Tim Howard
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The team you play against. When you go on the road and you get three points, it's the same. Or if you get a point, you're basically stealing two points from another team playing at home, okay? So the goal for us in qualifying was win all of our home games, which would get you to 15 points, win a game or two on the road, draw a game or two and you're in. And that's it. Simple as that. Okay.
The team you play against. When you go on the road and you get three points, it's the same. Or if you get a point, you're basically stealing two points from another team playing at home, okay? So the goal for us in qualifying was win all of our home games, which would get you to 15 points, win a game or two on the road, draw a game or two and you're in. And that's it. Simple as that. Okay.
When you lose your first two and one of them's at home, you are so far behind the eight ball because of the points the other teams picked up. that you are in a race that you almost can never win. And the fact that Bruce got the team back to a place where they just needed to win in Trinidad, and everyone will say that game was a failure, no question.
When you lose your first two and one of them's at home, you are so far behind the eight ball because of the points the other teams picked up. that you are in a race that you almost can never win. And the fact that Bruce got the team back to a place where they just needed to win in Trinidad, and everyone will say that game was a failure, no question.
When you lose your first two and one of them's at home, you are so far behind the eight ball because of the points the other teams picked up. that you are in a race that you almost can never win. And the fact that Bruce got the team back to a place where they just needed to win in Trinidad, and everyone will say that game was a failure, no question.
But to say you're going to only lost two games and that it was just so easy for those remaining eight games. By the way, one of those games was going to be Mexico away. Those remaining eight games, which is almost never a win or even a point, is ridiculous. So... That's a, that's just a dumb comment in 2002 to say the team was lucky at the level that we are at with our national team.
But to say you're going to only lost two games and that it was just so easy for those remaining eight games. By the way, one of those games was going to be Mexico away. Those remaining eight games, which is almost never a win or even a point, is ridiculous. So... That's a, that's just a dumb comment in 2002 to say the team was lucky at the level that we are at with our national team.
But to say you're going to only lost two games and that it was just so easy for those remaining eight games. By the way, one of those games was going to be Mexico away. Those remaining eight games, which is almost never a win or even a point, is ridiculous. So... That's a, that's just a dumb comment in 2002 to say the team was lucky at the level that we are at with our national team.
And we're still there. You have to have some element of fortune throughout a tournament.
And we're still there. You have to have some element of fortune throughout a tournament.
And we're still there. You have to have some element of fortune throughout a tournament.
to advance that's still where we're at we're not brazil argentina or germany or france or spain we still need an element of fortune along the way but to then say that it was lucky to get to the quarterfinals i would encourage you to go back and watch the games um we did have some fortune but we had some great great performances too um So yeah, that's my take on that.
to advance that's still where we're at we're not brazil argentina or germany or france or spain we still need an element of fortune along the way but to then say that it was lucky to get to the quarterfinals i would encourage you to go back and watch the games um we did have some fortune but we had some great great performances too um So yeah, that's my take on that.
to advance that's still where we're at we're not brazil argentina or germany or france or spain we still need an element of fortune along the way but to then say that it was lucky to get to the quarterfinals i would encourage you to go back and watch the games um we did have some fortune but we had some great great performances too um So yeah, that's my take on that.
Go ahead, Len. I know you feel a certain way about this. This is called unfiltered. So Jason, I feel your pain. I really do. I actually received that email too. And I was thinking, I think I've done enough for you, soccer. You don't need my 350, do you? I too received that email. The reality is,
Go ahead, Len. I know you feel a certain way about this. This is called unfiltered. So Jason, I feel your pain. I really do. I actually received that email too. And I was thinking, I think I've done enough for you, soccer. You don't need my 350, do you? I too received that email. The reality is,
Go ahead, Len. I know you feel a certain way about this. This is called unfiltered. So Jason, I feel your pain. I really do. I actually received that email too. And I was thinking, I think I've done enough for you, soccer. You don't need my 350, do you? I too received that email. The reality is,
The decisions that Matt Crocker has made, who is the general manager of the national teams, or general manager of U.S. soccer, I guess, is Emma Hayes, who did not come here cheaply, and Mauricio Pochettino, who did not come here cheaply. I don't know the details of their contracts. It might be public info. I don't know.
The decisions that Matt Crocker has made, who is the general manager of the national teams, or general manager of U.S. soccer, I guess, is Emma Hayes, who did not come here cheaply, and Mauricio Pochettino, who did not come here cheaply. I don't know the details of their contracts. It might be public info. I don't know.
The decisions that Matt Crocker has made, who is the general manager of the national teams, or general manager of U.S. soccer, I guess, is Emma Hayes, who did not come here cheaply, and Mauricio Pochettino, who did not come here cheaply. I don't know the details of their contracts. It might be public info. I don't know.