Don't feel old! They aren't related.I used to watch Asprilla’s dad in England. I feel old.
On #1 — I sure hope the USSF is done pretending to have a serious process and will just get it over with.USMNT can announce whenever they want now. Might want to wait a bit to:
1. Pretend that they're running a real search
2. Get some distance from their first choice getting obliterated in a first round MLS playoff series
Meh, you lose 3-0 it's a beatdown. Generally the thing about Berhalter isn't that he's bad, it's that he shouldn't be anyone's first choice. A guy whose major claim to fame is getting low payroll clubs into the playoffs of MLS is not someone who should be the first and only option, and there is no way Berhalter would be if his brother didn't work for USSF. He'd be the guy you hire after the first 3 or 4 guys on your list said no. Maybe 2 or 3 if you insist on someone who is a native English Speaker with MLS experience (2 unbelievably stupid criteria, but USSF criteria nonetheless).On #1 — I sure hope the USSF is done pretending to have a serious process and will just get it over with.
On #2 — I think that's a bit harsh. The Crew just don't have the horses to keep up with a team like NYRB. They were stuck with two starting wingers who aren't good in Meram and Santos (Meram used to be good but has been bad this year) and have a weak bench.
I don't disagree with any of this; I just don't view tonight's game as a demerit on Berhalter.Meh, you lose 3-0 it's a beatdown. Generally the thing about Berhalter isn't that he's bad, it's that he shouldn't be anyone's first choice. A guy whose major claim to fame is getting low payroll clubs into the playoffs of MLS is not someone who should be the first and only option, and there is no way Berhalter would be if his brother didn't work for USSF. He'd be the guy you hire after the first 3 or 4 guys on your list said no. Maybe 2 or 3 if you insist on someone who is a native English Speaker with MLS experience (2 unbelievably stupid criteria, but USSF criteria nonetheless).
Damn. I had Googled that maybe about two years ago...Can't believe the internet got something wrong! Thanks!Don't feel old! They aren't related.
Between 4 - 8 first team players over the next decade seems like a super low number to me“We’re 10 years into this,” said Scales. “We’re planting a garden, and now we’re starting to see the fruits of that. It’s happened over the course of this decade that you have guys like Isaac and Firm and a number of other guys that are progressing to the point where you can see that they’re almost ready.
“We hope that over the next 10 years that there’ll be four, five, six, seven, eight more guys so that (head coach) Brad (Friedel) can use these guys to make an impact on the field on Saturday nights.”
I'd actually love to see comprehensive data on how many academy players come through to the first team at various clubs. I'd be particularly interested in leagues that are roughly the caliber of MLS, as opposed to the EPL where few academy players make it to the first team for fairly clear reasons.I don't have great context, but is the quote here as super unambitious as I think it is?
Between 4 - 8 first team players over the next decade seems like a super low number to me
https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/post/2018/11/27/revs-starting-see-fruits-academy-system-players-angking-firmino
Live construction camera here:The Timbers began construction on a $70 million-plus stadium expansion project to add 4,000 seats to Providence Park shortly after Thanksgiving in 2017. As of October, they were on track to finish construction by Spring 2019. But Portland’s deep run in the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs forced the club to delay certain facets of its construction plan. Had Portland missed playoffs, the club would have stopped competing at Providence Park in October. Instead, the Timbers didn’t play their final home game of the season until Sunday.
Timbers President of Business Mike Golub said Monday that the playoff run has slightly impacted the timeline around stadium expansion. He said the club now expects the expansion project to be completed by late May or early June 2019.