With “The Ocho” format set, the United States can now focus on pressing personnel and tactical questions that await them in a post-pandemic qualifying world.
Ulysses Llanez and Reggie Cannon shined, the Olympic team received some answers, and the future looks a bit brighter after a 1-0 US win over Costa Rica.
TYAC celebrates the return of the Bundesliga with a special tribute to VfL Wolfsburg and US star John Brooks as well as a special autographed giveaway.
From the highs of Landon Donovan’s goal vs. Algeria to the lows of last cycle’s Catastrophe in Couva, this was an interesting decade for the USMNT. Here’s TYAC’s Best XI of the 2010s.
Tuesday night’s debacle in Toronto puts Gregg Berhalter on thin ice– and presents the US with more tricky questions as they approach a pivotal year in 2020.
A postmortem on the Canada defeat, and what it means in the big picture.
Very little was gained or learned in the US demolition of Cuba Friday night to open Nations League play.
Tuesday’s game against Canada will be far more interesting.
We preview why.
For the second time in three months, the United States had few answers for Mexico’s press- reigniting old debates about whether Berhalter should privilege system over pragmatism.
A fourth star for the USWNT. Is this the most dominant version yet?
Meanwhile, the US Men failed in their regional championship. What to make of the Gold Cup?
Many American fans were underwhelmed by Gregg Berhalter’s first full FIFA window roster.
While some omissions are puzzling, there’s no need to panic as Berhalter appears to still be evaluating his player pool with an eye towards the Gold Cup and Olympic qualifying.
We didn’t wake up feeling empty or hating American soccer, which is progress.
Why there’s plenty to be encouraged about after Gregg Berhalter’s debut, even if the road ahead is long.
Something inside of me broke in October of 2017. I’ve been a functioning adult since then, but as a soccer writer, I’m only now coming up for air. I wrote about that.
TYAC celebrates ten years of telling American soccer stories in 2019. Reflections on the first decade.