Hello,

Hello, everybody, and welcome to the Total Soccer Show.

I'm going to make the end as long as I possibly can every single time.

My name is Taylor Rockwell.

On this episode, we're going to be taking in-depth looks at five more Americans in the USM&T pool.

They would be Sergenio Dest, Tim Wea, Jesus Ferreira, Luca De LaTore, and young Chicago Fire goalkeeper Gabrielle Sloanina. To talk about those guys and probably some other stuff as well, I'm joined by two gentlemen who have all of the answers you're going to need. Up first, a man who knows exactly how to solve the number nine situation for the U.S. It's Joe Lowry. Hi, Joe.

Yeah, I'm already working on Robert Lewandowski's paperwork. So as soon as that goes through to FIFA, we are good to go, folks. It's an innovative solution, Joe. Fingers crossed, I like it. So that's a good solution there. We'll see what we've got elsewhere because with us today as well is a fellow who studied the tape has prepared an official ranked list of the 20 best goalkeepers in the pool and who should start against which

opponent. It's Graham Ruthven. Hi, Graham. Hello, Taylor. Yes, that's exactly what I have done. I do

indeed have all the solutions. I've heard Americans really like it when Brits tell them how to fix

their soccer teams and soccer culture. So that's what I'm here to do. No more huddles. No more huddles. No more huddles. Don't get me started on that. Wow. Geez. Don't get you started on huddles. Graham, you're anti huddle. Is that what I'm hearing? No, no, no. I just can't believe that Marsh is getting dug out for that way. And as someone who lives in Glasgow, there's a team here who have been doing huddles for like 100 years.

But yeah, apparently now Jesse Marsh has brought college basketball to the Premier League.

Don't get me started.

I'm already getting started here.

I like it.

I like, and it's like Phil Brown to me is the most notorious, like, usage of a huddle ever at Hall City when he like kept the players on the pitch for half time, was it? Like that one was the one where I understand why there was consternation, confusion, criticism. Jesse Marsh just having a talk. I don't know about that one. I don't have as many issues. But Graham, I'm glad that you've come out confidently on the side of anti-Huddle and anti-America. Thanks for that. Yeah, that will get me. Certainly the anti-huddle stance will get me in trouble where I live. It will get you, I guess, like regular appearances on a couple different talking head shows in the UK, though. So there's that. Yeah, and they pay better than the other

shows. That's the best paid ones, so, you know, can probably afford my diesel bill a bit more

topical there. I think I forced Graham into a quarter that I did not mean to force them into

right from the jump. So, I'm going to transition us back to talking about the actual substance

of today's episode. We're going to break down those players I mentioned, talk about where they fit, what's good about their game, what they need to work on. On previous episodes, we've gone in depth on Miles Robinson, Walker Zimmerman, Kevin Perides, Zach Seff, and Gio Raina, Josh Sargent, Jesse Zardez, Christian Pulisick, Anthony Robertson, Eunice Musa, and Tyler Adams.

Those are over two different episodes, so if you want to hear about those fellas, go back and listen to those.

But for the purposes of today's show, it's worth mentioning that we've got three World Cup qualifiers later this month.

We've got Mexico away on March 24th. Then we're home to Panama, and then the final game away to Costa Rica. And I want to mention that to say that I think I'm feeling strangely optimistic,

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