Hark the herald angels sing! Lord Voldemort is no longer in charge of the US National Team. US Soccer confirmed this move this afternoon.
Now, I'm not an expert by any stretch, but my only problem is that it came too late. The Men's team were chronic underachievers under Bob, now they're getting older and facing a Mexican side that is full of young talent. There are a lot of soccer opinions on the internet, and we all know that opinions are like that one particularly stinky body part. Everybody has one.
Here's what I think I can say with relative certainty. Most people inside US Soccer and the USA supporters weren't happy with the results, particularly the Gold Cup this year. Coaches don't score goals or defend, but they do, at the national level, pick the guys who do. For the most part, the guys picked in the last 5 years weren't getting it done. A new direction was needed. I'm not saying Bradley was a bad coach. I don't think he is. I'm also not saying that the next coach will be any better. However, they had to do something different.
There's been a lot of El Tri supporters crashing threads about this saying Mexico is number one. This is truth for CONCACAF. Being Number 1 in CONCACAF is like being the least ugly girl in the whore house. You're still not a princess. Mexico is a great team with a bright future, but beating an old USA squad and the rest of CONCACAF doesn't make you number one. Call me when you beat Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, and England on a regular basis.
Probably shouldn't count Uruguay out either.
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