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[NewlyRetired]

Philly announced that Cavan will be in the first team roster tomorrow.

So who plays behind him as the 6 in 2026?

Great news on the move up. I hope he gets a late game cameo!

As for being a 6, Cavan is not a defensive midfielder even though his defensive work rate is very good. I don't know exactly what position he projects to in the modern game but any tactics that can get him the ball in the pocket to run at people would suit him best. In the beginning I assume he will be used in a wide spot to protect him from having too many responsibilities.

 

[NewlyRetired]

If Cavan gets his late game cameo, he breaks Freddy's long held record as the youngest player ever to play in an MLS game.

In reality Cavan will probably be 2 years younger than Freddy was but we will never know the truth there.

 

[TLEF316]

Philly announced that Cavan will be in the first team roster tomorrow.

So who plays behind him as the 6 in 2026?

Great news on the move up. I hope he gets a late game cameo!

As for being a 6, Cavan is not a defensive midfielder even though his defensive work rate is very good. I don't know exactly what position he projects to in the modern game but any tactics that can get him the ball in the pocket to run at people would suit him best. In the beginning I assume he will be used in a wide spot to protect him from having too many responsibilities.

Sorry...that was unclear. I was jokingly suggesting that he'll be starting at the 10 or 8 2 years from now.

 

[zoobird]

Philly announced that Cavan will be in the first team roster tomorrow.

If Cavan gets his late game cameo, he breaks Freddy's long held record as the youngest player ever to play in an MLS game.

I'm counting on it - just bought front row tickets for the game, despite a pretty threatening weather report.

 

[El Floppo]

Wanna bet England hire their manager first.

 

[NewlyRetired]

ok, so here is a fun dalliance on a very hot day.

What would be needed for Cavan to make the WC squad in 2026?

Here are my, just short of a miracle, steps that will be needed.


1) From now until the end of the 2024 MLS season, Cavan must do 3 things:

a) Show well in training, both on and off the ball as well as off the field. I am going to assume Quinn is going to be a big help with the off the field stuff

b) Don't do anything stupid in a late game cameo situation

c) Continue to play well for Philly 2, where the bulk of his minutes are still likely to come from this season


2) If #1 goes really well, I think Cavan will force his way into being a part of the main roster for preseason. If he plays well in preseason, 2 things should occur

a) He will likely shed the need for shuttling back to Philly 2 next season

b) He will have hopefully elevated himself to a 30 minute a game player


3) In the first half+ of next season (2025), he will have to play very very well as a second half sub. He can't just be ok, he will have to show real promise offensively. If he does this I think he will have a chance to push into a starting role with a 1/4 of the season left.


4) If and when he gets a chance to start, he not only has to hold it, he has to pop. He can't just be "damn! he is really good for a 15 year old". He has to be "damn!, he is really good"


5) Between early fall of 2025 and May of 2026 (~ expected time WC roster will be picked), he needs to be consistent AND really good.


6) He needs to hope for no injuries (even a semi minor one could curtail these very unlikely chances)


7) He needs to hope the new USMNT coach is partial to taking a chance on a young player with no senior international experience (while rare, there are coaches that have done this for World Cups)


8) He needs to hope that the roster size will be 26 and not 23, as that makes it a lot easier to take a flyer on a player.




So looking at all of these items, I give him less than a 5% chance to pull it off. If he even gets himself in the conversation, it would speak a ton to the kids future.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Wanna bet England hire their manager first.

If I am not mistaken, Southgate was one of the highest paid international managers in the world (and based on only prize money he earned, he was well worth it).

So England not only have a wonderfully talented and young group of players, they also have a ton of money to spend on a manager.

They will have no shortage of candidates to choose from. How long it will take is unknown to me.

 

[TennesseeJed]

Crocker interviews have begun:

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[zoobird]

Just realized that my seats for the Union game tomorrow may be right behind the visiting bench. That means I should be very close to Buck and Bajraktarevic. I'm ready to do some aggressive recruiting. Any suggestions?

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Crocker interviews have begun:

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There once was a man named Crocker,
he was in charge of American Soccer.
He re-hired Gregg once
but thinks he's no dunce.
Here comes another dumb focker.

 

[NewlyRetired]

@MenInBlazers

MAURICIO POCHETTINO A CANDIDATE FOR USMNT JOB per @diarioOle.

The Argentine Alchemist of man management and incredible culture builder is a target to replace GGG according to reports in Argentina

 

[NewlyRetired]

Just realized that my seats for the Union game tomorrow may be right behind the visiting bench. That means I should be very close to Buck and Bajraktarevic. I'm ready to do some aggressive recruiting. Any suggestions?

Buck has fallen off the radar a bit because he got buried by Porter. Up until the last few games, he had very few league minutes this season.

I know Buck has pretty much pledged his future to England but he seems light years away from cracking a roster that loaded with young talent.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Wanna bet England hire their manager first.

Teams like England, Spain, and Germany generally have a pretty set list of candidates. Because they generally hire domestic managers (understanding England had their Sven and Cappello years).

I think USSF would hire quickly too if the fans would be OK with Cherundolo or Curtin. But they’d lose their ****.

I do expect the US to hire Southgate and England to hire Potter reasonably quickly. Both seem like safe hires (PR wise) for the respective federations.

 

[B Maverick]

I do expect the US to hire Southgate and England to hire Potter reasonably quickly. Both seem like safe hires (PR wise) for the respective federations.

 

[bagger]

England with Harry Potter as coach will be unstoppable.

 

[Moe.]

Why would Southgate want the US job? I would think neither side wants any part of that

 

[NewlyRetired]

Why would Southgate want the US job? I would think neither side wants any part of that

Yeah, maybe I am missing something but I have no idea why Southgate would take a likely enormous drop in pay to coach a significantly inferior team..........

Southgate, perhaps unfairly, also has no PR juice, so I would be very surprised to see a sponsor offer up a chunk of money to help sign him.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Why would Southgate want the US job? I would think neither side wants any part of that

Dump truck of money. Way less pressure than he's had the last 8 years. Less work than club football (where he's been a failure). If he doesn't succeed with the US, nobody outside the US will hold it against him.

I just think that Crocker wouldn't have made the "serial winner" quote if he didn't know that he had a big name interested.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Why would Southgate want the US job? I would think neither side wants any part of that

Dump truck of money.

But where is that much money coming from?

Southgate, for all his success, has no real PR juice, like a Klopp or other huge names. He is not Hispanic or even half way exotic that might entice certain sponsors. I would be surprised if a sponsor helped pay a large chunk of his salary.

US Soccer finances are in no shape to take on a huge salary now by themselves unless they start borrowing from the future, knowing the WC windfall is certain to come, outside of another pandemic.

Not being involved in hosting the Copa cut off a large source of revenue for the federation. The money US Soccer made off of Copa 2016 kept the federation flush for quite a few years. Unfortunately it was that success that made Conmebol realize that they needed to get their hands on that revenue first for the 2024 Copa.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I just think that Crocker wouldn't have made the "serial winner" quote if he didn't know that he had a big name interested.

And this is where Crocker would be stretching the truth IMO. Maybe saying "serial advancer" would be more appropriate but their is literally no "winning" on Southgates CV as a manager

1) Middlesborough Manager, taking over a team that was in the UEFA Cup Final the previous season

Year 1 - finished 12th
Year 2 - finished 13th
Year 3 - relegated and sacked

2) England U21 Manager

Finished bottom of their group at the 2015 Euro U21 Championships. And this result was with a team including Kane, Stones, Lingard, Ings, Loftus Cheeks and many other pros.

3) England Manager

Excellent results in Euro and WC but no trophies.

Finished bottom of group in Nations League and was relegated to League B with 0 wins in group after 6 games.

 

[The Z Machine]

I just think that Crocker wouldn't have made the "serial winner" quote if he didn't know that he had a big name interested.

And this is where Crocker would be stretching the truth IMO. Maybe saying "serial advancer" would be more appropriate but their is literally no "winning" on Southgates CV as a manager

1) Middlesborough Manager, taking over a team that was in the UEFA Cup Final the previous season

Year 1 - finished 12th
Year 2 - finished 13th
Year 3 - relegated and sacked

2) England U21 Manager

Finished bottom of their group at the 2015 Euro U21 Championships. And this result was with a team including Kane, Stones, Lingard, Ings, Loftus Cheeks and many other pros.

3) England Manager

Excellent results in Euro and WC but no trophies.

Finished bottom of group in Nations League and was relegated to League B with 0 wins in group after 6 games.

Not the resume I'm hoping for.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I just think that Crocker wouldn't have made the "serial winner" quote if he didn't know that he had a big name interested.

And this is where Crocker would be stretching the truth IMO. Maybe saying "serial advancer" would be more appropriate but their is literally no "winning" on Southgates CV as a manager

1) Middlesborough Manager, taking over a team that was in the UEFA Cup Final the previous season

Year 1 - finished 12th
Year 2 - finished 13th
Year 3 - relegated and sacked

2) England U21 Manager

Finished bottom of their group at the 2015 Euro U21 Championships. And this result was with a team including Kane, Stones, Lingard, Ings, Loftus Cheeks and many other pros.

3) England Manager

Excellent results in Euro and WC but no trophies.

Finished bottom of group in Nations League and was relegated to League B with 0 wins in group after 6 games.

Not the resume I'm hoping for.

The resume would be ok for a $3-4 million a year coach. The Euro and WC results on the surface are quite good, and likely a lot better than anyone else the US could get in terms of pure results.

Now whether Crocker is will to dig below the surface and look beyond just how far they advanced, with a very very strong side, will be anyone's guess.

But IMO there is no way he is going to sign for so little so some one has to come up with the money to pay him, whether US Soccer mortgages the future (which I would be ok with if they were absolutely convinced Southgate was the guy) or they find a sponsor who thinks Southgate would be worth it.

 

[The Z Machine]

Why would anyone want Southgate and his negative football over someone like Bielsa or Poch or Klopp or Don Carlo?

 

[NewlyRetired]

Lozano out as Mexico's coach.

The FMF tried something interesting as they must have seen something in Lozano for the future

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"Jaime Lozano was offered, along with his coaching staff, a contract until 2030, in which during 2024-2026 they will accompany a more experienced head coach towards our World Cup, and later it would be Jaime himself who would retake the reins of head coach in the 2026-2030 process," the FMF said.

"After analyzing the proposal, Jaime Lozano informed us that he doesn't wish to continue. We respect his decision."

 

[Rustoleum]

I think Ted Lasso is the only real choice here.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

I think Ted Lasso is the only real choice here.

Coach Beard. He gets it:

Total Football is about letting go of your baggage and trusting your intuition. It's jazz. It's Motown. It's Pinter. It's Einstein. It's Keurig. It's Gaga!. It's my mother proudly displaying her vibrator on the bedside table! It's about throwing off the constraints put upon you by society and by yourselves! We all know football is life. But a beautiful life...is Total Football.

 

[NewlyRetired]

The England and Mexico openings may slow down US Soccer’s ability to hire since many of the same names are being linked.

 

[El Floppo]

The England and Mexico openings may slow down US Soccer’s ability to hire since many of the same names are being linked.

They will make their selections first. US will take the better part of a year and end up with Dolo or Curtin.

 

[El Floppo]

Meanwhile my feed tells me every out of work coach is being linked... rafa and poch at the top of today's list.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

The England and Mexico openings may slow down US Soccer’s ability to hire since many of the same names are being linked.

I'm surprised Portugal and Martinez haven't parted ways yet, further muddying the waters.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

The England and Mexico openings may slow down US Soccer’s ability to hire since many of the same names are being linked.

Yeah this was my worry with Southgate stepping down. But at least they tend to hire Englishmen.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Tom Bogert

@tombogert

NYCFC talent Maxi Carrizo will be with the first team tonight.Carrizo, 16, awaiting his MLS debut but already has 37 apps with NYCFC's second team.

Has repped both US and Argentina at youth int'l

NYCFC also call up Drew Baiera (17) & Piero Elias (21) ahead of match vs. Atlanta

 

[NewlyRetired]

Eben Novy-Williams
@novy_williams

NEWS: Former USMNT star @TimHowardGK has bought a small minority stake in the @HoustonDynamo and @HoustonDash at a combined $700M valuation.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Quinn giving baby brother a ride to the game

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[NewlyRetired]

Quinn giving baby brother a ride to the game

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I may try and find a crappy stream late in the game just to see if some history is made. I am sure game state will have a huge say on whether he gets in or not.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I may try and find a crappy stream late in the game just to see if some history is made. I am sure game state will have a huge say on whether he gets in or not.

Philly is up 3-0 at half time

 

[prefontaine]

After Quinn scores to make it 5-1, Cavan coming on

 

[NewlyRetired]

And so it begins

 

[NewlyRetired]

lets hope we can look back on this in ten years and be like "wow, this where it started" and not "Cavan has signed with a team in the Finnish 3rd division"

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSu47RbWEAISOso?format=jpg&name=large

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Even got off a nice shot right at the end.
I had the same reaction watching him on the field as John Favreau did seeing Rudy on the ND field.

“HE’S SO LITTLE!”

 

[NewlyRetired]

I am not sure what the Revs defenders were thinking here but Quinn's goal should not get over shadowed by baby brothers debut. What a friggan rocket this was. The keeper barely flinched

Video - af2c3d3c

Video was uploaded to Streamin.me on Jul 18, 2024.

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[Dinsy Ejotuz]

lets hope we can look back on this in ten years and be like "wow, this where it started" and not "Cavan has signed with a team in the Finnish 3rd division"

I took a date to a home game where Adu scored his rookie season. I told her with any luck she was witnessing a piece of US Soccer History.

::narrator::

 

[NewlyRetired]

https://x.com/tombogert
Tom Bogert

@tombogert

Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin on Cavan Sullivan's debut:"We do have a plan for him, it's not just day by day. You saw him dominate the academy, even playing up three years, you don’t see him everyday in training. The staff does. The time was right."

 

[NewlyRetired]

https://x.com/FreddyAdu
FREDDY ADU
@FreddyAdu

Big congrats to Cavan Sullivan for his record breaking debut today. That’s a hard record to break and the kid did it. Well done and good luck my man

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Strasbourg have sacked Viera. https://x.com/RCSA/status/1813914550972141680

edit: reported as “by mutual consent” …

 

[NewlyRetired]

Here is the US U20 WC qualifying/Concacaf Championship TV schedule

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSx4kaNXIAAsp8S?format=jpg&name=medium

 

[zoobird]

Here is the US U20 WC qualifying/Concacaf Championship TV schedule

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSx4kaNXIAAsp8S?format=jpg&name=medium

Nice of them to put all the games on regular tv, but those all start past my bedtime

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Strasbourg have sacked Viera. https://x.com/RCSA/status/1813914550972141680

edit: reported as “by mutual consent” …

Trusted reporters say g he’s negotiating now. Just weird to me to raise expectations in the statement firing Berhalter and then immediately go back to rejected finalist from last time. And he’s not a “serial winner”, at least not as a manager.

 

[gianmarco]

Did we get a coach yet?

 

[NewlyRetired]

Strasbourg have sacked Viera. https://x.com/RCSA/status/1813914550972141680

edit: reported as “by mutual consent” …

Trusted reporters say g he’s negotiating now. Just weird to me to raise expectations in the statement firing Berhalter and then immediately go back to rejected finalist from last time. And he’s not a “serial winner”, at least not as a manager.

Freddy likes him for some reason.

FREDDY ADU

@FreddyAdu

I know some of you are against this but looks like Patrick Viera just became available as well. He is a sleeper name to look out for in my opinion and he would immediately command respect from the players. I still maintain he would do well with this group.