Coaching is not the problem for the USMNT | THE HERD'

Colin Cowherd weighs in on Team USA's 4-0 loss to Argentina.



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Coaching is not the problem for the USMNT | THE HERD'

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[evilerniez]

Not hard on them because we don't expect them to do much

[felipelpr]

As a Brazilian living in the US, I couldn't agree more! Be tough on theses guys! They have way more better conditions than a lot of players around the world!

[panarkas]

I don't see why Americans are so disappointed about this result, they should be happy about reaching the semi-finals. The USA made big steps in football and have a decent national team, but they are still far from the world's elite. Argentina is a traditional powerhouse and one of the world's best teams right now. You didn't lose to the Dominican Republic.

[obv_random]

Totally agree. Michael Bradley has been awful for the US in the Copa constantly giving the ball away.

[kevincovino]

You need to have more USMNT content on your show

[zeedeepee]

In addition to what others are saying, we also don't have very good soccer media in general. In the post-game press conference, NONE of the assembled media asked Klinsmann anything about his bad tactical decisions.
With regard to our players, almost all of the coverage for MLS comes from MLS(.)com so it's mostly going to be positive. There's basically no good outside/mainstream sports media to actually scrutinize USMNT players. Also, Bradley wasn't pedestrian. He was awful.

[txzero]

Being Chilean, and being and avid follower of the MLS, I completely support his comments. It is true, a player here, getting himself expelled is treated like a traitor or selfish, if not Google how Peru treated Zambrano (a top player in their country that plays in Europe) after he got a red card against Chile, or how Messi (being the best player in the world) is criticized when instead of running back and help defend he just walks. In the US I haven't seen anything more than criticism towards Klinsmann (not that he doesn't deserve it, he clearly has some things to criticize). But players have to be held accountable for how they play and what they do, but that criticism has to come from the press and the fans. They have to say "Dempsey and Jones have such a bad attitude that if they get expelled are being completely selfish". And what's works, those players are shaping and training with the future players and they are giving them a bad example.

[barrettrossie]

Hey Colin, a lot of people are saying those things. But Fox and ESPN don't let those guys talk on the USSoccer-sanctioned game broadcasts.

[PSMOAB]

You can't take crap and make it gold.

[USmensnationalteam]

The media needs to drive the pressure then the fans will follow.

[dannys]

Completely spot on with this claim. Bradley as well as the other players go home with no real criticism by any mainstream soccer outlets. SMH

[fmcginnis]

I LOVE this! This shit is what needs to change. Pressure creates diamonds, patting them on the back won't do anything.

[MrrMuyaagi]

Its because soccer isn't Americas main sport.

[neglky]

US need better players, tho the talent pool is limited.

[ccwnoob]

How the US can become world champs (2): Do what it does in basketball, baseball, football ... create your own league, have your own tournament, then call the winner "World Champion".

[TheRDoubleR]

He's right on this one. Watch Bradley play. Majority of the time he's the reason their possession is lost. His work rate is bad, he forces passes or just makes flat out bad ones, and he is constantly in weird/bad positions on the pitch. USMNT will not improve while he is the captain and remains on the roster.

[ennuiii]

Yep facts. Americans don't breed a competitive atmosphere around Soccer...
We obviously have the athletes to more than compete but our world class athletes don't want to play soccer.

[aepr]

Argentina & Brazil LIVE for futbol, you got kids playing in every corner, in every street, you got people talking about it during the week, people fighting, futbol is LIFE over there, only thing you can compare it to maybe is during college football on SEC country, that kind of passion....when kids from Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana drop football and start playing futbol 24/7, that's when the USA becomes a futbol superpower

[chestersabajo]

europeans won't criticize their basketball players, so, americans won't criticize their soccer players

[nellygt]

no body is hard on them because NO ONE WATCHES