USA 1-2 Panama | What did we learn? | 7 Tactical Takeaways!

[@TacticalManager]

I did not place Weah's embarrassing red as a lesson, it's too obvious and was the main reason the USMNT lost this game.

[@tacticalmanagerbabymommaak5825]

No it was half tac. The other half was because GGG decided to defend all of second half. And when we got scored on he decided to bring in another attacker. That says it all. GGG is half to blame.

[@GunnerstahlY]

@@tacticalmanagerbabymommaak5825I characterize the game as Weah was 90% why we didn’t win. GGG was 80% why we lost

[@tacticalmanagerbabymommaak5825]

@@GunnerstahlY that's smart to say but we could've still won with 10 players if we didn't get ultra defensive. But I like what you said about GGG.

[@shawnskerritt9867]

@GunnerstahlY yep at that level that's a easy red card you should know doing that will have consequences not only, your team will be a man short so early in the game especially when you don't have alot of good players

[@Apolo810]

​@@tacticalmanagerbabymommaak5825 A red card affects you a lot in such an important tournament. What happened to Peru and Ecuador was that they dominated their matches until they expelled one of their players and now the two are almost eliminated and no one knows what they said to weah but he is a player. Professional has to have more sense of what is being played. It was the most important game of the group. If I were the coach, I would leave him out of the national team for a while. In fact, I would remove him from the concentration of the cup so that he remains as an example of what you are doing. Things at this level of competition cannot happen. Imagine that someone does that in the World Cup, years of work would be lost just because someone got carried away, so they would lose concentration right now and I wouldn't call them for a long time.

[@SwatBeatsOfficial]

Fire him now and let BJ handle whatever is left of this tournament.

[@GunnerstahlY]

The WC even.

[@SwatBeatsOfficial]

@@GunnerstahlY I like what BJ did with this team as interim. Sometimes the answer is right in front of you.

[@JP-yo3ii]

The played really well when BJ was coaching this team....why they didn't just keep him as coach is beyond me

[@chrishenderson1262]

I like BJ, but he's not the right answer either. Experience matters, but beyond that we still suffered from one of the two major issues here under his time. That being lack of discipline. During his first major game against Mexico in the Nations League semis, we got two needless red cards for emotionally reacting to inciting behavior by Mexico. That left us without McKennie and Dest for the finals of that tournament. I guess what I'm trying to say is even though BJ allowed the team to play more freely from a tactical standpoint, and used certain players in their best positions before Berhalter would take a chance doing so (Gio primarily), he comes from the same poisoned well with many of the same problems. Combine that with him honestly not having the resume, and it wouldn't be the right decision. I think you also need to send as strong a message as possible. Firing Berhalter only goes one step in that direction. You need to wipe the slate clean and let everyone involved, especially the players, know that full accountability will be enforced from here forward.

[@SwatBeatsOfficial]

@chrishenderson1262 The problem is that we can't pay big money for big managers, and this job is not exactly the most appealing to big-name coaches.

[@ToblerX]

Another common theme under Berhalter is this team doesnt respect their opponents. We didnt respect Colombia, didnt respect Panama. They come into games like they should roll over teams and then are surprsied when they get punched in the mouth. If we can lose to Trinidad we can lose to anyone, yet they never show any respect. Its infuriating.

[@ianmacdonald9635]

Meanwhile, Jesse Marsh has Canada only needing a draw versus Chile to advance!

[@andrewsantosguzman8855]

What???

[@samplingmastersxlr8660]

Let’s see how this ages then

[@marktheshark7588]

Tbh,I ain't seeing that happening.Chile has been a good team under Coach Gareca.

[@choncha23]

Mexico: Man, we have been an embarrassment for 4 years. No one can be this embarrassing. USA: Hold my Cerveza while I beat you at that too.

[@vegasyank1198]

Your lesson 2 answers your lesson 1. Leadership starts from the top and there is very little with Berhalter. My guess is many players wish him gone as well. We won’t be competitive with Uruguay for that reason alone.

[@aldjeiab]

So much frustration as usmnt fan, almost every fan saw this coming with berhalter in charge. Even more frustrating that the mainstream media wasn’t calling the federation and berhalter out until now. Imagine how much progress we could’ve made by now, had we hired a competent coach after the 2022 world cup. It’s so frustrating

[@mackdeen7021]

As frustrating this is…I am 100% certain this is the best thing that could happen. I don’t see them beating Uruguay and even if they do I still don’t see them advancing. We have to bite the bullet here, and in two years we will look back at this as a blessing in disguise. It’s sucks but this has to happen if we want to be competitive in the WC.

[@davidcarlos4350]

We looked so different under BJ, let Bj lead this group

[@The_D_Man]

Here is my takeaway USA has to win its next game ans Uruguay is not gonna let USA beat them. If Panama beats Bolivia which is likely its over.

[@RickyRicardo84]

@@The_D_Man Uruguay came here to actually play.. unlike Berhalter and his "this is just a tuneup for the world cup" mentality. No way on this earth Uruguay will let us beat them.. Bielsa is gonna put all the starters in and take them out once they are up 3-0 in the second half.

[@The_D_Man]

@@RickyRicardo84 The best option for USA is that somehow Bolivia beats Panama

[@E_redd]

“What did we learn?” We didn’t learn anything. We just confirmed what we’ve already known. Greg Berhalter leaves a lot to be desired in the manager position. Our team plays without spirit, fundamentals, or aggression outside of a couple highlights, no one should be surprised with this result.

[@DerekLangdon]

Greg Berhalter is the one to blame is all we hear when the USMNT lose a game!! It’s a typical pathetic American response!! NOW LEARN SOMETHING. The USA is still a long way off being a soccer power house in either league or International standing!! Start by fixing the MLS, it’s crap!! It will never be a success internationally until you have pro/rel….Then you can start to attract the top players from around the world!! If you think I’m wrong. Then the English premier league is wrong too, along with all the other European leagues! If you want to play football with the rest of us in the world, You have to be like us! C’mon be brave, you can do it!

[@evanvalentine4289]

Yep!

[@Adriang.carballoliinc]

All I hear is negativity not one solution. Go coach a highschool team, give us some actual analysis. Rationally give me some tactics. Either way my take is perform vs. Uruguay or go for a proven winner, an attacking winner not bunker ball. Hire South America, Bielsa type no Jurgen Klansman types.

[@kronozkron9713]

@@Adriang.carballoliinc Bielsa is a coach who has failed all over the world.

[@E_redd]

@@Adriang.carballoliinc I don’t work for usmnt. I don’t need to give solutions.

[@dustinperez8248]

crazy how panama is actually getting those signature wins haha

[@GalacticNovaOverlord]

More wins than losses against the US recently

[@RickyRicardo84]

Panama is the new Mexico.. we can't beat them anymore.

[@javv3973]

😱 I actually never saw it that way… cant believe Greg is giving these small teams Ego boosts

[@gamingtheory6035]

More like a signature cheat. Without the referee running interference for them, they barely managed to squeak out a win against our C team made up of MLS players.

[@GalacticNovaOverlord]

@@gamingtheory6035 yep

[@delaine5432]

We will not defeat Uruguay. They are so much better. We don't beat good teams....only draws......sometimes.

[@DjValor209]

You were right 🤣

[@ryan64lover]

Bro is terrifying when he’s mad, he’s showing no mercy 😭

[@DizzyMakavelli]

Most chilled Brazilian mad about football: 😡 🤬 😂😂😂

[@sarscov9854]

Bro. let's just accept that this generation of players was wasted. Who are we kidding.

[@mackdeen7021]

They are just entering their prime. The timing of all this is perfect. If USSF gets their head out of their a$$ there is plenty of time to build off this and use this as motivation. Build the the right system, with the right coach, to instill the right attitude and objective…the talent is there, and will be for a a while. . We have two years to fix this!!!!!!

[@chuckwaardenburg496]

​@@mackdeen7021Agreed. No reason to throw in the towel just yet. Who should we get for a new coach or should we just clean house completely? Of course we could be ranting over nothing. With a convincing win over Uruguay probably all is forgiven..🙄

[@jeffwarfield6125]

Isn't the entire team like 19-25 except for tim ream and turner? They're super young still.

[@mackdeen7021]

@@chuckwaardenburg496 In the big picture a big win over Uruguay will be the worst thing for this team moving forward. It does however fit with the pattern of “inconsistency “ and maybe Uruguay will be coasting. US would need to best them by 6 goals to knock them to the #2 spot. And Panama needs to score at least 8 goals against Bolivia. But If GGG keeps his job, it’s another two years of this nonsense and inconstant play and this team will do nothing in the WC.

[@yuyinho]

​@jeffwarfield6125 At that age gap you should either already be at your prime or very close to it. Imagine how worse these players will get when they reach Turners age or Reams ☠️

[@bmart13586]

You're 100% correct, Gregg is not a leader. He's more fitting for an assistant type role, not advocating it but that's his personality.

[@jonathonedwardmiller]

He's more fitting for a cheerleader.

[@bmart13586]

@@jonathonedwardmiller that too 😂

[@jonathonedwardmiller]

@@bmart13586 im 100% serious... no joke in there

[@RickyRicardo84]

he has the attitude of a bench warmer

[@markwilson5967]

​@@jonathonedwardmillerget off his back. He's not the one on the field.

[@brianbunker2150]

Mad Tac is best Tac. 💯 agree with everything you said. Our team is so comfortable with Gregg it’s hurting us and ultimately his F*ck ups are on Christian, Tyler, Tim, and Weston.

[@2b-ornot-2b]

The kid gloves need to come off, players are too comfortable. Gregg had his shot and is not the one to take this team beyond.

[@robertodiaz7621]

I’m at work today in a super bad mood because of the game yesterday! GGG has always gotten pre and in game tactics way too often. My high school and club coach had a back up plan for every player if they got a red card based on opponent, it’s common sense to me! 😡😡😡

[@mackdeen7021]

It put me I a bad mood and then the logical pragmatic brain kicked in and reminded me that this may very well be the best thing that could happen to this program! In two years we may look back and realize how much we needed to bite this bullet.

[@luiscruz7343]

This game is not the reason why i learned this but the United States as a soccer/football nation is thin skinned and weak. If we get punched in the mouth, we cant respond. If tough constructive critcism happens, everyone makes excuses. We are a country that pours millions into this program. We have 330 million people living here. And yet we have a small nation mentality. And that starts from the top, not just gregg. The federation is weak and small minded therefore everyone beneath down to the final alternate on the bench will be.

[@HubertofLiege]

Bidenomics, sigh***

[@austinclaw]

Im rooting for uruguay. If it means getting a new coach then so be it

[@eddielorentz8019]

Gregg seems like the cool substutute teacher. The players like having him because they don't have to do hard work and they'll never get reprimanded for their shenanigans

[@RickyRicardo84]

They also have all their starting spots locked in for the last 5 years with him so why even try? Can't wait to see where this team will be in the next 5 years of Berhalter

[@wg4366]

Even tho I’m happy that the county of my parents and the country I grow up for 9 years (Venezuela🇻🇪) advance to the next round. But I’m very sad and angry that the country of my birth (USA🇺🇸) is on the brink of elimination onces we face Uruguay and Bielsa’s soccer on crack tactics.😔

[@TheNotoriousMAC]

Both my Ecuador and USA lost in very similar ways 😢 Playing better against opposition, getting an unnecessary red card, scoring a lucky goal, then conceding 2 :( Respect to Venezuela, you guys are doing great right now, but we gifted you guys a win.

[@rahminbuckman6090]

It was one of the most embarrassing days to be an American....losing to a weak A/B Panama team, then watching the post game presidential debate. 🤦‍♂

[@blueberryfuzz]

It was certainly a tough day to be an American. On a worse note, Bolivia . . . country experiences a failed military coup then national team gets turned inside out by Uruguay.

[@LetterSignedBy51SpiesWasA-Coup]

Trump was sharp as usual in the debate. Biden couldn’t put a sentence together, as usual.

[@prestonkelly4825]

@@LetterSignedBy51SpiesWasA-Coup trump kept dodoging questions while sleepy joe didn’t look like he was gonna make it through the night

[@blueberryfuzz]

@@LetterSignedBy51SpiesWasA-Coup Biden's performance did him no favors and the team that prepped him should all be fired. Trump looked as usual to be Anti-American and hates America. Why MAGA chodes hate our country we will never know. But they should leave.

[@williamgarry2635]

GGG panicked at Half Time. It was clear that the USMNT was holding their own in a 4-4-1 during the first half. We knew that we were going to have to pull Tyler (although I certainly would have played him for the first 5-10 minutes of the second half to establish the tone) & Turner apparently got hurt. I “GUARANTEE” you that GGG never game-planned for possible red cards before the game. It was clear that GGG should have stayed pat with the 4-4-1 & only pulled Turner at half time (& Tyler for Johnny if you couldn’t keep him on for 10 more minutes). Then GGG would have had subs in the last 30 minutes when guys start getting tired.

[@panamenopty305]

Wrong. He panicked at the beginning of the game. Waited too long for subs. In the prior games, he should’ve practiced with a 3 back line. Maybe given Ethan a few minutes. We needed a real coach and got an MLS second placed HC.

[@RickyRicardo84]

Seriously.. why not let Horvath get 45 min in any of the previous friendlies.. so he's ready to go.. why are u using Tyler Adams if u have a preplanned sub for him at 45 min.. this is not a damn friendly, what a waste of sub. If that was the case then use him longer.

[@LRF49]

No they weren't. Panama tied quickly after the USMNT scored. Clearly. It wasn't working.

[@williamgarry2635]

@@panamenopty305, I don’t disagree with any of this. And GGG should have practiced a back 3 at some point (maybe at one of those trash-ass, win record padding friendlies like against Uzbekistan). You have to plan for the unexpected like red cards (that’s what the time between camps is for). Jill Ellis spoke of this exact type of planning the USWNT staff would do where they would sit down & discuss game by game lineups for each starter and potential sub and what they would do if they lost a player to injury or red card if the team was ahead, tied, or behind & if it was early or late in the game. She said that they did that so when these types of moments happen, she could make a calm, rational response that was the best possible option, not one based on emotion or fear.

[@williamgarry2635]

@@RickyRicardo84, I think they did that with Tyler b/c they needed the best 6 possible against Uruguay and I’d rather have 45 minutes of Tyler than 90 minutes of anyone else on the USMNT. That said, if you are going to do that, you need a plan for if something goes wrong. The first dumb thing GGG did was to pull Gio. He was playing great defense & was responsible for the break out into the attack. Gio creates dangerous scoring opportunities for us in a way that nobody else on this team can initiate. But if he was going to put CCV in the game, he should have pulled Scally & for a 3-man back line, gone with a 3-5-1 with A-Rob & Pulisic helping in the middle. I would have stayed with the team as it was in the first half to keep pushing for a win w/ a tie as my fallback plan. I would have pulled Tyler at the 55th minute, likely for Johnny for a like-for-like defender. Then I would have put Musah in later, likely for Scally to give the team more attacking from the RB. I would then have my last 2 subs (assuming that Turner HAD TO come out the game) to add fresh legs based on our needs to replace a CB with Robinson, or Aaronson at winger to chase on defense, or Sargent to get a header on a cross, or even Haji for a fresh like for like with Balogan (but with the way he was playing, I might not have pulled him at all). But I would have kept A-Rob, Gio, & McKinney in for the whole game. And I’m hard pressed to think of a reason to think of a reason to lift Pulisic unless we were protecting a lead at the 75th or 80th minute. And Balo has been everything we’ve wanted in a 9 in this tournament so why pull HIM?

[@JaimeSoto-yz5bw]

Weah what were you thinking bro? You can do that in a friendly but not in a major tournament not to mention a match that can seal you a spot at the quarterfinals man You let your country down, your fans down, and most importantly your teammates down dude 😭

[@bmart13586]

Weah needs to take responsibility and he has but with a strong manager, I bet he thinks twice about that. We've already seen Dest pull off a similar stunt so now it's become a pattern.

[@ZeroFamilon]

It's Berhalter..... He clearly never had control of his locker room. His tenure is filled with team issues like this. The falling out with John Brooks during Wc qualifiers, Weston being removed from camp for breaking team COVID restrictions to go get laid, Issues with Hoppe during the gold cup, Issues with Gio during the WC, Issues with Gios parents after the WC, Dest stupid red card, and now Weah with the stupid red card. And this is just the stuff that we know of.

[@HowBoutDemBoyzz]

I can see trying something silly like that not in a tournament or when VAR isn't available. He got baited and paid the price. Silly goose.

[@MTAYLOR2468]

The current USMNT lacks grit that the older versions of the US once had. We tied Italy in the 2006 World Cup while down TWO players. No excuses that US couldn't beat Panama last night with a man down! And that's on GGG for not fostering a tough mentality with this team

[@rytisrackauskas9178]

It’s very simple…. Juergen lives in California. He knows what to do.

[@thasonicfan2000]

Can someone explain why Uruguay is the underdog according to betting odds?

[@yannisbarrientos82]

I see this as a win win. We beat Uruguay it shows our talent and grit. We lose GGG gets fired. Im pumped lol

[@ashen_BA-Pillman]

FR man

[@ChristianDeLaConcha]

USA golden generation not much better then Mexicos worst generation😭

[@b.r.409]

I was also thinking why Musah didn't play. He is athletic, good at advancing the team forward with the ball at his feet and running past people. Qualities that Musah has are exactly what we needed for this game.

[@knutthompson7879]

This was all about the red card. Just a stupid, stupid reaction. What the f was he thinking? That was a rec league move. A top team perhaps would have risen to the occasion, but there was almost no chance after getting a red card that early. Beyond that I don't disagree with anything you say.

[@williamg3127]

Totally disagree about how the loss is all about the red card, its how the game tactics was handled, and the clear lack of basic football knowledge by Berhalter.

[@knutthompson7879]

@@williamg3127 I think the red card had something to do with it, but whatever

[@lordkir17]

Vengo acá a reírme un rato de los gringos 😂 Saludos desde "Su Papá" Panamá.

[@megathumos]

I’m really worried about this team…. Especially defensively. And, with Ream soon to exit, it could get worse for the USMNT. My expectations for 2026 are going down fast.

[@RickyRicardo84]

At this point they should still host the world cup but they should pull the team out of the tournament to avoid getting embarrassed again.

[@samplingmastersxlr8660]

@@RickyRicardo84 all 3 host teams should do that

[@2limonati]

Remember when Brazil lost to Germany 7-0 when they hosted the WC 2014 😂 I don't see a loss that bad.

[@patrick-po2lx]

This failure is on the USSF Board of Directors. They did the exact same thing with the women’s team when the REHIRED Andonovski as their manager after the Olympics. They rehired him because the players “liked” him. The result was epic, historic failure. Now this Board has done the exact same thing to the men’s team.

[@genzislady3820]

Honestly the leader was John Brooks. He called out BS and was kicked out. He could have been useful yesterday.

[@LaVerdad2]

The,”Goldin Generation” has turned into the,”Foldin Generation.” Good thing GGG needs to show us that Signature win or he should never be given another chance. The old generations had grit and fight, our guys now just throw tantrums.

[@tommorrissey4726]

Berhalter is liked partly because he favors the (relative) vets, the locked-in starters, feeding an attitude of entitlement, which causes them to fall apart when confronted with adversity. Great job as always in the video.

[@jacoblind5390]

I could see the US losing 4-1 to Uraguay but somehow Bolivia pulls a 1-0 upset so the US goes through on goals scored. And getting through is used as an excuse to keep Gregg.

[@zintek123]

you see bolivia beating panama who have beat them n the last 5 games in a row, even in the last copa america when bolivia was better

[@jacoblind5390]

@@zintek123 that wasn’t my point. My point was I can see the US get crushed but still move on to the knockouts through a Bolivia upset. And that progression is used as an excuse to keep Gregg.

[@RickyRicardo84]

Lose 4-1 to Uruguay, somehow still get through, then lose 5-0 to Colombia again... and they'll find a way to justify keeping Berhalter cuz he made it to the quarters lol

[@jacoblind5390]

@@RickyRicardo84 bingo

[@Not4PieEaters]

Bolivia has no attack

[@CornPopWazABadDude]

You took the words right out of my mouth about Berhalter. It's a problem a lot of American born coaches seem to have tbh... They go in with some dreamt up plan in their heads about how the game is going to go and what they're going to do vs the opponents and then stubbornly stick with it regardless of what's happening right in front of their eyes. It's mind blowing.

[@TheBobafettmaster]

Nice to see the State of Union Lallas finally has changed his mind about Greg. Only about 3 too late. You and Pete have been spot on about Greg and the team since I found you a little more than 2 years ago, thanks for all you do

[@Phillip-x8u]

A few minutes into that podcast Lalas still says that the players were primarily to blame. Dude can't stick to his claim that it's on GGG.

[@panamenopty305]

We learned that Panama’s B+ team is better than we gave them credit. Same for their coach.

[@bone6000]

I learned that even though USA plays 90% of their games at Home, it’s not enough to help.

[@nl5703]

I learned that Canada earned 0 points at the World Cup

[@backwardhippo6586]

@@nl5703 an embarrassing comeback considering Canada will probably go through in a group that's harder than the one the US is in grave danger of getting bounced from

[@skramdurosnob9794]

​@@nl5703 as a yank, you look real dumb saying this. Delete that 🗑️

[@RickyRicardo84]

at "home" and the stadium is 90% whoever we're playing/ 10% casual American fans

[@elmatuttle5812]

US doesn’t play any home games in terms of fan support

[@BayAreaBlues]

WE ARE COOKED GOD HELP US (god is balogun)

[@mikeb6458]

The signature win comment to open this video is exactly true. Berhalter has zero signature wins and has never upset a better quality opponent, yet his teams have been upset many times and have provided signature wins for the opposing managers and countries. Sad.

[@Jm-zr3dc]

well good thing is gregg will be gone by monday night..

[@thomasbays8292]

Asking your talent to sit back that long would tire anyone out. I felt like I was watching an MLS game from 15 years ago.

[@Ronaldoluiznazario]

Talent...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩💩

[@hez859]

​@Ronaldoluiznazario right because the coach had great ideas. Just say you're bias and move on bro. Just about every starter plays for top 5 leagues in the world

[@AndrewLaReal]

hez859 He’s a Mexican fan 😂

[@Ronaldoluiznazario]

@hez859 ... Yeah, I get that bullshit every time that you have players in the top leagues but fail to mention that 70% of them are bench warmers and mostly "play" for teams with mostly American ownership!!🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩

[@Ronaldoluiznazario]

@@AndrewLaReal ... Sure, I am🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩

[@TurtleBeef86]

I hate the weird blurry, slowmo voice thing. Other than that, I enjoy the commentary.

[@ToddAtkinsShow]

U.S. soccer fans had the nerve to say that Jurgen Klinsman (one of the greatest players in history) sucks when the reality is that our players do. We don’t deserve to have a good team. We have to develop young players with SKILL and creativity. We aren’t good enough to play vanilla.

[@anlerden4851]

Gregg out Dear Filippo.🙏🇺🇲🙏

[@turkeyman631]

I mean, Weah did no favors to anyone. Lets not just ignore that. Not saying you are wrong, but to blame him for that one is harsh for me.

[@jetpackminer]

I think he needs to go but I'm not sure how much more juice there is to squeeze out of this team. The only player who looks as good as we thought they were going to be is Pulisic really. Balogun looks like he could be as well. Richards has been shocking and doesn't really get minutes for club. Most of us were very high on him a couple of years ago. Musah kinda plateaued. Gio can't quite put it together at the club level and is good but not majorly impactful for country. McKennie is rumored to be heading to Cincifuckingnnati. Goalkeeping is brutal and that was the one position you could count on the USA to produce. We've been fooled because CONCACAF is as bad as it's ever been. Our golden generation is more like bronze. Hopefully there's more than just Cavan coming down the pipeline.

[@marktheshark7588]

The main takeaway is that this arrogant and overrated USMNT is just trash in football.Y'all ain't gotta chance against this strong Uruguay team.Cuz Bielsa ain't resting his starters.Cuz he wants Uruguay to cement their place on top.At least,USA ain't have to go to far.Seeing that y'all are home😂

[@CVA193]

Man Greg is Trash, in a game that we needed energy which musah and Haji would of been better than some feet vickers. He's Trash defender as I said when I saw him at DC against colombia. He's slow and makes terrible decisions. Look I believe let's hire Jose mourinho and he'll get these boys in check and Jose would put all these kids in check. He's expensive who cares. O he's defensive mindset so what we have a terrible defense and we all should know we aren't winning the world cup but let's be respectful while the fact we are hosting the world cup. Jose would put all the players in blast. He'll also school the usa media too.

[@junglistcali1]

USMNT oddly are starting to resemble the Dallas Cowboys more and more. Super high expectations every year (going far in the playoffs) Overhyped by marketing and all of us as fans get way too ahead of ourselves. When it’s time to perform, failing to deliver. So in actuality the teams are slightly above average at best, unlike how the media puts us far ahead like actual good teams.

[@ToddAtkinsShow]

The USMNT needs to be coached like the hockey team that beat the Russians. You aren’t good enough to win on talent alone.

[@porkfriedsloths]

I love Tac. He is like alternative media in politics. Calls out the mainstream after they grovel for their friends and then criticize them when its too late. Breaking Points would be proud!

[@edgarsandoval289]

Lesson #6 is something everyone besides USMNT fans already knew.😂

[@HubertofLiege]

We need a new coach, but more importantly, we need a new board that will hire a coach that is not a good ol’ boy, someone’s brother, a ruthless winner. I blame them ultimately, protecting their own.

[@agentsl9]

Scally has been a revelation these last few games. He might not have the flair or offense of Dest but he is a lock down back and can get some offense started with smarts instead of flash.

[@alive4metal731]

The team has zero character, and no discipline whatsoever. Unserious players.

[@fabricioavelino8800]

Go play NFL and eat hamburguer, you are masters. The football (soccer??) is not for you!

[@stewartrickert]

That this team is over rated and soft mentally and i don’t care who the manager is peak The peak national team from say 2000-10 would dog this group all Over the pitch and Columbia friendly us constantly Donovan Howard Dempsey Jones Carlos pope Beasley Bradley late day Claudio and McBride This team might have talent but there’s a reason people want them to show the grit and toughness of those groups . This team is soft and inconsistent. And until that changes… the manager doesn’t matter. Yeah tactics can be better . Yeah subs can be better. But a manager can only do so Much to change what’s in your heart and soul. And this group is lacking in that area Our current team is the kid who when a sibling is picks on them runs to mom and dad 2000-10 group would say alright then and get down on the mud. They might lose but it was gonna cost you

[@ToddAtkinsShow]

What did we learn. That the USA sucks at soccer and it will never get better.

[@marcovanbastenfa7357]

Toxic fans want the USA 🇺🇸 to fail in order to get what they want “ fire GGG” karma

[@WWRobertsIII]

I’d love to see you breaking down stuff on Fox more than alexi dude

[@PappaEdd]

Usmnt told El Tri " Hold my beer"

[@TheCheeseBaron]

We learned that GGG is definitely a bowl of cold plain oatmeal. Soon we may learn that USSF will stick with his nepotism ass all the way to the WC. His buddy coach approach is empty of tactical and strategic knowledge. Players like him because he creates a camp cupcake environment for them to play golf with each other

[@KevinNwosu-xv6nl]

Our players are too comfortable we need competition

[@delmorva9877]

This is on weah and GGG, u can't park the bus in the 18th minute 😢

[@stream.clips18]

USA🇺🇸🦅⚽️

[@Jlavi25]

i learned that i can watch 90 minutes of terrorist ball

[@carlosarrighi1147]

As we say in Argentina: Uruguay les va a hacer pelo y barba.

[@zenath3125]

Lol the U.S can invade any Latin American country and control them

[@tyy123]

It took 3 mins to put the blame on Berhalter 😂😂😂😂

[@turkeyman631]

Yeah, friggen Behalter telling Weah 'hey, go get a red card before the 20th minutes plz!'

[@bmart13586]

@@turkeyman631 this isn't the first time we've seen this team act undisciplined and unfocused. I think it's fair to question Gregg's ability to lead this team.

[@tripperdelaluna1]

@@turkeyman631 Weah, the inept officials, and Gregg - even with all of those odds the US should've beaten Panama.

[@skramdurosnob9794]

​@@turkeyman631players that don't respect their coach or the crest act this way. The coaching and culture is definitely the root cause but go off defending a buffoon.

[@kristi4113]

USSF has already been through this with Vlatko! He was too much of a buddy with the USWNT; they basically chose their own WWC roster and lost. Now Emma is coach and she is making it very clear SHE is in charge. It’s not hard, Matt Crocker. Do your damn job!!

[@mateo1726]

I know one thing. I’m never going to another US v Panama game. I went in 2011 for the Gold Cup game in Tampa and we lost 2-1. I went last night and we lost 2-1.

[@maxmaxie1328]

Visit Africa for that curse

[@cmd31220]

I went to the 4-0 domination in 2017. We were singing in the crowd getting totally sloshed and planning our trip to Russia....and then Trinidad happened. So even when we beat Panama, we lose

[@zarc0n]

Fuk dude... I was there in Tampa, I stopped going to qualifiers

[@williamcross210]

So it's your fault, Thomas. If you got GGG fired, we might all owe you a big one.

[@tspot816]

What did we learn? As things stand right now, we learned we are lucky we do not need to go through World Cup qualifying.

[@JeffJefferson]

Everything ☝he just said!!!

[@rbrown210]

Yes, GGG is bad but we also dont have the talent. Period. Why we keep expecting more, is beyond me. I guess its the American way

[@williamg3127]

Did you say that under BJ? Typical Americans have little world football knowledge but we have hope. It is widely accepted (outside US circles, past USMNT overperformed, this one is woefully underperforming. This is all Berhalter.

[@agentsl9]

Not a single player on this squad has any dog in them. Petulance and anger for sure but no junkyard dog work. They need to make Dempsey an assistant and his only job will be riding these guys everyday all day to get them to learn to compete.

[@almostnorris623]

The dog reference again from Dempsey at the Premier.

[@daniboy2982]

As a Panamanian I hoped you learned to stop shitting on us before the game and to take us into account, we might not have the big names like Jamaica or the history like Costa Rica but we have a growing style of play that focuses on teamwork and passing. Every tournament we get better and more kids in Panamá dream of playing soccer and not baseball. Cheers!

[@ToblerX]

Couldn't agree more. I was appalled at the lack of respect for the Panama side. You guys tied Brazil, and it seemed like no one expected a battle?! It seems like We (US) never learn to respect every opponent, no matter who they are. That's on our idiot of a coach.

[@eaglesexpert3459]

If the red never happened it wouldn’t have been close, sorry

[@CarlosGuzman-vi9xw]

@@eaglesexpert3459 At best, without the red, it would've been 2-1 USA. What R U talking 'bout?

[@ToblerX]

@@eaglesexpert3459 but it did happen, that's the point. This team continually finds ways to lose under Berhalter.

[@evanradford8469]

I'll give you credit. You have real physical team. Panama is a fun team to watch. Hopefully next match if we ever see you again the USA will win

[@Not4PieEaters]

Good summary … When Reyna was in, we had the ability to counter, but we abandoned a win with the 5-3-1 formation. Panama was set up very cautiously, they had 3 backs and 2 holding midfielders. If you watch the replay, most of the time, our opposite side fullback did nothing when Panama tried for a cross. We should have used a 4 man backline bolstering the midfield. And USA’s sole striker could not counter against the 5 Panama defenders. Berhalter’s best was therefore to hope for a draw, but we’d have to hold off Panama for nearly 70 minutes - stupid tournament logic. So we needed 2 strikers to stretch the play a little and hold up the ball with 2 wide players supporting the counter. A 4-4-1 would do that - Balogan is up top with Reyna tucked under and Pulisic staying wide with Adams and McKinney holding. This slight change would have put Panama’s 5 defenders under more pressure.

[@williamgarry2635]

For some reason, GGG treats Gio as a luxury instead of the key piece to unlock the talent of the forwards on this team…

[@FumarMota]

lol "Lesson number 7 do NOT get a red card" lol

[@bladablitz]

Your analysis was okay, but I don't agree with you at all on one point: fearing the coach was, is and always will be the wrong approach. A coach without self-confidence and without trust in his players is simply bound to fail. Apart from that, I never thought much of Berhalter...

[@mackdeen7021]

It’s one approach. Bot always the best. But I grantee you top programs around the World there is fear installed in the players at least in the respect of, “if you mess up. You lose playing time or lose your spot”. And also there should always be a way to get back or redeem yourself. Berhalter plays favorites, and some players can mess up and get a pass, others will be thrown into the dog house. Fear needs to be used fairly if used at all.

[@williamg3127]

To begin with, Berhalter lacks BASIC football knowledge, never mind coaching psychology and refinements associated with being liked, respected, feared.

[@bladablitz]

@@mackdeen7021 To be honest: I'm part of one of the "top programs" you described. After 18 years as a semi-professional player (plus 12 years in the youth ranks), I have been a youth coach for the 16 to 18 year olds for over 10 years. Fits me perfectly, I don't want any more at the moment. It may be that fear of the coach works in certain sports. I don't know anything about that. But not in football. Tim Weah? At Juventus he gets 50k a week until the summer of 2028. And that with an average working time of 40 minutes. He doesn't care much about the red card. What should he fear? Quite simply his apology AND his explanation in the dressing room in front of his teammates. Believe me - he's definitely not afraid of not being put up. Even as a young academy player, you learn that there are 3 or 4 other players in your position. You can only convince through performance. And Berhalter? Well, he did play in Europe for a few years, but only with second or third division clubs. That doesn't necessarily mean he's not a good coach, but you can definitely see his lack of tactics, understanding of all positions, and attitude towards different opponents. The question is, how did someone like him get such a job? It would have been better if, like every aspiring coach, he had started in the youth sector. It doesn't matter which trainer you choose: starting straight away with the "big ones" only works very, very rarely. What's more, as a national team coach you don't have the same opportunities that a club coach does.

[@bladablitz]

@@williamg3127 Agreed

[@cceks]

PANAMA !!!!

[@billcastle3356]

We need to toughen up. Panamas tactic was clear. Rugby, not soccer.

[@almostnorris623]

Panama didn't care who was going to miss the next game or two, just amateur and gong ho vibes.

[@jaredlevin4719]

Yeah Weah getting red hurt. The usmnt still scored a goal with 10 men. I don’t know why he subbed out Gio and Balogun and kept a gassed out Mckennie in. I don’t know why Gio was not played in the middle to give service to Balogun.

[@ErnestPecounis]

All your lessons-learned are on spot! Winning or not vs. Uruguay, the rational thing to do is your No 7 lesson. Sadly, our national team's performance has been a roller coaster with this coach. I wanted so much to believe, but the results speak for themselves.

[@mheiseus]

fire the coach thats what I think

[@jamesgardner6707]

You can even really gauge USMNT on this game. Playing a man down for essentially the entire game just isnt fair

[@almostnorris623]

We are more athletic and young, but it proves pointless if all the players have just one and overly repetitively boring passes even to a casual fan. The Panamanian second goal came from a clever assist from an offside position. A casual fan wouldn't notice but clap as work of art. Read between the lines when a team is street smart and we got found out. The ref was L as in incompetent and sweaty,delusional etc.

[@karlpk3907]

We're crashing out. No way we beat Uruguay and no way Panama loses to Bolivia. There are scenarios where we eke our way out, but all of which are low low LOW probability. Agree of course Berhalter should go no matter what happens, but we will see if the team rallies around him and someone ekes out a miracle. As for his in game changes at half, I actually thought they made sense. While Reyna is perhaps our most skilled technical player, he is not great at defending and he certainly wasn't going to get a lot of touches. Going to five in the back would free Jedi on the counter and it almost did on a couple of occasions. A tie was eminently achievable but, frankly we deserved to lose that game. I swear, Weah needs to do a Bart Simpon and spend the next training session writing on the White Board "I will not smack an opposing player on the head because VAR is watching." And you also want to know why we lost? Because it was a classic Concacaf game, bearing little resemblance to a Copa America game. And we can really suck when we are in a Concacaf game where our opponents always seem to have the up on us with their mind games. Everybody loses games, but we have the knack of losing games and being astonishingly stupid at the same time. The only thing golden sometimes about this Golden Generation is the excretory color of their brain farts.

[@jackied962]

Southgate > Gregg

[@williamgarry2635]

You’re not wrong…

[@temijinkahn511]

Act like a pro, and do not lose you cool and get yourself thrown out of the game, leaving your team short-handed. Everything is on video. It is not high school where you can pull sh it away from the refs view.

[@mackdeen7021]

This is a pattern. You can’t tell me that it’s a coincidence that this is the 2nd time in critical games that a player loses their cool or does something so stupid to get a Red within a 7 month period (last Nov. against T&T) . Along with way too many critical mental mistakes in big games and unable to dig deep and overcome adversity…..this all points to more than just a player doing something to cost the team.

[@FIGHTFAN30]

You didn't learn nothing against Panama...But you are about to learn about South American attacking football against Uruguay!!!...They will destroy you!!!

[@raulfigueroa588]

I don’t think Berhalter is the best coach but to blame this loss on Berhalter is kind of wild to me.

[@williamg3127]

While the loss maybe is not on Berhalter, his lack of BASIC football knowledge and his tactical blunders done at halftime is yet another reason he should not be associated with USMNT.

[@judahberman8864]

At least GGG is outta here

[@Neil1974]

Are you kidding me? Really you did not learn anything? Are you saying that USMNT can beat Uruguay??? Knowing that Uruguay may face Colombia in the next round??? Amazing how you still think you may have a chance against Uruguay… wow!!! You guys need to come down to reality…

[@8DoverNJ]

Had the same thought when he subbed out Balogun. You want someone up front with a lot of speed on a counterattack.....right?.....anyway. I'm recalling in Tim Howard's book how he would "jump through a wall" for his coach at Everton, David Moyes (perhaps the next Scotland coach? or US?). I get the impression that Berhalter doesn't quite induce such motivation....I dunno.....I think he's done, unless something completely off-the-charts occurs during the Uruguay game.

[@jonathonedwardmiller]

Also doesn't his methodology coach come from BARCELONA??? Way to use your resources.

[@andreboguz4925]

How about you learn first to play outside the home bubble and understand that your team is good when conditions are "normal" (usually playing at home) but flakes when something unexpected happens. Red cards are part of football, just like injuries or any other unexpected conditions - that's what Football is all about. You did not learn from your ridiculous performance at Trinidad and Tobago before Russia WC and you still think you can compete with high-tiered teams just because most of the players play in Europe which is ironic because ALL players from top-tiered teams ALSO PLAY IN EUROPE in the BEST TEAMS at the highest performance, especially Argentina, Brazil, and ALL European teams. The US dominates the Concaf region right now, but is ages away from being truly competitive when tournaments are played outside "home" or that deviate just a bit from the ideal bubble.

[@arkansasceltic]

It’s so frustrating how mediocre our manager is & how horrible his tactics are! And then the players are so soft! This generation of players don’t have any dawg in them every time adversity happens this time folds EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!!!

[@fisterhr]

We learned that if we truly have a golden generation...it is offically wasted. I noticed it was wasted last fall when they couldn't beat a struggling Germany 3-1 and confirmed it when Colombia beat them 5-1. I'm calling it now. Urugay's bench will beat USA on Monday. Lalas himself of all people is questioning Berhalter's return, but it's too little too late (I hope everyone here throws it in his face every chance you get). I say it's too little to late that because Berhalter is not going anwhere. I'll say it againg, BERHALTER IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE. So, if you have a soccer power favorite team, a team that is capable of winning a world cup, cheer for that team instead and don't waste your time with this one. Mine has been Germany for years now, even before they won their 4th WC and it looks like they're getting back on track!

[@davidbrick6325]

I appreciate your content, Tac, and all the work you've put into your channel. I'm a longtime fan. But... This loss just hurts too much. I gotta take a break from the USMNT. I'll come back for sure, hopefully in better times.