Has USMNT arrived?

[Larzby]

It's only the sweet 16, but who thinks the USMNT has turned into a team to be reckoned with?
Who thinks this success is a result of the Player Development initiatives from 2016

 

[CleatSniffer]

Its probably a result of the Player Development Initiatives from 2016 that the bulk of the top USMNT talent went abroad and got properly developed

Player	Left U.S. at	Destination
Christian Pulisic	16	Borussia Dortmund (Germany) academy
Gio Reyna	16	Borussia Dortmund academy
Weston McKennie	18	FC Schalke 04
Chris Richards	18	Bayern Munich
Joe Scally	18	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Haji Wright	18	FC Schalke 04
Tim Weah	Childhood	Grew up/developed in France with Paris Saint-Germain
Sergiño Dest	Childhood	Grew up in the Netherlands, AFC Ajax academy
Antonee Robinson	Childhood	Grew up in England, Everton F.C. academy
Malik Tillman	Childhood	Grew up in Germany, Bayern Munich academy
Folarin Balogun	Infant	Grew up in England, Arsenal F.C. academy

 

[Grace T.]

It’s going to be impossible to tell as the fix is clearly in. The Germany game? Everyone was warned the refs would call it that way. The us red card while ignoring the Bosnian rope a dope? Harder to ignore. Croatia? Even harder. But the incompetence, favoritism or outright corruption in favor of Argentina by the referees is impossible to ignore. The missed foul, waiting on the corner, the dfk without the whistle and promptly blowing the whistle at the end could individually be let go as mere refs are subjective. But when all calls go in the direction of one team it’s not just coincidence. The fix is in. The results are meaningless. Soccer is a broken sport. And because of what’s happened it will never catch on in the us— Americans will never accept a sport where whether the officials like a team is the deciding factor.

 

[Carlsbad7]

It’s going to be impossible to tell as the fix is clearly in. The Germany game? Everyone was warned the refs would call it that way. The us red card while ignoring the Bosnian rope a dope? Harder to ignore. Croatia? Even harder. But the incompetence, favoritism or outright corruption in favor of Argentina by the referees is impossible to ignore. The missed foul, waiting on the corner, the dfk without the whistle and promptly blowing the whistle at the end could individually be let go as mere refs are subjective. But when all calls go in the direction of one team it’s not just coincidence. The fix is in. The results are meaningless. Soccer is a broken sport. And because of what’s happened it will never catch on in the us— Americans will never accept a sport where whether the officials like a team is the deciding factor.

Ive always considered soccer to be like competitive checkers. Everyone can see whats going to happen next. What makes the difference is every possible action that makes up the next move. What sucks about the sport is cheaters (in all different forms) can highly affect the outcome. Ironically unlimited money solves the cheating issue at the EPL level. But, everyone else is on their own.