We begin with some unfortunate news involving a prominent U.S. men's national team player.

So a junior desk picked up a knee injury in training with PSV on Saturday.

It's been called a serious injury that's going to keep him out for an extended period.

We haven't seen an official timetable yet, but it looks like he will miss the Copa America this summer.

How big a loss is that for the US?

It's huge because for well, not all. for the pen starter for this national team and has been vital in terms of up and down that right-hand

side providing an incredible talent and ability with the ball, incredible speed, and the big problem for Greg Berhalter in this team

is nobody like the number nine position has yet stepped up and even challenged,

even remotely challenged.

And at times in the past when we have seen players play in that position, the Scallies and

stuff, they have not shown that they're even close to stepping into his shoes right now.

So it also does provide Greg Berthaltor with possibilities of doing some different things.

Yes, let's remind you, in the Nations League semifinals against Jamaica,

death was suspended. Joe Scali started and was so poor that Greg Beralter yanked

them off at halftime and moved West and McKinney to write back in the second half.

We should also note that during a guest appearance on this pod,

Stu Holden advocated for Tim I Weiya to be the U.S.

is right back.

We've moved one step closer to that potentially being a reality.

While Fran Arthur, who's visiting us today, also dropping takes, she thinks the U.S. should play in a back three in light of this injury.

Well, that would, in a strange way that would put a value on

deaths the likes of which we have never seen in a fundamental change of structure

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