Still was such a fun run. Really believed that if we won tonight we also could’ve beaten Spain, likely would’ve beat France, and then I loved our chances against Argentina.
Sucks it ends here.
Pulisic skipped the Gold Cup—much to the dismay of many current & former teammates & his coach—to be “best ready” for the World Cup.
He then went 6 months without scoring before the World Cup & then in the 5 games of the World Cup he missed one & left two early with injury.
the reason why soccer’s not a thing in america is because its entertainment payoff distribution has a mode near zero.
you can sit through 90 min & the modal outcome is nothing fucking happens. american sports solved this with guaranteed event frequency… e.g. baseball gives you a discrete resolution every ~30 sec, & american football every play. the floor is high even when the ceiling is low.
while soccer is a lottery ticket.. you occasionally get mexico/england, otherwise you get the snoozefest that was portugal vs spain.
Blah blah blah. “Change” is all we’ve heard since 2006 and nothing has. Two things remain constant: #USMNT hitting their ceiling & folks calling for “change”. Rinse & repeat.
USA in 2006… Last in Group
USA in 2010… Round of 16 L
USA in 2014… Round of 16 L
USA in 2018… Missed World Cup
USA in 2022… Round of 16 L
USA in 2026… Round of 16 L
Something must change.
This is just not good enough.
Pulisic hurting himself booting an opposition foot instead of the ball was just the cherry on top of a disgusting performance. The alleged best player America has. He stinks.