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24 Oct 2024#544: CL Review -- Pulisic olimpico, Malik as a 6, Weah rampant00:30:20

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

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

14 Jun 2021#180: A Nations League sh*thousing review w/Watke00:55:45

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.

Find Watke (Chris Russell) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/watke_

And YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvlg3hhw6DoStnq5ALzQkcA

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

21 Jan 2022#242: Roster Reaction00:41:03

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.

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

28 Jul 2022#302: C.J. Sapong interview00:37:56

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.

Sapong's non-profit, Sacred Seeds: https://www.thesacredseeds.org/our-vision

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

02 Feb 2023#363: Early USWNT history with Marty Mankamyer01:15:35

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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Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes (more than 50 last year and already 5 this month in 2023), plus access to the Discord including live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

03 Apr 2025#583: Cameron Carter-Vickers joins the pod00:22:02

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.

Here's where you can send us a voice message for future episodes: https://www.speakpipe.com/ScuffedPodcast

Vince and Belz and George Quraishi are definitely taking a group to Rome from May 10-18, here's some detail, including a rough itinerary: https://earthlydelights.notion.site/Italia-25-with-Scuffed-1a3f3f1e0145804793e8e83e982168fd

You can still sign up! Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfp2O1bIr5KNSymt3ayP3ctERCooDo3ADM5Kf_kSHpmr6ITMg/viewform

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

12 Jul 2024#510: What the USMNT needs from a new coach00:43:34

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

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

22 Sep 2022#317: A USWNT check-up after Nigeria, before England00:59:09

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.

Join Scuffed on Patreon for as little as $2 a month: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalogue of historic recaps we're working on. Here's what we have so far.

#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

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

24 Oct 2018Episode 37: Who can be the 10 in this 4-2-3-1? And Atlanta United 2 Coach Scott Donnelly joins the pod02:01:24

The 4-3-2-1 seems to work better than the 4-1-4-1, but nobody’s claimed the central advanced midfield role. We run through the candidates, and the future candidates, for the job. Then we discuss the U.S. U20 roster for the Concacaf Championship, and then, best of all, Atlanta United 2 Coach Scott Donnelly joins to talk about coaching in USL, George Bello, Andrew Carleton, and USL as a place for young players to develop. Long episode. Please make use of the show notes to get what you want from it.

The Current Pool of 10-ish CMs

  • 2:30 Acosta
  • 6:50 Nagbe
  • 13:20 Weah
  • 17:56 Pulisic
  • 23:40 McKennie
  • 27:35 Delgado

The Kids Who Can Play the 10 or Thereabouts

  • 33:00 Richie Ledezma
  • 37:27 Alex Mendez
  • 41:05 Gianluca Busio
  • 45:00 Andrew Carleton
  • 48:45 Efrain Alvarez

U20 roster for the Concacaf Championship

  • 53:35

Scott Donnelly Interview

  • 1:05:15 intro and general ATLUTD2 questions
  • 1:22:40 George Bello
  • 1:30:00 Andrew Carleton
  • 1:37:45 Chris Goslin
  • 1:40:00 Diego Lopez
  • 1:42:00 Jackson Conway
  • 1:48:30 state of US soccer development
  • 1:52:50 USL as a place for talent to develop
  • 1:58:25 USMNT World Cup qualifying failure

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

27 Apr 2019Episode 69: GA Cup/MLS academies breakdown with Bobby Warshaw and David Gass01:23:36

Warshaw and Gass called much of Generation Adidas Cup from the booth, the spoke to a lot of the coaches, and they’re brimming over with thoughts about the tournament, which saw its first ever MLS academy winner in the Champions division. I joined them on Twitch last week to talk about it all, and recorded the whole thing, and published it essentially un-edited. It’s a conversation that veers from specific player assessments to the future of U.S. soccer development and back again. Scuffed being Scuffed content. Only for the pure at heart.

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

12 Mar 2021Episode 161: Olympic qualifying preview00:41:11

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.

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

08 Feb 2023#364: Which U17 men's national team prospects to watch for01:06:21

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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Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes (more than 50 last year and on pace for more in 2023), plus access to the Discord including live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

30 May 2023#392: U20 World Cup — USA v New Zealand00:45:15

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

Check out Marcus's website, where he tracks elite youth soccer talent, including a lot of players for MLS teams: https://www.ussoccercollective.com/

And here he is on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chai_asc
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Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

28 Sep 2022#319: Saudi Arabia v USA recap01:25:24

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.

Join Scuffed on Patreon for as little as $2 a month: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalogue of historic recaps we're working on. Here's what we have so far.

#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

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

20 Apr 2018Episode 7: An interview with Justen Glad, and then we get to the Revierderby and a *lengthy* discussion of Pulisic00:55:24

Justen Glad joins the show for an interview, and then Greg and Belz talk about the Revierderby and the two Americans involved, with special emphasis on Pulisic and taking stock of his season. Then we get to our Major League Update, with special mention of the Atlanta United-NYCFC match and our regular notes on young Americans in MLS.

  • 0:17 Interview with Justen Glad, 21-year-old centerback for Real Salt Lake
  • 21:00 The Revierderby, and whispers is Christian Pulisic overrated?
  • 42:30 Major League Soccer, CCL, Chris Durkin and Jacori Hayes

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

12 Oct 2022#324: Spain v USWNT recap00:43:46

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.

Join Scuffed on Patreon for as little as $2 a month: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we're working on.

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

04 Nov 2019Episode 109: Netherlands 4, USA 0, and a U17 World Cup postmortem00:47:20

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.

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

07 May 2021#172: The Big Summer Roster Episode01:14:29

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.

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

25 Jun 2024#504: Copa — USMNT v Bolivia recap01:21:39

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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Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

04 Oct 2023#437: WoSo — Fishel's smash debut, Shaw waits on Twila, Trin balls00:54:31

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.

Join Scuffed on Patreon and and get exclusive episodes twice a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

28 Oct 2022#330: Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico's chances at the World Cup with Jon Arnold01:07:23

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.

Sign up for Jon's newsletter: https://getconcacafed.substack.com/
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Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

31 Mar 2025#582: Cardoso banger, Tillman returns at PSV, Sargent scores, Milan flails01:08:30

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.

Here's where you can send us a voice message for future episodes: https://www.speakpipe.com/ScuffedPodcast

Vince and Belz and George Quraishi are definitely taking a group to Rome from May 10-18, here's some detail, including a rough itinerary: https://earthlydelights.notion.site/Italia-25-with-Scuffed-1a3f3f1e0145804793e8e83e982168fd

And here's where you can still sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfp2O1bIr5KNSymt3ayP3ctERCooDo3ADM5Kf_kSHpmr6ITMg/viewform

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

13 Mar 2019Episode 60: Roster Reaction -- Berhalter shades domestic and old with his March call-ups00:49:08

This week, Gregg Berhalter announced and explained his 24-man roster for friendlies later this month against Ecuador and Chile. First big chance for him to have the full squad at his disposal and he left off Sargent and Weah, called Baird and Lewis back up. We get into all that, and also clipped a bunch of Berhalter quotes from the press conference.

  • 0:30 Roster reaction
  • 27:20 How we might lineup

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

02 Feb 2022#247: Tuesday Review — Honduras pre-game, Canada rumination00:47:53

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.

Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com

17 Oct 2024#542: Mexico v USMNT recap00:49:18

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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27 Oct 2022#329: CCV struggles, Reyna's fit, Pulisic's bright00:39:27

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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04 Sep 2018Episode 28: USA v Brazil preview00:55:14

The Sarachan roster, omissions, our starting XIs for Brazil, and a solid (IMO) discussion of Pulisic's absence.

  • 0:50 omissions

    • The Scandinavian Contingent
    • Pulisic injured and Ives article
    • Cannon, Sargent, Parks, etc.
  • 17:50 the 25-man roster Sarachan called up

  • 28:00 our starting XIs for the Brazil match in the likely 3-5-2

  • 49:00 short corners: Champions League draw and Schalke/Dortmund/PSG, U20 camp, U20 players

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27 Jul 2023#417: World Cup — USWNT v Netherlands recap01:04:40

Greg and Belz talk through the interesting draw with the Dutch in Wellington, New Zealand.
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12 Jul 2021#184: USA-Haiti recap01:09:08

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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15 Jul 2024#512: Monday Review — The Copa final, the coach search & a Berhalter farewell01:07:39

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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09 Mar 2023#371: WoSo Wednesday — W Gold Cup explainer, Alyssa scores, player of the year00:50:02

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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03 Nov 2023#446: A Michael Bradley retrospective with Watke and Bob Morocco00:24:40

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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12 Mar 2024#475: Gold Cup Final — USWNT v Brazil recap01:01:10

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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09 Nov 2020Episode 146: How we line up against Wales and Panama00:35:48

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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20 Sep 2019Episode 99: The September USMNT Top 4000:56:10

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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31 Jan 2022#246: Canada v USA recap (WCQ10)01:11:47

The rollercoaster ride continues, and it's gonna continue through at least the middle of the next window.

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10 Jan 2023#353: Joe Machnik joins the podcast01:31:03

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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12 Feb 2019Episode 56: Mea Culpas, and three burning USMNT questions00:46:13

Belz goes under the knife for his garbage predictions about Miazga and Weah, and then the hosts discuss three key questions about the USMNT after January Camp.

  • Will we see the inverted fullback system with a dedicated holding mid and dual 8/10s in March?
  • Who will Berhalter play in the central midfield?
  • What's going to happen with DeAndre Yedlin?

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25 Oct 2024#545: USWNT v Iceland recap00:54:27

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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26 Mar 2024#479: USMNT v Mexico recap01:16:27

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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07 Jan 2021Episode 154: A January Camp Battle Royale00:38:17

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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26 Feb 2020Episode 124: A March rosters breakdown00:51:12

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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11 Jul 2023#411: USWNT v Wales recap00:48:32

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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31 Jul 2018Episode 23: An extended USMNT-in-the-Bundesliga season preview02:33:49

We take a closer look at the league that has become the destination of choice for young American players by interviewing people who regularly talk or write about Werder Bremen, Hannover 96, Schalke and Dortmund. Josh Sargent, Bobby Wood, Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic are the main events in this episode, but each guest gave a good sense of each club’s overall situation and addressed the rising population of Americans in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga academies. Greg and I had planned to talk about Frankfurt, Wolfsburg and Gladbach to talk about Timmy Chandler, John Brooks and Fabian Johnson, but we ran out of time, as you’ll see.

  • 1:25 Patrick Davey from the podcast Radio Free Weser, on Josh Sargent, the cocoon of development that’s being built around him including Claudio Pizarro's mentorship, Sargent's prospects for first-team minutes, the bullish case for Werder Bremen this season and some quick thoughts on Aron Johannsson and Isaiah Young.

Podcast: https://rfwpod.podbean.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RFWPod

  • 41:15 Ansgar Loecke from the HannoverliebtMSR (German-language) podcast, on the modest expectations for Bobby Wood at Hannover, a club that’s no stranger to Americans and one that should be a good place for Wood to get his groove back. We also briefly discuss Hannover’s efforts to revamp the academy, and Chris Gloster’s situation.

Podcast: https://meinsportradio.de/2018/05/09/hannoverliebt-klassenerhalt/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ansgar_L

  • 1:15:00 Jack Mangan from the FC Schalke 04 Podcast, on a big year for Weston McKennie that’s full of opportunity, as well as Haji Wright, Nick Taitague, Zyen Jones and even Chris Richards at Bayern.

Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fc-scahlke-04-podcast/id1263701061
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JMMangan

  • 2:02:10 Lars Pollman from the Yellow Wall Podcast, on an ultimately disappointing 2017/18 for Christian Pulisic and for Dortmund, the still open possibility of a transfer, and the high hopes for the young American winger in the season upcoming. Lars also discusses Lucien Favre as a manager, projects what would be a successful statistical season for Pulisic, and we venture into Lars’s NFL fandom.

Podcast: http://www.tyw.bundesligalounge.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LarsPollmann

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14 Aug 2019Episode 93: Earnie Stewart’s new job, Kremlinology, and 4 young players Berhalter should call up soon00:43:15

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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02 May 2024#488: WoSo — Chelsea & PSG fall, no '27 WC, full NWSL rundown01:20:22

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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13 Jun 2023#396: WoSo W-Day — Ertz concerns, Wash-LA report, Shaw balling01:02:54

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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03 Sep 2019Episode 96: USA v Mexico preview -- how to attack El Tri & how to use Dest00:51:18

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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05 Mar 2024#473: USWNT beats Colombia, full recap00:58:11

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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22 Feb 2022#255: John Muller, soccer analytics writer for The Athletic UK01:13:16

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



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30 Jun 2023#407: Paul Kennedy joins the pod00:51:57

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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26 Sep 2023#436: USWNT v South Africa recap 2.000:22:37

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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06 Apr 2022#268: A roster snapshot with 7 months 'til the World Cup00:49:37

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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04 May 2018Episode 9: Should the USMNT go heavy metal Klopp-style? And USL vs the European academy for American teenagers00:58:18

Klopp's gegenpressing Liverpool is a game away from the biggest crown in club soccer, so naturally we discuss whether the USMNT should adopt a full-throttle pressing style. Then we get into the virtues and drawbacks of USL versus going to Europe and joining an academy, and round up some of the past weekend's action.

  • 0:30 gegenpressing and the USMNT (we're already doing some of it)
  • 29:30 Carleton, Llanez and whether they should play in USL or join a U19 side in Europe
  • 43:30 Yanks roundup (Amon, Hayes, Durkin, Pulisic, McKennie, Wood, Brooks, Johannsson)

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31 Mar 2022#266: Costa Rica v USA recap (WCQ14)01:17:48

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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04 Nov 2022#333: Ten turning points since Couva01:08:05

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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14 Jun 2018Episode 16: Herc Gomez joins to talk El Tri in Russia, then a general Concacaf preview01:02:21

Former USMNT striker and ESPN analyst Herc Gomez gets on the phone to discuss El Tri ahead of Sunday's showdown with Germany, then Greg and I talk Mexico, make quick work of Costa Rica and Panama and take a few short corners.

  • 1:30 Herc with a brisk, bright preview of Mexico and its challenges ahead of group play
  • 27:09 Tchaikovsky
  • 28:35 Belz and Velasquez go on a Concacaf ramble
  • 52:25 Short Corners: World Cup bid victory, Bruce Arena boycott, Spain fires their manager, Uly Llanez and Jaylin Lindsey

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07 Feb 2022#249: Monday Review — Reyna’s return, Walker’s goal celebrations, Aaronson’s spot01:07:52

Belz, Vince and Watke run through the weekend's action and take several listener questions.

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02 May 2022#276: Monday Review — Dad tweets, striker watch, endless dual nat panic00:50:33

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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23 Oct 2024#543: WoSo — 3 WNT games upcoming, full roster discussion01:00:40

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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05 Aug 2022#305: Keith Costigan on the USMNT, the World Cup & soccer play-by-play00:55:51

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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10 Jan 2022#238: Monday Review — Thriller in Rome, Pepi’s debut, DeJuan Jones & Alex Mendez00:44:17

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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25 Apr 2024#486: How to replace Sergiño Dest at the Copa00:39:54

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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30 Sep 2022#320: Jenny Chiu joins the pod00:29:05

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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#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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27 Jan 2025#564: Is Poch gonna stick with the stay-home right back when Serge returns?01:16:49

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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28 Oct 2021#214: TSS Crossover Part 1 — USMNT questions galore00:54:44

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.

Find Part 2 later today on the TSS feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more/id327466681


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16 Oct 2023#439: USMNT v Germany recap01:08:45

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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28 Jan 2019Episode 53: USA 3, Panama 0, and a positive start to the Gregg Berhalter era00:52:01

Yes it was a Panama B team, but the U.S. is likely to face several similar sides at the Gold Cup in June, and the win on Sunday was a coherent, competent, even dominant, performance. Compared to USA-Bosnia in 2018, and January camps in previous years, this was a large step in the right direction.

Plenty to discuss:

  • Surprises in the lineup, and a new (and largely unknown) lineup hierarchy.
  • The 3-2-4-1 attacking shape (or 3-4-3 or 3-2-2-2, whatever you want to call it).
  • Individual performances, especially Bradley, Mihailovic, Lima and Zardes.
  • And oh yeah, Tyler Adams's first Bundesliga start in a dominant win for RB Leipzig.

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13 Feb 2025#569: Americans in MLS preview with David Gass00:53:59

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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19 Dec 2023#459: Annual Review — USMNT01:35:37

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!

Timestamps of some of the annual awards:

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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26 Dec 2018Episode 47: The Future Draft — picking teams of un-capped American U21s01:45:20

Joey Anthone (@USAProspects), Matt Hartman (@MattSHartman) join for a draft of uncapped U-21 Americans with assembling hypothetical teams for the 2026 World Cup in mind. The three of us each pick a 20-player roster, and briefly discuss who came out best.

Here were the rules:

  • Only U.S.-eligible players born in 1997 or later are allowed.
  • Anyone already capped with the senior men’s national team is disqualified. That excludes, for instance, Pulisic, McKennie, Adams, Sargent, Weah, even though they are age-eligible.
  • We’re picking specifically with the goal of assembling the best possible team in 2026.
  • We each need to come up with a 20-man roster, including two goalkeepers. That's a total of 60 players.
  • Dual nationals are allowed, so long as they’ve accepted a youth national team call-up at some point and are not cap-tied by another nation.

We'll roll out info on Twitter (@zlebmada) and a poll to decide the winner over the next few days, but here are the major timestamps:

  • 0:30 Rules
  • 1:50 Rounds 1-10
  • 38:10 Rounds 11-20
  • 1:26:35 Brief discussion

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25 Oct 2023#442: WoSo — Colombia friendly tomorrow, XIs, play the kids00:37:02

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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18 Sep 2018Episode 31: The new USMNT starts to coalesce, and maybe finds a formation! Also, don't miss: Sounders academy chief Marc Nicholls joins the pod01:45:06

Greg and I wrap up the last USMNT camp and what we learned -- it's quite a bit more positive than our reactions to the games themselves. Then we’ve got an interview with Marc Nicholls, director of player development and academy director for the Seattle Sounders, and we come back with Short Corners at the end.

  • 0:30 takeaways from the recent USMNT friendlies and camp: 1) the 4-2-3-1 deserves further experimentation, 2) gotta find McKennie’s role, 3) we’ve got a core of 7-8 near-lock starters now, 4) let's use the next two camps to test new players against the floor, which is set by another 7-8 players we saw in the last two friendlies.
  • 46:05 Marc Nicholls, director of player development and academy director for the Seattle Sounders. Their U17 boys won the DA championship last year, they’ve given at least 9 teenagers a USL debut this season and at least 6 Sounders players have been called up to youth national teams in the past few months. We talked about his work, the Sounders’ style of play, the development academy, how they scout out-of-state players and the type of kids they’re looking for. Covered lots of ground.
  • 1:34:15 Short Corners: Champions League, MLS East homestretch, U20 Concacaf Championship draw

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21 Jul 2022#301: Niko Tsakiris interview00:20:55

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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07 Mar 2024#474: USWNT v Canada recap00:33:01

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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11 Apr 2019Episode 66: The USL pathway w/Darren Powell, plus Kleiban's ouster and Leyva’s signing00:54:46

San Antonio FC head coach and technical director Darren Powell joins the pod to talk about the signings of teenage attackers Ethan Bryant and Leo Torres to the club, the viability of USL as a pathway to elite professional soccer, and many other things. Then Belz goes solo on Brian Kleiban's ouster at the LA Galaxy, a big weekend for a few US U20s, and the signing of Danny Leyva.

  • 0:30 interview with Darren Powell
  • 38:30 Kleiban's ouster, and good weekends for Sebastian Soto, Alex Mendez and Richie Ledezma
  • 41:45 Danny Leyva's signing, including audio of Garth Lagerwey's

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08 Aug 2023#420: Mark McKenzie joins the pod00:47:14

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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04 Dec 2018Episode 44: Former Crew beat reporter joins to talk Berhalter, and a breakdown of the Nike Friendlies01:27:37

Andrew Erickson, the former Crew SC beat reporter for the Columbus Dispatch, joins the pod to talk about covering newly announced USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter, and then Belz and Matt Hartman discuss what we learned about the U17s in the Nike Friendlies.

  • 0:30 Andrew Erickson interview
  • 26:45 the U17s at the Nike Friendlies: all the players discussed to some extent, special emphasis on midfield and centerback struggles, Gio Reyna, off-ball stasis, Ricardo Pepi and how the end of the residency program (ultimately a positive development) may be affecting team cohesion in the near-term

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26 Jan 2023#360: USMNT v Serbia recap, plus Earnie Stewart out00:56:11

Greg and Belz recap the 2-1 loss to the Serbs, and discuss Earnie Stewart's exit from US Soccer.
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31 Aug 2022#312: The ever-evolving World Cup roster picture00:42:40

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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29 Sep 2021#203: Office Hours, Vol. 1 — Live roster reaction, the golden age of piracy, etc.01:05:01

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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17 Aug 2021#191: El Salvador, Canada & Honduras previews with Jon Arnold01:14:45

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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07 Aug 2023#419: World Cup — USWNT v Sweden recap01:37:51

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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23 Aug 2023#424: WoSo — World Cup fallout continues, Jaedyn and Olivia balling01:01:13

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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07 Aug 2019Episode 92: A new monthly USMNT player pool Top 40, and several listener questions01:42:31

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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23 Mar 2024#477: Yunus Musah joins the pod00:23:08

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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06 Dec 2019Episode 115: The December Scuffed Top 4001:01:58

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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18 Feb 2022#253: Herdman’s secret plans & Berhalter’s last interview01:05:56

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

CORRECTION: Earnie Stewart's compensation for 2020 was, according to Soccer America, $825,720. On the pod Belz said "$865,000" which is incorrect.

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21 Mar 2025#579: USA v Panama recap01:20:58

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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27 Jul 2018Episode 22: Seems like there are a lot of exciting young U.S. players. Is this time different?01:23:48

European preseason is always a time of inflated hopes and dreams. Players getting chances, and fresh starts, and new contracts. We run down of a lot of the action, and then Greg breaks out some half-assed high school math as we try to sort out whether the player pool is taking a step forward. (It is.)

  • 0:30 We summarize a lot of the preseason news for the under-23 player pool, including Pulisic, Hyndman, Richards, Carleton, Gall, Parks, etc.
  • 35:30 Is this time different? Buckle in for a rambling discussion of old U-20 player pools, new U-20 player pools, 2012 changes in the development academy and a hypothetical USMNT 2018 World Cup roster.
  • 1:09:45 Short Corners: Davies to Bayern and Acosta to Colorado

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23 Jun 2022#290: U20s v Cuba recap with Bob Morocco01:00:42

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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18 Jul 2024#513: USWNT v Costa Rica recap01:01:35

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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30 May 2019Episode 76: U20 World Cup — USA v Qatar review with Brian Sciaretta00:44:22

This is going to be more encouraging than you think. Brian joined me from his car, in the middle of a New Jersey thunderstorm. He made a good point about McKenzie starting at right back and projected a starting XI that will have you psyched for Tuesday.

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19 Aug 2020Episode 136: Nine young Americans worth watching in USL01:13:28

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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28 Mar 2023#377: USA v El Salvador recap01:13:01

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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10 Apr 2023#379: USWNT-Ireland recap — Swanson hurt, Ertz returns00:59:52

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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18 Aug 2023#422: Serie A preview (Pulisic, Musah, Weah & McKennie)00:34:43

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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01 Aug 2022#303: Monday Review — Wes injured, Giovanni return, Aaronson balling00:25:59

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07 Sep 2021#196: USA-Canada recap (WCQ2)01:15:24

First home qualifier of the cycle, in Nashville, Tenn. Trouble in Music City.

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02 Feb 2024Gio to Forest, transfer window wrap-up, Lindsey outrages America00:42:27

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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