Welcome to the Total Soccer Show in USMNT Weekly.

It's our regular foray into all things men's national team.

And today, we're looking at how far we've come from the last World Cup to this one,

specifically the development and progress of players who featured in Qatar four years ago.

Here we go. My name's Ryan Bailey joining me today. Hello, Taylor Rockwell. How are you, sir? I'm nervous. I'm not going to lie. This question was intriguing to me. I was really excited to do this episode. I assumed it was going to be all like rosy, happy thoughts. And instead, I'm left a little bit concerned about the state of the squad. Not fully concerned. Just a little bit.

Don't be nervous, Taylor. We'll hold your hands. We're all here. We're all friends. It's all good. We're just having a chat. We're having a chat with Graham Rutherland. Graham, can you believe it's four years since we're watching the US and the World Cup doing shooies in Bleacher Reports office in New York? It feels like a different life.

Yeah, I'd completely forgotten about that.

I wonder if the shark costume Shoeys in Bleacher Reports office in New York. That feels like a different life.

Yeah, I'd completely forgotten about that.

I wonder if the shark costume is still kicking around the Bleacher Report offices.

It's not because I stuffed it in my bag to take it home.

It's another room.

Yeah.

They have it framed up on the wall in a shadow box and the caption just says,

this is what Graham Rutherman wore when he briefly had a breakdown.

Yes, that breakdown is still continued.

Very good. Good stuff.

Jerry Lowry, how are you?

I'm great, man.

I didn't expect to be casting my mind back to the depths of night at the 2022 World Cup.

I mean, there were some special moments in that office. I feel like some of my most delirious moments of my entire life, maybe like three of the top five came in that office. And yes, one of them was watching Graham wear the shark costume. If you don't know what we're talking about, whoever has this video, you've got to put it in the Discord again because it's gold and people need to see it as often as they can. Very good. All right. Here we go. USMNT Weekly. Actually, before we here we go, I hear we go too soon because I want to tell you about patreon.com slash total soccer show. Our bonus feed where you get bonus episodes. You get bonus video, including but not limited to Graham making beige Scottish food.

Oh, come on. Tell me that doesn't look good. Tell me you didn't want that.

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