USMNT a ‘PATHETIC JIGSAW!’ - Craig Burley LAYS INTO ‘small mentality’ | ESPN FC

Craig Burley and Sebastian Salazar join Dan Thomas on ESPN FC to recap the United States’ hugely disappointing defeat against Canada and dissect Gregg Berhalter’s post-match comments. Plus, the trio preview the USMNT vs. Honduras and why on earth they continue to play in cold-weather climates.#ESPNFC #USMNT #Burley
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[@switchspittalowks]

Here I find myself agreeing with freaking Craig Burley. He's right!!! USMNT wouldn't make it to the R16 with this small mentality

[@lospollos529]

Craig burley is always right though

[@Butterratbee]

@@lospollos529he honestly is

[@anthony7960]

USSF leadership has to be questioned. Earnie Stewart and Will Wilson. Plaster those names everywhere. They need to answer for this nonsense.

[@SuperSirianRigel]

Earnie Stewart... Yeah... lol.

[@anthony7960]

@@phillipharizal3820 wow we beat the worst team in CONCACAF who’s already been eliminated from qualifying. You must be easy to please. Get a grip. We’re going 0-3 in the group stage of the World Cup if we keep Gregg and the current leadership.

[@johnmcdonald9692]

"Pathetic jigsaw" and "small mentality" are so spot on. I remain astonished at the choice to have this match outside in St. Paul in February. SMH

[@chance2413]

This panel was JUST LAUGHING about the tactics used by BIG CLUBS in Europe like turning the heat all the way up in locker rooms or only pumping cold water to the showers to keep their opponents OFF THEIR GAME. But America has a game in the COLD, like most games this time of year, and it is "PATHETIC"? These dudes just dislike America, and that we are finally starting to gain some respect in world footy. Give us another 30 years, and America will be where the stars come to play. Just like every other major sport in the world. Footy is picking up steam here big time.

[@interovic]

@@chance2413 None of those things led to 2 opposition players suffering from hypothermia at half time. You are making an incredible reach

[@tricky1506]

@@chance2413 choosing a venue that results in two players suffering from literal hypothermia IS pathetic. If that's how desperate you are for an advantage, your team is garbage...

[@ananayjoshi]

@@chance2413 avg soccer fan

[@dexterwestin3747]

@@tricky1506 I can't roll my eyes hard enough - the Honduran team nor any of their fans would care at all if a USMNT player went down with heat stroke playing there. They would probably have a good laugh about how the Yankees couldn't handle the heat.

[@iCrumpyy]

We need a real quality manager that has experience coaching in Europe and/or international coaching

[@schlepedits7486]

just like Klinsman? No one will ever be happy lol.

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

@@schlepedits7486 Klansman was not a quality manager.

[@limofootball]

Canadians are just better! And not OVERRATED. Phonsie is clear!

[@logirex]

@@schlepedits7486 Klinsman was a world class striker but as a club manager he got fired within six months from both his other jobs besides the USMNT. Not exactly a top class manager 😂

[@juliusredzinski6010]

@@logirex he just set the German national team back on its feet after disastrous performances in the 2000 and 2004 Euros and gave them the platform to be competetive and ultimately win a World Cup. He was exactly what your team needed but your whole structure and mentality are simply not good enough to make the next step. Look in the mirror.

[@NiteEy3]

Why is greg still usmnt coach????

[@deanhirasawa1414]

What is the USMNT management doing playing Honduras in -12F??? They should have played at Santa Clara or maybe Orlando if they wanted to limit travel.

[@elty69]

USMNT messed up when they got rid of Klinsmann. He is the perfect coach for this team of players that have international club experience.

[@lexkanyima2195]

And it's a shame that they struggling

[@salvadorgonzalez1409]

Yeah...no!

[@jamesstraubel7546]

I would agree

[@jonatantrevino13]

Berhalter OUT Jesse Marsch IN!!

[@ChristianDoretti]

This is actually a good idea, Marsch would do wonders with these fast wingers.

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

Marsch actually wants to still have a career.

[@Chakirisan]

The US team has no identity which is a reflection of the coach and the system.

[@oracle8589]

It’s a reflection of the country. Hardly a surprise when a country made up of immigrants has an identity crisis..

[@HubertofLiege]

We’re all looooooosers

[@winger0611-jl]

I would respectfully disagree. We do have an identity. It is to basically rely on our midfielders to scrum around and press to get the ball but then simply distribute it to the wings who are either supposed to get in behind the defense or send in crosses. But that is it. No plan B. And no interest whatsoever in creating through the middle.

[@oracle8589]

@@winger0611-jl Yes I’m inclined to agree with u there. The US have always reminded me abit of England in that they are known for physicality and athleticism however as seen recently with England they desperately miss that creative mid that a lot of countries have like Modric and Ozil. I think Pulisic could play that role but his confidence seems to be in the mud or he just isn’t as good as we thought. The USMNT is desperately missing that spark in the centre which could be the difference between success and failure at the WC. Success being quarters/semi and failure not getting out of the group

[@Chakirisan]

@@winger0611-jl Good points for sure but I don't think it is consistent enough to call it an identity. For me it starts well before the National team, in the US we don't teach ball possession and skill, we throw kids into games before teaching a philosophy. It is improving, but I think Berhalter is the wrong coach.

[@heathermckinnon1865]

At least when Canada had their match in Edmonton it was like -2 LOL, not -12!

[@purplerabbit638]

In all honesty that was lucky lol. 9 times out of 10 during that time of year, it would have been -12 lol

[@beechercreek]

It dipped to about -14C in Edmonton for the Mexico game, around 7F.

[@italiansaya2]

Craig is 1000% right.

[@StevenRayGarcia]

Zardes continues to show he’s not an international striker. Aaronson is the only one that showed hunger, grit, and non-stop effort.

[@winger0611-jl]

Um. McKennie? Musah? Adams? Even Arriola gives "hunger, grit, and non-stop effort"...what we need are playmakers. Guys who can actually make a pinpoint pass and open bunkered defenses. Unfortunately our "genius" coach Gregg refuses to acknowledge that need.

[@musicvideouploader1]

@@winger0611-jl the usmnt dropped the ball not integrating Alan Sonora into the first team yet

[@winger0611-jl]

@@musicvideouploader1 The problem isn't that we haven't integrated Sonora. The problem is that we have a coach who philosophically doesn't believe in a #10. That's why Sonora, Mihailovic, LDT, Erik Williamson, and several others can't get the time of day with the USMNT. Even though they are quite talented. It's also why Gio Reyna is shunted to the wing, even though for Dortmund he is one of their best creators, often playing in the middle.

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

@@winger0611-jl You don't need a "10" per se, that role is kind of dying out. You just need a playmaker, he can be wide or deep. USA has none and the ones they do don't play or are not comfortable in the system/position.

[@abg6461]

Wow! they're gonna be playing at the heart of a blizzard, really? Why would anyone even bother coming?🤦

[@MyWissam]

It is 60 degrees Fahrenheit in Southern California ... and that is cold for us.

[@markmury6934]

USA has three tough games left. Nothing is set. Playing that game in St.Paul was weak.

[@UnrulyRebel-hd2pl]

ESPN tryna get these Views today, Barca now US Men Football Team 😂🤣😂

[@joelmcfarlaneBBSDA]

We still watch it tho so...... 🚶

[@chibz92]

Don’t be silly.

[@Harazi_312]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@woodsea434]

Craig Burley for USMNT coaching staff.

[@MPaulCezanne]

Facts

[@afternoon_technical1417]

Loving this content

[@RodSpeak11]

Bonkers mentality!! Burley is so correct. The US just needs to have the idea that they can compete with anyone anywhere. Not have a BS advantage of weather against a equatorial team. It starts at the top with US Soccer.

[@salazarjeff90]

Agree with craig the management for this federation is really scraping the bottom of the barrel mentality is really low

[@dmoney668]

Greg always trying to put his imprint on the game BUT you don't need to. Keep it simple!

[@galoguevara6049]

All of this mess and ugly soccer is all on Gregg Berhalter. He is a joke of a coach. The fact that the team won 3 straight against MX was all about the individual players wanting it more. None of it was because Gregg had a master coaching strategy or tactics. His lack of strategy shows in every game, because of how this team starts every game so slowly and underwhelmingly. It like he leaves the team to figure it out in the first half. He is a joke and needs to go as soon as possible, after qualifying (or not).

[@winger0611-jl]

Love Burley. Even when I disagree with him, I know where he stands. He is brutally honest and he is 100% right about USSF's "small mentality." IF we truly are more talented than the other teams in the region then we should start acting like it. Trying to freak the out the other side with concerns other than your actual play is what underdog teams do, because they know they can't win straight up. It's why Canada played the USA and Mexico in the arctic cold, because they knew it would favor their bunker/counterattacking strategy. We don't play that way anymore and shouldn't be sending our team into venues that encourage that kind of play. We beat Mexico straight up in good conditions. There is no way we wouldn't do the same to bottom feeding Honduras. Yet USSF sends our kids into the frozen tundra of Minnesota where bunkering will be facilitated because people can't dribble/pass/trap/shoot like they want? Like Craig said..."pathetic" and "small minded"

[@chance2413]

These guys were just joking about how big clubs in Europe make the opponents showers cold and turn the heat in the locker rooms up to 100 to make their opponents uncomfortable and mess them up. But America wants to play in the cold, in the winter, and that is "pathetic"? Isn't Europe freezing when they play 90% of the schedule? Is playing in the cold something new in footy? What am I missing?

[@winger0611-jl]

@@chance2413 Playing in cold is typically avoided when possible. Especially when you have the MUCH more talented team. Playing in sub-zero conditions is stupid. Not only do you risk frost bite (for BOTH teams), it encourages poor play as trapping/passing/dribbling all degrade due to numb bodies, thick clothing, and difficulty breathing. This is completely different than hot showers or turning up the heat in a locker room. Put it this way. We easily beat Mexico in nice conditions. We CRUSHED Honduras last cycle at home in nice conditions. Why are we overthinking it this time? They have zero wins. Their team is in chaos. This was not necessary and actually helps them.

[@GgmuForever]

@@chance2413 I don’t think you understood what they were saying lol. Read Stable Genius reply

[@kerwinhynes5047]

If beating lowly Honduras in St Paul in February, is a feel good take away for the USMNT...they are in serious trouble:(

[@leviandhiro3596]

First time Craig said something worth listening too

[@100mattsimpson]

Love Craig's takes bc, inside, I am a grumpy old man too

[@blacksamorai1]

Well said Craig 👏🏽 we have zero structure to build a football team in the US

[@angusdrummond6719]

6:30 love Craigs line..enough said!

[@allanu633]

Finally someone legitimately critiques US leadership and coaches and tells the objective reality … that our players are struggling with other concacaf teams given the privileges and advantages they have been given to reach the professional pinnacle they have reached is completely pathetic

[@northerngal]

Canada is top of Concacaf qualifying for a reason. They work hard, are talented and focused on getting the job done. No sacred cows or deluded sense of entitlement. USMNT needs to wake up to the new reality, they aren’t the best team in Concacaf and haven’t been for some time.

[@ElChicoTico]

Small minded soccer mentality indeed!

[@linodinardo4798]

Canada has arrived CONCACAF!

[@not2busy]

The US went to play a soccer match against Canada, and a hockey game broke out !! 😂😂 Craig would make a great hockey coach. Seb too !! 😂😂

[@sterlingmarshel6299]

he is right - I have said for years - GB has to go

[@joannarndt1854]

It starts at the top! USSF is horrible!!! Are you trying to not qualify!!!???what a joke. Thank you Craig, you are not scared to voice your opinion. The outcry has to come from the fans!!!!!! Come on Stewart Berhalter McBride…. You’re better than this!

[@shootermcgavin2067]

What a mess

[@wylliamalfaro]

Facts. All day

[@XUSMNT]

More click bait, sick. Don't talk about the game if you didn't watch it.

[@edwinnaranjo9435]

We have such a talented group and yet we play with no plan. The decision making alone while passing just goes to show the small mentality. That win in the final against MX just papered over the cracks of an awful style of play. Not even classic US mint either.

[@dennyonsurez]

This team needs Jermaine Jones, Clint Dempsey, or even a Bradley when it comes to physicality and the closes this team has Gregg refused to bring because his precious tactics he tries to input but without the proper time to work on it and talent needed to at EVERY position it leaves the team open for counter attacks down the center of the field because everyone is so spread out during attacking to get the system to work but against team’s that Thierry strength is defending and counter attacking this system is playing into what they want to do perfectly

[@dennyonsurez]

This coach needs to think of his tactics more like basketball fast breaks, get the ball fly down the flanks look for the runs into the box if they not there pass it to the midfield and see if they can’t find open space in middle of the attacking third or an open shot from top of the box that could lead to a rebound in front of goal or a corner

[@TheObserver12.]

Those "GAPOAT" are so demanding that people might mislead thinking they were good players when they were playing

[@Butterpants1987]

burley was a small player. he is an expert on the topic

[@marybowles6908]

What do u all expect with Berhalter??? Nothing good will come with him nor will the players give it all for him!! They need to wake up and get someone in there who will do alot better!!!! Mark my words!!

[@mytime991]

A decent European team and hopefully a mighty Brazil or Argentina in the draw and USA World Cup ends before it starts.

[@shubhammunda4758]

I think Costa Rica will leapfrog US and will qualify for WC.

[@bugdane27]

That would be something, if the USA wins 2/4 then they likely clinch a spot. Costa Rica would have to win all their remaining games which includes Canada away and the USA

[@Risklander]

@@bugdane27 both home games for CR

[@sterlingmarshel6299]

not likely costa Rica is a terrible team -

[@bugdane27]

@@Risklander sorry you’re correct. Either way though it will be quite challenging for Costa Rica to qualify.

[@zay222True]

Mane USA going to be at the TOP

[@rlubin9356]

not with this manager

[@Jonathan-qo1ir]

No idea who or what a usmnt is

[@beerkrump]

US Soccer needs to clean house. Get rid of the old players club. Bye Berhalter, Stewart and McBride.

[@xavieralonzoparedes]

The only thing I see with this team is luck. They are lucky that the level of competition in concacaf is poor and teams that were once decent are in the decline.

[@drewbranch7700]

We were soft,enough with the coddling and giddup USMNT. They will adjust lads,I am glad they won yesterday.

[@KenDaKingArrives]

USSF culture of celebrating mediocrity and shying away from a real challenge or new heights/horizons, and Gregg Beerfarter, when will it end? Craig is right, too.

[@Theboss-xr4ch]

Change mls system playoffs boring put relegation

[@dm9078]

Burley said Klinsmann was right to leave Donovan off the WC squad. He knew squat about US soccer then, he knows the same now.

[@xxxveneno]

Greg didnt start the one guy that has more goal than Ferriera and Zardes combined, with Pepi as a starter the US is 3-0-1 (4W with the game vs Honduras. 11 goals scores and 3 goals against when Pepi starts... Greg didnt even notice that Canada was in a low block defensively , until he watch the video he said he realized it , let that sink in for a second the The coach GREG didnt even see it during the game ... pathetic, why is he the coach??? ESPN guys didn't even pointed that out...

[@sterlingmarshel6299]

there are coaches in the stand that can clearly see a low block - apparently, he doesn't listen to anyone?

[@ChRiStheSexyKiD]

Craig doesn't get it. There's not a lot of soccer specific stadiums in the south, so instead they would be playing on a garbage surface in a dome that's dangerous to players

[@seanibbott4791]

"México was bad against Canada, U.S. was bad against Canada", they should also acknowledge Canada played really well in both games.

[@zackq8865]

Not to mention that mexico must have played really poor against the US in their first meeting that they lost 2-0. So I guess the theme here is whoever loses must have played really bad. Are these football analyst for real. They sound like 2nd grade students analyzing a science project lol. They got to do better than that.

[@mrmikethomas]

100%

[@danielatumisi3866]

Tbh I think Mexico also suffered from the weather when they played canada

[@eCoArise]

Canada has been class so far and will do well at the World Cup. They are playing with PASSION!

[@kevinlyter589]

As a US fan I am so sad to totally agree with this take.

[@rlubin9356]

same but i'm just happy they are finally addressing our problems it's long overdue

[@willmauer5617]

Craig spitting facts!!!!

[@markwyatt5377]

Poor conditions generally work as a great equalizer that benefits the less technical team. From it's coaching appointments to it's venue selection, US Soccer continues to act as a second rate operation.

[@jaybrown8381]

🤣🤣 exactly bro but its america and its football so we expect this

[@joeboz4482]

On the world stage they are a second rate operation. Unlike the other traditional american sports, this one is played around the world and not just on your shores. Outside of baseball, basketball, hand egg and ice hockey. What team sports do USA excell at, ones that the whole world play?

[@jonnyso1]

They act like it because that's what they are =/

[@FormerPessitheRobberfan]

@@joeboz4482 who dominates the Olympics?

[@chance2413]

Why is it Americas job to ensure Honduras play in conditions favorable to them? They just did a piece the other day about how BIG EUROPEAN CLUBS will make the opponents locker rooms have cold water or turn the heat on SUPER HIGH to make opponents unhappy. But America picks a cold stadium, which hundreds of clubs and countries play in all around the world each day, and it's "pathetic"! Where were you when this panel was laughing about how big clubs in Europe use all kinds of tactics to make their opponents uncomfortable. The guys from Europe just hate America

[@federicoportillo2976]

Gregg shouldn’t be coaching them. He’s out there playing players like Zardes who is god awful. which shows there no stability at striker when he’s constantly playing multiple different strikers it hasn’t been a year since the nations league final. Now here’s a list of who he has played at striker going back to the Nations league Sargent, Dike, Siebatcheu, Pepi, Ferreira, And lastly the worst one Zardes. It just screams disaster when there’s no stability there at striker

[@ndiesel11]

Weah, Pepi, Sargent at striker it shouldn't be so hard to figure out, those are your players in Europe just use them...

[@stover954rr]

Thank you! Zardes is so one dimensional... and he isn't good at that one dimension! When he is on the field he takes so many options off the table

[@Rick-of6gx]

I still want to see Hoppe get a chance at striker with the first teamers.

[@Youtubesucks12]

@@ndiesel11 Sargent is trash I wouldn’t use him just weah pepi and hoppe

[@tricky1506]

@@stover954rr for real. Zardes is to Greg what Rondon is to Rafa Benitez. He's just a comfort blanket from his previous squad. Doesn't matter if he's literal dog water, the coach looed him in the past...🤦‍♂️🗑

[@AW-zk5qb]

Again, ALL OF THIS just points to the MEDIOCRE MENTALITY that US Soccer has; hiring Gregg Berhalter in the first place after the EMBARRASSMENT of the 2018 cycle. Not understanding that if we EVER want to be a team that can seriously compete to win the World Cup, we NEED to change our focus from physicality, fitness and athleticism (main elements of the most popular American sports) to skill, technique and creativity. The fact that we still have a pay to play system is shocking. The fact that US Soccer thinks that if they make a couple of corny hype videos and a couple top US players drag us to the World Cup or a round of 16 by sheer luck or amazing play, that everything is fine. It's insulting. I get it, it's unrealistic to expect us to be among the top teams in the world considering soccer is our 4th/5th sport, was even lower on our sports list even 10 years ago, and most nations have had soccer as their top sport for over 120 years. But even with that, we should be producing more and better players. This is the US, we need to raise our standards. Frankly, until soccer becomes more mainstream and we see that there are more Americans who really understand the game at the fundamental level, we need to hire European or South American managers. And I guarantee some really good ones would be willing to coach us; it would be a really interesting project with a good young team and a huge market that is waiting. I'm tired of this

[@RomeDCarlo]

You made some great long-term points but I think the hiring of someone better than Berhalter should be the easiest of all those tasks. He’s not even the best of the MLS coaches!

[@lexkanyima2195]

But the clock is ticking

[@mrboast2826]

Go get Rafa benitez or whatever European class manager....Man you guys among the richest country but can't afford to hire world class manager..... Horrendous

[@ishrendon6435]

Pretty sure all soorts not just the US fitness and athleticism is obviously important. Idk why you would think thats uniquely US. The ancient romans and greeks had great body shape and was important in sports .

[@innercityprepper]

Craig Burley is 1,000% right. I live just a few miles from the Allianz and I could not believe they were scheduling this game here when I heard about it. I've played soccer here all my life and NOBODY plays outdoors from November to May. This is a joke and I hope we don't make it to the WC because of it, and the excellent point Craig makes about "little soccer".

[@razatiger22]

Its pretty clear the US is trying to take a page out of Canadas playbook and shock the Hondurans in freezing temperatures. Its a bold move that can either go well or terribly wrong.

[@mikerodrigues2906]

@@razatiger22 they could of played indoor in Vancouver.

[@thomasryan3988]

Same - and agree - still going to buy tickets though 🙃

[@freeisalwaysme]

@@mikerodrigues2906 could have but they didn't. Canadians are used to the cold. They can't avoid it.

[@micahcunningham6812]

I completely agree with Craig. It’s like in school studying to pass an exam or studying to understand the material. Greg is just trying to get qualified but not prepare for Qatar.

[@soursop1972]

The US men's team should be ashamed of themselves.

[@rdrap1376]

I really wish Craig Burley would be allowed to interview Berhalter and ask the real tough questions Gregg needs to answer. US fans deserve it.

[@blviking56]

Dan, there is no common sense in US soccer it’s all nepotism and thats why berhalter is coach

[@aarellanod2d]

USMNT has been embarrassing for years now.

[@anthony7960]

USSF leadership has to be questioned. Earnie Stewart and Will Wilson. They need to answer to this nonsense.

[@jcordova120]

overrated players

[@limofootball]

Most overrated national team off all time. The audacity of their fans.

[@rlubin9356]

@@jcordova120 say what you want about the players the fact is they have the most talent in North America and they should be doing far better in Wc qualifiers the fact that we are closer to fourth than first shows you how incompetent our federation and manager is

[@stickybunnn]

@@limofootball nah that's England. USA is better than them.

[@wuxiagamescentral]

As a USMNT fan I was horrified when Berhalter said they were dominant. That statement exemplifies why Berhalter must be fired and he should have been fired the moment he said those words. Strand him in Canada for all I care he loves the cold enough anyways

[@RodSpeak11]

Dominant in possession and chances. However, Canada took advantage of the few opportunities they had. The US just didn't score.

[@wuxiagamescentral]

@@RodSpeak11 you clearly only looked at the XG and box score because there is no one that would say in any part USMNT was dominant. "Oh they were dominant in possession." Do you know what that means? It means they held the ball and did didly squat with it that's what high possession mean. It means instead of line breaking passes to spring a runner they were doing back passes and side passes. There were only 2 good opportunities for the USMNT the rest were not even close.

[@barry_8740]

@@wuxiagamescentral that’s basically what he said the us was “ dominate” but didn’t deliver while Canada did and ran with it

[@RodSpeak11]

@@wuxiagamescentral yes, that's what happened.

[@pencilpen8838]

Yeah they're as about as dominant as The San Marino national team

[@marybowles6908]

These commentators need to say it like it is!!! Berhalter needs to go!! 1st place..stop putting in players like Zardes and expect great things!!! Berhalter has wrong players playing and this formation he has used forever isn't working. These players have no confidence with him!!! It won't change until they change mgrs!! Guaranteed!!

[@leolewin6630]

Let’s be real, this crop of Canadians are just looking better then the Americans

[@nitsujnewbie1408]

Burley should have his own half hour

[@cityslacker6221]

nah. this is enough

[@StonedCabbage]

We need Jesse Marsch. Berhalter does not have what it takes. Simple as that

[@kylesenninger8542]

Craig: “They were POOUER”

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

The HOOSE!

[@HikeRx]

We need players with next-level skill. Zardes does not fit that mold.

[@MONSTER-hl2yi]

We need to get rid of all the MLS players and coaches

[@dragotamas7613]

Come on we won against USA without our best player on the field! Give Canada some credit...they are just better as a squad at this moment. They are unbeaten for a reason after so many games...

[@heathermckinnon1865]

Canada 100% the better team and yes dominant. US / Mexico do not have the stranglehold over the division anymore.

[@hooksx]

Oh Recency Bias...

[@heathermckinnon1865]

@@hooksx Are you replying to me or the above comment?

[@heathermckinnon1865]

@christian de la concha Are you saying Canada has crappy management?

[@yrureadingthisname]

Playing in the cold for Canada is night and day compared to the USA. Canadian fans love it. They show up and bring the noise. It’s in the DNA. It is still a hockey country so snow and sporting events go hand in hand. It’s not the same in the USA. I’m sorry. It’s just not.

[@dexterwestin3747]

Do you mean for soccer? Because If you have ever seen a football game in Buffalo, Green Bay, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and so on in January, you would know that isn't true.

[@yrureadingthisname]

@@dexterwestin3747 I guess it’s a soccer thing, yeah. I think in Canada playing soccer (so as not to confuse lol) is just more associated with the cold conditions, where as maybe not so much in the USA.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@yrureadingthisname it's in their culture

[@edwinnaranjo9435]

If they knew anything about sports science they would know that warming up your muscles prevents injury. If I was Pulisic I would say no to this game knowing I am injury prone. Just wow.

[@jeuz-man4127]

Vamos 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Oh Canada

[@stevenmendez7447]

Craig knows a thing or two about small mentality.

[@patprem923]

lmao hes right tho

[@andresj361]

Help me get my facts straight. How many years of professional football did you play? Just because other people achieved your own dreams doesn’t mean you should be an ungrateful bag of trash

[@WidgetWagyu47292]

He’s speaking facts though

[@mikerodrigues2906]

@@andresj361 You tell him !!!!!

[@sterlingmarshel6299]

steven when you play decades of professional soccer in Europe then you can make lame comments

[@bubbabear244]

Honduras' GD is lower than the temperature in Minnesota. And yet I'm not confident in the USA beating an already eliminated Honduras squad.

[@deanhirasawa1414]

I wonder if General Berkhalter from Hogans Heroes would do a better job managing the USMNT?

[@cameronaydt1124]

spot on. ridiculous to be playing in Minnesota

[@crucialgold3059]

Bro has Sargent and so many other talented strikers, lmaooo and he still puts in zardes. Like cmon

[@casualfan3358]

Sargent ? Garbage player who makes no impact at his club and they are in a relegation battle.

[@JP-xq7fo]

Hoppe as well

[@tonylipsmire5918]

@@casualfan3358 Zardes is a garbage player, Sargent is a decent player who at least is in recent form with a brace like a week ago and will work hard and press

[@raymondhernandez1868]

@@casualfan3358 he plays in premier league where does zardes play? Exactly in the mls a garbage league

[@adamshelby975]

@@casualfan3358 wrong. Spoken like a true Burr halter.

[@uchibenkei]

USA is trying to do what Canada does by playing in the cold. Difference is Canada has no warm places to play and indoor is all turf.

[@xaydegonzalez6007]

You can put grass in an indoor stadium for a day I've seen it happen 🌝

[@vlada]

Turf isn't a problem. All teams train on it, its legal for competition especially popular in cold countries. The Canadian game from a young age is on turf whether indoor or outdoors. Even the Canadian league is all turf and mls and womens league use turf.

[@structuredcmlandclearingex3843]

Small minded is the perfect description of the entire US soccer system. I mean why else would you hire a coach that got fired from a mediocre Swedish club team as your national team manager.

[@jrvera7955]

This is what happens when you overhype your Europe players

[@lexkanyima2195]

What do you mean that ?

[@winger0611-jl]

"Overhype" guys who win Champions League trophies? Or start for Juventus? Or wear the #7 shirt for Dortmund at 19 years of age? Or win Ligue 1? Or start for Valencia? Or win FA Cups? COMPLETELY "overhyped"...🤡

[@sterlingmarshel6299]

its not the players it's the horrible coaching - The players in Europe perform and help their team - its the coaching period

[@jrvera7955]

@@winger0611-jl really?? I didn’t know they did that on their own, right! It’s not like they have teammates

[@winger0611-jl]

@@jrvera7955 They do and those teammates value them. So should you. Did Pulisic not score and assist to personally help Chelsea win the Champions League last year? Has not Allegri publicly stated that McKennie is one of his "untouchables" at the moment? Did Gio Reyna not get the coveted #7 shirt and start every game he could this year until injury (scoring twice)? Did the USA not just beat arch-rival Mexico 3X in the past year...something that hasn't happened for decades? With basically an U-23 team? These are hardly the feats of "overhyped" players. Especially when they are accomplishing these things for the first time as Americans AND they are super young.

[@marybowles6908]

The players don't want to play for Berhalter!!! Don't u idiots realize this?? They have no effort to play 4 him!!!

[@musicvideouploader1]

When they contrast him with their club coaches you really have to wonder

[@nFWAYGo]

Get a European coach with no mls attachment and watch this team flourish

[@rossnour7251]

Americans dont care much about football/soccer, especially the mens team. I lived in Holland and Spain for few years, so I love the sport, but over here they think I'm a foreigner because of that😅🤦‍♂️ But if your people dont back you big time, how can you expect big things from the team and players. Some countries I been to care about two things, living in prosperity and Football/soccer. In America is not even the last two things they care about.🤦‍♂️ It's only the BIGGEST sport on this planet, by far!

[@jasonw4944]

Playing in these little 20,000 seat stadiums with ridiculous prices is a problem, too. We should be playing in big stadiums with reasonable prices so families can attend. And if there are a lot of supporters for the opposing team, so what? We go out there, and we put on a great show, and maybe some of those fans say, "Hey, that US team is kind of fun to watch. I'm going to check them out some more." And that's how you win them over. You will never gain supporters by alienating your potential fan base.

[@gilligan1350]

I like how ESPN just hires every former player with a thick accent to feign credibility

[@bennyboy2023]

The Honduran coach saying “I just want this game to be over” cracked me up! Hahah

[@stuartpenman6387]

this is why ESPN hired Craig, he gives you the truth

[@DoubleCGaming1]

Berhalter out! Jesse Marsh in!

[@NightHawk1870]

Canada has improved and is catching up to US.

[@lowellthomson1958]

Not catching up, surpassed. Canada is a better team. It has strikers who score regularly in top leagues. It has a solid midfield. The U.S. has Weston McKennie, a streaky Sergio Dest, a streaky Christian Pulisic and little else.

[@ramshacklealex7772]

The US has a lot more options for warm-winter cities to play in. They have the entire west and south of the country. Canada has Vancouver. That's it.

[@rolandwippel4787]

It's not about options, it's about Canada finally embracing the CONCACAF tradition of making life as miserable as possible for their opponents.

[@rajkaranvirk7525]

And the eastern coast of Canada.

[@ramshacklealex7772]

@@rajkaranvirk7525 The east coast is not warm in the winter.

[@rajkaranvirk7525]

@@ramshacklealex7772 it kinda is compared to the central parts.

[@JoshJimenez_]

I hope we lose if it means we get rid of Berhalter

[@vicp1990]

The problem is that all of our old guard was dropped immediately and those veterans were replaced with MLS veterans who don't know anything about meaningful games early and late in the season. Our toughest boys now are Weston, Brooks & Miazga but only one them gets selected. The team is very young and has a cupcake mentality in terms of fighting for what you have unlike canada where most of their boys came from poverty and are willing to throw down for their livelihood.