Mark Critchley

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1,840 appearances 10 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 8 Jul

Mark Critchley’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Argentina are inevitable + Ornstein on Man United transfers · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

Yeah, loved it.

Yeah, apart from staking my entire journalistic credibility on the best team in the tournament not being that good.

The Athletic FC Podcast · Was the USA's World Cup a success or failure? · 7 Jul 2026 podcast

Yeah, absolutely.

I mean, you have, yeah.

Me personally, yeah.

But Jay's on World Cup time still and it's the World Cup, so that makes sense.

True.

I don't think it can be anything more than just power for what we expected from them.

I think the bar for any host nation, any host nation whatsoever, is always to try and get out the groups and to try and have a stamp on the tournament because I think even neutrals, we all want every host nation to perform well at a tournament because it just feels better for the tournament, doesn't it?

I think the US, they achieved that.

They won a knockout game on top of that as well and they've ultimately gone as far as Canada and Mexico as well.

It's enough of a run.

There was enough in those performances, certainly the early performances.

I was pretty surprised by how intense, aggressive, just how dynamic they were in those opening group games under Pochettino.

But is it a success?

I think success would only really count if you were sort of matching your best performance or at least exceeding that.

And look, if we put 1930 to one side, I know they got to the semifinals in third place or whatever, but put that to one side...

The best is quarterfinals in 2002.

And they've fallen short of that, despite the fact that they're hosts, despite the fact that there's been huge investment from US soccer in Pochettino and in this World Cup and in a generation of players going that would lead it.

And despite the fact that they've been given the opportunity to have their best player play in a game where he shouldn't have been playing...

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