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Underdog soccer podcast draft 2021

Underdog Soccer Podcast had a Draft between Matty Knips (@UnderdogSP), Marcus O’Malley (@chasingacup), Justin Moran (@kickswish), Vince Maduri (@usmnt_thoughts) and Chris Kerr (@kerrc17) selecting USMNT players. We did a snake draft 1-2-3, 3-2-1. The person who picked last in…

USMNT September 13, 2021 Michelle Schmidt

One Qualifying Window Down, Four To Go

World Cup Qualifying is hard everywhere. World Cup Qualifying in Concacaf is a nightmare. A young and inexperienced USMNT is baptized by fire for two weeks, setting out to right the wrongs of the 2018 cycle. River To Russia…

USMNT September 9, 2021 Shawn Brooks

USMNT First Qualifier Window: The Tactical Story

The US made it out of the first qualifying window with the minimum points required to call it a success. The general rule for qualifying in CONCACAF is to win your home games and draw your away games. …

USMNT August 31, 2021 Marcus O'Malley

USA vs El Salvador on TV – 9/2 10pm est

The game will be on Thursday night September 2 at 10pm EST time on CBS SN, Paramount+ and Universo El Savador are ranked 64th in FIFA World Rankings and 1538 Elo Rankings USA are ranked 10th in FIFA…

USMNT August 30, 2021 Patrick Keeler

It is Good, it is Only Going to Get Better

USSF called in 26 players for the first World Cup Qualifiers since the disaster in Couva. The roster includes almost all the top players (Tim Weah and Yunus Musah had to withdraw with an injury). However, there are some…

USMNT August 23, 2021 Patrick Keeler

USA goal keepers: Turner or Steffen or Horvath?

It wasn’t long ago when everyone was wondering where all the USA goal keepers went. For decades we had a parade of great keepers from Keller to Friedel to Howard. Even guys behind them like Hahnemann were great keepers…

USMNT August 3, 2021 Marcus O'Malley

the weight of two nations

The call came in, it was my mom. She said “your cousin Peter is dead.” I was living on campus at James Madison University in Virginia and we had been asked by the Head RA if they could use…

USMNT July 7, 2021 Marcus O'Malley

Road to the gold cup

The dates are set, the road is set for the 2021 Gold Cup. The 2021 Gold Cup schedule is locked in now and we know who we will face and the road to the Cup. of the European based…

USMNT June 23, 2021 Shawn Brooks

The 433 and why the USMNT is “forcing” a playmaking 6

T he base formation for the USMNT under Berhalter has been the 433. That’s been unchanged. If you look around the world at some of the best teams, many seem to have the base of a 433. Man…

USMNT June 16, 2021 Patrick Keeler

A Quick Game Theory Look at the September and October CONCACAF Qualifying Window

The USMNT plays six world cup qualifiers in the September and October FIFA windows. It is widely reported that we play: September At El Salvador Canada At Honduras October Jamaica @Panama …

USMNT June 16, 2021 Marcus O'Malley

US World Cup Qualifying 2022

US World Cup Qualifying 2022 begins on September 2, 2021 against El Salvador. They have never felt more pressure than they do now. The team is youthful and very few faces were a part of the previous cycle, but…

USMNT June 15, 2021 Michelle Schmidt

Falling In Love With Soccer

To begin, I am going to tell you two stories about me and my love of soccer. I promise there is a reason for telling these stories, but should you wish to skip those, the section entitled "Growth in…

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