Episode 1: Arena's 3 big mistakes, and is a "braver" style for the USMNT even possible?

We talk about Bruce Arena's three biggest mistakes in World Cup
qualifying, and go on a walkabout on the hiring of a new USMNT
general manager and what a "braver," as Hugo Perez put it, type
of American soccer might look like.


1:00 the logic of playing your kids when they're already playing
for big clubs


14:30 Arena's benching of Geoff Cameron


20:40 the perils of challenging yourself in Europe for USMNT
players


25:00 general manager hiring ramble


31:20 the USMNT's subpar play in general in recent years


37:30 does a cohesive style mean we have to favor physicality
over skill?


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