Here it is boys and girls, a perfect example of why recording a podcast for release on a later day, and especially when the gap straddles a big match, is an iffy proposition. Alas, it's entirely too late to re-record the show, so you're just going to have to keep it all in the proper perspective.
On this weeks show, Zach and I discuss ESPN's MLS failings, the continually sticky stadium situation in Portland, the United States at the Confederations Cup (pre-Egypt), and bring in Kevin McAuley from the All Things Footy podcast to rail on the ineptitude of USMNT head man Bob Bradley.
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I do feel the need to frame this weeks show with a little post-Egypt reaction, if only because so many National Team fans are on a high after the improbable result (and advancement) that occurred yesterday. I have not, no matter how well the United States played in their final group game, changed my stance on Bob Bradley. I still do not believe that he is the right coach to take the team into the World Cup next year, and that's a stance that one match won't alter. But just as I said before, I'm not sure he deserves to be fired. Instead, I'd like to see him voluntarily resign.
Our opinions and emotions can turn quickly when we passionately care about a team, and the US victory over Egypt yesterday is just the type of thing that can cause such a turn. One game is still one game, however, and for that reason I think this week's podcast, no matter the fact that its tone doesn't match the excitement that so many of us feel today, is a worthwhile listen.
Hopefully, this is the first step in a turnaround, and a real sign that the team and its World Cup chances will improve over the next calendar year. But until that is borne out through multiple results against quality teams and away from the comforts of hope, I refuse to back down from my belief that things are not as they should be.
End of rant. Feel free to rip myself, Zach, and our guest Kevin McAuley if you so see fit. I won't blame you.
