We just dropped our first-ever live show, and the questions came flying in. Gary opened by addressing Landon Donovan’s recent comments about youth players building out from the back instead of getting thousands of touches. We explain exactly why that take misses the deeper structural problems in American soccer and why former pros who never […]
#421 – Pochettino’s USMNT: Why Fans & Media Got It All Wrong After Belgium & Portugal Losses
USMNT March FIFA Window: Belgium and Portugal Losses, Pochettino Criticism, and World Cup Roster Priorities Episode 421 focuses on the USMNT’s March FIFA window and the reaction to losses vs Belgium (5-2) and Portugal (2-0), arguing the fan base and mainstream media swing wildly based on scorelines and shallow stats. The discussion says the real […]
#420 – Why You Should Rethink Credentialism and Team Development
We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: a fancy license on a coach’s Instagram bio is rarely a sign of quality — often it’s the opposite. In this episode we dig deep into credentialism and why so many coaches lean on paper qualifications instead of proven results on the field. We also tackle one […]