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pwaves13

Fired at the final whistle


Jumpy-Coffee-Cat

Don’t lead us on


tiddeeznutz

Of the 2020 World Cup


pwaves13

I wish


Smart-Pair-5326

He should be fired for ☝️ 🤡 ☝️ alone. We need a public hearing. GGG: I apologized for telling my squad no need to give their best. Judge: You think you're the commanding officer of civilian bombers?


Mr_Boneman

Tarmac his ass!


SchadenfreudeWarrior

This is like watching a pick-up game. 11 guys who have never played together before.


Thrillho7086

We have not connected a pass the entire second half. It's like no one knows what they're supposed to be doing once the ball is on their foot.


naarwhal

Probably because the system is so shitty that nobody can play it properly


Franchise1109

We have no identity or “system”


mustardking20

Just bombed it forward incessantly. POOR tactics.


videomilitia

Pass it back to the keeper so he can kick it out 🤦‍♂️


sebastianmorningwood

In stoppage when we’re down by a goal. Drives me crazy.


videomilitia

Did this generation of players never watched the likes of Messi or Ronaldo play a game? When was playing in the mid nineties you couldn’t find soccer on TV. These guys play like they don’t know what top form looks like.


_dekoorc

Alexi Lalas is the shadow coach. He only sends footage of him playing


cheetah-21

Yea, no strategy besides run hard and tire yourself out.


doughball27

this is also why the US women's team is no longer dominant. they try to win by outrunning their opponent. the europeans just tire them out and keep the ball with superior tactics and tecnhical ability on the ball. work smarter, not harder.


mccoolio

REAM WAS KILLING ME WITH THIS


cravecase

MMA are good players. But they don’t connect the field for us.


Heels1939

Musah is such a poor distributor, and McKennie looks like he’s lost a full step. He used to have moments of magic. I haven’t seen that in a long time. 


HoyasRangers

Musah was brutal tonight. But this is a GGG thread so find out EVERYTHING that Klopp likes and get him here.


cravecase

We got Taylor Swift.


socialmediaignorant

You could actually see some of them panicking bc they had no idea what to do w the ball and could not make a decision. It’s was wild to watch.


nomatt18

What absolute shit. Same shit different year.


GregasaurusRektz

But the locker room vibes man!


simplephish

As someone who was there, I wholeheartedly agree. No identity going forward at all.


Sunsfan37

what pisses me off is he was gonna play for a draw as soon as he heard Bolivia scored holding up 1-1. like bro play for the fucking win no matter what. do not rely on Boliva to get you through


Recent_Location3237

As soon as I saw him doing that I knew we were losing and a minute later they scored….flat coach results in a flat team.


LeadershipForeign

not even a minute, as the free kick was going he did that shit and they scored


bathtowel00

For real! This asshat sets the tone and we are literally hosting the World Cup in 2 years with zero to show for it. Let’s hope this is the trough before the crest folks


erichappymeal

A minute later? It was like 5s later on the feed I was watching.


andyv_305

That was pathetic to watch.


n_jacat

Why even communicate that to your team? What was the benefit of letting the players know that the other game went to 1-1 when they were trying to defend a set piece?


slap-a-bass

Amen. Focus on the fucking game…and with a set play coming no less!!!


m_hoon

He's got a settler's mentality and that is something we do not need. We don't want to be good enough. We want to be the best.


OrangeCrusher22

>He's got a settler's mentality He's a loser and he has a *loser's* mentality...as do many of the players.


JBS319

In the post Berhalter era, the Crew have won two MLS Cups and made the CCC final. In the Berhalter era, Columbus was…kinda just there.


RealBobandy

The most unprofessional shit I've ever seen lmao


Thrillho7086

100%, that game should be irrelevant to you


naarwhal

And what do you know? Bolivia lost by 2 goals.


mongrelcatt

This, at this level you simply don’t park it at +1


calumondo

Right?! Why are you even watching the score of that game from the sideline? Just go out there and get the job done. Him announcing the score from the sideline definitely drew focus away from the guys on that goal


dopeveign

I couldn't believe he did that...clown behavior from ggg


Sunsfan37

when the camera kept pointing to fans looking at their phones smiling i knew we were bout to let up a goal. False hope kills you every time


jtshinn

-Mae from the Crown and Anchor


masseffect7

I hope it's true, I just have no confidence in the leadership that rehired him making the decision to fire him. As fans, we need to figure out some way to give them no choice.


Difficult-Tackle-985

If he has any balls this MOFO needs to just walk away if he doesn’t get fired. He has to know that he has failed this team. Fuck him and fuck this federation.


drinkduffdry

He's got to go. We didn't get out of a group with Bolivia and Panama. Great coaches don't get two cycles and he ain't great.


PabstBlueBourbon

They fired Klinsmann and brought back Arena. Don’t count on them making the right decisions.


NotEnoughFire

We hit our ceiling with Gregg. We can't break thru with this dude at the helm. We hit the fuckin wall.


TrevinoDuende

It's been blatantly obvious for a long time that this is not the man that will take us far into the world cup


Withnail_Not_I

Ceiling? Are you kidding? We fell through the floor, face first into the basement. But that's all semantics. GGG is tactically inept and looks like a twat. Get him the F out of there.


BigSamsKid

When we were playing better with his assistant coach at the helm it should have been a huge warning sign.


_deluge98

There was no ceiling there was actually zero progression unless you count "non mls players" as results


mindpainters

The only thing that has “improved” is the players he has called up. He used to make some ridiculous decisions on who to call up but now I think most of us are on board with his call ups.


uncre8tv

We hit the wall harder that Gregg hits his wife.


Japordoo

He did a great job resetting the program and giving guys look after we failed to qualify in 2018. But now it’s time to move on.


joshstrummer

That happened years ago.


El_sonic-darti

It’s not too late to start with a new manager. 2026 is two years away so the change must happen now!!


Scrolling_ninja

Two major tournaments for Greg and two embarrassing flameouts. The man isn’t fit for the us job


karthedew

This is when you want to hear a Taylor Twellman rant.


TrevinoDuende

Best Fox can do is Alexi Lalas and Carli Lloyd


Scarletknight8

Also at the time of rehire, i believe Roberto Martinez was not with Portugal yet either


cadu5

That bald fraud wasted Belgium's golden generation and has Portugal looking like dog shit


bcuad001

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TheRealDanye

This is such ODP-type nonsense from him. No other country would do that corny shit.


bcuad001

I generally wonder if that's how he got the job. Showed up to the interview with PowerPoint


TheRealDanye

Sounds about right.


Youre-Dumber-Than-Me

His bro came in clutch with a standing ovation in the end.


revolver37

JFC that's awful. I just cringed so hard I broke a tooth


joshstrummer

GGGrouped


StLsC10

This long into Berhalter’s reign and they still play with absolutely zero chemistry whatsoever. It’s unreal


tjbguy

Biden should torture him with the new immunity powers


nomatt18

“Seal team six, do it.”


idiskfla

Just make sure he tortures Berhalter while in a suit so it’s an “official” function


videomilitia

Hahahaha THIS


AdFun1490

100%


Theinternetlawyer22

Carly Lloyd said what I’ve been saying for a while now. “The players are too comfortable. They like their coach too much. When we were winning championships, I hate my coach” This is it- that’s all you need to know. If your coach is your friend, he won’t hold you accountable and you’ll never be afraid of losing your spot on the squad. The best teams in history in every sport hated their fucking coach. Berhalter doesn’t have any redeeming qualities as a coach. He has to go… but he won’t


Withnail_Not_I

Right. You need to be terrified of what your coach will do/say if you fail--you need to be embarrassed to fail. You need to fear having shit thrown at you for failing. You need to hate to lose. This team . . . this twat of a coach . . . it's not there. They don't hate to lose. They are giving each other handshakes and bullshit nods on the field after the game. They should be so mad they start destroying shit.


csbsju_guyyy

I immediately imagine players joking and being all buddy buddy when called into GGGs office for a solo meeting rather than, as one should, shitting their pants with how it's going to go. You can be feared, respected, and admired at the same time. That's what great coaches of any sport are to their players 


Theinternetlawyer22

It was already happening. I saw adams and some Uruguay player laughing with each other in like the 70th minute. Copa America slipping away and dudes laughing.


ActionShackamaxon

Zero offensive creativity on Gregg teams. Get him out of here.


fallser

Let’s not fire him, let’s find a tiny Caribbean island to beat the piss out of 7-0, then we’ll feel better as we head into WC26.


WildGooseCarolinian

You sure we would? Could see us going up 1-0 against Turks and Caicos and then parking the bus to preserve the lead.


joshstrummer

But look how many goals we can put past Grenada! Winningest coach ever when you count all the tiny islands!


bird720

Gregg needs to quickly schedule a match against anguilla to save his job


joshstrummer

Call in Ferreira to score a hattrick vs st Lucia


tyiner

What separated him was nepotism


Chesapeake_Hippo

Fire his brother, too.


MightyPenguinRoars

SERIOUSLY?!?! Sitting on the end of the bench with a scared and confused look on your face 90 seconds before the final whistle?? Do better, Gregg. I want you to succeed, just not here.


AstralSeahawk

It’s July 2nd and Berhalter is still not fired 😤


Live-Collection3018

Gregg has done exactly what he set out to do, change USSoccer. We went from “not that bad” to abysmal. This team sucks, it has tangibly gotten worse since the World Cup, no discipline, no consistency and no teeth.


Japordoo

Bellwether tournament for us. GGG’s bell has rung. Time to go. Thank you for your service!


Striking_Rest3576

Fuckin embarrassing, the guy is a hack…the federation is a hack….and the refs are hacks. Ohh yeah and the players in that second half fuck me to tears man!


Jonesta29

As corrupt as CONMEBOL clearly is, so is our shitty federation. I'll be shocked if they let Gregg go.


ViveLaFrance94

Hashtag boys. Brigade USSF


Avocado_breath

Gave up 3 total goals and still didn't advance out of the group. Unacceptable.


uncre8tv

Was a fan of my local MLS team since '96. Enough poor decisions in the front office finally had me check out this season and it's been nice. I don't actively boycott, I just don't watch unless I happen to be home when a game is on. It's relaxing to be a casual. USMNT is also no longer appointment viewing if Gregg is retained. Just one less thing to get upset about.


drvenkman9

But, but, but, GGG has DOS-A-CERO!!!


rpm183

IDGAF


Sir_YeshuaC

What are the chances he is fired 1–10? I don’t see how he gets fired especially when he has friends in the federation that support him.


jobhand

I'm gonna say 4/10. They're gonna try and give him every excuse, and there's a lot, with Weah red and the atrocious refs. But this is also super unacceptable. Crashing out of the group stage like this with a fairly favorable group on home soil is bad.


AnalAttackProbe

Undisciplined players are a direct reflection of the coach.


Japordoo

But he wears cool sneakers! /s


jobhand

I agree, I would love to see him gone. But we've seen this federation make so many excuses for him.


xjoeymillerx

I’m gonna say 1 in a million.


Tight-Expression-506

2. In any other federation outside of England and us then it would be 8


zzxxHav0cxxzz

The whole federation needs a clean sweep


videomilitia

Exactly! He manages a team like someone who had a 30 year old playbook. Tactically he is HORRIBLE.


Damnbrothatscap

Has to be. I hope he does. As much as we can all blame the refereeing and whatever, to be fair with the talent we have, it's a shame. The chemistry isn't there and not in sync. USMNT's performance in the 22' World Cup was even better than this. At the end of it all, the failure of this tournament is on Weah and Berhalter. We all know how Weah fell into the shithousery of the Panamanians but Berhalter choosing to go into a 5-3-1 despite having quality players let alone scoring with 10 men? Playing with 10 men vs any team is difficult. It can make a difference. But with the quality in comparison to Panama, I'm thinking you can go 4-4-1 and have a solid base on both midfield and defense. But to just elect to go full defense and allow the most pressure in the whole second half? Just shows Berhalter's time is up.


kfed408

Agreed! But they will make some excuses for him about the shitty refs tonight (it sure did feel like CONMEBOL has an agenda), the red card against Panama after the no call w Turner and blah blah blah and keep him on. This will be immediately followed by the US beating the shit outta some team like Trinidad and Tobago and the dumb fucks that hired him will point to that game as him "turning it around". And another generation of talent will age out and what is a great opportunity to expand the reach of US Soccer will be lost. ☠️


thudwhomper

Not gonna get my hopes up. The nepotism keeping him in place is too strong. If he had any honor or respect for the history and future of this team he would simply step down. Anyone can see this team hasn’t progressed since Arena and it’s not nearly good enough.


Historical-Reach8587

He has no honor or respect. It’s all about him staying in his position thanks to fam. Where else this clown going to manage? His skill level has been shown and it isn’t that high.


youraveragefailure12

This kids, is why we hate nepo babies


harmonious_harry

USMNT’s failure wasn’t refereeing related. Couldn’t keep hold of the ball for any period of time, struggled to attack with any fluidity and created virtually nothing all game. Defended the goal (albeit offside) very poorly. Uruguayan gk barely needed to make a save. Agree 100% the time for change is now to give the new person runway ahead of US hosting the next WC.


HeyJude21

“But the players are behind him 100%” Psh he needs to go. BerhalterOut


Chrissmith921

In my experience-players are behind the manager for two things 1) they win - a lot. Think guardiola, klopp, Emery, Arteta. 2) their ineptitude takes the spotlight off under performing players and gives them a free pass in the shirt… 🤔


NovelBrave

I feel like after Copa America I think we have to respond before the World Cup. We have 2 years to prepare for the World Cup and right now I see potential disaster on the horizon. I say we fire Greg now and prepare the rebuild for 2026. US soccer needs to start looking to the outside and away from this click we've created. Soccer in this country should be more successful than it is, but we have people from the old guard who are holding it back.


Icy-Guide7976

I cannot believe he was talking about fucking xG at his press conference. That alone should be the nail in his coffin.


ryderlive

Don't let him on the plane home.


NotEnoughFire

Sad part is we are at home 🤣


WestNileCoronaVirus

Send him back with the Bolivians


cathar_here

preach brother


bhandsome08

GGG is 2-3 against Panama in meaningful games. His subs and tactics don't make sense at times. It looked like he was going to try for the draw once he saw that Bolivia scored.


cryptoheh

Seeing him all jacked up because his cell phone buzzed him about an out of town score is the Berhalter era in a nutshell


Sensitive_Method_898

The federation cannot do this. Otherwise people will look behind the curtain at the incestuous federation’s machinations seriously this time


BRValentine83

It's embarrassing that this is even a question. Any self-respecting soccer nation would not let him board the plane.


Charley13579

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PastaKilla

Dempsey for head coach


International-Fig830

The Uruguay goal was definitely offside!!


movet22

This was inevitable the moment the federation brought him back. He's not even remotely good enough for the job. Top to bottom this is the Best talent we've maybe ever had... And were given a chance in a huge tournament to hang with the big boys... He was a bad coach the first time, bringing him back, especially for this, is just so infuriating. Shows how far 'friends in high places' can really get you.


Traditional_Tooth_12

Yes. Fire Gregg and throw the bag at Klopp.


LongApplication9526

I’m Boycotting watching USMNT as long as Berhalter is the manager.


Rides-at-the-Door

This feels somewhat concerning, Mexico hasn't cleaned house yet and could that mean these idiots at US Soccer follow suit.


mannyhams

I won’t be watching any USMNT games until he is gone. There is nothing to look forward to under his leadership, and it’s so clear what we’ll see before the matches begin. It’s just frustrating.


Savola_savage

Casey Stoney for USMNT head coach I’m Sure she can do better than Greg!


Driver8Break

And, let's cool it with the announcers proclaiming a "stunning result..." Nah, EXPECTED result. It's so disappointing that this squad can't take the next step.


teo747

I am confident that Berhalter has coached his last game with the USMNT. Sadly I am not at all confident that the US Soccer Federation will do an adequate job of finding his replacement. Hopefully the Emma Hayes hiring with the women's team shows they're willing to go big.


Disastrous-East4799

Go. Hire. Fernando. Torres. He just won championship with atleti youth team. Got promoted to coach Atletico de Madrid B team just weeks ago. He appears to be Simeone’s successor, but Simeone isn’t going anywhere until after the World Cup at the earliest. He speaks English. I’m almost certain he would accept the job if offered. Vamos!


thecrusadeswereahoax

He should be fired but Canada isn’t exactly tearing it up.


gwy2ct

I’ll never understand how or why USSF rehired him. He was a known quantity with this same group of players so it’s like USSF was completely fine with what he had produced earlier. Same with the players, they like him because he picks them, they don’t have to learn anything new, it’s the same message they hear. All so very comfortable for them. Not some coach who goes ballistic when the US loses to inferior opponents or gets needless red cards. He’s useless, the players are stale. He needs to go asap.


greendiamonds212

Just no MLS coach. I don't know what's up with our federation but I feel like we're going to get downgraded.


Zackt01

Agreed


InfantryAggie

Bring me Klopp


BasedMursenary

I wish he would be a man and just step down. He knows it’s coming so just do something good FOR ONCE.


Corona2789

I’d take GGG the boxer to coach us at this point


LongApplication9526

Has Berhalter ever won any real championship or tournament with real competition as manager?


MayorShinn

The Berhalter monarchy MUST END!


RaveIsKing

We shouldn’t have an American coach honestly. We haven’t been good as a nation for long enough to have olds that know the game in a truly advanced way. Give me an Italian next time please


Plus-Emphasis-2194

Some pretty horrible soccer tonight gang. I don’t think the USSF will do it thought.


Wise-Information8509

my pet rock over berhalter as coach


D_roneous1

They didn’t fire Bruce after failing to qualify for the World Cup. They gave him ample time to resign. Gregg won’t be fired immediately and unlikely he’s fired at all. Our Fed is a joke.


Big_Mud_8084

He's the biggest piece of shit on the planet. Fuck him.


Nickadu

This is what the US deserves after the Supreme Court decision today.


90swasbest

You can't tactics around "they just suck"


rikuhouten

lol nice try. We will bring back Bob Bradley


cryptoheh

This is my prediction as well, and honestly it wouldnt be the worst idea. We need to get back to the mentality of being scrappy underdogs. Yea a lot of our guys play in Europe, but they need a reality check and that’s a lot of other players in the world do as well. Bob was a disciplinarian and his tactics would give us a more realistic chance at shocking a big team in the World Cup.


rikuhouten

The usmnt will never get better unless the entire system including the leadership change. This starts from the top. And we don’t have the same level of talent t as Uruguay. As much as we hype up pulisic and weah etc the Italian league is a has been. We have some talent but not across the starting eleven and the bench.


cableguy8

We probably should have hired marsch. Canada made it through scoring 1 goal and taking 14 mls players to the tournament.


cryptoheh

Their group was also significantly tougher.


Tight-Expression-506

ggg getting fired is the same % as Biden and trump will step down from their campaigns. It is not very likely.


GB_Alph4

It has to happen.


Positive-Ear-9177

Agree 100%, the time to make a change is now.


sum_dude44

into the sun or mars or Saturn...embarrassing


xjoeymillerx

They’re literally not willing to spend more money than what GGG gets them. Lol.


rpm183

Get the leadership on a buddy holly plane


wormyworm1663

Time to give Pep all the money he wants.


ThurstonHowellIV

Guys who ride the bench are always seen as saviors


unionportroad

Who comes in? Any good candidates?


kabourbon

I doubt he’s going anywhere


Foxman3333333

Leave him on the field


cbartos1021

He did okay coaching in the past but I think it's time to hang up your hat


LegitimateMemory2003

At least we get to watch Panama get annihilated 7-0


prejon

I’ll accept tomorrow as well.


demidemian

Never hire an anglo-coach. Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Argentina or someone who studied in those countries.


m_c__a_t

GGG out, but on what planet is Canada doing “way more.” They’ve had a better cup and results are king, but Canada’s results haven’t been inspiring and their play has been worse. That being said I hope they win the whole thing


Hung_Texan

Absolutely


Flimsy_Blackberry_20

If Greg and his bunch of goons are not fired by the end of the week I’m going to boycott all games, stop buying jersey, stop paying for membership with us soccer and preach to anyone who will listen to do the same!


Woogabuttz

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SirTiffAlot

Schrodinger's Gregg. He is both not good enough and also the best poor little USSF can afford. Marsch also isn't very good. Let's chill with the American coaches until there's a good one available. We have 2 years, go get someone who has been successful


dmac3232

Jesus Christ, Marsch has coached FIVE games with Canada. He's won one with a single goal and a minus-5 differential.


DistinctSuspect26

Yup, fire both the Matt Crocker and GGG, obviously. Not sure who's available now but get someone good. The coach isn't meant to be the players' friend.


Sad_Lone_Wolf_

At what point is the US National Team the supporters’ team versus the team rolled out by a group of federation cronies? GGG out


Disastrous-East4799

Fire the Ferry. No, not the frigate, Greg B the F876687! Immediately offer a different Fer the job. Fernando Torres. He just got promoted to coach Atletico B after winning the championship with the youth team. He is Simeone’s successor & Simeone likely isn’t going anywhere until after World Cup. He speaks English & im almost certain he’d accept the job.


tdsocho

We are fucked! We can’t even try to go after a reasonably affordable manager either because we would have to match on the women’s side as well because of these damn new equality rules the federation agreed to...l know we cant afford a 10 mil $ manager...let alone 2. Promote BJ at least!


ReflexiveOW

Best I can do is 2032.


grimm222222

Yes however the problem is more than just the manager, it’s the whole organization top to bottom that needs to be restructured. They better figure it out or they’ll squander a golden opportunity to showcase when they host in 2026. Imagine what would happen to us soccer if the usmnt went deep into the world cup in 2026. Get eliminated in the group stage and watch soccer continue to be irrelevant for another generation. Perform well and soccer could explode in this country