zach on Berhalter

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#268: A roster snapshot with 7 months 'til the World Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 6 Apr 2022 19:42:34 +0000

Who's a lock for Qatar, who's not quite a lock, and who else is fighting for a spot on the plane?

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#267: Monday Review — Iran, Doha, frostbite, Black Friday, England (a little)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 4 Apr 2022 18:34:23 +0000

A relaxing post-qualification stroll with Watke and Vince through the World Cup draw, Iran's best players, England's profound deficiencies, frostbite, and Watke's past life on the Arabian peninsula. First Monday Review of the month, so it's in the free feed. Usually they're for patrons only.

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#266: Costa Rica v USA recap (WCQ14)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:25:01 +0000

We're going back to the World Cup. Greg and Belz recap the game in San Jose and go on a ramble about the end of qualifying and tomorrow's World Cup draw.

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#265: USA v Panama recap (WCQ13)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 06:26:40 +0000

A dreamy spring evening in Florida. Godoy gets handsy. Pulisic sinks the dagger. We have mostly qualified for the World Cup. Recap from Orlando, XIs v Costa Rica discussed at the end.

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#264: Mexico v USA recap (WCQ12)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:31:48 +0000

Greg and Belz gradually recap the World Cup qualifier in the Azteca.

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#263: Jon Arnold previews MEX, PAN & CRC

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 17:56:20 +0000

Concacaf-in-general's most curious and prolific English-language journalist Jon Arnold joins to give us a sturdy look at the USA's opponents in the upcoming and final World Cup qualifying window. Will Julian Araujo start vs the USA? Can Costa Rica beat Canada at home? Will Panama rotate between Honduras and the USA? Those questions and many others addressed.

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#262: Judgment Day Roster Reaction & Lineup Talk

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:52:52 +0000

27 men called up for the final window of World Cup qualifying. Dest got hurt the day of the announcement. Brooks not called up. Erik Palmer-Brown back from the wilderness. We talk through all of that and then try to work out lineups for the Mexico and Panama games.

0:30 the roster
27:45 lineups vs Mexico and Panama

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#261: An interview with former U.S. Soccer official Nico Romeijn

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:49:57 +0000

Romeijn was head of coaching education and chief sport development officer for U.S. Soccer before he left the federation to return to Holland in 2020. He spoke about the work he was involved in to revamp coaching education in the U.S., coaching philosophy, the challenges of growing the game in the U.S. and the way American soccer is viewed in the rest of the world.

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#260: Which players have under- and over-performed in qualifying?

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 03:25:02 +0000

A day ahead of the roster release for the final window of World Cup qualifying, Greg Velasquez walks through a pretty careful assessment of each player who’s gotten minutes in qualifying. Belz tags along.

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#259: World Cup Qualifying Recap Part 2: November and January

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 03:52:29 +0000

In Part 1, Greg and Belz went through the first two World Cup qualifying windows. In this episode, Part 2, they go through the third and fourth windows as a refresher ahead of the final, decisive set of three matches coming at the end of this month. Less time given to the most recent window than the first three, to be quite honest. These two episodes are perfect for anyone newly paying attention to the men's national team, or anyone who wants to go back and try to understand a little better how we got where we are.

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#258: World Cup Qualifying Recap Part 1: September & October

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 21:43:02 +0000

Greg and Belz go back through the first two windows as a refresher ahead of the final window. What worked, what didn't work, who played, who didn't play, etc etc. Part 2, on the November and January/February windows, will come out soon.

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#257: Monday Review — Wes out, Pulisic good, Pefok scores again, Sir Charles drags the USMNT

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 7 Mar 2022 19:12:18 +0000

Vince is back with Watke and Belz for a full recap of the week's action, including Jesse Marsch's glorious victory in the xG battle in his Leeds debut, Vince seeing the North London light on our striker situation, and Weston's confirmed season-ended status. Also, is Balogun the solution?

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#256: Six USMNT storylines we’re tracking in MLS

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 3 Mar 2022 19:45:05 +0000

The striker grab bag, the Philly and Dallas projects and the Fourth Eight race are among the national team-related storylines we're tracking in Major League Soccer. Caveats from Velasquez abound, but it's a pretty good discussion and we took a few listener questions at the end.

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#255: John Muller, soccer analytics writer for The Athletic UK

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:46:28 +0000

Muller patiently explains what he thinks are the most interesting metrics in soccer right now, the basics of how data is collected and used and sold, and some of the limitations of even advanced stats. Belz plays the data-inattentive everyman, which is, after all, what he is. They also discussed and assessed Gregg Berhalter's tenure and adaptability, the US men's player pool, and what John is working on next. Then he turned a few questions on Belz.

0:30 intro and the basics of soccer analytics
29:25 Berhalter and USMNT discussion starts

John's interview with Tyler Adams: https://theathletic.com/3123592/2022/02/14/my-game-in-my-words-by-tyler-adams/
His piece on visualizing possession in the Premier League: https://theathletic.com/3118980/2022/02/09/visualising-possession-where-is-every-premier-league-team-having-more-of-the-ball-than-their-opponents/
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#254: Interview with Eryk Williamson

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:49:04 +0000

On the brink of his return from an ACL injury last August that sidelined him for all of World Cup qualifying, Portland Timbers midfielder Eryk Williamson joins the pod to talk about cold showers in the Azores and his breakout 2020 season, what he's learned from Diego Chara, why he was left off the Olympic qualifying roster and how he overcame that setback to win a trophy against Mexico in the Gold Cup.

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#253: Herdman’s secret plans & Berhalter’s last interview

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 03:57:35 +0000

Greg and Belz got a pretty detailed look into Canada's tactical approach from a couple of private video presentations conducted by John Herdman, which were leaked to us. We talk through those and try to relate them to the USMNT, and then talk through Gregg Berhalter's latest interview with Bobby Warshaw for U.S. Soccer's house podcast.

0:30 intro, background and the basics of Herdman's ideas
14:30 Canada's approach to each of the 4 phases of the game
26:30 tallying up "advance platforms" as a way to measure on-field success
44:25 Berhalter's latest Warshaw interview
55:30 Pulisic's benching

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#252: Interview with Jay Hernandez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:00:57 +0000

Jay Hernandez, low-key one of the easier-on-the-ears pundits in this U.S. men's national team niche of ours, joins the pod to talk about the upcoming window, his path to USMNT fandom, his experience in Columbus at the USA-El Salvador match, Christian Pulisic's struggles, and a lot more.

Hernandez is a big part of the First Touch Podcast, and covers the LA Galaxy for Areasportsnet.

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#251: Monday Review — Signs of life from Pulisic, striker watch, fullback watch

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:06:09 +0000

Watke, Vince and Belz talk through a middling weekend of action for Americans abroad. Next week's Monday Review will be on the patron-only feed, so this represents a little bit of a changing of the guard.

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#250: USMNT transfer window recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:33:34 +0000

Greg and Belz talk their way through the transfers of the past window, everything from George Bello to Arminia Bielefeld to Kobe Hernandez-Foster to HamKam, with a special focus on the players who are battling for a spot on a World Cup roster.

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#249: Monday Review — Reyna’s return, Walker’s goal celebrations, Aaronson’s spot

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 7 Feb 2022 19:30:32 +0000

Belz, Vince and Watke run through the weekend's action and take several listener questions.

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#248: USA v Honduras recap (WCQ11)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 4 Feb 2022 18:46:49 +0000

A crazy night in St. Paul. Luca gets his shot. Striker position remains unsettled. Set pieces carry the day.

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#247: Tuesday Review — Honduras pre-game, Canada rumination

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 2 Feb 2022 00:54:51 +0000

Belz from Minneapolis, Vince from Louisville, Watke from New York. We wind our way through an extended discussion of Pulisic, the striker position, the weather in the Twin Cities, Canada, Miles Robinson, and a lot of other stuff.

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#246: Canada v USA recap (WCQ10)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 21:50:00 +0000

The rollercoaster ride continues, and it's gonna continue through at least the middle of the next window.

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#245: USA v El Salvador recap (WCQ9)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:50:45 +0000

We (Greg and Belz) go long on the game in Columbus, and what we think we learned.

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#244: El Salvador, Canada & Honduras previews with Jon Arnold

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:50:04 +0000

Jon Arnold gives us a closer look at how things look from the El Salvador, Canada and Honduras points of view, and also a quick update on Panama.

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#243: Monday Review — The qualifying window is upon us

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:20:37 +0000

The Brooks omission, Weah's blessed return, Dest getting scraps from Xavi, and Sargent's move on the parabola with Watke and Vince, all in the context of El Salvador on Thursday to kick off what Belz believes can and should be a 9 point window.

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#242: Roster Reaction

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 23:43:57 +0000

The pivotal window of World Cup qualifying is upon us and Gregg Berhalter announced his roster today. Greg and Belz get into it. Don't worry, we don't spend much time kvetching.

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#241: Monday Review — Pepi starts, Dike debuts, Sargent gets a W

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:56:01 +0000

Vince, Watke and Belz walk through the weekend of the inconclusive American striker, plus McKennie's continued excellent form, a question about whether Pulisic should be considered an elite talent, an earnestly joyful look ahead to the upcoming window, and much more.

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#240: Interview with Luca de la Torre

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:53:27 +0000

Heracles Almelo midfielder Luca de la Torre, hoping for a USA call-up this week, talks about the evolution of his game under Frank Wormuth, the Fulham years, the key to ball security, and his ability to operate on the half-turn between the lines. A cerebral guy, obviously passionate about the game.

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#239: The roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:11:00 +0000

El Salvador, Canada and Honduras await, and about half the USMNT player pool hasn't seen a ton of action lately. Greg and Belz talk through it all, with Greg diving into how the spreadsheets on how many minutes each player has played, how recently.

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#238: Monday Review — Thriller in Rome, Pepi’s debut, DeJuan Jones & Alex Mendez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:05:16 +0000

A rundown of the action from the weekend with Vince, Watke and Belz. McKennie plays a key role in a huge win for Juventus, Pepi debuts for Augsburg, Dest's camp signals he wants to stay in Barcelona, and lots of other things to discuss.

0:30 intro and McKennie's big weekend in Rome
7:45 Pepi's debut
24:45 January Camp

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#237: Interview with Vince Ganzberg on coaching youth soccer

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 6 Jan 2022 20:59:00 +0000

Ganzberg, the associate director of coaching education for United Soccer Coaches, talks youth soccer coaching, coaching philosophy, the USSF and United Soccer Coaches curriculums, and the place of collegiate competition in American soccer.

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#236: Monday Review — Puli v Liverpool, Pepi to Augsburg, Dike to West Brom

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 3 Jan 2022 22:20:24 +0000

A transfer window and listener question-heavy episode with Watke and Vince and Belz.

0:30 intro and Puli v Liverpool
10:20 transfers of Pepi, Dike, JoGo, etc., and news
44:00 listener questions
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#235: Annual Review 2021

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Vince, Belz and Watke convene to run down some winter break news, hand out yearly awards in 18 categories, and spotlight the top 5 moments of 2021. Happy New Year!

0:30 intro and holiday activities rundown
14:00 Pepi to Wolfsburg, Cuevas to Club Brugge
19:25 Annual Awards

Most Inscrutable Player
Player of the Year
Littlest Brother
Best Sh-thousing (Connivance Category)
Best Sh-thousing (Unnerving Category)
Biggest Change in Belz’s Opinion
Most Unexpected Moment (Honorable Mention)
Most Unexpected Moment (1st Place)
Biggest Snub
Most Overrated Player
Most Improved Player
Biggest Disappointment (Honorable Mention)
Biggest Disappointment (1st Place)
Dad of the Year
Best goal for country
Best goal for club
Coach of the Year
Worst Coach of the Year
57:30 What we learned this year from the Behind the Crest youtube series
1:07:10 Top 5 Moments of 2021 from Vince and Belz. There’s a twist.

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#234: Jonathan Gómez interview

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:05:02 +0000

Jonathan Gómez, the 18-year-old left back who played for Louisville City in 2021, joins the podcast. He discusses his USMNT debut vs Bosnia, his pending move to La Liga club Real Sociedad, his conversation with Xabi Alonso, his choice of a USL development path, and his future national team decision. Sharp guy.

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#233: Monday Review — McKennie returns, calendar year records, coolness

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 20:04:08 +0000

Let's be honest. Things are slowing down. Vince, Watke and Belz convene to talk about how much the 17-win record means, reassess USMNT player coolness, and review the action from the past week. Use the shownotes as guide if you'd rather not ponder whether Weston McKennie and Sergino Dest are actually cool.

0:30 intro and news
9:15 coolness
23:00 January Camp is Jan. 6
25:20 game action rundown

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#232: USA v Bosnia recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:13:58 +0000

Quick recap of USA-Bosnia, the final USMNT match of 2021.

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#231: How to solve the midfield sans MMA, plus a look ahead to Bosnia

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 21:04:20 +0000

What do you do if McKennie, Musah and Adams are unavailable? We run through a lot of the possibilities, settle on some pretty clear (and perhaps obvious) favorite options, and then talk about what we'd like to see vs Bosnia on Saturday.

0:30 intro and a bunch of alternate midfield setups (hint, Gio)
36:00 Bosnia look-ahead

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#230: Monday Review — Dest’s rough patch, bing bong, Ledezma’s return, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 21:09:12 +0000

Vince, Watke and Belz convene for the Monday Review, a full rundown of the news of the week, the action of the USMNT player pool in the past week, and a handful of listener questions.

0:30 quick revisit of the World Cup qualifier location discussion
2:00 The News (Champions League wrap, NYCFC lifts MLS Cup and Ronny Deila removes his clothes, Camp Candy Cane vibes, Araujo's Mexico debut, transfer window incoming)
12:15 The 23, an unabridged look at the player pool right now, jumping off from their performances in the past week
1:06:10 Listener Questions

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#229: Monday Review — Marsch out, Gio in training, Konrad v Brenden, Matt v Zack, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 6 Dec 2021 20:11:41 +0000

Belz, Watke and Vince in Louisville convene for a new look Monday Review and we think you'll probably like it. A full rundown of all the news that's fit to talk about with the USMNT this week.

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#228: The December camp roster

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 3 Dec 2021 20:08:28 +0000

Quick reaction from Greg and Belz on the 26 players called up for Camp Candy Cane, including the apparent lack of experimentation in midfield. Greg also goes on a rant about St. Paul as a location for a February qualifier.

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#227: Belated wrap-up of the U20 Revelations Cup

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 3 Dec 2021 14:19:32 +0000

Matt Hartman graciously joins again to talk through what we can have possibly learned about the U20s after their three matches against Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. This one's for the diehards.

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#226: The dual national dilemma with political scientist José Marichal

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 2 Dec 2021 14:12:11 +0000

Marichal, a Cuban-American professor of political science at California Lutheran University, joins to talk about recognition, mis-recognition, identity, and some of the deeper themes underneath the Mexican-American dual national's choice about which national soccer team to play for. No hard conclusions drawn, just some new (for me, Belz) ways to think about the issue.

Reading list:

David Ochoa’s path to Mexico:
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/david-ochoa-mexico-national-team-soccer

Araujo QA with the Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2869439/2021/10/05/qa-julian-araujo-on-why-he-chose-to-represent-mexico-instead-of-the-usmnt/

Charles Taylor, “The Politics of Recognition”:
https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/1417/Taylor%252C%2520Politics%2520of%2520Recognition.pdf

Nationalism paper:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327129541_Nationalism

The Hispanic Challenge, Samuel Huntington
https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/10/28/the-hispanic-challenge/

Kwame Anthony Appiah, “Cosmopolitan Patriotism”
http://www.ling.uqam.ca/atonet/soc8245/Appiah.%20Cosmopolitanism%20compatriots.pdf

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#225: Monday Review — St. Paul in February, new Top 40, leaked kits

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:39:17 +0000

Quick recap of the latest USMNT news and the action from the weekend with Watke and NatFan9. We covered St. Paul's weather in February, ranch sauce on pizza, Tim Weah's excellent form, etc. etc.

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#224: Monday Review — Pulisic False 9s, McKennie flies, the Busio Discourse

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 19:15:10 +0000

Quick recap of the weekend's action for Yanks Abroad with Belz, Watke and Jordan. Join the Discord so you can vote in the next power rankings and determine the format of the Monday Review episodes.

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#223: USA v Jamaica recap (WCQ8)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:45:55 +0000

Weah, Antonio, goalkeeping minutiae, MMA midfield alternatives, a bad field, a bit of a wilt, and a 1-1 draw in Jamaica. Lots to talk about it turns out.

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#222: More Dos a Cero revelry + the rest of Concacaf with Watke

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:29:57 +0000

The anthem, how this game compares to the 2002 win over Mexico in the Round of 16 match, the eye-gouging incident, Mexican newspapers, Panama's miracle comeback, Canada's win in Edmonton, Jamaica's draw and a little bit on the U20s.

0:30 intro and more dos a cero reveling
25:20 other Concacaf stuff
36:015 Very brief U20s discussion

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#221: USA v Mexico recap (WCQ7)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 22:20:57 +0000

Time to bask in the glow of a historic night in Cincinnati.

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#220: Quick US-focused USA-Mexico preview

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:01:40 +0000

Greg and Belz talk about what they'd like to see in the massive match on Friday, and what they'd rather not see.

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#219: Mexico and Jamaica previews with Jon Arnold

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 9 Nov 2021 20:13:09 +0000

A deep dive on Mexico’s roster and Tata’s lineup choices ahead of Friday’s showdown, including the short-term problems in the back line and the long-term problems in the midfield. And then we move straight into a substantive 25-minute discussion of a perhaps resurgent Jamaica side.

0:30 intro and El Tri discussion
48:20 Jamaica discussion
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#218: Monday Review — Big win for Adams, Tuchel wants Pulisic to control his emotions

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 8 Nov 2021 19:03:45 +0000

A run through roughly the Top 20 players in the US pool and how they did over the past week with Chris Russell and Jordan Boddie.

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#217: State of the men's youth national teams and upcoming U20 camp

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 5 Nov 2021 21:07:03 +0000

Matt Hartman (@MattsHartman) joined to tick through the U20 player pool in detail, lay out the bumpy (at best) transition from the DA to MLS Next, gets enraged at me for suggesting Cade Cowell could be a right back, goes in hard on the 2004 birth year, and tells me he cringed at my answer to the golden generation vs permanent wave of talent debate. Dude absolutely knows his stuff.

0:30 intro and general "how good is the next wave of players" discussion
9:20 the casualties from the abrupt end of the Development Academy
14:30 how we know the 2004 birth year is a weak one for elite men's soccer talent
18:45 the Golden generation vs permanent wave of talent debate (must-listen)
22:25 we still got no U20 coach
26:00 a review of the leaked U20 roster and the player pool beyond the call-ups

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#216: The November WC qualifying roster

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 4 Nov 2021 19:16:26 +0000

No Brooks! No Luca! But Scally and Ferreira get the call and Pulisic returns. Greg and Belz walk through the squad that Berhalter has selected and pick XIs to face Mexico next Friday.

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#215: Monday Review — Wes scores again, Scally shines, Brooks gets a new coach

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 1 Nov 2021 19:39:05 +0000

A deep dive review of the USMNT player pool in action (or inaction) over the past week with Chris Russell (aka @watke_) and Jordan, the moderator of the Scuffed Discord (@NatFan9). We start with Tyler Adams and end with Sam Vines. Most of the detail comes in the Top 20.

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#214: TSS Crossover Part 1 — USMNT questions galore

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:41:10 +0000

Taylor Rockwell and Joe Lowery of the Total Soccer Show join Greg and Belz to discuss Berhalter’s regret about the Panama lineup, the US men’s midfield, how to play away Concacaf qualifiers, midfield analytics versus goalkeeping analytics, the US men’s midfield, one word to describe Berhalter’s tenure, our own histories with the game, the golden generation vs the endless generation debate, and of course, the US men’s midfield.

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#213: Office Hours, Vol. 5 — U20 camp, Captain Turner's Rebellion

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:04:30 +0000

Watke and Belz talk briefly about the U20 player pool, Carli Lloyd's retirement from international soccer, interview the people behind Captain Turner's Rebellion, and take a bunch of questions.

0:20 intro, Carli, U20s
10:20 interview with Captain Turner's Rebellion (@CaptMattTurner on Twitter)
25:28 questions questions questions, and a few answers
51:40 "Oh Gianluca" cover by John Barry

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#212: 9 things we learned in the last international window

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:41:24 +0000

Anywhere from 8 to 12 things we learned in the October window, including the preeminence of the MMA midfield, the ascendance of Antonee Robinson and our strong depth on the wing.

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#211: Office Hours, Vol. 4 — Songs and chants, Pepi, chess, nicknames, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:31:29 +0000

A highly-focused investigation of several a baker's dozen soccer-adjacent topics, including a philosophy of songs and chants, the paucity of USMNT nicknames, a rough power ranking of chess ability among USMNT players, and what sort of crime could get Berhalter fired. New Pepi song at the end.

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#210: USA v Costa Rica recap (WCQ6)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:56:13 +0000

A massive timeline full of triangles, goalkeeping questions, the MMA midfield, key moments in the final 22 yards, and overall a good strong showing from the first team of the USMNT.

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#209: Office Hours -- Is the USMNT fanbase the worst in the world?

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 03:19:59 +0000

Watke and Belz talk about a few different things live on Discord. Very little about Costa Rica.

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#208: Panama v USA recap (WCQ5)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 19:07:27 +0000

Fecklessness in Panama City. Full timeline and then Greg goes in on Gregg in the final 15 minutes. You won't want to miss that.

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#207: USA v Jamaica recap (WCQ4)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 8 Oct 2021 20:29:42 +0000

A pleasant night in Austin, even without Pulisic and Reyna. Ricardo Pepi season is in full swing. Musah is a huge asset. Dest and Robinson playing well.

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#206: Office Hours, Vol. 2 — Jamaica gameday, Busio song, legislatures, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 7 Oct 2021 20:08:29 +0000

Almost too much to summarize. Edgar Moreno and Watke join Belz for a sprawling conversation and the release of a new song about Busio.

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#205: Jamaica, Panama & Costa Rica previews with Jon Arnold

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 5 Oct 2021 19:45:44 +0000

Why was Michael Antonio invisible vs Panama in Kingston? Is Panama for real without Andrade and Carrasquilla? When is geriatric Costa Rica gonna give youth a chance? Lots to dig into from Jon Arnold, the journalist who writes Getting CONCACAF'd newsletter, on his second visit of the qualifying cycle to the Scuffed Podcast.

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4:00 Jamaica
25:00 Panama
34:00 Costa Rica

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#204: October Window Rotations

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 4 Oct 2021 20:39:04 +0000

Who should play in which of the three upcoming games? Who shouldn't? We sketch out a very malleable plan for that.

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#203: Office Hours, Vol. 1 — Live roster reaction, the golden age of piracy, etc.

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:12:04 +0000

Chris Russell (aka @watke_) joins for a live roster reaction on the Discord, a dive into the philosophy of little brothers, a look at the first ever pirate and the ballad mongers who made him famous, several listener questions, several soccer-adjacent topics dealt with. Pretty good episode.

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#202: The October Qualifying Roster

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:53:28 +0000

We talk about who we'd like to see called up, and try to project who actually will be called up. Greg goes for a lean roster, Belz goes for the full 30-man roster. Berhalter's roster will come out mid-week.

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#201: TSS x Scuffed Crossover Part 2

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:03:11 +0000

This is the second part of a more than two-hour collaboration with Joe Lowery and Taylor Rockwell. Part 1 is in the Total Soccer Show feed. For this episode we just kept that conversation going and answered a ton of listener questions about the USMNT, everything from "How concerned are you about Weston McKennie's dad's deleted tweets?" to "How do each of you attempt to evaluate and attribute individual versus system based errors?"

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#200: Buzz Carrick on all things FC Dallas

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:32:35 +0000

The founder of 3rddegree.net, Buzz Carrick, who knows more about FC Dallas than anyone, joins to talk about Pepi, Pomykal, Ferreira, Che, the academy pipeline, the connection with Bayern Munich and the top young players coming up through the ranks. Lots of worthwhile insight.

0:30 Pepi
13:25 Pomykal
19:40 Ferreira
23:35 Che
29:20 the FC Dallas academy in general
49:25 academy up-and-comers
1:04:35 3rddegree.net back story

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#199: Grant Wahl on covering the Octagonal

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:52:21 +0000

Wahl has launched a new Substack and he's cranking out podcasts, and short and long pieces, as he covers all 14 of the USMNT's World Cup qualifiers in person. He joins to talk about San Salvador, Nashville and San Pedro Sula, and going it as an independent after decades at the top of the soccer reporting pyramid.

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#198: Monday Recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:29:58 +0000

Jordan (our esteemed Discord moderator) joins Belz for a quick rundown of the club action in the player pool. These have typically been available only to patrons, but I might start putting them on the public podcast feed. We'll see. Consider this a trial balloon. The show was recorded live on Discord, where patrons are able to join in the broadcast in various ways.

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#197: Honduras-USA recap (WCQ3)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 05:57:09 +0000

Berhalter disasterclass in the first half, followed by three good changes at the half and a rout of Honduras in San Pedro Sula. What a crazy night, with an 18-year-old Mexican-American from El Paso as the hero.

0:30 preamble and the first half
45:00 the second half

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#196: USA-Canada recap (WCQ2)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 7 Sep 2021 20:19:00 +0000

First home qualifier of the cycle, in Nashville, Tenn. Trouble in Music City.

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#195: El Salvador-USA recap (WCQ1)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 3 Sep 2021 18:37:12 +0000

The USA men opened their World Cup qualifying campaign in San Salvador on Thursday night. Full look at the meta-interpretations, full timeline, and an assessment of the team under Berhalter now.

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#194: Michael Lewis on away qualifiers in Concacaf

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 1 Sep 2021 18:39:59 +0000

Michael Lewis, the editor of Front Row Soccer and a reporting veteran of eight World Cups and seven Olympics, joins to talk about the USMNT playing away in Honduras, and other parts of Central America. He also discusses what it's like to cover these games, having done so himself in San Pedro Sula in 2001 and 2009.

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#193: The September roster, rotations and exhortations

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:56:06 +0000

Berhalter called up 26 players for the first three World Cup qualifiers of the 2022 cycle. The time has come! We discuss the selections (mostly pleased) and spend quite a bit of time trying to figure out how to rotate for three games in seven days. There will be lots of tough choices and on-the-fly conundrums but from the comfort of our desks in Middle America we have sketched out some possibilities.

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#192: September World Cup qualifiers roster projection

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:42:49 +0000

Who is Berhalter likely to select, who could be his cute selection, and who do we wish he'd select that he probably won't. The overlap between Berhalter's choices and ours is much heavier than it was in the past, because, as Greg puts it, the pool is increasingly "cute-proof."

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#191: El Salvador, Canada & Honduras previews with Jon Arnold

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:03:25 +0000

The US faces El Salvador, Canada and Honduras in the first window of the Ocho, the first week of September. Jon Arnold, arguably the leading expert on Concacaf as a region, joins to help us understand these opponents before we try to get back to the World Cup, the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Recording this early to give folks plenty of time to consume the episode before Sept. 2.

0:30 intro
1:45 El Salvador
29:35 Canada
51:48 Honduras

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#190: The dual national dilemma with Herc Gomez

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 9 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000

The latest news on the dual national front is that David Ochoa, the promising young Mexican-American goalkeeper who’s played for the US youth national teams since he was an adolescent and was the starter on the Olympic qualifying roster, is likely to switch and play for Mexico. Joining the pod to talk about the dual national dilemma is Herculez Gomez.

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#189: USA-Mexico Gold Cup Final recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 2 Aug 2021 21:24:43 +0000

The US men faced Mexico in the second tournament final in less than two months, with a B squad and frankly nothing to lose.

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#188: USA-Qatar recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:05:04 +0000

The US faced the Asian champs in the semifinals of the Gold Cup. A well-organized opponent with ways to score goals. We came out with the same lineup that battled its way to a 1-0 win over Jamaica. Full breakdown, takeaways, timeline.

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#187: USA-Jamaica recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:41:43 +0000

Back to the 4-3-3 with Sands, Busio, Hoppe and Dike getting the nod in a knockout quarterfinal in the Gold Cup. Full chronology and more.

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#186: USA v Canada recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:59:52 +0000

A two-striker setup for the first time in the Berhalter era! Yay! Plus we talk about injury replacements, and then suggest fantastical non-injury-related roster changes.

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#185: USA v Martinique recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:43:02 +0000

Classic Gold Cup group stage contest, with a fun lineup in a 3-4-3 of sorts.

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#184: USA-Haiti recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:21:08 +0000

Yueill and Lewis start, Busio makes his NT debut, Shaq Moore comes back into the picture, and the Gold Cup is underway.

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#183: A transfers rundown and the Gold Cup group

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 8 Jul 2021 20:36:42 +0000

We talked about transfers -- the done ones and the undone ones. Then we got to the Gold Cup. The Haiti match on Sunday is kind of the "big one," if there is such a thing. Berhalter should run out his best lineup and it'd sure be nice not to need points from Canada a week later so we'd better get 3 against Haiti.

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#182: Gold Cup roster reaction

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 2 Jul 2021 18:49:54 +0000

Lots of new faces, and a couple of faces we just can't quit. A look at Berhalter's 23-man roster for the Gold Cup, which kicks off for the U.S. on Sunday, July 11.

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#181: Gold Cup roster wishlist and projection

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:30:58 +0000

Long episode on the Gold Cup roster, who we’d like to see from the 60-man preliminary roster, and who we think Berhalter is likely to select.

0:30 intro and USMNT Gold Cup roster
1:06:13 the USWNT Olympic roster

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#180: A Nations League sh*thousing review w/Watke

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:51:24 +0000

Not a very serious episode, as you might imagine, but I'd argue it's a practical matter, especially with World Cup qualifiers on the horizon. Chris Russell (aka @watke_) joins to talk about the big incidents in the Honduras and Mexico victories, and look ahead to the next competitive fixtures.

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#179: USA-Costa Rica recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:05:56 +0000

A sunny evening for a victory lap in Sandy, Utah. Wingers with ideas, a hold-up striker, and Tyler Adams and Yunus Musah in the midfield.

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#178: USA-Mexico recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 7 Jun 2021 21:45:21 +0000

The first-ever Nations League final vs Mexico delivered! What a night! We've got a full recap including a detailed timeline and a few big picture thoughts.

0:30 intro and lineups and general thoughts
15:30 First half timeline
42:420 Second half timeline
1:22:10 Wrap-up thoughts

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#177: USA-Honduras recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 4 Jun 2021 20:20:34 +0000

Long, detailed breakdown of the action from Denver.

0:30 position-by-position breakdown
36:40 the timeline begins

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#176: Switzerland-USA recap

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 31 May 2021 18:06:16 +0000

A mostly full-strength USMNT faced a solid European team away. What did we learn? @USMNTvideos joins @away_goals and Belz to pick through it.

0:30 intro, lineups and preliminary thoughts
14:10 1st half detailed chronology

41:25 2nd half detailed chronology

1:08:40 quick takeaways

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#175: Now is a good time to pay attention to the U.S. men’s national team

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 25 May 2021 20:21:01 +0000

A sharable opening 10 minutes in which we try to persuade casuals to start paying attention to a USMNT program that up until today has mostly produced bad news. Also a dive on the Nations League roster.

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#174: Switzerland Roster Reaction, and the big summer ahead

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:27:00 +0000

It's all coming to a head, and the upcoming Nations League window is a dress rehearsal for World Cup qualifying to which we should all pay close attention. Plus our reaction to a very pleasant roster drop from Berhalter.

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#173: Patron questions on strikers, Berhalter competence and NT logistics

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 14 May 2021 16:41:15 +0000

We solicited questions on the Scuffed Podcast Patreon and got a lot. Matt Hartman joined to plow through as many as possible. There were five categories: The Number Nine, Berhalter’s competence, Brenden Aaronson, National Team logistics, and miscellaneous. Let’s go.

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#172: The Big Summer Roster Episode

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 7 May 2021 20:25:33 +0000

A 4-game window for Nations League in late May and early June, and then a likely entirely different group of players for the Gold Cup in July. The Nations League roster is pretty easy to figure out. For the Gold Cup, though, we went full Scuffed wishlist, because it's anybody's guess.

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#171: Catch-up week, Chris Richards, Justin Che and Caden Clark

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:11:16 +0000

News roundup led off by Richards' big performances lately, and two new features: Fourth Eights and Second Sixes. We'll see if they last into next week.

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#170: Nine U.S. players to watch this MLS season

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:10:55 +0000

OK we talked about more than nine, but we tried to keep it pretty focused on players who have a chance to contribute to the USMNT in this World Cup cycle. Competition ahead of them, and fit in Berhalter's system are key considerations.

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#169: Nine USMNT takeaways from the March window

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 8 Apr 2021 20:26:11 +0000

Aaronson as an inside winger, Reyna and Musah as ball-hawking, ball-retention warriors, and much more. Also a couple patron questions.

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#168: Friendly — Northern Ireland v USA

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:28:43 +0000

An A squad minus McKennie, Weah, Adams, Brooks and a few others went to Belfast to play a Championship-caliber Northern Ireland squad.

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#167: Olympic Qualifying — the play-in game vs Honduras

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:09:17 +0000

Win and you're in. Lose and you're out. What happened, and what it means.

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Episode 166: Olympic Qualifying — USA v Mexico

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:45:38 +0000

Third group game. Result didn't particularly matter but it was a high-intensity match and there was still stuff to learn.

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Episode 165: Friendly — USA v Jamaica

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:36:51 +0000

A long one on a game full of encouraging stuff.

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Episode 164: Olympic Qualifying — USA v the Dominican Republic

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:00:03 +0000

Second group game in Guadalajara for the U23s. Full timeline and analysis.

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Episode 163: Olympic Qualifying — USA v Costa Rica

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:29:45 +0000

No spoilers. You just gotta listen to the episode.

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Episode 162: European Camp roster discussion

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:30:54 +0000

We take a look at who's likely to be called in, and who we'd like to see called in, for a tight two-game window with matches against Jamaica and Northern Ireland. Likely going to be two different teams for the two matches.

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Episode 161: Olympic qualifying preview

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:56:28 +0000

Big picture the USMNT player pool is in great shape, but Jason and the boys have their work cut out for them over the next couple weeks. We make some points about that and take a good look at Costa Rica. Good episode, in my humble opinion.

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Episode 160: The Olympic Qualifying Roster

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 3 Mar 2021 15:57:45 +0000

Lengthy discussion of who's in, who's out, how it compares to Jason Kreis's roster a year ago, and what a banger a true first-choice U23 roster would be. Also some discussion of the Jordan Morris's injury and the winger depth chart behind him.

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Episode 159: A check-up on the first-choice up-and-comers

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 21:04:50 +0000

They're not nailed-on starters for the USMNT, but it sure would be nice if they'd ascend to that level here soon. Chris Richards, Mark McKenzie, Daryl Dike, Josh Sargent and Brenden Aaronson. We dive into the footage on each of them, and also discuss Dest's and Weah's week.

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Episode 158: February USMNT Top 40

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 20:42:48 +0000

We finally did it. Sort of. There's a twist. But I think you'll enjoy the full rundown of the player pool.

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Episode 157: The T&T friendly, and a 3G mind-reading exercise

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 1 Feb 2021 20:59:03 +0000

We summed up the scoring, Greg ran a victory lap on Ferreira, and we tried to figure out what Gregg Berhalter might be thinking about a few key things. For a full tactical breakdown please visit the Total Soccer Show.

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Episode 156: January Camp/European Campaign check-in

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:05:13 +0000

It's been a while so we talked about the latest cuts from January Camp ahead of the T&T friendly on Sunday, and checked in on the ever-expanding European pool.

0:30 January Camp
19:35 the European Pool

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Episode 155: How one proud Mexican-American became a USMNT fan

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:27:43 +0000

This is a conversation with Beto Lopez, a good friend on Twitter. The story of his conversion from apathy to serious USMNT fandom in 2002 was fun for me to hear. We also discussed Eddie Guerrero, the original Selena and Oscar de la Hoya. I'd been meaning to post this for a while. Finally got around to it. Enjoy!

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Episode 154: A January Camp Battle Royale

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 7 Jan 2021 20:40:04 +0000

Twelve senior team call-ups and a bunch of U23s angling to join them by the end of the month. Call it a Battle Royale.

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Episode 153: Sell sell sell! MLS's pleasant evolution

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 20:53:56 +0000

We talk about the reported Bryan Reynolds to Roma deal, him as a player, what it means for the national team, and a BUNCH of other stuff as we took on a baker's dozen or so questions from Twitter. Fun episode.

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Episode 152: USA v El Salvador

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:02:39 +0000

Gleanings from an ephemeral night in Fort Lauderdale.

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Episode 151: El Salvador preview

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 8 Dec 2020 21:04:37 +0000

Greg takes a good look at this El Salvador team we face on Wednesday, and may well face in World Cup qualifying, and we try to answer a few patron questions.

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Episode 150: December Camp

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 3 Dec 2020 01:51:34 +0000

Berhalter called in a young group of domestic players for a December national team camp, but no, it's not an Olympic camp, says Greg. This is just the new normal. The USMNT is young.

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Episode 149: Interview with Chris Clark, Caden's dad

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:56:41 +0000

Chris Clark, the father of 17-year-old prospect Caden Clark, joins the pod. Caden, an attacking midfielder for New York Red Bulls, probably made as much noise as any young player in MLS this season when he came on and scored two goals in his first two appearances. The Clark family lives in Minnesota.

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Episode 148: USA v Panama, Concacaf in Austria

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:39:43 +0000

It was a Concacaf meeting in Wiener Neustadt, southern Austria. Second friendly syndrome. Despite all the goals and the young debuts, it just didn’t have the same pop as that 0-0 draw against Wales. We discuss the match in detail, and what we think we learned from it.

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Episode 147: Wales v USA — the full treatment

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 18:37:52 +0000

Might not be interesting to most of the world, but it sure was interesting to us! Debuts galore, we pressed, we built out with something like a 2-3-5. As Greg says in the pod, it’s almost like we’re starting over. So much to talk about.

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Episode 146: How we line up against Wales and Panama

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 9 Nov 2020 21:20:19 +0000

It’s time for some national team soccer! Greg and Belz talk about how Berhalter might line up the boys versus Wales. The Panama lineup will flow, of course, from that. Hard to imagine a non-interesting couple of games here. Talk to you on Thursday.

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Episode 145: Emergency Pod! The best USMNT roster ever

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 3 Nov 2020 17:43:53 +0000

Thank you Gregg Berhalter. Greg and Belz slap out a quick and dirty reaction broadcast on Election Day 2020.

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Episode 144: November USMNT camp roster projection

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 20:26:41 +0000

We talk about who we prefer to be called in for what we hope will be two friendlies next month in Europe. As usual, we would be happy with lots of different possibilities. Just can’t wait for a USMNT match!

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Episode 143: USMNT vs El Tri, position by position

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:18:19 +0000

We watched El Tri so you didn’t have to, and we have some reports. Also, a wishlist of players we would have liked to see in a domestic October camp.

0:30 Mexico vs USMNT first choice XIs

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31:30 MLS players who would have been nice to see in a USMNT camp in October, and big news from the last three weeks

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Episode 142: The copy-paste USMNT cohort and Savior Committee concepts, revisited

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 1 Oct 2020 19:33:32 +0000

You didn’t need more reason to be hyped, but we will give it to you anyway. This unprecedented movement of U.S. players to bigger and better clubs — it appears repeatable. The Savior Committee is deepening in number at an accelerated pace, we believe thanks to the now-defunct Development Academy.

0:30 copy-paste USMNT cohorts are coming faster than we thought two years ago
22:40 Savior Committee revisitation

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Episode 141: McKennie, Adams & Reyna shine, so let’s talk Berhalter’s midfield

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:02:47 +0000

Big weekends for McKennie, Adams and Reyna, and a lot of people think they should be our three-man midfield. Not so fast, says Greg Velasquez. We go deep on the midfield setup, Reyna’s and Adams’s best roles, and the knock-on lineup effects of playing them in various ways.

0:30 intro and a big weekend in Torino, Leipzig and Dortmund

17:26 how we gonna line up this three-man midfield? Adams, McKennie, Reyna? We get in the weeds on this.

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Episode 140: The September USMNT Top 40

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 21:47:51 +0000

One through forty. Pure science. From Christian Mate Pulisic to Shaquell Kwame Moore. Sprinkled with discussion of our centerback situation (an embarrassment of riches when it comes to average centerbacks), why it doesn’t make sense to play 3 at the back, Gio Reyna’s role, Jordan Morris’s role, and much, much more.

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Episode 139: Big weekend ahead for Yanks abroad

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 05:11:12 +0000

Competitions kick off in England, Germany and Holland. France's Ligue 1 already underway. Italy next week. Did you know McKennie plays for Juventus now? Plus cargo shorts and a Dutch-Calvinist theologian.

2:30 Heath and Mewis to Manchester United
6:30 cargo shorts and England
18:00 Germany
35:05 Austria, Poland, Turkey
36:40 Netherlands
40:05 everywhere else

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Episode 138: McKennie to Juve, Weah returns, and an MLS youth bonanza

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 3 Sep 2020 03:43:50 +0000

A quick run through McKennie's incredible transfer news, Weah's return from injury, and the ongoing MLS youth bonanza, plus we covered some patron questions. We recorded the afternoon before Wednesday's MLS matches so didn't get to talk about those games.

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Episode 137: Tutul Rahman on the USL-MLS transfer market disconnect

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:53:58 +0000

Tutul (@tutulismyname) walks us through the mechanics of why it’s difficult for an MLS team to pick up a USL prospect like Jose Gallegos or Jonathan Gomez. He also talked about why FC Dallas has gone from “play your kids” to “play your 32-year-old Liga MX veterans” in the span of 12 months, and how MLS front office desire for parity gets in the way of talent development.

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Episode 136: Nine young Americans worth watching in USL

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:01:36 +0000

The busiest domestic league right now is the United Soccer League, the USL. Matt Hartman (@MattSHartman) joins the pod to discuss nine young Americans honing their craft in the league, and the still-unanswered questions about what the pathway to a higher level might look like for several of them.

Jonathan Gómez, 16, LB, Louisville City
Jose Gallegos, 18, AM/winger, San Antonio FC
Andrew Carleton, 20, AM, Indy Eleven
Caden Clark, 17, AM, NY Red Bulls
Hayden Sargis, 18, CB Sacramento Republic
Justin Che, 16, CB, North Texas SC
Mauricio Cuevas, 17, RB/LB, LA Galaxy II
Paxten Aaronson, 16, AM, Philadelphia Union II
Beni Redzic, 17, LW, North Texas SC

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Episode 135: Way too early projection of the Summer 2021 rosters

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 15:06:15 +0000

Gregg Berhalter will likely need substantially different squads for World Cup qualifiers in June, for the Olympics and for the Gold Cup next summer. There’s also likely to be a U20 World Cup in May and June. Who goes where? When? How? Greg V broke it all down and then we discussed.

2:50 run-down of the Summer 2021 schedule
6:48 June World Cup qualifiers roster
19:55 which is more important, the Gold Cup or the Olympics?
22:48 Olympic roster
35:45 Gold Cup roster
53:04 U20 World Cup roster
1:00:10 Spare parts and wrapup

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Episode 134: Return of the Future Draft, where we pick XIs of un-capped U23s

adambelz@gmail.com (Watke, Sanjiv) — Mon, 3 Aug 2020 18:02:20 +0000

American heroes Sanjiv (@usmntvideos) and Chris (@watke_) join the pod for a draft of starting XIs from the ranks of un-capped male American soccer players.

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Here are the rules:

Only U.S.-eligible players born in 1997 or later are allowed.
We go youngest to oldest in the draft order, so Sanjiv first, then Watke, then Belz, and then the draft order snakes for the rest of the picks.
Anyone already capped with the senior men’s national team is disqualified. That excludes, for instance, Pulisic, McKennie, Adams, Sargent, Weah and now Mark McKenzie, Uly Llanez, Sam Vines, Jesus Ferreira, Paxon Pomykal and Brenden Aaronson.
We’re picking specifically with the goal of assembling the best possible team in 2026. This makes it fun and pretty much releases from any responsibility to be correct in our choices. Everything will change by 2026 in ways none of us foresee.
We each need to come up with a starting XI, a total of 33 players.
Dual nationals are fine as long as they're not cap-tied with another nation.

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Episode 133: A bunch of MLS is Back scouting reports

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:24:31 +0000

We dive deep (and occasionally not-so-deep) on 14 USMNT-eligible players who’ve been busy at Disney World over the past month.

Aaron Long
James Sands
Mark McKenzie
Miles Robinson
Justen Glad
Cristian Roldan
Jackson Yueill
Frankie Amaya
Brenden Aaronson
Sam Vines
Chase Gasper
Ayo Akinola
Jeremy Ebobisse
Jordan Morris

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Episode 132: A starting XI on Berhalter’s revised template from January

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 03:46:56 +0000

A center forward who drops deep to pick up the ball, wingers tucked into the channels, fullbacks bombing past them wide, two true box-to-box center mids and of course the deep-lying center mid distributor concept. If the Costa Rica friendly is any indication, this is what we’ll see in the next meaningful USMNT match. We make a starting XI and try to sketch out the depth chart.

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Episode 131: Christian Pulisic is good at soccer

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 1 Jul 2020 05:38:53 +0000

A discussion of the red-hot American winger at Chelsea and Frank Lampard’s praise of him for his ability to “arrive in the box.” Friend of the podcast John Muller pitches in to help us make sense of the phrase, we curate some other ideas, and we spend talk at some length about off-ball movement, maybe our favorite subject. Then we get into who needs a move and who can stay put as the contract year comes to a close.

0:30 Greg blasts Belz for his bad private takes in the past
4:45 Pulisic and arriving in the box
7:43 John Muller (@johnspacemuller) cameo, and then a note or two from @_Susaeta and @finalthrd, and then a lengthy discussion of box arrival.
24:20 Transfer talk. Below are the categories and the players:

Ready to upgrade?

Dest
Antonee
Sargent?
Kelman?
Cannon/Pomykal

Suboptimal

Yedlin
Steffen?
Richards
Netherlands trio?

Contract ending

Miazga
EPB
CCV
Saief
Sabbi
fabian

Untenable situations

Horvath
Wood
Soto

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Episode 130: Return from COVID and a Bundesliga rundown

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:14:21 +0000

The bulk of this podcast is a discussion of the decisions facing Berhalter with World Cup qualifying thrown into uncertainty, and a run-down of what we’ve learned from the Bundesliga.

0:30 DeAndre Yedlin’s stand
2:20 Dr. Velasquez on all the opportunities for assessment lost since coronavirus hit, and a discussion of how risk-averse Berhalter will be with his selection as WC qualifying eventually gets underway
19:10 Bundesliga rundown
50:15 England and elsewhere, plus NWSL kicks off this weekend

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Scuffed Vol. 129: Interview with Ken Richards (father of Chris Richards)

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 4 Jun 2020 22:04:27 +0000

Ken Richards, the father of Bayern Munich II centerback Chris Richards, joins the podcast to talk about George Floyd's death, being black in America, Chris’s choice to play soccer instead of basketball and the similarities between basketball and soccer, among other things.

- 0:30 Richards on George Floyd, his fears for his own son when he's back in the U.S., and whether this moment will yield progress
- 14:10 Richards on his basketball career, how his son got into soccer, and his own growing love for the game of soccer

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Episode 128: A deep dive on the U20 player pool

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 13 May 2020 05:10:11 +0000

Matt Hartman and I recorded almost 80 minutes on the U20 player pool. The bad news is we had this conversation in early March. The good news? It’s up to date, since almost no soccer has been played since then.

0:30 preamble, etc.
4:10 Hartman on how this U20 age group stacks up to its predecessors
8:00 the last U20 roster, from January
13:55 goalkeepers (David Ochoa, Chituru Odunze, Damian Las, Patrick Schulte, John Pulskamp)
18:12 right backs (Julian Araujo, Ian Hoffmann, Nathan Harriel and Mauricio Cuevas, Joe Scally, Kevin Bonilla)
25:25 centerbacks (Owen Otasowie, Leo Sepulveda, Jacob Akanyirge and George Campbell, Tayvon Gray, Nico Benalcazar, Nico Slonina, Blake Malone, Kurowskybob Pierre)
36:58 left backs (Kobe Hernandez-Foster, Travian Sousa and Jonathan Gomez, Stuart Ritchie, John Tolkin, Adam Armour)
42:30 central midfield (Taylor Booth, Tanner Tessmann, Jose Gallegos, Cole Bassett, Johnny Cardoso, Matteo Ritaccio, Leon Flach, Thomas Roberts and Gianluca Busio, Marcelo Palomino, Aiden Morris, Chris Hegardt, Moses Nyeman, Danny Leyva, Bryang Kayo)
1:05:00 wingers (Konrad de la Fuente, Uly Llanez, Cameron Harper, Cameron Dunbar, Cade Cowell, Matko Miljevic, Dante Sealy, Giovanni Reyna)
1:10:16 strikers (Ricardo Pepi, Indiana Vassilev, Matthew Hoppe, Charlie Kelman, Johan Gomez)
1:16:30 a quick recap of our respective preferred lineups

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Episode 127: TSS-Scuffed Collaboration part two -- Tyler Adams interpreting the #6 role and the USMNT's top scorer in 2020

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 05:02:10 +0000

This is part 1 of the Total Soccer Show-Scuffed collaboration episode. Part one is in the Total Soccer Show feed.

https://www.totalsoccershow.com/

In this episode, Daryl Grove and Belz talk:

Tyler Adams

Jozy Altidore

Best shot at a future elite left back

What US Soccer/the USSDA could be doing better

Does Kreis implement Berhalter’s style?

Is the USMNT back on track?

Dark horse high-quality USMNT prospects

Jordan Morris

Jerome Kiesewetter?? Yeah, Jerome Kiesewetter

Lack of centerback depth

Positions of greatest weakness

Overrated in the Scuffed Top 40

Reyna v Pulisic

A brush at the 2022 World Cup roster

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Episode 126: The Olympic qualifying roster — this time (the player pool) is different

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 22:42:44 +0000

We talk about the men's Olympic qualifying roster, Greg V goes on a rant about how much better the men’s U23 player pool is than at any time in US Soccer history, and we give a consensus XI for the opening match in Guadalajara against Costa Rica.

1:15 goalkeepers

2:10 centerbacks

5:55 fullbacks

10:30 Greg’s bit on how much better the men’s U23 player pool is than at any time in US soccer history

16:35 midfielders

24:30 wings

26:50 forwards

28:34 our XI for the match against Costa Rica

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Episode 125: MLS is back! A domestic rundown

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 4 Mar 2020 21:09:52 +0000

A US-centric MLS opening weekend recap, plus a look ahead to USL opening weekend and some discussion of the USWNT U20s and the She Believes Cup.

0:30 intro and dolphins
4:10 Dallas — Ferreira, Pomykal, Tessmann, Cannon and Gonzalez
15:00 Philly — McKenzie and Aaronson
18:05 Seattle-Chicago — Leyva, Morris, Roldan, Mihailovic, Pineda
22:55 RBNY-Cincinnati — Kyle Duncan and Frankie Amaya
25:45 MLS short corners — Josef’s injury. Is MLS sabotaging El Tri? Bryce Duke. No Araujo or Ochoa. MNUFC wins at Portland.
30:10 USL kicks off this weekend!
30:45 San Antonio FC is one to watch — Jose Gallegos, Leo Torres, Fabrizio Bernal, Josh Ramsey
33:45 Louisville City about to make a big YNT signing
35:45 Real Monarchs — David Ochoa and Chris Garcia
36:25 Tacoma Defiance brief shout
38:00 DFB Pokal — McKennie and Schalke out, Dusseldorf out, Bremen v Dusseldorf
40:10 Miazga back, Tyler Adams close, Novakovich hot
41:55 US women’s U20s looking to qualify for U20 World Cup
43:05 She Believes Cup starts Thursday

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Episode 124: A March rosters breakdown

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:37:18 +0000

Olympic qualifying kicks off March 20 for the U-23s and the senior USMNT goes to Europe during an international window at the same time for friendlies against the Netherlands and Wales. Lots of moving parts. We try to sort out who might be on each roster.

0:30 the roster for Olympic qualifying
30:20 the roster for the March friendlies vs the Netherlands and Wales

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Episode 123: What’s John Pranjic’s problem with American soccer?

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:11:32 +0000

John Pranjic, the host of the 3four3 podcast, joins for a conversation about the need for promotion/relegation, his problem with most American soccer media, and the best USMNT XI right now. I made detailed shownotes for those who want to skip around.

0:30 intro
1:20 Pranjic injury news
2:45 why he says “you don’t know” to people on Twitter
7:35 is the problem ultimately the lack of promotion/relegation in U.S. soccer?
10:40 does Pranjic really think only “yes-people” get to have power at USSF?
14:00 why pro/rel is so important
20:20 Belz: we just fell into a closed system; Pranjic: no, we didn’t just fall into this
23:30 what’s the way to get to pro/rel?
27:40 is it selling out to talk about sweetening the pot to encourage MLS owners to embrace pro/rel?
31:40 how to you reconcile a deeply flawed system with some of the exciting players that are being developed?
36:00 Pranjic’s problem with the American soccer media
40:30 Belz: media criticism should be specific
42:45 Belz: do you only respect journalists who are advocating for pro/rel?
44:40 the distinction between punditry and reporting
48:00 Belz compares the Jermaine Jones interview to Day of the Locust
51:00 extended discussion of soccer media
58:00 Belz forces Pranjic to come up with a USMNT XI for March

https://twitter.com/ThatCroatianGuy
http://blog.3four3.com/

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Episode 122: The February USMNT Top 40

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:04:21 +0000

There’s enough in here for everyone to find a few things to disagree with. Enjoy! (And yes, Gio Reyna made the cut.)

We'd prefer that you listen so I won't post the whole list but here are a few rankings to give you a taste.

8. Jozy Altidore
21. Timmy Chandler
32. Mark McKenzie
38. Niko Gioacchini

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Episode 121: USA v Costa Rica, and Berhalter plays some kids!

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 2 Feb 2020 07:20:45 +0000

An 18-yr-old got a USMNT goal on his debut, another young attacker played quite well, and the U.S. beat an experienced Costa Rica side 1-0. We’ve been pleased with January Camp. We talk about all of that, plus Olympic qualifying.

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Episode 120: Abel Meszaros — a European view on Americans in the Bundesliga

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:04:50 +0000

Our guest today is Abel Meszaros, a newsletter writer, TV analyst and occasional guest on the Talking Fussball podcast whose specialty is German football. Abel does a weekly show for SportTV, the Hungarian network that carries the Bundesliga, and he breaks down the Bundesliga in DETAIL in his weekly newsletter Bundesliga Bulletin. He helped us make sense of where several Americans (not all of them) stand in Germany.

Adams
McKennie
Sargent
Reyna
Brooks
Llanez
Richards
Soto
Chandler

Abel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BundesPL
Abel's newsletter: http://bundesligabulletin.substack.com/

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Episode 119: Ten good things that just happened for the USMNT

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 20:39:04 +0000

Tyler Adams dominant return to the RB Leipzig midfield and Gio Reyna's professional debut headline what's been a pretty encouraging run of news for the U.S. Men's National Team. We picked out 10 things.

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Episode 118: Brian McBride, a January news glut, and the “need-a-move” crew

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 22:50:14 +0000

We run down the big news of the past couple weeks, including Brian McBride’s hiring as USMNT general manager and Josh Sargent’s great weekend, and work through a list of American players who need or could use a move right now.

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Episode 117: January Camp! A new roster and a fresh batch of patron questions

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 21:24:46 +0000

We discuss the January Camp roster from bottom to top and try to answer several questions from patrons on Patreon. Not a bad episode! Happy New Year and thanks for listening.

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Episode 116: Taking stock of the year for the USMNT

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 22:09:51 +0000

We wrap up the year — what went right, what went wrong, what went reasonably ok. Actually a lot of good stuff happened! Mostly with the player pool.

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Episode 115: The December Scuffed Top 40

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 6 Dec 2019 21:30:50 +0000

We choose our Scuffed Top 40 for December, the last one of the year. Pretty straightforward episode, we start with our #1 player in the pool and work our way down to a spitballed #30 through #40. In any case it’s a good chance to discuss player selection and take another good look at the player pool.

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Episode 114: Young Americans in MLS season wrap-up with Matt Doyle

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 06:55:08 +0000

Who played, who played well, and who has a future with the USMNT? Freed from the constraints of things like “producers” and “brevity” and “Andrew Wiebe,” MLSsoccer.com analyst Matt Doyle joins the pod to go long on the young American player pool in the domestic league. We look back at 2019 and look ahead to 2020.

(Yo! We forgot to mention Gianluca Busio! Major omission. Interesting young player at Sporting KC. My mistake for not having him on the list. I’d put him in the “who knows” category, for what it’s worth.)

0:30 Intro, etc.
7:45 Reggie Cannon
11:20 Jackson Yueill
17:30 Brenden Aaronson
21:40 Miles Robinson
25:00 Paxton Pomykal
32:55 can Ebobisse, Toye or Pepi be a top MLS striker in 2020?
41:15 will any young wingers break through? Lewis? Saucedo?
47:10 are either Hassani Dotson or Brandon Servania that motherf*ker of a 6?
52:05 do any of Vines, Gasper or Gutman have a national team future at fullback?
55:25 rapid fire on James Sands, David Ochoa, Mark McKenzie, Jonathan Gomez and Julian Araujo
59:40 we revisit our spring list and re-categorize a bunch of players (lots of names addressed)

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Episode 113: Cuba 0, USA 4, and a wrapup of the int’l window

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 04:44:40 +0000

A "professional" win in the Cayman Islands. Where do we stand now? Are we still trying to disorganize the opponent with the ball? Is that possible with the players Berhalter seems to prefer? Not our best work, but we try to get into these questions and answer them.

Tom Marshall's piece on Fortuna FC, the south Florida club for Cuban defectors: https://www.espn.com/soccer/cuba-cub/story/3989260/amateur-club-fortuna-sc-gives-exiled-cuban-players-a-shot-at-glorysense-of-community

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Episode 112: USA 4, Canada 1, and a new defensive shape

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 08:48:14 +0000

The USMNT defeated Canada 4-1 on Friday. The big news is Berhalter dramatically adjusted his defensive tactics. Meanwhile, the boys still can't play out of the back. Dest is cap-tied. Lots to cover and we didn't get to it until a day late.

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Episode 111: USA v Canada, a referendum on Berhalter only in our minds

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:06:38 +0000

We do actually think of a couple tweaks Berhalter could make that would inject this game with some hope and joy. Before that we talk about Earnie Stewart’s assessment of Berhalter’s performance in comments to reporters, give a sense of what the Canadian player pool is up to these days, and discuss potential lineups for both teams on Friday. At the end we briefly discuss the U23 Olympic qualifying camp in the Canary Islands.

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Episode 110: Roster and XIs for Canada and Cuba, and a whole bunch of listener questions

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 6 Nov 2019 07:05:01 +0000

We talk about who should start against Canada and Cuba, without tailoring our preferences to Berhalter’s tendencies, and then we read and try to answer several listener questions.

0:30 opening thoughts and extended discussion of the roster and lineups for the upcoming games against Canada and Cuba.
41:30 listener questions segment (IT’S REALLY GOOD)
1:10:00 quick thoughts from Greg on the USWNT game against Sweden this week

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Episode 109: Netherlands 4, USA 0, and a U17 World Cup postmortem

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 4 Nov 2019 04:40:56 +0000

The US U17s’ trip to Brazil was cut short on Saturday night with a 4-0 loss to the Netherlands. That’s it. We’re out, after a 4-1 loss to Senegal and a 0-0 draw with Japan. Scuffed regular Matt Hartman joins me to recap Saturday’s game and try to take something away from the tournament.

- 0:30 opening thoughts and lineups
- 6:15 scoring summary
- 22:15 big picture takeaways

The Earnie Stewart/Berhalter Brothers regime takes an L on this one
Concacaf qualifying was not good enough preparation for the World Cup for this cycle.
Our lack of dangerous wingers made us dull and predictable in the attack, even in transition.
Central midfield softness was once again a problem.
Getting MLS minutes doesn’t make you a difference maker at the U17 level.
Argue about player selection all you want, the player pool wasn’t good enough to make noise in this World Cup group.
Most American MLS academies aren’t doing enough to contribute to the youth national team player pool.
Don’t give up on the players from this roster because of this tournament. Several talented players here despite the poor showing.

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Episode 108: U17 World Cup — USA v Japan review

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 08:00:14 +0000

Joe Lowery (aka @joeInCleats) joins the pod to talk about the US U17s’ second group stage match, this one against Asian champion Japan.

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Episode 107: A primer on some of U.S. Soccer’s dysfunction, including its problem with Latinos, from Mike Woitalla

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 05:00:58 +0000

Mike Woitalla, the executive editor of Soccer America, who broke the story about the Youth Soccer Diversity Task Force that includes almost zero people of Latino descent, joins the podcast. He discusses the “mind-boggling” omission on the diversity task force (still not rectified as far as we know), the purge that’s occurred in the men’s youth national team coaching ranks (including Tab Ramos’s exit to take the Dynamo job), and the lack of grassroots American soccer expertise at Soccer House.

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Episode 106: U17 World Cup — USA v Senegal review

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:28:10 +0000

Chris Russell, aka @watke_ on Twitter, joins to recap the USA's first group stage match at the U17 World Cup.

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Episode 105: A 5-step (at least) plan for Berhalter to rescue his tenure as USMNT coach

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:26:29 +0000

We lay out some loosely-numbered ideas for Gregg Berhalter to get this thing turned around, and then conclude that it's very unlikely and implausible. We also briefly discuss the U17s ahead of the World Cup, which kicks for them on Sunday.

2:30, questions for Earnie Stewart
5:00, anywhere from 5 to 27 steps Berhalter should take to get the USMNT back on track
27:15, the US U17s head into the World Cup with some concerns but also some reasons for optimism

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Episode 104: Canada 2, USA 0, and Berhalter takes the USMNT to a new low

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 06:04:12 +0000

Horrible night in Toronto. Failure on every level. Once again the citizens of the United States of America are encouraged to forget about the U.S. men's national team entirely, and they may yet do so. Time to rant and rave (but also to be fair), and to discuss the possibility of firing Gregg Berhalter. (This is a totally unedited episode recorded late at night. Certainly best to listen at 1.5x.)

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Episode 103: USA v Cuba review

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 05:09:16 +0000

The first Nations League game ever for the USMNT was in D.C. against Cuba. No spoilers, this is our quick review of the match.

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Episode 102: Projecting the U17 World Cup roster

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 8 Oct 2019 05:43:01 +0000

The tournament starts on Oct. 26 in Brazil, the U.S. has a tough group consisting of the Netherlands, Japan and Senegal and the roster will be released any day now. Matt Hartman (@mattshartman on Twitter) joins the pod to talk about who will likely get called up and who will likely be left off. We each give our preferred roster, nodding regularly to what we think we can probably expect from coach Raphael Wicky. We discuss all the names below but you have to listen to figure out who we would like to see in the roster and who we think will actually get the call.

0:30 intro, big picture discussion, disclaimers
7:40 Goalkeepers (Las, Odunze, Cervantes)
9:55 Defenders (Bello, Armour, Tolkin, Kobe, Carrera, Tomkinson, Gray, Anderson, Cuevas, Scally, Alejandre, Judge, Atencio)
29:05 Midfielders (Leyva, Saldaña, Busio, Kayo, Fuentes, Dietz, Freeman, Dobbelaere)
44:45 Forwards (Pepi, Reyna, Ocampo-Chavez, Yow, Jones, Jasson, Arce, Pynadath, De Vries)
1:05:45 We re-state our rosters and answer a handful of Twitter questions.

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Episode 101: Projecting the Nations League roster, and an interview with Orange County SC GM Oliver Wyss

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 1 Oct 2019 06:01:10 +0000

Quick rundown of Gregg Berhalter's likely roster choices for the upcoming Nations League fixtures against Cuba and Canada, and then an interview with Oliver Wyss, the general manager of Orange County SC, the USL club that has given 11 starts to a 17-year-old youth national team keeper, recently signed Bryang Kayo and Diego Lopez away from MLS academies, and is trying to establish an alternative pathway to Europe for promising young American players.

0:30 - Greg and Belz USMNT roster discussion
23:00 - Interview with Oliver Wyss, general manager of Orange County SC

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Episode 100: An interview with LAFC academy director Todd Saldaña

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 19:52:03 +0000

Todd Saldaña joins for a wide-ranging discussion on the early success of the Los Angeles Football Club academy, how they're developing players, what kind of outreach they've received from the Mexican and U.S. Soccer federations, and many other things.

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Episode 99: The September USMNT Top 40

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:33:33 +0000

It’s actually a Top 45 because we broke goalkeepers into their own category. We do the goalkeepers, lay out some rationale because we think a lot of people will dispute our ranking, and then go 1 through 20, take a little break, go 21 through 40, and then a brief discussion of the Olympics.

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Episode 98: USA v Uruguay, the friendliest of friendlies

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:12:49 +0000

It was a hot, sleepy night in St. Louis, but by golly we learned stuff. Different challenge, different lineup. We break down the big moments of the game and assess individual performances.

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Episode 97: USA v Mexico recap, and Berhalter's stubbornness

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Sat, 7 Sep 2019 06:43:10 +0000

Woe is us. Greg V lays this one at the feet of Gregg Berhalter, and this dogmatic commitment to play through a recklessly high press.

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Episode 96: USA v Mexico preview -- how to attack El Tri & how to use Dest

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 3 Sep 2019 19:09:23 +0000

We’re going to talk about what Mexico will probably look like, and then talk about how Berhalter could line up the U.S., with special emphasis how we might attack, how we could set up the midfield, and how we should deploy Sergiño Dest.

2:10 Mexico's potential lineup
7:20 How the US should attack Mexico's high press and man-marking
15:00 Who should start in the midfield?
28:50 How will Berhalter deploy Sergiño Dest?

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Episode 95: Berhalter announces his roster for the September USMNT friendlies

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:46:15 +0000

Dest, Pomykal, Sargent! World Cup qualifying is now officially 12 months away and it's time to buckle down. Full breakdown of the roster, some preferred lineup discussion, and a dose of what lineups Berhalter is likely to choose.

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Episode 94: The roster for the upcoming Mexico and Uruguay friendlies

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 05:22:10 +0000

We start up top at striker and work our way back to goalkeeper, giving our preferred rosters. And then we talk about Berhalter's likely roster, which is not entirely the same.

Here's that American Soccer Analysis piece we talked about: https://www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2019/8/14/with-or-without-you-wowy-a-plus-minus-alternative-for-soccer

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Episode 93: Earnie Stewart’s new job, Kremlinology, and 4 young players Berhalter should call up soon

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:14:56 +0000

Earnie Stewart has a new job, Kate Markgraf has a new job, and we've got clips from the conference call with them and Carlos Cordeiro as they discussed their new roles. Greg and Belz get into that and what it means, and then we talk about Weah, Dest, Sargent and Pomykal, and a few other notable performances from the weekend.

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Episode 92: A new monthly USMNT player pool Top 40, and several listener questions

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 7 Aug 2019 05:10:35 +0000

The Scuffed Top 40 makes its August debut, as we run through a (highly debatable) list of the top 40 players in the USMNT pool if we were to start a World Cup qualifying campaign tomorrow. Then we take listener questions ranging from "what does Earnie Stewart do all day?" to "who is the most overrated player in the pool?" and "what is the point of the U18 men's national team?"

0:30 Intro and housekeeping
5:20 the August Scuffed Top 40 -- from Tyler Adams to Richie Ledezma
1:06:30 Questions from patrons on Patreon

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Episode 91: An early look at the player pool for the next U20 World Cup cycle

adambelz@gmail.com (Matt Hartman, Joey Anthone) — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:12:33 +0000

A deep dive into the pool of players born in 2001 or later, and thus eligible for the 2021 U20 World Cup. Joey Anthone (@USAprospects) and Matt Hartman (@MattSHartman) join to give us an early look at the players who have a chance of playing in the next U20 World Cup. Disclaimers apply (the kids are young and the tournament is two years away) and the show notes are detailed. Use them! We talk about who we think is already a lock, who’s in the next tier down, and who has an outside chance of breaking in, position by position, answering listener questions as we go. Then we names way too early rosters.

0:30 Intro, the big picture and our locks for the 2021 U20 World Cup
29:00 Discussion of who the next cycle's U20 coach should be, and a list of dual nationals eligible for this future roster
43:40 More listener questions

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51:05 Goalkeepers
55:30 Left backs (whatever happened to George Bello? will Kobe Hernandez get to play LB for the U17s?)
1:08:40 Right backs
1:16:20 Centerbacks
1:31:50 Central midfielders
1:51:50 Wingers
2:02:50 Strikers
2:08:05 Our way too early rosters for the 2021 U20 World Cup: Belz, Hartman, then Anthone

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Episode 90: An interview with Raphaël Wicky, coach of the U.S. U17 men's national team

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 04:28:31 +0000

The U17 World Cup starts in three months! Wicky kicks off a camp in California this week as he and the boys prepare for the tournament in Brazil. He discussed how the team improved at the Concacaf Championship, his impressions of the DA playoffs, his thoughts on where on the field Kobe Hernandez-Foster will likely play at the World Cup and outlined some of the roster decisions he faces in the next three months.

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Episode 89: 17-yr-old LA Galaxy right back Julian Araujo joins the pod

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:19:18 +0000

Our guest today is Julian Araujo, the young, pacey, aggressive right back for the Los Angeles Galaxy, the U.S. U20s, the U.S. U23s and hopefully, soon, the USMNT. He’s a top right back prospect who’s attracted attention from El Tri and youth call-ups from the USA. He assisted Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first goal in the Galaxy's El Trafico on Friday. We talked about that, his upbringing, his decision to play for the Barca Academy, where he wants to improve his game and his national team future.

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Episode 88: Club status run-down for the European USMNT pool

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 05:45:59 +0000

First, Greg gives his 5 biggest needs for the USMNT roster, and Belz lists his preferred changes ahead of the fall international calendar. Then we hustle through the European player pool, talk about each guy's club status, and look briefly toward the season ahead.

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Episode 87: A Gold Cup postmortem and look forward

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz and Greg Velasquez) — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 04:43:35 +0000

A long episode breaking down the loss to Mexico, the opening flurry from the US, the gradual annexation of the game by Mexico, and that 20-minute period of utter helplessness in the second half culminating in the match-winning goal for El Tri. We try to discuss what this game and the overall performance in the Gold Cup all mean for the USMNT and the player pool in the fall and beyond.

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Episode 86: Gold Cup — USA v Jamaica, plus a look ahead to Mexico

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz) — Fri, 5 Jul 2019 22:52:06 +0000

Easily the most pleasing to the eye performance from the USMNT in the Berhalter era. We break it down and look ahead to Mexico on Sunday.

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Episode 85: Gold Cup — USA v Curaçao

adambelz@gmail.com (Adam Belz and Greg Velasquez) — Mon, 1 Jul 2019 22:13:07 +0000

The USA faced a composed, savvy Curaçao side in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup. We take a look at the game while airplanes fly overhead and children shout in the background. It’s a busy week at Scuffed HQ. Apologies.

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