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Mauricio Pochettino left the USMNT. A strange ending of a love affair between the team and the soccer fans on the United States. Strange, sad and fast. It is strange because no longer than 5-6 weeks ago, Pochettino was giving interviews in which he explained that yes, his desire to return to Premier League remained, and he even called the teams he would like to manage (Tottenham and Chealsea) but, he added that this will happen after 2030 because until then he was committed to the USMNT. The interviews are available for free on YouTube. Anyone can watch them. So what happened between the interviews and more precisely between the end of the friendly with Canada and Monday? We might never know. Some people speculate that he wanted to increase his value as coach by going back to a big brand name club. Possible. If he revives ManU, he will be hailed as a hero by the fans. If he wins something big with the club, he will be viewed as one if the best. He could look at bigger working opportunities like bigger clubs, or national teams like England and/or Argentina. The irony is that if he remained at the USMNT helm, and the team would have started to win trophies, his rate would have also increased. More slowly perhaps but it would have still increased. Maybe The Gold Cup is not a great trophy, for sure of very little importance compared to the Champions League or with winning the Premier League. But he would have done it with a young team he would have built from ground up. If this was the case, Pochettino chose the shortcut to increased status instead if the longer and more laborious one. The sad part of this break up is the way that happened, without discretion, with total disregard to what the USMNT fans and players might think or feel. A break up splashed on the front page if the tabloids, in thousands of posts on social media, and Breaking News reports. It was painful for the fans, it was probably traumatizing for the very young USMNT players who took his words about commitnent to the badge at heart, it was an act if cruelty. So, regardless of the reasons, this public and miserable break up will not bring him glory. On the contrary, I think he lost many, many fans. I wish him well and success in his new job. However, if he ever reads these words, I would like to caution him. The shortcuts to glory are never what they seem to be. At the end if the track it might not be the prize one wanted, but only heartbreak and regrets. Beware if what you wish for carries a lot of truth. Fairwell Poch.

youtu.be/W12b83hA1pc?is=nT6I… It is a gloomy night, the end of a sad day for the USMNT fans, so this paet of Verdi's Don Carlo is fitting. We are in the monastery of St.Just in Spain, resting place of emperor Charles thev5th. The monks pray at his tomb whole one monk or a ghost depending on the production. Reminds people that the emperor's pride was immense and so it was his fault. True. Sometimes, and that applies to a certain person in today's developments, we allow our pride to darken our thinking. When pride and ambition darkens one's judgement, tragedies occur. Many times we burn on the pire of our own ambitions.

I will join the fight. We'll, I need to loose weight anyway.

So, we have the Scaramucci for employment stints, amd now I want to propose introducing "Doing a Pochettino/Poch" for anyone who promises something only to abandon the project as soon as something perceived as better comes around. 1 Pochettino is 4 months.

youtu.be/dFVDxvg5TMM?is=hGeU… This i think it dummies the feelings ofvalmostvofvall USMNT fans. It is a long aria at the point of the opera in which the queen is about to meet Carlo and say good bye to him before he is supposed to leave for the Flanders. There are some key verses in this area. One such moment us when she remembers her meeting witj the pribce, when they swore to love each other for eternity. And the eternity lasted just one day..I think we can relate here. We were not promised true love and commitment for eternity. We would have been happy with 4 years. It lasted only 4 months.

To all who served, Thank you!

Who knew that Country Roads led to ManU? Very disappointing development for USMNT.

Great point! We need humor in stressful moments!

Now, that we are going through the stages of grief regarding Pochettino's departure from the USMNT, I would like to say my opinion. I said some time ago, abd I believed it, that if Pochettino found a group of players he could work with and go far with them, he would stay at least until 2028. And the 4 friendlies of Oct%Nov proved that he found the players he was looking for. The problem has always been that his heart was never on this team. By all indications Pochettino has always wanted the ManU job. Many reasons for it. So, he forgot he preached unwavering and unconditional true love, abd rewali,Ed that his true love was hmm, in Manchester. It is a jump that doesn't give him glory. Yes, there is still a small possibility that he doesn't leave the USMMT but this is very small, and hanging on it is no worth the time. I oy wish he was honest, and personally confirmed the negotiations with the ManU. Even better, Poch, do yourself abd everyone a favor, pit a statement abd leave tomorrow. Let the team, and the young players you gave so much hope, to grieve and get ready for the Haiti double in peace. Good luck to you at ManU. And for Gid's sake, stop preaching loyalty and unconditional love. Nobody will ever believe you again.

You neglected ne mom! You dont love me enough. He followed me all around the house crying and begging for attention.

"De mortis nil nisi bonum" or on translation from Latin "of the dead, say nothing but good". This is something that the ladies of "I've had it" probably never heard because otherwise they wouldn't have had such a good time reading the idea of digging his corpse and shot it again. Such crass attitude is not acceptable from anyone, and people rightfully outraged, started contacting their sponsors which consequently started to drop them as a hit potatoes. Bad publicity. I argue that this is not enough. These women are staples in mainstream media outlets like CNN. They should be put on a black list and never invited again. Mocking the dead, even those who one disagreed with in life is a river no bridge can cross, and it shouldn't. And dont start me about their non apology apology in which they managed to blame gun violence for Charlie Kirk's murder. My dears, Charlie Kirk was not a victim of gun violence, but it was a textbook political hate assassination. His crime? He preached free speech for everyone, including old mean girls like the ladies of the "I've had it" podcast. So no, your apology doesn't suffice because it is not sincere.

Good morning everyone. Please vote. This is a precious right that many people in the world wish they had. This is a right that many people fought and died for.

It didn't get put as beautiful as I wanted. I experimented with the recipe.

Big companies should understand that persisting in launching bad ad campaigns is not a sign of strength. Nothing against Jude Bellingham. He is a good soccer/football player, good looking guy with a great physique. The ad is a back to the origins for CK, and still, it doesn't have the wow factor. For CK 2926 is the year of the campaigns of different degree of failure, not of success. Maybe is time for CK to switch to a different team of marketing and ad agency, people with actual ideas.

With the USMNR roster announcement for the November double with Haiti due any day now, I decided to explain not who will be there, but the principles that will be used for selection. Or the principles I believe will be used. The first one is high floor players. On a scale of 1-10, you dont want players lower that a 7. Everyone lower than this, unless is a young 17-18 years prospect, is probably no longer in contest for a spot. The second principle is versatility. This means that the team has defenders who can score and attacking midfielders abd even pure forwards who can assist with the defense. Third principle is fitness. The modern soccer/football, and Pochettino's style is based on constant pressing and wall defense when under attack. So versatility is a must. Fourth principle, would be a high ceiling squad, with relatively small differences between the highest ceiling player and the lowest ones. The days when 1-2 players could win any game and lead you to a WC are kind of gone. You need a homogenous squad with players of close quality. The fifth principle is depth. You need 3,4, 5 players who can be used any time for the same position, or in the worst case scenario they are only slightly behind the regular starters or star players if you want. Accidents happen, yellow cards/red cards can also occur in tournaments, and the deeper a squad goes into a tournament, the more you need to rotate the players. When you have a big difference between the quality of players, between what it used to be called Team A and Team B, you have the Turkey game.

I neglect Tiger, so he makes sure to get his time by my side. He is a very good boy. 15lbs of love :)

Tiger checking the candies for the Treat or Tricksters if they show up later on :)