Episode 18: Savior by committee for the USMNT (a shameless depth chart dweeb-out)

U.S. men’s soccer doesn’t need a savior. It needs savior by
committee. We take the metaphor to within an inch of its life and
run down the USMNT depth chart as we go. Later in the episode we
talk briefly about Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama at the World
Cup.


0:30 savior by committee for U.S. men’s soccer

4:10 the party elders — including two likely starters in 2022
and a bunch of question marks

18:30 the executive committee — the young core for the next
cycle

25:00 voting members — the key supporting cast and candidates
for the executive committee

35:45 non-voting members — they’re around, they have a shot
to be promoted, but they’re fringe for now

41:00 leadership track interns — the most promising teenagers
in the pool

55:15 Concacaf at the World Cup



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