ESPN FC’s Dan Thomas, Craig Burley, Kieran Gibbs and Stewart Robson reflect on the process that resulted in Gregg Berhalter being named the head coach of the United States men’s soccer team again.
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America got the name wrong.. it's FOOTBALL NOT SOCCER
Gregg was lucky to have good players, any other mediocre manager should have done the same or better than Gregg. Now, imagine a good experienced manager and this generation of players. The FBI should investigate the USSF businesses, something it is not right here. Why do they insist on this manager?
Ofc Gregg was gonna do decent with the USMNT. Mexico is trending downward since the mess with Tata Martino and Canada is trending upward but they are still slowly growing and don’t have the biggest talent pool yet. USA was gonna win everything and be the best in CONCACAF. Gregg shouldn’t of gotten through the whole Reyna drama and domestic violence case but this was the chance to move on from Berhalter and not just dominate CONCACAF but compete with the best teams in the world.
ParloCrock Scam AGAIN! Back to the DUMBSHIT WALTZ!!!!
Unbelievable. You can’t make this stuff up.
What an absolute joke.
You don't think Berhalter isn't going to hold a grudge against Reyna …. you're absolutely wrong lol
Leftwing has control of US soccer.
Craigs reaction is how every country thinks of the USA in general rn not just football. Everything we do is just so overdone and dramatic. AND filled with lies and coverup nonsense.
Matt Crocker sounds like a baseball coach talking soccer.
The USA hasn't won a WC knock game since 2002. And the team they did beat was Mexico. Wonder why…
US soccer just doesn’t want to be good. How do we see that semi final and how free the players play and nowWe restrict them
Thank you SOOO much. Totally agree, USSF treats us as fans like morons. We're smarter than that. We follow which. managers and which players are available. To think we'd fall for Gregg being the only coach available is ridiculous.
It's not about Reyna, it's about playing the strongest 11 and playing people in their strongest position. Reyna is hands down our best 10, and letting him fill that role brings out the best in Pulisic and others around him. Gregg constantly played people in unnatural positions and asked them to do what they weren't good at, instead of exploiting his players' strengths like an actual good coach
why isnt anyone talking about how extremely fucked up it was for gios parents to do that to greg who went to counseling with his then girlfriend now wife and figured it out privately. it was completely unnecessary for them to put this information out to the public. greg should look into a defamation case against the reynas because my respect for the adults in that family is -0.
Kieran keeps avoiding the valid criticism of Gregg and the hiring process and just keeps bringing up the drama with Gio's parents. That is honestly irrelevant to the story. Gregg aired dirty laundry that should have remained in the locker room. Gregg has alienated many players besides Gio. Gregg tactically is about as competent as a 3-year-old driving a car. His performance with the best generation of Americans is sub-par, and the only thing that has saved him is the worst Mexico team in history, and the corruption of USSF.
“Gio is an important player to this team.” So important you thought you could win games in a World Cup without him because you’re so amazing?And “we take domestic violence seriously”? Never mind that it was a one-time incident, (which I don’t believe at all but whatever), you’re telling me the data couldn’t produce someone, for the optics alone, that hasn’t kicked his partner during an argument? I was so grateful for Craig’s response: all that data, not a brain among them.
That’s why we call it soccer because in the US it’s a joke
Wish the world cup was every 2 years
Interesting. Two completely separate ways to analyze this. Seb focused on Berhalters past. That’s the biggest reason why. How dare we hire scum like Berhalter. My goodness he was shook by his past. While these guys focused on the the ridiculous process US soccer does to hire someone and laugh about it.
Kieran Gibbs reading off a script HAHHAHA
Shown that the US is not a serious footballing nation with this selection… mediocrity here we come… Berhalter's ceiling is second round
It's rich and grating for that clown Dan Thomas to laugh at Burley for not knowing how to pronounce hyperbole when Thomas himself is known to not know how to pronounce various words, as we witnessed on this program in the past.
Well said Craig 👏🏻
Can't expect anything higher than round of 16 in 2026
How do you investigate that which happened in the 1990s? Was it reported?
Your England national team at the World Cup stage couldn’t beat the national team you guys clown week in and week out. “Make sure your room is in perfect order before criticizing the world”
The way they just brushed aside the domestic violence like it was nothing 🤡 Berhalter being the manager can’t be good for the squad. What a joke.
Thank you for calling out our federation on live TV. Appreciate you! 🇺🇸
Gio Reyna’s mother, Danielle Reyna has no business interfering in a Coach’s decision of playing time for her son…. This isn’t youth soccer… and her starting this whole mess with Berhalter.. by bringing up a domestic dispute between Berhalter and his wife from over 30 years ago speaks volumes of her character.. she needs to take a backseat and not interfere in coaching matters.
where's Herculez gomez putting a wonderful positive spin on this???😂please get the American segment soon!!!😂
"The ep-it-tome of hyper-bowl" – Brian Regan – Craig Burley
Contrarian View here: We have more young talent playing in Europe than ever before. Our USMNT team is only getting better. We got out of the group stage compared to missing the WC entirely in the previous cycle. We are beating Mexico consistently. Our Women's team has re-built half the starting 11 while staying highly ranked. More young players are going straight pro instead of the farce of the college-sports industrial complex. And , the next World Cup is going to be here! Lot's of good things to talk about in US soccer.
Berhalter should be either be in prison or his head on a stick. The fact that this POS was allowed back is a complete and total disgrace!
On the bright side, Gio's parents have been silenced for their despicable behavior. Greg has learned to keep the locker room stuff in the locker room. And we beat Mexico, again.
The US mens national team will win as much with Greg as ANYBODY else. I'm glad they didn't let Reynas and their little baby boy Gio win and dictate who is the coach of the team. Gio better fall in line .
This is a horrible decision. The people running this organization have no idea how to build a world class team and win a world cup.
Cindy should be put in jail for violating US immigration and labor laws. Matt Crocker is not a US citizen. USSF violated the law by hiring an illegal alien to a position for an American organization.
Craig is so funny . Always keep it real . Love this show so much
I think someone mentioned they can't pay to lure top managers
How does someone who thinks "hyperbowl" is a word have a job?
"Muppets! Absolute Muppets, the lot of them!" – Craig Burley
The real reason they won’t spend and get a real coach is woke nonsense of the women’s team complaining that more gets spent on the men’s team even though the men’s game brings in tons more money and it clearly takes more money to compete in the men’s game.
This it's the type of press that we need for the sport in America… Extremely brave for them to call it , as they see it knowing that their press passes to MLS and the USMNT games are on the line 👍👍👍