#612: Henry Bushnell on what Poch is thinking & where things stand

Scuffed | USMNT, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America

Adam Belz

Sports, Usmnt, Men's National Team, American Soccer, Us Soccer, Soccer, Mls, U17 National Team, U20 National Team, Youth National Teams, Yanks Abroad

4.8 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Henry Bushnell, one of the key figures in the USMNT press corps, joins Watke and Belz for a discussion of Poch vs Pulisic, what the coach is actually interested in (culture), and a lot more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the scuff podcast where we talk about U.S. soccer.
0:15.0	Hey, everybody, our guest today is consistently the guy asking the best questions when the men's national team coach
0:21.4	faces the press. He's a graduate of Northwestern University and a native of Philadelphia.
0:26.4	He's written for Yahoo Sports for the past eight years. It's got a new adventure coming,
0:31.5	starting next week, but we can't say what it is. Mum's the word. Henry Bushnell,
0:37.3	welcome back to scuffed.
0:39.0	Quite the intro, Adam.
0:40.1	I appreciate that.
0:41.2	And I appreciate Waki being here as well to make up for what I lack in the comedic department.
0:47.2	So I'm excited about this.
0:49.1	Do you know how hard it is to respond to something like that?
0:55.0	He hates it when people explicitly talk about comedy.
0:59.2	I can't handle it.
1:00.1	I can't.
1:00.7	I crumble under the slightest pressure.
1:02.9	Do you know the Burrhalter?
1:04.7	Do you know the Burrhalter story?
1:05.9	He was there.
1:07.3	Yeah.
1:07.6	Oh, yeah.
1:07.9	Okay.
1:09.9	I was there.
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