#649: Leander Schaerlaeckens on the state of the USMNT, its chaotic history & miraculous growth since the 1980s

Vince is back. He and Belz welcome Leander to discuss the past
window, where things stand with Poch’s project, and the chaotic
history of the US Men’s National Team, which is the subject of
his forthcoming book.We end up covering the major action from the
weekend, including Pulisic’s gamewinner in the Derby della
Madonnina, McKennie’s continued energetic & intelligent play
for Juve, another shiny little cameo for Gio, Tillman’s goal and
“assist” for Leverkusen, and another unconvincing performance
(even in a 1-0 win!) for Noahkai Banks.


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