Tutul Rahman

Welcome back Mal! Heckuva finish.

Batlle not stepping out and letting Sanchez walk into the box 12 yards unchallenged to take a shot ... was a choice.

My takeaways for US v MEX 1) US really didn't allow that many chances, even in the first 15. Only real chance was Santi's but Kochen did just enough. 2) US didn't really create their own chances. Only real one was Ellis's against 10-man. 3) Intensity was great. US won duels 55-43 4) Freeman was

awesome on both sides. Cavan's defensive effort was great. 5) Any takes that we're well past Mexico is way too premature. This game wasn't as dominant as the score line suggests. Both sides missing players, Mexico still holders of Nations League, Gold Cup, u20, etc. 6) Great win!

I think Freeman was my MVP in the first half for the US

Great ball by Berhalter over the top to find Freeman. Great run by Reyna to give Freeman a quick breakthrough option. That's basically the route to break this defensive scheme.

Arman Kafai@armankafai.bsky.social

What a ball from Alex Freeman man. Just a great ball into space that Reyna can do something with

First 15 minutes touches in the opposing half US: 5 Mexico: 38

Assuming Poch plays his best XI vs Mexico, maybe it's something like this: Freese Freeman - Richards - Trusty - Jedi Seb - Adams Dest - Tillman - Gio Hall

First half Touches in opponents half: 🇺🇸 118 - 🇨🇱 50 Touches in opponents box: 🇺🇸 11 - 🇨🇱 12 Shots inside box: 🇺🇸 4 - 🇨🇱 5 Second half Touches in opponents half: 🇺🇸 70 - 🇨🇱 64 Touches in opponents box: 🇺🇸 16 - 🇨🇱 4 Shots inside box: 🇺🇸 9 - 🇨🇱 3

Hall's movement is A+

Chile deserved the equalizer. Brady was shaky the entire half (Enter Schwake). US has a 118-48 advantage in touches in opponents half but down in touches in opposing half (9-8). Dest & Reyna are the only ones that can pass or dribble into opposing box. Likely need a third (Albert/Gozo for Raines)

Incredible dummy by Hall

25 minutes in, USMNT has a 43-25 advantage in touches in the opposing half but is down 3-4 in touches in the box. Likely means you have to take out one of the Mehmeti, Raines, Berhalter trio for a more attacking player at half

Assuming a full rotation for USMNT to be able to play the best lineup against Mexico, then maybe something like: Schwake Westfield, Richards, Miles, Jedi Raines Berhalter Mehmeti Dest Hall Albert

I watched the game yesterday with a Peruvian fan who didn't know much about the US team at all. He thought Cavan was the best player on the field by a lot. Had no.context on his age or hype, just by watching the game.

Perhaps calling up #6 on the list can be on the docket next time

futi@futi.live

Probably won't be his last USMNT start.

Interested to see Peyton at LB & how Ellis does as a linking ST. And obviously Cavan. It's a very experienced Peru side (average age 31 vs US's 23) with a ton of familiar names for MLS fans.

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🇺🇸 USMNT Starting XI vs Peru 🇵🇪 Freese; Miller, Trusty, Campbell, Freeman; Adams ©, Musah; Reyna, Tillman, Sullivan; Ellis BENCH: Kochen, Brady, Schwake, Dest, A.Robinson, Downs, Gozo, M.Robinson, Berhalter, Raines, Hall, Pierre, Westfield, Mehmeti, Albert

MLS International Call Ups Sep/Oct '26 By Country ELO Rating Top 10: 3 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇨🇴 11-25: 13 🇨🇭🇲🇽🇲🇽🇭🇷🇭🇷🇪🇨🇺🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇦🇺🇦🇺 26-50: 38 🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇷🇷🇸🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇰🇷🇨🇱🇨🇱🇵🇱🇵🇪🇸🇮🇨🇿 51-100: 36 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇬🇪🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇷🇴🇯🇴🇧🇴🇨🇻🇨🇻🇬🇭🇭🇳🇭🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳🇮🇶🇿🇦🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇳🇿🇧🇫🇧🇫🇯🇲🇯🇲🇭🇹🇭🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇳 100+: 15 🇻🇨🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇸🇻🇩🇴🇬🇩🇲🇩🇧🇯🇹🇬🇹🇿🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇼

MLS International Call Ups Sep/Oct '26 By Federation CONCACAF: 44 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇳🇭🇳🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇻🇨🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇸🇻🇲🇽🇲🇽🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇩🇴🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇯🇲🇯🇲🇬🇩 UEFA: 23 🇨🇭🇷🇺🇭🇷🇭🇷🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇵🇱🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇬🇪🇨🇿🇷🇴🇬🇷🇸🇮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇷🇸🇲🇩 CONMEBOL: 17 🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇨🇱🇨🇱🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪🇪🇨🇦🇷🇦🇷🇧🇴🇵🇪🇺🇾🇨🇴 CAF: 15 🇧🇯🇿🇦🇹🇬🇧🇫🇧🇫🇨🇻🇨🇻🇹🇿🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇭🇹🇳🇹🇳🇬🇳🇬🇼 AFC: 5 🇰🇷🇯🇴🇮🇶🇦🇺🇦🇺 OCEANIA: 1 🇳🇿

All-Time Direct Assist leaders in Club History (All Comps) LAG: Landon - 101 HOU: Davis - 97 RSL: Javi - 85 NYC: Maxi - 85* DC: Moreno - 81 POR: Valeri - 78 NE: Gil - 71* SJ: Espinoza - 70 SKC: Preki - 67 NSH: Hany - 62* SEA: Lodeiro - 62 MIA: Messi - 58* PHI: Wagner - 58* LAFC: Vela - 54

CIN: Lucho - 53 TOR: Giovinco - 51 CLB: Higuain - 51 VAN: Gauld - 48* FCD: Barrios - 48 COL: Henderson - 42 RBNY: Henry - 40 CHI: Nyarko - 40 ATL: Lennon - 38 MTL: Piatti - 37 ORL: Ojeda - 31* SD: Dryer - 29* MIN: Reynoso - 29 CLT: Biel - 21* STL: Lowen - 21 ATX: Wolff - 21 *Current active w/ team

All-Time Goal Scorers (All Comps) for Each MLS Club SJ: Wondo - 176 DC: Moreno - 155 LAG: Landon - 135 RBNY: BWP - 126 LAFC: Bouanga - 122* NE: Twellman - 113 ATL: Josef - 111 NSH: Hany - 106* MIA: Messi - 101* POR: Valeri - 100 FCD: Kreis - 97 VAN: White - 96* SEA: Morris - 92* CHI: Razov - 88

TOR: Giovinco - 83 NYC: Villa - 80 RSL: Saborio - 79 MTL: Piatti - 79 SKC: Preki - 78 CLB: McBride - 77 PHI: Gazdag - 72 HOU: Ching - 69 CIN: Lucho - 54 COL: Casey - 52 ATX: Driussi - 51 ORL: F. Torres - 47 MIN: Lod - 41 SD: Dreyer - 35* CHA: Swiderski - 32 STL: Klauss - 27 *Active with team

Fun fact: LA Galaxy are the only club with two 100+ goal scorers: Landon & Keane

It's easy for full-on USMNT fans & experts to think of the upcoming friendlies as zero stakes thought experiments toward 2030. I'd like to dismiss that notion If we want any momentum from the World Cup, then each game needs higher attendance & viewership than before. These games have to matter. 1/

You may point out that they're <1 yr out from the World Cup (true!), but the USWNT also take way more tournaments seriously & try to win each and every friendly. Our women's side is a serious, top program and they have the following to match. It should be the same on the men's.

Gold Cup has to matter. Copa America has to matter. Olympics has to matter. Reversing the below 👇🏾 has to matter. Current holders men's titles: Nations League - Mexico Gold Cup - Mexico U20 CONCACAF - Mexico Champions Cup - Liga MX Leagues Cup - Liga MX Only ever CONCACAF Olympic Gold - Mexico

@empiregass.bsky.social talks about this a lot. For the following of USMNT to permanently grow in popularity, they have to win consistently & look good doing it. Especially at home and against non-Pot 1 sides. Anything else won't take hold. We can't expect the US audience to stay interested if we

have 4 games in a row of blah performances (especially vs Mexico & US). Of course, young talent has to get integrated, but top programs do that without losing competitive edge and taking each game seriously. Just look at USWNT, the upcoming friendlies vs Spain will be highly attended & contested

For the casual fan who tuned in, they're not going to pay into the "buts". If Peru works us at home, you & I can explain "but we're integrating young talent that's unfamiliar" or "but it's the beginning of the Euro season, so we're leaving top players at home". The casual fan? Not gonna work.

@ellabrockway.bsky.social

MLS xG+xA per 90 Leaders (900+ min) 1) Messi - 1.24 2) Werner - 0.94 3) Evander - 0.88 4) White - 0.86 5) Suarez - 0.84 6) Dreyer - 0.84 7) Yeboah - 0.80 8) Musa - 0.78 9) Denkey - 0.78 10) M. Ojeda - 0.78

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15 Sept

The EFL Trophy becoming the Jersey Mike's Trophy is proper Football Heritage, proper New Jersey Heritage and proper New Jersey Football Heritage

dailymail.comEFL Trophy to land £5m new sponsorship from AMERICAN fast-food chainEXCLUSIVE - MIKE KEEGAN: Daily Mail Sport understands that officials are close to sealing a record, five-season partnership which will also see prize money increased for the competition.

Jakupovic is one to look for in the coming years. Great movement in the box.

Jonathan Tannenwald@jtannenwald.bsky.social

Malik Jakupović has his first MLS goal as a professional. He won't score many easier ones in his life, but they all count. The Union win 5-0.

Cavan Sullivan has 10 goal contributions (5g/5a) in his last 8 games and has a second half to go still. Messi has 11 goal contributions (7g/4a) in his last 8. You know for comparison's sake.

Make that 11 goal contributions (6g/5a) in 8 . Matching Messi's output.

I'm pretty sure he'll be training with the Man City first team in the off season, so City can get a feel of how much can transfer over. Pretty sure he did the same at the u21 level last year (and did well).

Matthew Doyle@mattdoyle.bsky.social

Not gonna be up to us. The Man City hype train has already left the station and every EPL club's got a fan base that is larger and orders of magnitude more unhinged than anything US fans can conjure up.

A Cornell Glen type goal

John Muller@johnspacemuller.com

Cavan Sullivan just keeps doing this shit

@nflscorigami.bsky.social

13 Sept

Shelton! Way to fight through!

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13 Sept

🏈 CHI 59 - 37 CAR FINAL ✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1096th unique final score in NFL history.

9 Sept

Very smart roster here. We absolutely cannot do a youth revelation with only eyes to 2030. That's not how good programs are built, it needs to build on each other. I think this roster does that & keeps us trying to win each of the four friendlies (important to keep audience engaged)

Matthew Doyle@mattdoyle.bsky.social

Armchair Analyst: The USMNT have an extended camp coming up – the first of the 2030 cycle – and that means Poch gets to take a long look at the roster. My predictions on who's included here. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/predicting-t...

backheeled.comMLS’s proposed playoff format is complicated — but it's also an upgradeWhile the reaction to MLS's new postseason format was broadly negative, it could solve some major problems.

9 Sept

I'm with Paul, this is an upgrade & actually rewards regular season performance more than current.

Joseph Lowery@joeclowery.bsky.social

MLS's proposed new playoff format is complicated. Far too complicated, I think. But I will say, this piece from @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc made me reconsider — and even get a little excited — about the new setup. Very much enjoyed having my opinion challenged.

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Ryan Rosenblatt

@ryanrosenblatt.bsky.social

9 Sept

Is that the greatest day of tennis a single stadium has ever seen? All four matches at Ashe today (yesterday lmao) went the distance and were absolute bangers.

theguardian.comMan City-bound 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan is MLS’s chaotic revelationThe Philadelphia Union midfielder has gotten his longest run of game time since turning pro, and the data is tantalizing

8 Sept

Big Foe!!! What a comeback. And Michelsen played out of his skin. Him and Tien have a lot of talent.

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John Muller

@johnspacemuller.com

8 Sept

For years Cavan Sullivan has been more a prophecy than a player. That changed this summer. We have pro data on him now and it's very, very exciting — by some measures he might already be the best teenager MLS has ever seen. Wrote about his game for @theguardian.com:

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2 Sept

Yahoo Sports and Apple TV Team Up to Bring “The Cooligans” to a Live MLS Alternate Broadcast www.mlssoccer.com/news/yahoo-s...

mlssoccer.comYahoo Sports and Apple TV Team Up to Bring “The Cooligans” to a Live MLS Alternate Broadcast | MLSSoccer.comNEW YORK (Wednesday, September 1, 2026) – Yahoo Sports and Apple TV are teaming up this season to deliver an alternate broadcast for select live Major League Soccer (MLS) matches, bringing fans a new ...

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Tom Bogert

@tombogert.bsky.social

31 Aug

🇺🇸 Sources: Everton agree to a deal to sign USMNT forward Flo Balogun from AS Monaco. Fee in the region of £40million ($54m). Personal terms still being finalized. Balogun, 25, close to a return to England www.nytimes.com/athletic/755...

nytimes.comEverton reach Folarin Balogun agreement with Monaco (Gift Article)Everton have reached an agreement with Monaco for the signing of U.S. men’s national team striker Folarin Balogun. Monaco sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships...

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Tom Bogert

@tombogert.bsky.social

31 Aug

🇺🇸 BREAKING: Stoke City finalizing a deal to sign USMNT midfielder Jack McGlynn from the Houston Dynamo, per sources - Fee up to $5.5m. Houston retains sell-on % - McGlynn, 23, flew to England last night www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

nytimes.comStoke agree deal to sign USMNT midfielder McGlynn (Gift Article)Stoke City have agreed to a deal to sign American midfielder Jack McGlynn from the Houston Dynamo, sources briefed on the deal tell The Athletic. Houston will receive a fee up to $5.5 million (£4m), i...