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Bruce Arena is a frickface

Posted on 2/13/20 at 11:46 am
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70433 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 11:46 am
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Posted by TigerPaul
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
2948 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 11:59 am to
I'm still salty about not qualifying. Nothing will ever justify that. Also, comparing European qualifying to CONCACAF is a joke. Arenas is an arse.

Rant over - He has to say the politically correct thing and somewhat stick up for his players/staff. Blaming the public and media for their reasonable outrage is where he fricks up.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125376 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:00 pm to
Two things

He is putting all the blame on Jurgy

And he is comparing us to Italy and Holland, who have a much tougher qualification process than we do
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70433 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:01 pm to
He's also blaming the media and the fans for being pissed about not qualifying and calling him and the team out for failing spectacularly.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70433 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:03 pm to
quote:

He has to say the politically correct thing and somewhat stick up for his players/staff.


No he doesn't.

There is no way to spin it positively without looking like an ignorant, arrogant douchebag. The only course of action is admit that everyone involved with the USMNT, including himself, collectively didn't get the job done.

It's been over 2 years, either be contrite about the frick up or just shut the frick up.
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
20463 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:05 pm to
Holy furk. Wow.

<—melting
Posted by I Bleed Garnet
Cullman, AL
Member since Jul 2011
54846 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:09 pm to
HOLY shite
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
11695 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:20 pm to
We play in the easiest or second easiest confederation to qualify from, UEFA is arguably the hardest (at minimum the deepest), there is NO EXCUSES for ever missing the WC. Arena can go frick himself.
Posted by BCLA
Bossier City
Member since Mar 2005
8045 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:29 pm to
Imagine being critical of your fanbase for fricking caring about success and achieving the MINIMUM expectation of the sport.
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:30 pm to
It's so easy to say the right things in his position.
This post was edited on 2/13/20 at 12:31 pm
Posted by Esquire
Chiraq
Member since Apr 2014
11561 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:41 pm to
quote:

I think the American public, and the media, did a really poor job, even to this day, of articulating what happened, and the real world of those things.


We. Could. Not. Beat. Trinidad. And. Tobago.

There ya go Bruce.
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
11695 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:57 pm to
quote:

It's so easy to say the right things in his position.



And yet he did the exact opposite.
Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
28419 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 1:17 pm to
What a douche. Apparently Cameron and Bradley were both openly pissed with him in the team hotel after the game regarding the tactics and game management.
Posted by WinnPtiger
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2011
23843 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 1:23 pm to
quote:

It's so easy to say the right things in his position.


then maybe he should start trying to say the right things
Posted by CelticDog
Member since Apr 2015
42867 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 1:27 pm to
Blaming the public is so lame.

He sounded good to me on long xm sirius radio interviews as he was taking over.

This is just so inappropriate he should get therapy.

I would kick him in the balls but he apparently doesnt have any.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70433 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 1:28 pm to
I knew Cameron was pissed because he went right to the media afterwards, but I chalked art of that up to Brice not playing him in either of the final two games. First I heard about Bradley though, that’s interesting.
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
30642 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 1:28 pm to
Hole shite Bruce can just frick off.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70433 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 1:31 pm to
It just pisses me off that it’s come to this because that 2002 team is why I love soccer and Bruce was a big part of that, but he’s now just taking a big flamethrower to his legacy.
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
30642 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 1:34 pm to
quote:

Blaming the public is so lame.


Right? Like we picked the team and held practice. We set the gameplan.

Go away bruce and never come back with that crap.
Posted by Mr Personality
Bangkok
Member since Mar 2014
27364 posts
Posted on 2/13/20 at 1:37 pm to
The Italian and Dutch fans were furious too.
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