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We need to do better. Plain and simple. For 45 seasons I’ve been trying to be the U21 manager and others have sung their songs and gotten elected over me and we have, what? 3 world championships? Stop trying to find the new and shiny managerial toy and just vote for the guy who has followed, scouted, and helped with the national team for over 10 years.

I’m interested in the builds you see differently as well as the training being more efficient. Can you elaborate?

True Patient is not the same as French/Reverse Patient. True Patient is trash. French/Reverse Patient, especially at the U21 level when bigs have little to no OD, can be extremely effective, more so than just running Motion.

Congratulations on explaining elastics and the need for 1v1F to add IS on guards. What I learned from your post is that you have nothing to add that isn’t already known. Making decisions week to week on training? Already being done. Spamming LI/LP is literally all you’re saying you can bring to the table. I’m sure the U21 staff has noted your advice, but there’s nothing you’re offering to do that will have any real effect. What separates you from anything that the USA U21 doesn’t already have?

You can name everything you would have done differently in hindsight or what you did elsewhere. You’re still not saying anything that isn’t known besides poor timely decision making that can be improved. That doesn’t take you to do so, especially with a larger nation that also cares for its club teams and many times has to balance those needs with the U21 team. You bring nothing to the table besides a healthy dose of arrogance, which we’re already full up on 😉

You can name everything you would have done differently in hindsight or what you did elsewhere. You’re still not saying anything that isn’t known besides poor timely decision making that can be improved. That doesn’t take you to do so, especially with a larger nation that also cares for its club teams and many times has to balance those needs with the U21 team. You bring nothing to the table besides a healthy dose of arrogance, which we’re already full up on 😉

Oh your definitely full up on....Overflowing actually, however Alonso has won the strap, in multiple nations so he does hold scoreboard. However Zo, I would think twice before taking on this lot, with your pedigree you truly have nothing to gain and everything to lose.

Now I have thrown my hat into this three ring circus. And I know the cabal that has controlled the USA national team is going to rip me to shreds, so allow me to do it for you.

"Bad manager"
"doesn't know how to play the game"
"you don't know what your talking about"

and a couple of my favorites...

"your arena is too small even for a d4"

"your merchandising numbers suck"

and "you should tank"

Yet for all my supposed fallacies here I am, bumping around in d2, no I usually do not have the most talented teams, but woe be to anyone who assumes my squads are automatically a soft touch. And UNLIKE many in the cabal, as much as Khenry wants to crow that they try to balance NT and club needs I DO NOT TANK, oh we have some lean years, we dance with the relegation And for all my fallacies I do have 8 seasons worth of micro experience under my belt I can say that at least in the countries I've managed I've actually got people to CARE a little more about the u21 than before. and in particular with the RSA I feel I have managed to leave the program in much better overall shape than I found it, hopefully under the guidance of a gentleman who I feel will take them further than I. I have always been a guy who has also gotten the leagues and nations I have been involved with more engaged with the product and with each other. Yeah sometimes with things like BB2NIGHT for my own bemusement, but you know what, people want to be entertained. So at the very least I can give you that. Personally I feel the cabal has used the NT's as their personal play toy for much too long. Time to let some other kids play around with it for a while.