Intro [Music] hello and welcome back to everyone that's tuned in to the American Ultra stock thank you so much for being here and thank you for sticking by the usmnt during this very turmoil uh times really we just tied against New Zealand this is incredibly embarrassing to say and Initial Thoughts straight to the point Bren your initial thoughts after another very underwhelming match in this window that was horrible I think one of the worst Windows we've had recently well uh I mean at least there's nowhere to go but up right with mariso Pino being announced pregame I think regardless of the result we already won because of that that being said uh this Camp is probably the worst situation we've been in since Kua since that lost to trindad in Tobago back in what was it 2017 there's just there's no future with with these guys which is crazy to say because they're all so young but there's no culture there's no mentality there's no desire and even postgame poic said it he said he was asked in an interview what he thinks or what he hopes pochettino can bring to the team and he said he he wants we need a a new culture a new mentality not realizing that he as the captain is supposed to help make that I mean I think basically he just admitted to not being qualified to being Captain I think that's one of our biggest problems I mean I don't think we have a single guy who's Captain material none of the players look like they want to fight maybe there's a couple positives you can take away we we'll make a full video breaking down the camp in depth but for this game it was just a disaster really yeah I completely agree and on that he sounded very and he sounded and looked very dejected I always think he kind of sounds like a robot I don't think I'm not even going to blame him too much for not being a leader that's just a trait that you're born with really I don't think that he really has he shouldn't be the captain but since he's the most notorious figure on the team he wears it yeah we need new leadership new culture and if you could just focus on on being the best player that would be best for all parties really but now diving into the game it's I don't know I find it I'm laughing right here I find a little bit humorous that we really had that performance absolutely ridiculous how would you I don't even think we should split halves right here and just uh just go into player ratings really and there's no point really to div into the game very crazy honestly just just group it all together and how would you review Matt Matt Turner Turner coming in after Patrick shy had a good showing in my opinion against Canada I think Patrick schy is actually one of the few positives we can take away from this Camp I think without him we would have lost by four or five goals to Canada and if Matt Turner had started that game that could have been the case there is absolutely no reason for him to be starting so I mean it's not his decision whether he starts or not so you can't fault the guy for that he's not going to be like no I don't want to play but obviously but if we're going to grid varus for that decision it should be like a negative five but I think for returner his play I mean he made what two saves I don't think any of them were even like high-profile I'm going to give him a three because actually no I'm going to give him a two because that goal was an absolute disaster I don't think it was all his fault I think the blame is mainly on Caleb Wy and we'll get into that but I don't know what he was doing coming off his line like that it's just as a as a veteran goalkeeper as one of the oldest most experienced heads on this roster and I mean as a goalkeeper again you're supposed to be a leader you're supposed to command your back line he clearly does not know how to do that yes some of the players are new to the team sure they need to be integrated but again this is kind of part of his job and again there's just no reason for him to be playing this game it should have been schy again after his great performance maybe coaching gets a look I mean he's in the camp for a reason might as well give him a game in a meanless friendly that we didn't even win regardless so I'll give Turner at too I'm actually going to give him one really I I know this sounds really harsh but that goes to show how commanding he is a goalkeeper supposed to to command the box and he said it right after cop America when we got uh defeated by Uruguay he said that maybe it was the case of him not demanding enough from his backline I mean look at that uh look at the guy the way that he just comes off he's supposed to be an experienced guy but I never really had that many expectations for him shouldn't be playing anyways I'll give him a one I know it sounds harsh but overall that those are really my thoughts against New Zealand unacceptable moving on to I Marlon Fossey think one of the few bright Sparks in my opinion uh FY a lot of people didn't know who he was which I thought thought was really funny but how would you grade his game I mean if we're going to just grade his hair it's a 10 out of 10 but like you said I think his performance was great and is there maybe a world where he moves up the right back depth chart I don't know if he passes scal after one game against New Zealand but I think it has to be said he was so good especially in the attack and as a replacement to sergino Des I think he fits that mold a lot better than Joe scall does he was so involved in the attack creating chances getting down the line overlapping particularly that goal we had in the first half that was disallowed he was integral to the buildup so good there a bit stupid from pepy at the end there to be offside but it is what it is I think FY probably would have been my man of the match they gave it to pisk because he scored whatever who cares if realistically we don't deserve the man of the match at all after that game but I'm going to give FY a seven I think he warranted another call up and that's really all you want from someone who's new to the camp a new guy coming in trying to make an aim for himself and I think he did just that I completely agree uh and we didn't talk before this video guys we just really agree on this one uh I I give him a seven as well because mainly he was very active there were a few times where I think he could have been more assertive on the ball but even then he had something to prove and I think that's more than any of the players showed during the entire Camp he had something to prove he was playing like he meant something for him and that was nice to see very Lively in my world there there is a scenario where he climbs up because I would play like I said a five at the back formation so I know it's crazy but I think we need to resort to that anyways that's a talk for another time moving on to Chris Richards Chris Richards our best center back how would you see his match not much asked by him but how would you grade it I don't even know what there is to grade here there he didn't really have much to do passed the ball around a little bit cool great are we sure he's our his best center back is just what I would say on Merit he probably is but I don't think this dude has had a good performance all season for club or country so it's a little bit concerning there and I mean I don't know I'll just give him a five seems pretty basic I don't think he really did anything to stand out in a positive or negative way yeah I I'll give him a four to be honest no I'll give him a three actually I'll give him a three because I thought there were some aial Jewels yeah you're going up against one of the only strong suits that New Zealand has which is chiswood but he got bullies a little bit off the ball I felt at times and uh I mean I just expect a little bit more from the one guy everyone seems to have the consensus that he's our best center back but I I'll give him a three really I I just think that overall Richard had a very underwhelming camp and but on this match I'll give him a three because again got bullied I didn't want to see that but moving on to Mark McKenzie who Mark McKenzie got his chance I'm happy to see him get a call up and get get a shot props tovarus for this for not calling up CCV trusty and giving a shot for a guy that has been on the sidelines for quite a while how would your great yeah we're going up against New Zealand can only play what's against what's in front of you how would you see his his match Bren I will say I was a little disappointed that trusty got zero minutes in this Camp especially as someone who's on the outside looking in and I mean I think it's pretty blatant that we need a lot of new blood or to at least compete for spots because some of these guys just don't have the hunger that being said for McKenzie I'm a little bit disappointed not by his performance but by the fan reaction because I know that that goal is going to be put on him because he's the one who ended up clearing it off of Ben and it went in that goal is not his fault should have the clearance have been better yeah probably it shouldn't have been off a Defender off of an attacker sorry but the whole reason that situation happens is because Caleb Wy has the weakest header I've ever seen something I would expect from like a five or six-year-old back to Turner Turner tries to come out of this box to get it even though it's very clear that he's not going to get there McKenzie does what he should do tries to clear it and then it just goes over Turner because he's out a goal and he shouldn't have been I don't think Mackenzie deserves to blame for this I thought he was very solid definitely better than Richards in this game and like you you said I think the aial dels was is a good point on Richards maybe I graded him a little too highly I'm going to give Mackenzie a six yeah I'll give him a five but not knocking him down really for me a five is more of average I know a lot of people put it a six but yeah I'll give him a five I think that one thing I really liked about his game and again this may be alluding to me being a bit of a terrorist he didn't try to play out of the back I like that he was just playing to the Winger if it's tough play back back to the keeper so he can Hoop It long I I'm just getting a little bit sick of Tim re every time trying to play through the middle dude you don't need to be that clever play it simple let's let's get back that That Never Say Die attitude we had in the past and I think that with a guy like McKenzie getting acclimated to the national team he has the speed I don't know if he has all the technical abilities and the goal wasn't on him anyone who blames that on him ridiculous but I know some people will but anyways I'll give him a five I think that he did well I mean for what he had to do and moving on to Christopher loon Kristoffer Lund who in high sight as we said Caleb Wy came in for him and did cost us Lon got some more minutes which I'm happy to see how would you raate his match I do I do think it's it wasn't a good decision to start him not because he was bad I think he was very good against Canada actually one of the only players who can say that I just think it would have been better to see Caleb Wy from the start get a full chance I mean he's in this camp for a reason in theory uh to try to fight for the backup spot I don't think he did that at all I think Lun leaves this camp with widening the gap between him and Caleb Wy or anyone else below him fighting for that left back to spot the backup to Jedi I don't know if that he was necessarily as good in this game against Canada also of course factoring in the opposition level was lower but I don't think it was anything bad by any means although I will say there was one moment where he kind of got beat uh for pace which was a little bit concerning but I'll just give him a five really yeah on the basis that I gave McKenzie a five I'll give Lund a four I don't think that he was horrible bad by any means but the whole team didn't really have the volume I think that for loon to thrive he needs the team to be doing well he's a fullback too and he he's a good player going forward we didn't have any volume going forward so it's tough to grade him I don't think he did anything wrong but I'll give him a four four and a half now moving on to the Aidan Morris Midfield I was happy to see Adam Morris got the start after we saw a bad showing from Johnny and Musa a but and Adam Morris came in for Johnny in this game and uh again very Lively uh played about the almost the whole match how would you see it his first almost 90 minutes with the 18 well once again props to to varus for at least this for starting Morris I think again the lineup there was a lot of questions Turner shouldn't have started L again not that he was bad but Wy probably should have started over him the Midfield in general the shape having three Strikers basically being our front three is just just mind-blowingly stupid uh but on Aiden Morris he started and there's a well-deserved start he earned his spot from the game against Canada coming off the bench getting his revenge against them his his dual National his other country but again I thought he was very solid probably one of the best players on the pitch he's just showing that what what a move can do his his form rejuvenated I don't know if I'd say that I mean he was good for the crew but I think even at Burrow borrow he's stepped it up another level in a tougher league and I think he's Sky Full of confidence right now and it's shown so I'm going to give him a 6.5 I think he was very solid yeah I think I'll give him a seven just like I gave FY I think that he he was one of the bright Sparks and just for how I used to really see the guy as a player props to him for turning it around not turning it around in my eyes but I think in a lot of fans eyes he was very sus in some games even going back to the FR against France but I think he's catching up to the speed that the championship is being played at and I'm really happy to see him get a chance Yunus Musah next to him we had Yunis Musa again a partner I'll just say right now it seems like this guy is inevitable he never gets out of the starting lineup he lives off I mean anyways but how would you how would you grade his match Braden listen the best ability is availability and to Unice mus credit he's always available somehow For Better or For Worse maybe it's for worse but we always see one of gioa McKenna Adams one of them is always hurt for this camp they're all hurt me is not but he's he's not at the camp moose is still here and I mean that's why he keeps getting in the starting lineup just due to his veteran status which is weird to say as a 21y old but I mean he has been with the group for a long time I don't think his performance against Canada warranted another start and I think he proved that immediately absolutely horrible I I think we've both been saying it for a while now people are finally starting to catch on this guy's not a good player he's just not he's very young he has some potential maybe to figure things out later in his career he could turn into it uh something I mean the potential is clearly there Milan I guess kind of saw it I don't know if maybe their Scout should be fired for that decision but I just I don't know what to say about this guy like I don't think he should be with the usmnt for the next Camp maybe that's not saying he should be gotten rid of permanently but the next Camp is also friendly is I think we need to give someone else a look I think maybe you can make the argument he was the worst player on the pitch for us I'm just going to give him a one he he's absolutely out of his depth yeah I want to be consistent last game I gave Johnny a really bad rating and I don't want to be too harsh I really thought that he didn't have a good game again Musa today absolutely horrible uh I'm actually puzzled on how mikeyz he made some good decisions I guess trying out players like Morris who deserved a chance FY uh but then again why didn't he start Luca deor who actually was one of the better better players against Canada and puts on Musa right at the beginning of the game he sets the tone what two minutes and he lost the ball three times so I mean it is the story of his life at the moment I think that some people were saying I saw on some post that he lives off one game against England I think maybe he had another half decent game for Valencia and the start of the season for for uh Milan he got an assist which those come rare by him but he doesn't do enough to be an eight going forward doesn't do enough to be a six defending I just struggle to see a world where Musa really deserves a call up in my opinion I give him a one uh moving on Brenden Aaronson right here to the right wing or it was really more of the midfield if you look on a it says that it depending on what it is but he was on the Midfield breno got another match today I thought it was a bit rough for him what do you think Bren well I think the apps might have more of a brain than Mikey varus did because if you look at the 11 players that were starting 442 with Brendan on the right on the left pepy and Balan as two Strikers probably would have made more sense but it seemed like Brendan was at the 10 which yes that's his main position that's good having pepy or balagan one of them it seemed pretty interchangeable having one of them out wide is just beyond stupid I don't know who made this decision thankfully we don't have vars back he's going off to San Diego FC any San Diego fans that are watching the channel my condolences because you guys are probably in for a rough season if this is any indication but yeah I think in the first half he was all right there was some bright moments I think he had one in particular nice dribble drew a yellow card from a New Zealand Defender he's always so active but I just I just don't know if he created enough from the number 10 position and again part of that is probably because he had three Strikers up top no true Wingers one of the huge issues with the roster composition which we talked about when the roster first dropped but I mean that's just making excuses for the guy at this point I'm just going to give him what a four 3.5 something like that yeah I'll give him a three because I was really hopeful that this would be the match that well it's against New Zealand they're not that good he's getting a shot at his preferred position and yeah the rest of the team wasn't n there to help but I still think I legitimately think he has the quality to pull something out in a game like this and he didn't I think he's a little bit too passive uh I don't know if it's a confidence issue again we know the fan base overh hates him but again not a good showing I'll have to give him a three didn't create much we really should have done better all throughout the the pitch I mean ridiculous performance going back to it all the time but it is the reality and now we will have to grade uh Wright who Haji Wright was there and yeah it's ridiculous the formation just thinking about it absolutely insane behind your right got to play which I was happy to see him getting a start those are rare for him as a left Winger how do you see it yeah I was also happy to see him start I think he deserved a chance it's just kind of unfortunate that he didn't take it I think he was kind of just a passenger in this game he didn't really get the ball too much I mean I think he was probably one of the guys with the least Touches at least out of our starters only completed nine passes which again just goes to show how little he was given the ball Again part of that is probably the fact that we had two Strikers up top on the other side to play through there was really no structure no tactics to this game is Just again a complete embarrassment from varus but I have to give a I mean I think he was worse than Brendan or at least less active so I'm going to give him a 2.5 yeah I'm actually going to give him a two I I mean and this is a tough one because I don't think it's not really much of his fault he barely got CAU into action but again he just want to see something more and he's going to have to get the end of it and get a two here even though he didn't do anything necessarily bad but I mean the absence of tactics really makes all these players look a little bit worse granted they they just they didn't do anything to deserve better but moving on right Ricardo Pepi here to the two Strikers which some people wanted to see for a while we'll start with Ricardo Pepe who shouldn't be a Winger under any means he has been tried there for PSV and never looked good but for whatever reason Mike iar has had him there and how do you see his match I think his his Hold Up play was all right outside of that I mean he had the goal that if he wasn't offside would have been a very nice go it was a great finish to his credit but I don't know where to even start with the rating like it just seems so complicated to rate some of these guys off of a meaningless friendly against inferior opposition that was just so negative I don't really know if he he did enough to get a high rating I didn't see anything bad from him necessarily but again a two- Striker formation again it's just not his fault he was playing out wide a four I guess I mean yeah that's what I have I gave Luna four I think it's a pretty similar match for Pepe in order for him to thrive the team should have played a little bit different he should have been given set up well he should have been set up to play a little bit better by the coach that didn't happen didn't do bad necessarily but not a flashy game could have had a really nice goal moving on to Folarin Balogun balagan who I think looked really lost in that position right there but uh he got an assist for a goal yeah I mean I think it was a very nice assist he did perfect held up the ball gave it to pisk pisk with a nice finish of course and I mean I think there's the the common conception that a goal contribution changes everything in terms of the match rating I do think he was a nice assist I would have probably liked to see more from him finishing I mean it's the story of his last couple years isn't it he just he can't seem to finish especially for mon go I'm going to give him the assist was nice I'll give him a 5.5 yeah I was going to give him a five I think it's fair really but he looks a little lost but then again that's a lot on the coach really and the rest of the team that didn't get the ball there but now rating the substitutes will start Luca de la Torre with LCA DEA Tor who I'm actually surprised by how his Camp went I know things are all very gloomy right now but I think he looked all right today again uh truthfully I was a little bit disappointed to not see Luca start especially after how how good he was like off the bench against Canada it would have been nice to see him and moris as a Duo instead of Musa because I mean they came on together last time against Canada they both looked very good I think they both looked very good in this game it was nice to at least see the reaction at halftime taking off Musa putting in Luca that part at least was good 45 minutes too late but whatever and I think he was very concise I mean his passing was basically perfect he created a chance for two I think it was just a very solid performance obviously not as good as last game because he got the goal but and again it's New Zealand what can you really take away from this but I I think he is very solid I'm going to give him a six yeah I'll give him a five really kind of like how I saw I graded McKenzie I think a five is fine right here didn't do anything bad but I think he looked good but then again it's New Zealand and nothing off the park really but props to him for reigniting some opinions that maybe he should be a part of the squad hopefully this helps him in some way shape or form at his Club but moving on to pisk who was Christian Pulisic benched a lot of people were surprised I was a little surprised too he came on and got a goal and looked really dejected after the match but he did get a goal well based on his performance I think it was evident that he was Head and Shoulders above every single player on the pitch in terms of quality his performance I'll give him a 7.5 very well taken goal so active in the attack even in in just 30 minutes I think maybe the reaction to him getting benched I I think could be a positive thing we saw a similar thing actually with his Club teammate H alel happen for Milan's last game he came off the bench and scored after the very bold uh opinion or I guess decision from Apollo fona to bench him there was a reaction there I think you could say the same about ptic however I'm also GNA give him a negative 10 for his just general attitude in this Camp I think a lot of the times you said earlier in the video that he seems robotic I think it at least I'm under the impression I could be wrong maybe correct me if if you think differently in the comments but every time I see this guy give an interview it kind of just seems like he doesn't want to be there he's fed up with the questions he doesn't value the reporters it seems he's just kind of getting them out of the way and moving on with his day that's just not the attitude I want from again someone who's supposed to be the captain of this team I don't think he should be he's just doesn't have that personality and you can't fault him for that but you kind of have to just grow up and learn that personality when you're so far much so much better than every single one of your teammates every single one of your opponents you have to grow up and be a leader especially with the lack of leaders on this team and just I think so many of the the things he says in front of the media just drove me the wrong way and I I just wish we had a player of his quality with maybe a little bit better of an attitude yeah I think it would also be smart of him to to just say hey I'm not really feeling it don't give the interview cuz sometimes I agree with you I don't I will say I don't think he ever means to come across is not wanting to be there he's one of the players that you can see he wants to do something I think today he came on with so much more sparked than anyone but on the on the way to be the voice I don't know if he wants to be a voice for the rest of the team it's Chad it's worse than chat GPT really it's really bad and robotic and you can tell the guy is feeling down but it it does kind of tells the story about how that dressing room probably feels like right now but on the on the match I'll give him almost an eight really I thought that he did what every player that thinks they're so much better than New Zealand should do and I expected them to do a lot better this game so just because of the rest really I'll give him a bump up a score I was going to give him a seven I'll give him an eight because he looked how he should look against New Zealand and moving on Caleb Wiley/Malik Tillman right here to well we're not going to really grade Johnny and cow right they barely got any minutes but I think we can group up Wy and Tilman uh who both came on around the same time yeah I think that just says how low of a point we're at that we're bumping up a rating because of how people looked against New Zealand but anyways I'm not even going to great tman I know he was on for like 25 minutes I don't really think he did much he was kind of just there again it seems like he just doesn't really get as many opportunties for a country I mean in cup America he played like what five minutes the whole tournament he just didn't have enough time to make an impact in theory he should have had enough time but I mean we know this game we had no tactics no Direction no nothing so I'm just not even going to grade him I liked his start against Canada for the record I think he was show showed some nice flashes in that game for Wy I'm going to give him a zero just because I think not only did he make a horrible mistake for the the goal for New Zealand I think he lowered his stocks somehow as someone who's new to the camp new to the group and I I'll say this again I he's just not at the level of straussburg he's there sure he got a nice assist whatever he's only there because of his age because of his potential and that's the only reason he was called up here people mindlessly just say oh he's in a top five League call him up to the usmnt he needs to be the our deao backup over players like tolken who had an excellent Olympics and started over Wy in the Olympics and we see why over players like Lun who I think had a very solid Camp it's just people make these opinions based on where they these guys play and not based on how they play I think so I'm gonna give Wy and also some of the opinions I've seen for some from fans given it a zero yeah I'm really puzzled with this one I'll give him a one really I don't want to give the guy a zero really I can understand it but I'm just very shocked by how some people wanted him to start overloon after that first game and how they think that he's the backup I see so many people even post big PES saying that he's the backup do you guys watch Caleb Wy really truly do you watch him before you give those takes do you watch Lon before you say those things you're saying because this guy is not a fullback in my opinion can't really defend he's a liability I said it before the game some people called me toxic but he really can't defend and he showed it I think that Wy is a left midfielder in the making that's it really so I'll give him a one I don't want to be too harsh on the kid he's very young but again unacceptable mistake and yeah I think like you said uh Lon probably solidifies himself as the backup we've been really extensive Mikey Varas Tenure as Manager right here any last thoughts on Mikey varz how would you grade his tenure as the well us MN coach intering but he was at some point so Props to him I would Jr his his leadership to use uh something that juice World said goodbye and good riddance just absolute disaster I think it's very telling that the Mexico right El tree at probably the worst point of all time in their history got better results both against Canada and New Zealand in the same window they beat New Zealand 3-0 very comprehensively dominating performance they drew Canada nil nil and again that maybe for how historic of a Powerhouse they have been in the region you want better but I mean it's a draw we couldn't draw Canada and they probably should have beaten Us by more than they did I think it's just kind of embarrassing that again a Mexico who we haven't lost to in five years that we're getting worse results against inferior opponents than they are and by the way next month we play them in Mexico for the first time in over two years that's going to be a huge test a huge opening for pettino he has his work cut out for him because varus just absolutely did nothing with this team yeah I'll give him a zero it has to be a zero really even the right things he did were just fixing up things that he did wrong so stay tuned because we're Outro going to have a video reviewing the entire Camp reviewing our expectations for pettino as well so a lot of content to cover in the future and hopefully try to bring up the vibe because I think it's Pro it's fair to say the lowest since we started the channel at least and I think the lowest ever since that bad day in Cuba so it is what it is make sure to leave a like subscribe share with with your friends if you can and we'll see you next time