USMNT World Cup Qualifying talk! Our analysis of Berhalter’s roster, building our preferred U.S. starting XI, what on earth should we expect from Canada, and much more
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🗓️ 25 January 2022
⏱️ 68 minutes
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It’s almost World Cup Qualifying time for the USMNT! On this episode, Taylor, Joe, and Graham dive into the U.S.’s latest roster, preview their upcoming opponents (El Salvador, Canada, and Honduras), build their preferred starting eleven, and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome everybody to The Total Soccer Show. |
| 0:24.5 | My name is Taylor Rockwell, and boy, old boy, have we got a full show today? |
| 0:29.1 | We've got U.S. men's national team roster to discuss ahead of their upcoming World Cup qualifiers. |
| 0:34.0 | We've also done a heavy amount of research on the USA's three opponents this window, |
| 0:38.1 | El Salvador, Canada, Honduras. We've got some Americans in action to discuss as well. It's a |
| 0:42.8 | packed show. Let's get right to it. But first, I've got two fine folks with me today. Joe Lowry, |
| 0:48.3 | hello, Joe. Hello, Taylor. And Graham Ruthven. Hello, Graham. Yeah, no fancy introductions this time. We are going to get right to it. Although, Graham, you've made some U.S. national team podcast appearances before. Those were friendlies of sorts. This is your first competitive preview. Are you prepared to be cap-tied to this podcast when it comes to the U.S. national team? To sweeten the deal, we will send you a complimentary eagle. Downside is you do have to pay all of your own medical bills. Fair enough. I mean, |
| 1:16.7 | I've been waiting long enough for a Scotland call-up, so I might as well tie my flag to another nation. |
| 1:23.1 | So, yeah, sure. I'm basically Stuart Holden. That could not have sounded less committal, but I like it. I like that there was at least some semblance of a committal. Joe, you're the crafty veteran, the old head. Are you going to take Graham under your wing and show him the ropes of Cocker Cap qualifying? I think Graham's eagle is going to take him under his own wing at this point. Man, I didn't get an eagle. I'm just sitting back here thinking, well, I actually don't really want an eagle. |
| 1:45.1 | I don't think caring for a bird sounds particularly appealing. |
| 1:47.8 | But also, Taylor, one other thing, I don't think I've ever been called a crafty veteran before. Yep. Maybe this show will just be a show of first for both Graham and I. You didn't get your eagle? It's been it. I mailed it a long time ago. |
| 1:41.6 | That's not good. |
| 1:42.3 | I'm going to blame Amazon. |
| 1:43.3 | I'm going to blame Amazon for that. |
| 1:44.3 | It's dead. |
| 1:44.3 | I know. |
| 1:44.8 | Let's just fix it. |
| 1:45.7 | Or he's just on the run. |
| 1:47.5 | He might, |
| 1:48.0 | he might, |
| 1:48.2 | he might, I mailed it a long time ago. That's not good. I'm going to blame Amazon for that. |
| 2:00.9 | It stands by now. Let's just fix it. Or he's just on the run, so. He might have escaped. You never know. |
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