Tim Howard

And that was the headline of the show last week. And it got tons and tons of feedback from... I did some research because I was curious about this. So I don't know if you know this. So in 2014... World Cup, 15 of the 32 coaches were foreign. Almost half. 2018, only 8 of the 32 were foreign. So only a quarter. In 2022, 9 of the 32 had foreign coaches.

And that was the headline of the show last week. And it got tons and tons of feedback from... I did some research because I was curious about this. So I don't know if you know this. So in 2014... World Cup, 15 of the 32 coaches were foreign. Almost half. 2018, only 8 of the 32 were foreign. So only a quarter. In 2022, 9 of the 32 had foreign coaches.

But I guess the point is anywhere between a quarter and half, which is way more than I would have thought by then. And I was going through the list of all the national team managers currently. It's way more than 50% are foreign actually. And that really surprised me. Pochettino, he spoke on ussoccer.com recently about the pride thing that we've been talking about.

But I guess the point is anywhere between a quarter and half, which is way more than I would have thought by then. And I was going through the list of all the national team managers currently. It's way more than 50% are foreign actually. And that really surprised me. Pochettino, he spoke on ussoccer.com recently about the pride thing that we've been talking about.

But I guess the point is anywhere between a quarter and half, which is way more than I would have thought by then. And I was going through the list of all the national team managers currently. It's way more than 50% are foreign actually. And that really surprised me. Pochettino, he spoke on ussoccer.com recently about the pride thing that we've been talking about.

And I want to make sure we talk through all the sides of this. He said, we need to be intelligent in the way that we're going to select the players and not just choose based on talent alone. We need to have the right characters to be really competitive. It's not just about showing up in your home country and trying to play nice soccer. No, you must be proud.

And I want to make sure we talk through all the sides of this. He said, we need to be intelligent in the way that we're going to select the players and not just choose based on talent alone. We need to have the right characters to be really competitive. It's not just about showing up in your home country and trying to play nice soccer. No, you must be proud.

And I want to make sure we talk through all the sides of this. He said, we need to be intelligent in the way that we're going to select the players and not just choose based on talent alone. We need to have the right characters to be really competitive. It's not just about showing up in your home country and trying to play nice soccer. No, you must be proud.

You must fight for the people that would love to be in your position, for the millions of kids that are going to see us and dream to be one day where we are. This is the type of responsibility and commitment we need to show, and we didn't show that in the Nations League in LA.

You must fight for the people that would love to be in your position, for the millions of kids that are going to see us and dream to be one day where we are. This is the type of responsibility and commitment we need to show, and we didn't show that in the Nations League in LA.

You must fight for the people that would love to be in your position, for the millions of kids that are going to see us and dream to be one day where we are. This is the type of responsibility and commitment we need to show, and we didn't show that in the Nations League in LA.

So he clearly understands that side of it, but let's hear your opinion, and I'll give mine on should the national team coach be an American?

So he clearly understands that side of it, but let's hear your opinion, and I'll give mine on should the national team coach be an American?

So he clearly understands that side of it, but let's hear your opinion, and I'll give mine on should the national team coach be an American?

Okay. Well said. The player side of that is interesting too, right? That players who are not, we would say, they are officially American, but don't feel American, right? And you know it when you see it. It's hard to quantify or describe it accurately, but you know it when you see it and feel it.

Okay. Well said. The player side of that is interesting too, right? That players who are not, we would say, they are officially American, but don't feel American, right? And you know it when you see it. It's hard to quantify or describe it accurately, but you know it when you see it and feel it.

Okay. Well said. The player side of that is interesting too, right? That players who are not, we would say, they are officially American, but don't feel American, right? And you know it when you see it. It's hard to quantify or describe it accurately, but you know it when you see it and feel it.

And there were differences between some of those guys that you mentioned and then other guys that weren't. There is just a level of pride when you are born in that country that is different. There is. And it doesn't, I'm saying born in, but that you really feel a part of that country.

And there were differences between some of those guys that you mentioned and then other guys that weren't. There is just a level of pride when you are born in that country that is different. There is. And it doesn't, I'm saying born in, but that you really feel a part of that country.

And there were differences between some of those guys that you mentioned and then other guys that weren't. There is just a level of pride when you are born in that country that is different. There is. And it doesn't, I'm saying born in, but that you really feel a part of that country.