Miguelangel Grande Jr

Footballer | Owner of @grandesportsHQ

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

If the best World Cup players trained like NFL athletes for 6 months they would win the Super Bowl.

[Three Year Letterman @3YearLetterman]

If the best NFL players trained to be soccer players for 6 months they would win the World Cup easily

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@lesbois9 @TheFindalorian If it was plenty proper, we’d be a global powerhouse...

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

I wish those people that watched USA vs. Belgium would watch Spain vs Belgium to see the differences in level to understand why USA is still behind.

No, it’s not because we don’t have our best athletes playing.

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@PostTruthEra And those athletes that fall back on soccer aren’t even remotely close to a high level.

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@tincanvetph Yeah and the Big Mac will still continue to be #1 regardless if its not better than whats “available”

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

Poch needs to stay.

[GOLZ @golz_tv]

“You had one job, and you blew it.”

USMNT legend Alexi Lalas believes Mauricio Pochettino should not get a contract extension after crashing out of the 2026 World Cup.

He was speaking on talkSPORT, when he was asked if Pochettino should stay or go.

“Go,” Lalas answered.

“I mean, it's not that I want him to leave. I just think that this cycle has run its course.

“When it comes to Mauricio Pochettino, you had one job. And it was the game against Belgium.

“You win that game, then you're in some rarefied air. And it's not gravy but let's be honest, you're playing against Spain. And you take your chances, you're back in an underdog type of role.

“So I think that they [U.S. Soccer] move on. I believe he's had a good time, but you had one job, and you blew it.

“And, you know, you live and die by that. Every coach understands that, every manager understands that, and certainly Mauricio Pochettino does.”

Pochettino’s $6 million a year contract with U.S Soccer expires this summer.

Should he stay or should he go, like Lalas said?

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@JackWIII @NoblesLawFirm Yes exactly!!

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@CharlesTaylol That was also one game. I’ve watched all the games this WC. Theres levels

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

A player can be strong, fast, and technical, but if they don’t understand the picture early, the game will always feel faster than them.

Spain uses possession to move the opponent, open the next line, and arrive in better positions before the opponent can adjust.

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

USA has athletes. That was never the real problem.

The real gap is developing players who can solve football problems under pressure not just win physical actions.

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@RivalIndigo @NoblesLawFirm No. Its not an athleticism problem. US is probably one of the countries that has the best athletes in SOCCER world wide. It’s something else

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@meds89 100%! Onana’s profile would’ve been a big help. They needed that ball winner in the middle

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@robertomalates2 @mprice14 Yes we have to consider the opponents but also look at how players were moving off the ball, runs being made, chances being created. It was all intentional. That gets progressively harder when you play a quality side.

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@jaypru74 0 ball knowledge is a crazy take

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@PrimetimeZZZ Brazil has 5 WC and Germany has 4. Not a good comparison. Right now, they are going through a rebuild phase.

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@TheFindalorian The US is missing a proper soccer ecosystem. Those best athletes would get stuck just like now. Would some creep through? Sure. They would get identified, hyped, but not play the required minutes to be competitive at world level in the US

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@CrunkATL PTP is some of the problem but not all if it. The system in the US fails in footballers, there’s a limited pathway, scouting/coaching needs to be better.

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@CrunkATL I don’t but I’ve been around the game long enough to understand that is not the problem.

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@StefanMcGrath @Requiem843 Exactly.

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@xXHappyHerbsXx Maybe 20-25 years? The US has the talent and the resources. The issue is not whether good players exist. The issue is whether the system can consistently identify them, develop them, and put them into serious football environments early enough.

[Miguelangel Grande Jr @mgrande8]

@SamB11C @mprice14 USA did not play badly. They had good tactical ideas and created moments. But the game showed the difference between looking good in phases and being built to survive later knockout games