Press Conference: U.S. Soccer Sporting Director Matt Crocker - April 25, 2023

New U.S. Soccer Federation Sporting Director Matt Crocker was introduced in a press conference alongside President Cindy Parlow Cone and CEO J.T. Batson.
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[@dirks6550]

He seems sharp and well spoken. Congrats Matt! Look forward to having you help US Soccer move forward and succeed.

[@wagfinpis]

Ya, he speaks English; stadia - even! Can he speak Mur-ikcun though?

[@khiemtran7226]

Hire a coach soon

[@Packy8421]

It'd be great to mic the questions...

[@coach_yo]

It’s great that all these reporters only focused on the highest level, but NO ONE asked about how the state of play is in the youth environment with 50 “pay to play” “top level” leagues all trying to get parents to spend 10s of thousands of dollars to tap into the talent when in reality, the talent is there they just don’t necessarily have the funds to be seen. It’s time to fix the model and tap into the vast talent pool of every level! Not just show up at these new made up levels with kids who pay then end up like the Reynas cause their kid didn’t get minutes, while we have kids that quit playing cause they don’t see any pay off for their hard work. Yea not every kid can be a super star BUT can we get every kid a chance? Time for USSF to step back into youth development and start regulating things cause it’s out of control now.

[@ScottSchlotfeldt]

FYI US soccer is rolling in cash. Plenty of $ to put into national youth programs. They just choose not to.

[@jamflowman8896]

This is such an important cycle for the game in this country. Hope this Brit knows what he's doing, because Southampton not doing so great in the Prem this year.

[@ronniethomas8780]

I mean Southampton not doing well in the Prem shouldn't be seen as an indictment on Crocker, you have to have the players to succeed in the EPL, and that usually requires money from ownership to invest in the right players

[@benwhealler4278]

Ownership was dogshit at Southampton. Not his fault.

[@nerychristian]

This comment hasn't aged well

[@kevingeorge8962]

To be able to tap into our diverse country we need to get rid of or drastically fix the pay to play!

[@teddyomararayacrooker2240]

es cierto pero: por otro lado, los centroamericanos y mexicanos están contento porque Estados Unidos ahora está produciendo jugadores y muchos de los latinos llegan a jugar a sus ligas porque: a medida que más estadounidenses no latinos juega el fútbol, los latinos perderán el sitial que tenían porque los estadounidenses también son buenos para el fútbol

[@Gtsoumbos86]

Let’s get this 2026 WC trophy

[@didier_777]

Baby steps. Let's fix the problems we have first before we can consistently win games against good competition.

[@vancongbui5564]

"We seriously have a kitchen nightmare" for

[@tarcese]

Anybody else getting hostage vibes from this announcement? Blink twice if you’re ok guys.

[@robluvsoc1]

Are any of your relatives on the list of coaches?

[@danw4711]

The lawyer going to the reporters was like first we going to my brother, my uncle and then my cousin

[@didier_777]

Just say you already decided on Jesse Marsch and get it over with. He's a good choice and will be able to handle the players.

[@nimbra2]

The good: he is good at speaking, clearly knows his footy, has experience in the US, seems like a good dude. The way he spoke about legacy made me feel for the first time that if we don’t win the WC on 2026, there may still be a chance to see the US host the trophy in my lifetime. The questionable: his repeated mentioning of the mls like a forced product placement makes it feel like someone invested in mls has a collar on him. His mentioning that his No. 1 priority is making soccer the most popular sport in the US doesn’t help. The enemy isn’t basketball or American football; it’s the status quo and backwards US soccer system.

[@pikachuuprising637]

The Bad: The hire he did as coach.

[@bryangonzales4198]

I just hope he brings in a good coach & quick so we can win the nations league

[@khogg3581]

Press group dropped the ball, as no one asked the ultimate question to put to a Brit: Blur or Oasis?

[@JP-xq7fo]

The only intelligent question I heard through this whole presser was the one about MLS Next

[@Ranchopdx]

What’s with al these crazy run on, multi-part questions? Give the guy a chance to actually engage.

[@MyTurkeySub]

All pre determined questions and he was aware of all of them before hand.

[@MartyD]

WHO?!

[@calebhintz5374]

Exactly

[@ThaTyphon]

Casuals

[@luckymark571]

@@ThaTyphon not casuals, no one knows this guy till he was director lol

[@Party_Burger]

ooo name 3 solid candidates u know of lol

[@emiliocruz5942]

How this Matt crooker is going to work

[@LuisJimenez-gx1zw]

Ussf principals are very inexperienced in business. You give a mike to the person asking the question and/or repeat the question

[@laurocayamcela15]

Why him?.......We are already done, it's not his fault.

[@hussienalsafi1149]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@rajbanwait325]

ha

[@onesweetworld9]

Chicago, great choice!

[@luckymark571]

England sporting director lol, we really are trying to be England Jr 💀

[@steez54321]

Just don't hire Berhalter back please

[@pikachuuprising637]

This aged well.

[@frankgilliland]

Exactly what's wrong with this program. They rush a pick with a bum on a losing streak

[@ScottSchlotfeldt]

US Soccer= Pointless waste of time. They do nothing for vast majority the talented players and coaches in the country. Egos, money and power will always be the priority for these folks. They play in no competitive competitions and play pointless b/c teams in overhyped friendlies to inflate win %’s. This poor guy is here to NOT rock the Boat.

[@benwhealler4278]

I didn't know who he was until now. Good choice. Get away from the USSF gool ol boys club.

[@marting5130]

"diverse candidates"? the implication being non-white and non-male is some advantage?

[@Sikthkid]

😂😂 easily triggered huh?

[@marting5130]

@@Sikthkid i dont follow what you mean. the topic is not you pretending i am triggered, its whether it matters what race is the soccer coach. you have no counterpoint so you imply i am angry as a deflection. cheers.

[@OscarGarcia-vh5ew]

I like the women soccer, I want to see , Swanson morgan y smith, thanks

[@AndrewBlacker-wr2ve]

Swanson is out 8 to 10 months.

[@perrystein4695]

US soccer needs to be more inclusive including african american players

[@basicallyhamm8395]

Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, Zack Steffen, Tim Weah, Yunus Musah, Mark McKenzie, Pefok, Yedlin, Brooks, Richards, Tillman, Dest, Carter-Vickers, Dike and etc these are all players of African decent who are in with the national team

[@mattmexor2882]

They just pick the best players

[@basicallyhamm8395]

@@langshenyou1750 was thinking maybe he’s talking about pay to play??🤷‍♂️but that’s less of a race issue and more of a economic one

[@basicallyhamm8395]

@@langshenyou1750 that’s really the only option that has any logic behind it but I could still be wrong who knows😭

[@chassoune]

USMNT needs the best available players and should not be based on someone race. IMHO, choosing someone in this case based on their race is actually a racist action.

[@stevenneutron5070]

Great didn’t hire an American. We need new ideas

[@xc_chino2338]

Just forget what Greg Bahalter did and bring him back bro😭

[@Party_Burger]

@@dh5363 yall know he was the most successful usmnt coach of all time right ???

[@benwhealler4278]

Absolutely fucking not.

[@Party_Burger]

@@benwhealler4278 wrong

[@Party_Burger]

@@benwhealler4278 he took the second youngest team to the world cup got zero goals scored on in play with a team with zero star power. he won gold cup nations league and bagged duals for us . always destroying mexico

[@benwhealler4278]

@@Party_Burger Then he proceeded to start the biggest media shitstorm and controversy in US Soccer history while alienating one of his best players during a forum on leadership (granted his parents are dickheads), so good riddance. We need to look past Mexico if we want to get anywhere. They're terrible, so always comparing ourselves to them is weak. To get anywhere in 2026, we need to beat either France, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Croatia, Netherlands, etc, and Gregg won't be able to do that. Dual nats was the ONLY thing he was good at.

[@Bryant201]

The dude used to coach kids...his whole career.....not impressed.

[@benwhealler4278]

Jesus Christ. Give the guy a chance. Can't be much worse than the dogshit we've had previously. Plus, he led those kids to U-17 and U-20 world cup titles.

[@laurocayamcela15]

Why him?.......We are already done, it's not his fault.