US Soccer at World Cup

The US coaching staff and the team deserve kudos for reaching the knockout round. Our victories and our losses should tell us we have a long way to go to be competitive in the top tier of the World Cup. I will say the same thing that I said in 1998 when I worked with the team and in my observations of each succeeding World Cup – we seem to be very naïve in our preparation. Not just in preparation for the World Cup but in how we identify and develop our players from the time they enter the system. Hopefully this World Cup will help us to change and innovate by looking closely at what we did well and what we did poorly.  As food for thought – Our 2022 World Cup players are now 10 to 12 years old. What are we doing to make them better than our current crop of players? What are we doing differently?