Episode 44: Former Crew beat reporter joins to talk Berhalter, and a breakdown of the Nike Friendlies

Andrew Erickson, the former Crew SC beat reporter for the
Columbus Dispatch, joins the pod to talk about covering newly
announced USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter, and then Belz and Matt
Hartman discuss what we learned about the U17s in the Nike
Friendlies.


0:30 Andrew Erickson interview

26:45 the U17s at the Nike Friendlies: all the players
discussed to some extent, special emphasis on midfield and
centerback struggles, Gio Reyna, off-ball stasis, Ricardo Pepi
and how the end of the residency program (ultimately a positive
development) may be affecting team cohesion in the near-term



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