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Soccer by 3four3
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Soccer Education for the Serious
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Live #7 – The USMNT’s World Cup Failure—and the Story the Media Won’t Tell
5d ago01:16:31Tap to summarizeThe USMNT’s World Cup ended with a humbling defeat to Belgium. Predictably, the mainstream American soccer media immediately went to work. Some blamed Mauricio Pochettino. Others blamed tactics, substitutions, Pulisic, Matt Freese, mentality, youth development or pay-to-play. They’re all missing the point. In this episode, Gary explains why Belgium didn’t expose a tactical problem. They […]
Transcribe →Live #6 – USMNT, CORRUPTION, and Your Questions
1w ago01:01:30Tap to summarizeBalogun Red Card Reversal, VAR Controversy, and US Soccer’s Closed-System Problem Sports are never just sports. Football reflects the society around it — the incentives, the politics, the corruption, the culture, and the values people choose to defend when the pressure is on. That’s where this episode begins: with the Balogun red card being rescinded. […]
Transcribe →#434 – The U.S. Soccer Media Machine and How it Brainwashes You
1w ago01:28:35Tap to summarizeGary Kleiban joins Kirk Kinsey on the Playmaker Fútbol Academy Podcast for a conversation about one of the biggest obstacles facing American soccer — and it isn’t happening on the field. Using Mauricio Pochettino’s press conference as a starting point, Gary explains why the reaction from much of the American soccer media missed the bigger […]
Transcribe →Live #5 – Pochettino’s USMNT: What Most People Are Missing
2w ago01:25:43Tap to summarizeThe USMNT is through to the knockout stage after winning its group, but the conversation coming out of the loss to Turkey tells a much bigger story. Recorded live on YouTube the day after the match, Gary Kleiban and Benny Rogers react to the result while taking questions and comments from viewers throughout the show. […]
Transcribe →#433 – What Makes a World-Class Center Mid? Breaking Down the 6, 8 & 10
3w ago01:04:22Tap to summarizeWhat does a world-class central midfielder actually look like? In this episode, we break down the three midfield roles in a 4-3-3: the 6, the 8, and the 10. Rather than relying on buzzwords or coaching clichés, we examine the specific technical, tactical, and mental qualities that separate elite midfielders from everyone else. Using players […]
Transcribe →#432 – The Youth Soccer “Cradle to Grave” Experiment: What 8 Years With One Team Reveals
3w ago01:12:51Tap to summarizeMost youth coaches never get to see the full arc. They get a team for a season or two, maybe three, and then the team changes, the club changes, the coach changes, or the players scatter. That makes it difficult to truly understand what development looks like over time. In this episode, we speak with […]
Transcribe →#431 – USMNT Culture Crisis? Where Do National Team Cultures Come From?
Jun 1001:15:25Tap to summarizeWhat does it actually mean for a national team to have an identity? Brazil has samba. Germany has precision. Argentina has emotional fire. Spain transformed from La Furia Roja into a possession-based powerhouse. These identities didn’t come from a marketing department. They came from the people, the history, the streets, the clubs, and the culture […]
Transcribe →#430 – Pochettino Exposes the Real Problem With American Soccer Culture
Jun 201:06:11Tap to summarizeEverybody in American soccer loves to say we don’t have the right soccer culture. But what happens when someone like Mauricio Pochettino actually brings a higher-level soccer culture into the room? That’s where this episode begins. The backlash against Pochettino — over emails, roster decisions, media comments, job rumors, and even who he names captain […]
Transcribe →#429 – Tab Ramos on Youth Development, Coaching, Winning, and the USMNT
May 2901:15:45Tap to summarizeTab Ramos joins the podcast for one of the most honest and layered conversations we’ve had on American soccer development. Most people know Tab as a U.S. national team legend, a World Cup veteran, and one of the most technically gifted American players of his era. But what makes this conversation especially valuable is what […]
Transcribe →#428 – Pochettino’s USMNT World Cup Roster: Who Belongs, Who Doesn’t, and Who Has Magic?
May 2401:10:31Tap to summarizeRoster prediction shows are usually bubblegum content. Fun, clickable, and mostly speculative. But with Pochettino preparing his USMNT World Cup roster, Benny forces Gary into the exercise anyway. Who should go? Who should be left out? Who actually belongs on the field when the World Cup starts? We go position by position: goalkeepers, center backs, […]
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