The Z Machine
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I put the odds of a foreign coach getting this gig at near zero. Klinsmann was not a success and I think USSF has a bad taste from that still.
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
The JK era ended badly but it is hard to say the 2014 cycle was a failure.
FWIW, no one who will be making the coaching decision now was involved in US Soccer during the Klinsmann era.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Turner in the studio with Duece and Lalas now, must have missed the flight home.
Says defensive mistakes against Netherlands “100% the most frustrating thing.”
Says defensive mistakes against Netherlands “100% the most frustrating thing.”
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
1. JK, while abrasive and obstinate, did get the program moving in the right direction. Looking at it now, I think he also accidentally illustrated to us all a subtle obstacle American players will have to overcome...
When he put players in unfamiliar positions/positions they weren't used to, their first response was to whine about it instead of throwing themselves into it. On one hand I get the players' mentality; on the other, it exposed the lack of willingness do to whatever they were asked to do--something we're seeing CP deal with at Chelsea. Yes, it didn't make sense to them, but it did to JK and he was the one calling the shots. I don't know how many international players would take to such direction, but I also believe they do have the mindset of doing whatever they're asked to do to get on the field and/or help the team.
Maybe I'm misremembering it, like I did with thinking the S is FS1 stood for Soccer, but I'm pretty sure there was a lot of friction because the players resisted following JK's directions, which is a recipe for failure for any coach and team.
2. I think the choice of coach for '26 is going to tell us a lot about where US soccer is headed for the next 10-20 years. If they go with someone 'domestic', it will mean that MLS players, regardless of merit, will always have a place on the roster. If GGG comes back, I think it's a mixed bag just like his first term was, and will be another case of going as far as the talent alone will take them. GGG did some good things for the overall health of the program, and his ability to court dual/multi-national players is invaluable and I think maybe he could continue in that type of role and let the motivation and X's and O's go to someone better at it.
To me, the 'ideal' coach will either already know the pool of talent he/she has to work with or makes that their #1 priority, then figures out how to get the most out of the talent available without necessarily being tied to a 'system.' Why did Total Football work for the Netherlands? In short, the players had the skillsets and mentality to make it work. Is there another innovation out there that maximizes our superior athleticism? I thought GGG gave us a glimpse in the Gold Cup and the addition of 2 extra subs. In a perfect world, the next coach embraces our superior 'athleticism' and unleashes it on the rest of the world. I'm reminded of the movie Moneyball, when Billy Bean said 'If we play like the Yankees in here (building the team), we're going to lose to them out there (the field). We will never 'Out-England' England and we need to stop trying.
I know that's not new thinking, but with academies in place now that can shape and develop our superior athletes, we may be closer to that tipping point.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
My feeling is we absolutely needed an American this past cycle and we got the perfect guy, but the team is in a better place now and could benefit from a big name foreign manager. But it’s all about who is available and I personally have no preference as to foreigners as opposed to Yank coaches. I don’t think the job is right for a super demanding guy like Tuchel.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
I agree with most of your comments but don’t understand this assumption. Fans often think coaches play favorites and maybe there’s some of that going on but I refuse to believe a coach at this level would make any decision based on anything other than putting out the best team possible.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I don't get that one either but it is a common theme amongst the MLS haters on twitter (you know, the guys who hate all MLS players until they spend 12 nano seconds in Europe and then they are gods gift.)
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Nice to see other countries have their own heat maps like we do 
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
With the benefit of 24 hours, I'm still really conflicted on the game yesterday. We carved them up pretty good until the 18 yards box and played so well overall for four games. But the goals yesterday were chump goals and it's a bitter pill to go out looking so loose and naive defensively. Painful.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I think the lack of playing with anything resembling a goal scoring striker has probably kept Pulisic's assists lower than they should be
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Tutul Rahman
@tutulismyname
USMNT Players with 30+ Goals & Assists (g+a/cap)
1) Donovan - 115 (0.73)
2) Dempsey - 78 (0.55)
3) Jozy - 56 (0.49)
4) Wynalda - 50 (0.47)
5) McBride - 40 (0.42)
6) Bradley - 40 (0.26)
7) JMM - 38 (0.38)
8) Cobi - 37 (0.23)
9) Pulisic - 34 (0.61)
10) Beasley - 30 (0.24)
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Tutul Rahman
@tutulismyname
USMNT Players with 30+ Goals & Assists (g+a/cap)
1) Donovan - 115 (0.73)
2) Dempsey - 78 (0.55)
3) Jozy - 56 (0.49)
4) Wynalda - 50 (0.47)
5) McBride - 40 (0.42)
6) Bradley - 40 (0.26)
7) JMM - 38 (0.38)
8) Cobi - 37 (0.23)
9) Pulisic - 34 (0.61)
10) Beasley - 30 (0.24)
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
As we might have guessed, the US had more crosses into the box than any other team in the group stage.
You know what they say, if something is working, don't change it
You know what they say, if something is working, don't change it
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
If Pulisic plays internationally for 8 more years, he will need to average ~10 goal contributions per year to catch Donovan's total, which is unlikely given his injury history but I could see Pulisic being the #1 player on a per cap basis.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Just opinion on my part, which is woefully incomplete at times. This time around, though, Jordan Morris is the player I was thinking of. He was brought for his physicality and familiarity to the program. Granted we're just a bunch of armchair coaches, but the points about his lack of foot speed and doubts about his current skillset working well against international players were obvious beforehand and on display when he did get on the field.
I'm not anti-MLS by any stretch; Zimm belonged despite his mistake against Wales, and Acosta is a personal favorite; I just think that selecting Morris this time was done for his off the field qualities than what he could do on the field, and being a main player for a team that won an international cup helped.
TBH, I'm going more of what I perceived and appreciate the other perspectives reeling me back on on this one. Maybe my point is more that not all players seemed to be picked for what they could do on the field first, and since that's where the games are won and lost , that should probably be higher priority than 'morale.'
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Players can be chosen incorrectly by the coach and not have anything to do with the league they are in.
I don't agree with either the Morris or the Haji selection but I also don't think that playing in MLS or Turkey had anything to do with the selections.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
If they did hire Tuchel, I think Mark Pulisic would end up shooting up a Walmart or something.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Fair enough and you're probably right.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I believe he is a dual nat, English and Yank
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CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Good work USMNT social media team -- https://twitter.com/USMNT/status/1599470174188425216?s=20&t=3V4eqgvWOTpnF_RZrnrgWA
Sammy3469
Footballguy
I believe he played with England in this Football Federations Cup last month after being in the US camp.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
This is a solid twitter thread focusing on prospects. You will know all the names but he does a nice job summarizing each player
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
First non dual nat name on my list of names to call if I am a new coach is Pepi.
It is such a simple conversation. "you feel the last coach screwed you? Here is your chance to show how wrong he was to leave you off"
It is such a simple conversation. "you feel the last coach screwed you? Here is your chance to show how wrong he was to leave you off"
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
For what little it is worth, the twitter stalkers say Balogun has spent a good part of the WC posting pro US team stuff on his social media.
gianmarco
Footballguy
How does the guy not want to come play with us?
No way he breaks onto England's squad. Absolutely nothing keeping him from being our starting #9. Plus his ties with Musah.
Whoever the new coach is, priority #1 is getting Flo on the USMNT ASAP.
gianmarco
Footballguy
Man, I haven't even been following lately since he made his move to Ligue 1. For Stade Reims, he's their leading goal scorer and he already has 8 goals and 2 assists in 15 appearances, including scores in 5 of his last 6 games.
Geez.
FreeBaGeL
Footballguy
Not to mention, we've kind of headed down the exact path JK was trying to push us in if I recall. That is, guys getting playing time in Europe.
He would have salivated for this current team full of top Euro league starters.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Jesus, Dortmund is going to do it again. Bellingham is going to be sold for a crap ton.
Dortmund has to hold some sort of transfer record after Dembele, Pulisic, Auba, Haaland and Sancho.
Dortmund has to hold some sort of transfer record after Dembele, Pulisic, Auba, Haaland and Sancho.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
English media acting as if he’s all but a Liverpool player already.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I watched the game yesterday and then had to work... wife and kids came home and all asked how the US did.
I didn't know how to answer.
They were amazing, really- took much of the game to the Dutch (LVG game-planned or no) and did their part to impose themselves. For so much of the game, they looked the better team- spacing, finding holes, moving the ball around, breaking lines, limiting the opposition chances.
They were awful, really- too many guys couldn't control the ball to save their lives and too many moving the ball just too slowly. And a collective inability to find the final ball (leitmotif), despite putting themselves into great spots over and over again. Dest and Weah were the only ones on their game in that regard. And it was obvious seeing the difference in clinical ability (not "ability") to finish the chances created- and to create the chances, not wing or flub them.
I did think the Dutch did a fantastic job clogging the middle and making life really hard for MMA- who, tbh, looked gassed after the Iran game. first game this WC where they didn't flat out boss things...and yet, they were still doing a very solid job. with that middle packed, the space was on again for Dest especially but Jedi too. I kept bringing up Daly Blind pre and during the WC- and Dest was owning him. but nobody there for any crosses (Jesus was really disappointing). their best chances were Dest and Weah combinging, but then stuck on the flank and lacking options inside. Those two were fantastic all WC.
CP was electric all tournament- more than living up to his hype to the uninitiated. GB the kid for playing through what must have been a lot of pain, and looking dangerous. that early miss... ugh. but at least on frame and forcing a decent save. with an even passable 9 in front of him, Weah and Dest (and Musah and Swag), we would have seen a huge difference. Sarge was basically that guy for a good half until his injury.
MMA- they forced the opposition to game-plan them with some success... but not total success. even tired, they were dictating most of what was happening out there. so it was sad to see them absolutely shredded on that first goal, and especially so to see Adams very clearly half-assing it to follow his runner. very UN-Adams. Also disappointing to see Dest caught ball watching and let Daly Blind of all people beat him to the space and ball. And Jedi and the CBs to fall asleep- despite me yelling at the screen to watch the wide open guy at the far post.
so the more clinical side won- a side that knew how to create a handful of chances (not flub the final touch) AND finish them (not flub the final touch).
considering the US lacked that ability throughout WCQ, it shouldn't have been a surprise to see them continue this way into the WC. but hot damn- they still were the better team and looked likely/capable of winning against all of these teams if they somehow in some way could have figured that last bit out. and that's something to be proud of and to look forward to with these young guys.
I didn't know how to answer.
They were amazing, really- took much of the game to the Dutch (LVG game-planned or no) and did their part to impose themselves. For so much of the game, they looked the better team- spacing, finding holes, moving the ball around, breaking lines, limiting the opposition chances.
They were awful, really- too many guys couldn't control the ball to save their lives and too many moving the ball just too slowly. And a collective inability to find the final ball (leitmotif), despite putting themselves into great spots over and over again. Dest and Weah were the only ones on their game in that regard. And it was obvious seeing the difference in clinical ability (not "ability") to finish the chances created- and to create the chances, not wing or flub them.
I did think the Dutch did a fantastic job clogging the middle and making life really hard for MMA- who, tbh, looked gassed after the Iran game. first game this WC where they didn't flat out boss things...and yet, they were still doing a very solid job. with that middle packed, the space was on again for Dest especially but Jedi too. I kept bringing up Daly Blind pre and during the WC- and Dest was owning him. but nobody there for any crosses (Jesus was really disappointing). their best chances were Dest and Weah combinging, but then stuck on the flank and lacking options inside. Those two were fantastic all WC.
CP was electric all tournament- more than living up to his hype to the uninitiated. GB the kid for playing through what must have been a lot of pain, and looking dangerous. that early miss... ugh. but at least on frame and forcing a decent save. with an even passable 9 in front of him, Weah and Dest (and Musah and Swag), we would have seen a huge difference. Sarge was basically that guy for a good half until his injury.
MMA- they forced the opposition to game-plan them with some success... but not total success. even tired, they were dictating most of what was happening out there. so it was sad to see them absolutely shredded on that first goal, and especially so to see Adams very clearly half-assing it to follow his runner. very UN-Adams. Also disappointing to see Dest caught ball watching and let Daly Blind of all people beat him to the space and ball. And Jedi and the CBs to fall asleep- despite me yelling at the screen to watch the wide open guy at the far post.
so the more clinical side won- a side that knew how to create a handful of chances (not flub the final touch) AND finish them (not flub the final touch).
considering the US lacked that ability throughout WCQ, it shouldn't have been a surprise to see them continue this way into the WC. but hot damn- they still were the better team and looked likely/capable of winning against all of these teams if they somehow in some way could have figured that last bit out. and that's something to be proud of and to look forward to with these young guys.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I'm probably the biggest Haji fanboy in here- as I've mentioned from the u15s and even watching some of his Turkey games. really thought he provided the right combo of things- not exactly hold up play typical target 9 guy, but good at running the channels, showing and winning balls with his long frame (not holding the ball) to find combinations with runners, and most importantly- scoring goals of all kinds: headed crosses, hitting goals with both feet from crosses, hitting goals from outside the box on shots. what I've seen is what I've want to see from a 9 for hte US.
But wow- he was abjectly terrible in Qatar. and did even worse than none of those things... felt like he clogged space and was a black hole on the ball, and then couldn't make the right decision ever- and lacked touch (to put it nicely). from the outside, looked like he played scared of the moment.
But wow- he was abjectly terrible in Qatar. and did even worse than none of those things... felt like he clogged space and was a black hole on the ball, and then couldn't make the right decision ever- and lacked touch (to put it nicely). from the outside, looked like he played scared of the moment.
Sammy3469
Footballguy
I watched some more pieces of games this weekend and I’m convinced the wingers realized at some point that they needed to get inside more and be more direct which made that 9 role even more invisible. I made allusion to it earlier, but that match in particular was screaming for a 3-5-2 as at least then the man marking becomes more difficult (their back three then has an extra wasted man) and you’ve created width to combat the cutback. I’m convinced they knew they could suck in Dest and Jedi, force them to sprint back 70 yards and wait for the eventual slack defensive play which we already know they have the propensity for. Great coaches exploit your weaknesses and that’s exactly what LvG did. He also correctly guessed MMA hadn’t seen man marking as a group and how to free each other up. They’re good at direct passes and using their athleticism to create the space individually, but not proficient at creating that space with their movement as a unit.
I’m sort of over it, but it’s also evident that even the best MLS coach (save prime -Arena) isn’t truly up to second order tactics. It’s akin to something like a competitive 7 game NBA series where the loser of each game makes a tweak to win the next game. Great coaches make those series 7 games tweaking after each loss, average coaches can’t make those effective tweaks and you end up with an exciting 5 game series and their fans lament what could have been. That’s us.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
GGG being bad tactically really should not cause all MLS coaches to be painted with the same brush just as JK's, often severe, limitations should in no way cause us to think all foreign coaches are like that.
Every coach, like every player is an individual. The league they play or coach in will never define whether they are good or bad as a broad stroke imo.
TripItUp
Footballguy
although I think it's safe to say that GGG's propensity to favor MLS players over international players in more highly regarded leagues was a noticeable detriment to the team this past cycle.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
We likely don't even qualify with out Turner, Zimm, Pepi, Miles and others.
prefontaine
Footballguy
I saw your post on this before and I think it would have been an interesting idea.
I really wanted Gio to come in and play as a 10 as one area that MMA struggles is showing for the ball and they were allowing themselves to be marked out of the game. Gio excels at finding the ball when given free reign and his movement eliminates the man-marking problem. But I noticed with as high as he was playing, VVD was marking him a lot.
That's not ideal but that opens up Reyna coming deep and pulling VVD out, freeing space for Pulisic or Weah (or Aaronson if we'd have put him out wide) who should then push higher allowing them to attack the wide centerbacks without cover. Well executed we'd be pinging balls into Gio who could then either turn or lay it off to McKennie/Musah driving forward with a wide forward to unleash. That's not really MM's forte but I think it would have worked.
This may have been what Berhalter intended but it looked like a confusing mess with players on top of each other and Gio really didn't find himself until we took out Weah. I think that may come down to a lack of prep for that sort of tactical shift as we've never really played in between the lines like that. Our patterns of play tend to all be to focused on getting around the sides (which is why we cross so much).
ChiefD
Footballguy
Oh come on. He got this team to a World Cup and advanced with a mixed team of MLS and international, with a team that was never fully healthy and together through qualifying and made it through.
He took a fractured program and brought them together and made huge strides for our team. To me any grief he is getting is undeserved at this point. He did everything that was asked of him and more.
Is he going to match up tactically with more experienced managers? Of course not. But he has gotten them to a place where he is definitely leaving the program better than what he inherited. If he indeed moves on.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I was disappointed in his selection but I was not ready for how unskilled he was. It was abysmal.
I can't figure out how he has been getting so much playing time in Turkey. The coach must be very patient with all his flaws and is happy that he has finished enough goals to keep him on the field.
Even worse for me was GGG's evaluation that he was brought to be a physical player. He did not engage the CB's at all and was invisible on every single set piece we had while on the field.
IMO, both Haji and Jesus should be removed from the call up pool for a while to give others a chance. I know he came on so late but I still thought Vasquez would have been better than both, never mind Pepi which should have been a slam dunk pick.
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TripItUp
Footballguy
both can be true
TripItUp
Footballguy
I agree. My larger point is we can do better. Thanks for your service Greg, but it's time we upgrade.
ChiefD
Footballguy
Yes, agree.
encaitar
Footballguy
The hate Berhalter is getting is ridiculous. Was he a nepotism hire? Probably played into it, but he also would've been on a shortlist without his brother involved anyway.
The thing that pisses me off is that he took over a team that had nothing. It was Christian Pulisic and a bunch of scrubs. At the time of his hire, these were the projected "big names" for the 2022 WC. Pulisic, John Brooks, Zack Steffen, Deandre Yedlin, Jozy Altidore. The teams Gregg took over featured guys like 95 year old Michael Bradley, Gyasi Zardes, Will Trapp, Omar Gonzalez, Nips, and Sebastian Lletget.
What World Class coach is taking over that bunch of misfits? Answer: None. It was Gregg that immediately brought in McKennie and Adams(yes even though he was an idiot for starting him at RB at first to try and keep Bradley involved) and started looking for young talent both home and abroad. Without him, we likely don't have Dest, Jedi, or Musah. Balogun seems to be all but written in pen at this point and might single handedly solve our issue at the 9. That's Gregg's influence and legacy and he deserves plaudits for it.
Should we expect and hope for a better manager now? Absolutely. However, that shouldn't stop us from recognizing what Gregg did nor from thanking him for his time with the team.
The thing that pisses me off is that he took over a team that had nothing. It was Christian Pulisic and a bunch of scrubs. At the time of his hire, these were the projected "big names" for the 2022 WC. Pulisic, John Brooks, Zack Steffen, Deandre Yedlin, Jozy Altidore. The teams Gregg took over featured guys like 95 year old Michael Bradley, Gyasi Zardes, Will Trapp, Omar Gonzalez, Nips, and Sebastian Lletget.
What World Class coach is taking over that bunch of misfits? Answer: None. It was Gregg that immediately brought in McKennie and Adams(yes even though he was an idiot for starting him at RB at first to try and keep Bradley involved) and started looking for young talent both home and abroad. Without him, we likely don't have Dest, Jedi, or Musah. Balogun seems to be all but written in pen at this point and might single handedly solve our issue at the 9. That's Gregg's influence and legacy and he deserves plaudits for it.
Should we expect and hope for a better manager now? Absolutely. However, that shouldn't stop us from recognizing what Gregg did nor from thanking him for his time with the team.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Steven Goff
@SoccerInsider
Top five markets for Fox World Cup coverage of USA v Netherlands
1. Cincinnati
2. St Louis
3. Washington DC
4. Kansas City
5. Austin
Overall: almost 13 million on Fox alone.
@SoccerInsider
Top five markets for Fox World Cup coverage of USA v Netherlands
1. Cincinnati
2. St Louis
3. Washington DC
4. Kansas City
5. Austin
Overall: almost 13 million on Fox alone.
Sammy3469
Footballguy
I think that's right as Reyna was showing for the ball on both the right and left sides. So I do think that was GGG's intent (and also the reason Reyna wasn't playing as it breaks the defensive setup), and I think it was somewhat effective change since he's the best guy on our team playing to and creating space (off topic: there was this comment in the England match that Henderson is so popular with his teammates because he recognizes what's happening and will make 30 yard runs to simply get out of the way) and it seemed to open some space around the box.
I was also thinking a pretty simple thing would have been to have CP and Weah switch sides and see what the Dutch would have done mid-first half.
So I can't say GGG didn't try something (and frankly it would have been an exciting last 15 minutes if we hadn't conceded), he just waited too long to try it and more importantly was either too stubborn or too naive to realize starting with Jesus as 9 was effectively a worthless.
Sammy3469
Footballguy
It was that I haven't seen anyone (save maybe Schmetzer) that seems really tactically flexible. Even someone like Cushing is a big step down tactically from Delia. I'm on the West Coast now so see mostly west coast MLS and the NYCFC matches, so maybe that isn't true of some of the Midwest/Southern teams who I don't see a lot of, but I sort of doubt it.
More than anything (and this is a blanket statement from watching 2-3 MLS matches a week), I think it's fair to say MLS coaches don't see (and have to react) to some of the best tactics out there. Let me put it this way, (and before I say this I don't necessarily think Marsch is the answer...there's something about him that screams much more club coach vs national team coach personality-wise to me), but I do think Marsch continues to get better as a coach by having to go against the Pep's of the world week in and week out. Yes he wants to high press, but he's already had to adapt as even bottom of the table teams figured out how to exploit it after only have a few games on film. He's better for that as a coach for taking that punch with the pressure (being within a game of being fired must focus the mind), and figuring out how to adjust. At least in my mind the MLS/Europe divide is something akin to college football or basketball coaches not being good as NFL/NBA coaches. Yes there are a few that succeed (Pete Carroll for instance), but the vast majority flame out since they've risen to the top of a water-down pool of talent and simply look good in comparison. There's a step up there in coaching ability that they're just not used to.
Needless to say I don't know who the coach should be which is more or less why I'm fine with what happened since maybe GGG was forced to simplify his tactics and stick with rote patterns with the youngest/one of the youngest starting teams in the WC and I'm just a dope typing on a computer. And frankly there's a lot of sense in that...keep doing what you do well until someone stops you...it just so happened that we got stopped 10 minutes into the match on a play our best player had his worst moment of what he's typically world class at.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
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watke
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I think Berhalter should move on to next thing but I'm also curious what full usmnt twitter armageddon looks like
El Floppo
Footballguy
Strange...He doesn't have to make a decision soon. Will be plenty of time before WCQ to see if he can push his way into competition for the england side or not.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Sciaretta is throwing water on the hopes of the US getting into Copa America in 2024. He is saying that even if we do get an invite, that no team has to release players for the tournament since as a guest country, you don't fall under the same FIFA release rules as countries within the Confed.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
These are not all Yanks obviously but it does not really matter because most of this just gets plowed right back into development. I don't think we are close to a tipping point yet but all the signs point to this not only being profitable in the short term, but repeatable in the future
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Tom Bogert
@tombogert
Biggest outbound MLS transfers already this winter:
Gaga Slonina. Chicago Chelsea, up to $15m
Ismael Kone. Montreal Watford, ~$8-10m
Djordje Mihailovic. Montreal AZ Alkmaar, $6m
Paxten Aaronson. Philadelphia Frankfurt, $4m
Alistair Johnston. Montreal Celtic, ~$3.5m
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Tom Bogert
@tombogert
Biggest outbound MLS transfers already this winter:
Gaga Slonina. Chicago Chelsea, up to $15m
Ismael Kone. Montreal Watford, ~$8-10m
Djordje Mihailovic. Montreal AZ Alkmaar, $6m
Paxten Aaronson. Philadelphia Frankfurt, $4m
Alistair Johnston. Montreal Celtic, ~$3.5m
