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Who should coach USMNT in 2026 World Cup if Gregg Berhalter is out?
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- Published on Dec 2, 2022 veröffentlicht
- IF Gregg Berhalter is out, who should take over for USMNT for 2026 cycle?
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Berhalter did the bare minimum of what was expected. Squeaked through qualifying t-3 position, out of a group we were expected to get out of. Not saying everything he did was bad, but, we need to find the best coach we can, preferably sooner then later
Definitely. A national team coach should only stay more than one cycle if he performs extraordinarily or apparently has something to give that no one else available could give. Berhalter doesn't have those things. He had his ups and downs. He showed some things. But he failed to change the way the world views American soccer. Onwards and upwards.
Unfortunately he isn't at the level we need to win. People talk about team selection but it was way beyond that. Louis van Gaal was toying with Berhalter. The sad part is Berhalter didn't even see it coming. He got our boys to where they need to be but going forward he has nothing more to offer them.
Had the easiest group and barely made it through Iran
You won't find a better one.
USMNT will thrive with a champions league level coach for the 2026 World Cup. Our tactics and ability to influence the game in real time and adjust to our opponent with subs was very poor under under Greg.
We need a consistent goal scoring #9 and a center back pairing thats comfortable on the ball under pressure. Next is just gaining experience playing friendlies vs top level competition. Very proud of what USMNT has accomplished, #Only Forward!
We need to hire a foreign manager. I know it hurts the US pride but In order to get the best out of our very talented players we absolutely must hire a foreign manager who knows his head from his ass unlike berhaulter. If we hire another MLS garbage man then we’re finished.
Gotten to the point where we praise him for putting the lineup that was obvious
And honestly, he didn’t even do that…he just put a starting line-up together that barely got our approval. There was surely two or three better starting line-ups that could have been implemented.
Yes, time for a new coach!!!
Berhalter , Roldan, Morris, , Jesus, Long, Moore, Yedlin all got to go. The core group is very good and has promising talent in the pipeline.
USSF must fire Gregg asap no more excuses. He makes bad mistakes like putting bad players on the roster or not having right adjustments. He chooses crap players 😠 and never fixes his mistakes.
I can’t believe we’re actually considering going again with this guy. Unbelievable
It was clear that they had better players and system, but especially clear they had a better manager. Gio proved he should’ve started that game and play much more in this World Cup. In what world do you start an MLS player over a player starting in a top-tier league in Europe. Only in Gregg’s
I keep hearing we made lots of progress this world cup, which comparing to previous world cup (didn't qualify) then 100%. In regards to competing in the world cup, we are exactly where we left off 2014 cycle, round of 16. That is our level and has been, so we have stayed in the same boat.
To get next level, we need a next level coach. Staying within MLS or Americans, we will stay in the same spot (no disrespect, we're in the right direction). I hope we can get someone with a good national team track record
As to getting top teams to play us it seems like it should be easy. Many of them will want a chance to ply in the us for $ and a chance to play in the country where the next World Cup will be played.
Holland coach called him out for not tactically not adjusting to their form. In reality its nothing new if you have been watching the us team. He is unable to make real-time decisions to adjust the flow of the game. US played better than I expected
We played better against England and Wales in the first half
You guys have definitely got a lot of top talents who will go to the very top individually.
But to win the 2026 WC the issue are too big the talented lads are all very similar technical players.
There’s no CBs, GK & no out & out 6/9. Which is why the build up is great but it breaks down in the final third without the 9 & they get countered very easily without the 6 cutting passing lanes & breaking up the play.
The funny part is with the athletes the US produces those are positions & player profiles you’d expect to have in abundance but I supposed they all go the NBA/NFL route.
Roberto Martinez is a good option but you can't do worse than Gregg
Martinez is a terrible coach
Reyna should’ve started
Been saying this since game with whales
Ferreira should not have started
Haji wright should have started, Gio Reyna was proven not to be a starter in his appearance against the Dutch.
Yes Reyna should have started especially if he was going with a false 9. I don't think any tram selection would have changed the out come. The only way we win that game is if we could swap managers.
It’s sad that damn near the entire fan base knows for a fact he should’ve started
We need to move on from Gregg, but people kind of over rate this group of players. Some guys are at tops clubs, but we don't have anyone putting up 8-10 goals consistently in a top 5 league. We're just not there yet when it comes to the final third.
The main reason we should hire a new coach now is that as soon as there are a string of bad results then berhalter will be fired anyway. It’s better to start fresh and give the new coach the full cycle.
If Berhalter isn’t interested in returning. I’d ask Mauricio Pochettino
underrated shout but what about argentine ricardo gareca. he took peru to the world cup and a copa america final in his tenure, while coaching arguably one of the worst teams on paper. obviously language might be an issue, but bielsa did fine at leeds. and i think we could lure him in with the prospect of being in us.
We do need an upgrade in coach. The Dutch coach Van Gaal said they were able to make a tactical plan to play against the US based on the fact that the US always plays the same system. That the US was not able to adapt and that is what probably allowed them (the Netherlands) to win. We need a coach that can have different tactics based on the opponents and that can make adjustments if something is not working. That is not GGG.
Nations League, Gold Cup, and U-20 World Cup in 2023 should be used with a mix of A&B squad eligible players and slowly start to integrate our u-20 players into tournaments like the nations league and gold cup. 2024 copa America same thing, use it to test a 75% full roster but integrate new players at the same time. 2025 gold cup start to build the roster for 2026 WC and play as many friendlies as possible.
It would help the usmnt team to set up friendlies with European teams instead of Caribbean island teams. Its the only way. You play against the best and if you lose you learn from it. Dont play lower small teams and win and think you can win a world cup
South Americans be closer no
usa need to be in a big tournament like euros and copa america
I expect something like that is on the way.
We need a north south america champions league every year
@Lower Centenary i think usa gonna join copa america
it would be good for usmnt to play more times against brazil and argentina, you have to challenge the best
@Lower Centenary America (South to North America) is a big continent, too big. South America's schedule is kinda rough and going to travel to USA, Mexico or Canada and then get a flight back to Brazil, Argentina or Colombia would tiresome. And vice-versa for CONCACAF teams.
A friendly off season tournament would be great.
The world looks to USA for basketball knowledge because it started her. Likewise we need to look to those who have been playing "futbol" for decades before us
USMNT needs a European coach that is determine to win at any cost and teach them the next level of play especially in the attack! For me one name is in my mind Bielsa The Argentinian Coach, he has a very strict reputation and gets the job done!
Great Shout 👍🏾
Bielsa isn't even as good of a manger as Jesse Marsch. We hire someone like Bielsa and we are going to lose another decade again, and it will be as much of a disaster as Mexico hiring Tata.
@Matthew Reynolds Jesse March can't even cut it, he has no management national team experience! And he's inconsistent in winning, Leeds is struggling under him if they were at least in the top 5 of the primier league we can talk! Bring him in is like going to scare one! In that case I rather have Greg behalter to be in charge, we need a coach who can bring the fully potential of the USA front attack! So please don't joke like that!
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Get Big Sam Allardyce to coach, he knows how to get players to fight to stay up in the English Premier League.
******** (THANK YOU USMNT !) *********
You TRIED your BEST.
WE have to get BETTER !!!
We need MORE TECHNICAL American players !
And we Definitely need American Soccer players, that can SCORE Goals CONSISTENTLY against TOP teams !!!
In 2026 we can compete but I don't expect us to be favorites. Home field will be a huge advantage though.
Brian Schmetzer the coach for the USA team!
Need to find a new driver for the USMNT. We have the players but players selection and tactics play a big role for success. I gave GB a grade of C as a coach.
I don't care who the next manager is as long as it's not GB. No Pefok or Pepi doomed the team. I wouldn't mind LVG as manager. If US SOCCER wants someone that knows US SOCCER then Hugo Perez should be the guy.
Pefok and Pepi are better than Jesus and Wright but I doubt they make a big difference
Both Pefok & Pepi bury that free ball that Wright completely scuffed. We saw Pefok do something very similar against Man United.
We need a coach like Marcelo Bielsa. Someone who can give us an identity. We do not have a football identity.
Why ..you did goiod ..just put a tactical coach beside him ..did you see our dutch team playing it was awfull ..we dodnt like the way he played we want offencive football ...but we never reached the final with nice foitball or we lost the final ...
If we don’t sack Gregg, 2026 will be a waste
This is the fastest time that the US left the Middle East
JOSE MOURINHO. Many people hate him but he is an absolute proven winner
Brian Schmetzer's Red, White and Blue Army!!
Here some of my list of possible coaches that will replace Gregg Berhalter:
- Brian Shmetzer
- Peter Vermes
- Caleb Porter
- Carlos Somoano (UNC)
- Mike Noonan (Clemson)
- Brian Wiese (Georgetown)
- Sasho Cirovski (Maryland)
- Todd Yeagley (Indiana)
- Jeremy Gunn (Stamford)
Look the job Berhalter was hired to do is done. He steadied the ship, got the program back on some semblance of a track, but his failings are just very visibly apparent right now. Ferreira being chosen over almost anyone else, throwing on Zim and Shaq at the end of a very tight game where we do not want to be sitting back, and also his inability to say "Okay yeah that was my fault."
I think we're in a similar situation as England, right? Southgate helped right that ship but now, even though they're advancing, his faults are readily apparent.
Neither of these guys were meant to be the long-term solution, they were not expected to be a Joachim Lowe. It's time to move on to someone who can continue pushing the ship along now.
Klopp would be the only choice but he's with liverpool until 2026
Why in the world would Klopp want to coach the US? If he was going to leave club football to coach anyone it would be Germany.
too many neutered puppies that don't feel when to pull the trigger in the final third. multiple missed opportunities to attack the final 3rd too.
game plans are fine and all up to a point, but you need smell the opportunities and go for it, not switch the switch in your brain from attack and defend.
Greg's work was a success to get to the round of 16, but after that they should have just gone home if they are going to play like that.
We need to play more away friendlies.
For all those advocating keeping Gregg for a 2nd Cycle, a bit of US soccer history for you. No-one who's been given a 2nd cycle did as well in their 2nd go than they did in their first.
Arena - 2002 into round of 8. 2006 failed to get out of Group
Bradley - 2010 into round of 16. Fired before 2014.
JK - 2014 into round of 16. Fired 2 games into the Hex for 2018. Arena - failed to qualify in 2018.
Gregg - 2022 into round of 16. 2026....SHOULD NOT BE THE COACH.
Any coach that will call up less MLS players is a good start.
Berhalter threw all the champions league players under the bus with his comments.
What the hell does Charlie mean when he said "no one gave them a chance???" Pretty much everyone had the US going through and then matching Holland in the knockouts and losing. USMNT did what everyone predicted, no more, no less. Was Berhalter outcoached in that last game? Yes. But the quality was shown between the two squads. Did Gio show that he deserved to start or get more minutes? I'm not so sure - he certainly didn't set the field afire in that game.
The US still has work to do. In 4 years, Pefok or Sargeant will be viable #9s, we'll have better central defending options (though Ream played much better than expected) and our young midfield and wingers will be a lot more seasoned. Things are looking up for '26, but anyone saying they can win it has been smoking too much in their downtime.
He better be gone. Please god
Please NO to Roberto Martinez. His teams make 2000 passes a game - all going sideways, not great at in-game adjustments, has no concept of defense, and doesn't like to train for corner kicks - he thinks those are cheap ways to score. Just...no.
300m kid pool, playing to win is only acceptable outcome. - as long as current US Fed members selecting, they'll never select another outsider. Martinez would be great but not happening. Should Greg go - yes, one win in 4 matches, poorly coached the other 3. As Charlie said, play to win! Greg played to protect his reputation and not sure that worked even. Improve the search and development process and you'll have better outcomes.
Bring Brian Schmetzer from Seattle
Sorry. I think Charlie maybe a little off with the goal being to win. This core team is not and will not be good enough to win in 3.5 years. It just ain’t happening. There is not enough talent to compete with the Brazil’s, Argentinas, etc. Remember, it isn’t enough to compete once, like we did against England. We need to win against at least 3 world class teams to win and we don’t have enough of the players to do so. It is also unlikely that we will have that in the next cycle.
Now a concacaf and conmebol marge would be nice
Exclude the Caribbean countries but yes
The team needs a striker more than a new coach
There were other strikers that could have been brought into this WC. The strikers were chosen by Gregg. A different coach may have selected someone different....or at least played to the strengths of his player pool rather than force the same formation each and every game.
The type of manager the US NEEDS TO HIRE is someone like a Louis Van Gaal who has managed and won at top clubs and at national team level. Hiring mediocre MLS Managers and expecting them to have success against the best in the world is total stupidity.
The tournament need to be more competitive
Pep Guadiola has been questioned for only coaching supper teams. Coaching the U.S. give Pep a chance to prove his genius and gives the U.S. a chance to risk attacking teams for goals.
Worst comment ever
@ReyMisterio22 No, relatively decent one. it's true, Pep has only managed top rated clubs with large bank accounts. The USMNT, though growing in talent, isn't rich in it whose federation is known to be rather stubborn. Can Pep advance the USMNT past Rd 16 where the sport of soccer isn't seen as a secular religion?
@LandInbetween
Your comment just got worse
@LandInbetween
I don’t know whether you want to put Pep’s skill to the test here or want the US to get farther than top 16.
Not sure why would coaching the US be a good assessment of what a good coach should be 🤷♂️
Pep? 😂
We need to play in copa america
Jesse Marsch would be great if we stick with an American, but if a better coach is interested we have to give them a serious look
Don’t have the players to fit the Marsch system and it’s pretty easy to counter
Marsch isn't leaving a Premier League team to coach the US.
If the US want sustainable success in football they need to start from scratch. Player development is key. You wont go far with players playing "college soccer" against football nations. Short cuts wont help.
Its the coach and players dont matter
You don't know what you're talking about. What are you talking about "start from scratch"? Do you not follow US development given almost all MLS clubs have their development academy? The US is slowly catching on to how other countries do development, so it ain't like you're bringing fire to the masses, Petter.
As for college players, there were only a handful of players that were selected that played college soccer to be on the USMNT WC roster.
Lol how many starters played in college or even went to college? Tim Ream (the oldest member by far) and then who? We don’t recruit from colleges anymore.
I'm really so sad and I didn.t want USA to lose Netherlands.
The best usa players for defense were sitting
If GGG was a man he would resign. USSF will keep him and we will suffer.
Time for a change? YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can see the USSF reaching out to Jim Curtain. 🤦🏻♂️ No MLS coaches please.
I can sum up in one word how the world saw US soccer before Berhalter: naive
Coincidentally that's the word that the world describes us as now.
It's simple. He failed at what he promised.
What did he promise?
But yes, naive would be the right word for the USMNT given they were the second youngest squad in the WC.
@LandInbetween He said he wanted to "change the way the world sees US soccer". All he did was cement that view for another 4 years.
@Maudal Musical Machines I can't say I agree. What happened in the WC that leads you to your own conclusion? After all, you seem like another insecure American soccer fan who's too caught up in what the world thinks about US soccer than what actually happened on the pitch. Then again have you seen the fanbase of soccer/football? Ain't exactly the brightest tools in the shed.
Heck, I don't think any of the coaches in the WC thought the USMNT was "naive."
I mean, 1/3rd of the vid wasn't even about Berhalter - it was about the position of the manager of the USMNT.
@LandInbetween "after all" huh? You seem like another little punter who jumps to opinions with very little data 😉
Berhalter said "I want to change how the world sees US soccer". He did not do that. Anyone who is honest and underdtands football and watched that game knows that Van Gaal made Berhalter look like an amateur. Naive. That word was all over the football world in describing the US in this game. It took Van Gaal all of 2 days studying the US to know exactly how Berhalter played us and exactly how to exploit his weaknesses. A quality coach would have responded. Berhalter simply had no answers.
Finally, and again... those 3 goals were exactly the same, one after the other exploiting the same weaknesses. One was bad enough, but to make no adjustments to prevent the next two is egregious incompetence. It's just not good enough, and our players deserve better.
@Maudal Musical Machines Lol I have more data than you think, Maudal. I've been dealing with your type for years when it comes to US soccer.
Everything you said has been said before in terms of getting a quality manager ... It was even said in the vid. Did you not watch the vid?
When does the 2026 coach get named?
GGG wasn't even a successful coach at MLS level. What did anyone really expected from him. He only got the job cause his family and friends in the federation. Guess that the MLS ⚽ media machine began to try to justify another four years of the same 🤷
Tite is leaving Brazil team after this World Cup, winning or losing he sad in an interview
Terrible tactically, forget Martinez, I’d favor someone like a Conte or even Southgate who is adept at tournament football.
It should be Gregg. I've heard one name that doesn't sound stupid brought up as an alternative, but Gregg has proven he's the man for the job.
goal 2026 is win WC 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣
gregg berhalter is an awful Coach!!! Let him walk & move on!!!
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Martinez? What happened to Belgiums golden era
Excellent run by usmnt. However if they want to progress berhalter has to be replaced. The man is a decent fellow and coach but tactically just unable to adapt or be reactive to an opponent. If he's in charge 2026 it will just more of the same from usa. Usmnt needs to think out of the box to get even more creative players, goalscorers, how to make MLS more competitive, train harder and how to find that true winning mentality (maybe collaborate with winning teams from NFL , NBA etc on how to breed and maintain success. Maybe bring in motivational coaches. Todays game is all about fine margins and we need to go all in on soccer or. Ot at all) And all this has to be done before 2026!!!. Yes we got out of group but it wasn't convincing. On home soil in four years this cannot pass as acceptable. Whatever we are doing now such as players going to Europe to gain experience etc helps but it's just not enough. We need to really come up with something uniquely american and sustainable to dominate against the europeans at SOCCER.
I like your gusto but Rome wasn't built in a day. My expectation for WC 2026 is USMNT to advance to the quarter finals if the current talent avoids injury and sustains their development, if quality depth is added and, especially, if a manager who's tactically sound can get the most out of the USMNT.
The next 4 years is important, but what's more important is the long game, concentrating on youth development and growth in the MLS.
It was r excellent, it was the bare minimum
So naive to say we need to do something “uniquely American”, Europe and South America has been hypercompetitive with soccer for 150 years, there is no major innovation we are going to find that they haven’t already. Stay away from the NFL and other American sports as much as possible. Need better development and push youth into European leagues.
@Karl Tanner "Stay away from the NFL and other American sports as much as possible."
This makes zero sense. If anything, incorporating the winning mentality of other sports isn't a bad thing given it's the same across each sport, whether it's soccer, basketball or gymnastics.
So you leave Berhalter... One of the reasons is because he picked up a lot of knowledge things that he should have done things that he could have done so he's that much more better he should now improve for example next time instead of coming in third at concacaf he should come in first he should dominate with the amount of players that he has at his disposal he should be the champion of concacaf he should get through the first round of the next world cup and he should get through the round of 16 after that it's anybody's call but if he can't do that then he's out but we have to give him at least a chance he got him to where we needed them to be
he's had 4 years. He's coached the same the whole time. time to go.
he is who he is. he is not a good coach.
We've already qualified for 2026 as a host nation. Therefore we won't compete in qualification. So the coach won't be benchmarked by where they stand in qualification. If you believe Gregg showed enough understanding of tactics, player selections, and performed well enough to take this group beyond round of 16 in 2026....you are among the minority of the fans.
We'll have a group of talented and experienced players for 2026. We need a similar level of coaching and most don't believe Gregg fits that bill.
Unless its Pep, Tuchel or Klopp, bring in Jesse Marsch.
Pochettino and Lopetgui would be on my list the current managers of Brazil and Argentina need to be considered as well.
do what herb brooks did for the 1980 US mens hockey team, ditch professionals and build a team of college kids that train daily for 4 years with the goal of winning a cup. go all in. put your money where your mouth is.
Lol this is the dumbest comment I’ve seen this whole tournament, but thanks for the laugh
The time has come.
The time is now.
Just go. Go. GO!
I don't care how.
You can go by foot.
You can go by cow.
Gregg Berhalter,
Just please go now!
Herve Renard.....and bonus..... he will get extra media attention because hes a good looking dude
We should let the men keep their money you want them to have to motivation to win
We really need to get rid of the negative tactics from berhalter. Dude should never have been hired in the first place
And just don't a year to hire the coach....let the coach get started with the vision straight off....
Big mistake is no PEFOK?
Hire Herve Renard as coach.
Roberto Martinez run with Belgium is considered a failure and his name is being brought up? We should find a manager with a history of improving programs and player development on an international levels NO MLS coaches.
Let's be real... the never had a chance
Bring back Bora
You could take any of the top managers in the world the squads average never going to beat the top teams in world football bar a fluke..hyping this team up to be something it’s not..mabey in a few years if the players keep improving but ain’t near the top teams France Brazil etc
Every world cup it is always the coach's fault. Eventhough the players are garbage.
I can’t believe someone could be worse than Klinsmann. Greg needs to go.
Objectively got worse result against an easier side with a better squad. GGG out.
Berhalter probably had a more talented overall squad but it was incredibly inexperienced and Klinnsman actually had a #9 and a better goalkeeper.
I don’t like to see Gregg Berhalter and Zimmerman anymore in our national team.
Please no Roberto Martinez
Jesse Marsch!
Easy money since we are already qualified 😒
Brian Schmetzer a better tactical coach
The comment "this group took a great step forward" is trash. The usmnt is loaded, with many better players left off. The bare minimum was to get past the group. Our players did that DESPITE moron Berhalter.
give Tab Ramos a go
YES...
Winning the World Cup in 2026?? Here is the thing fellow Americans. While you are improving remember everybody else is doing same.
He has to be out ! He doesn’t play the right guys ..
#GGGout!!!
Was he really that bad people????
YES he was!!!!!!!!
Tactically inept and chooses favorites over talent
Guys you have a few promising young players.. but no more, and certainly not on the level of most of the big nations..
Your obviously not going to “win it”, you going to need another 30 years of hurt first.
Tab Ramos!!!!!!!!!!!.