Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Vermes Out at KC, FA Cup Quarterfinals, Bayern Munich vs Canada, & Your USMNT Comments
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
We’re diving into your USMNT comments! On Unfiltered Soccer, Landon Donovan and Tim Howard talk Peter Vermes and Sporting KC parting ways, Emma Hayes’ coaching style for the USWNT, and all of YOUR thoughts and questions after the USMNT Nations League defeats. The guys talk Inter Miami’s quest for the MLS Cup, Antonee Robinson’s return to Fulham after missing the Nations League for the U.S. Men’s National Team, and Trinity Rodman’s comments on her fitness. Plus, in the AT&T Fan Connection our hosts talk Diego Luna, Gregg Berhalter, Patrick Agyemang, an all-MLS USMNT, amateur call-ups, and what is happening with Gio Reyna. New episodes of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow on all your favorite podcast platforms. For bonus content and to send your mailbag questions in to the show, follow on all social media platforms @UnfilteredSoccer. (https://www.unfilteredsoccer.com). Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard is presented by Volkswagen. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4g8bZG3. Thank you to our additional sponsors: AT&T. Connecting Changes Everything. Visit https://att.com/guarantee to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: Is Inter Miami the best team in the MLS?
Miami on their way. They are, I think, the best team in the league. The question, I guess, is, is this sustainable?
This team is built for big games.
I don't think they care if they finish fourth or first. I think they're on a mission to win MLS Cup. Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim, presented by Volkswagen. Volkswagen has long been a supporter of soccer in America and has proudly been a partner of U.S. Soccer for the past five years.
LD, what up? I am repping St. Joe's Soccer. My dear friend, Tim Mulqueen, has been hired as the head men's soccer coach there. Is that a college? Yeah, I was up on Hawk Hill. Chatting to the boys. They just started their spring season, so they're super stoked and excited. So the hawk will never die, they tell me. So go St. Joe's.
I don't know what any of that means.
It's fine. But I love Mulchie. You're not a man of the people.
I love Mulqueen. Mulchie's the best. No, I'm actually not. I'm in L.A., If you remember when your kids were younger, spring break is one of the worst weeks of the year. I love when you say that. So we decided to get out, spend three days in Manhattan Beach, my old stomping grounds. Bill's? Bill's Pancake? Bill's Pancake House. Did not go there this morning. Might go one after this, actually.
You should go. Please go. So hanging out in MB, although it rained this morning, it was kind of miserable. But here in the LA studios. It's gorgeous. This place is cool. Isn't it cool? Yeah. I was like, why don't I get this in my house?
Also, you're not a man of the people because what are you drinking? You're so LA. Show everybody what you're drinking.
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Chapter 2: Why did Peter Vermes and Sporting KC part ways?
Yeah, I mean, I think it's fixable. And Pochettino said there's time, and I've referenced. I think there's a short amount of time, but yeah, there's still some time to... have success with this group. There's no doubt about that. I mean, but there are significant things that we as fans probably need and want to see, right? And that is... That is that fight and that spirit.
And I would never say that players don't care. It's a hard thing to levy against a player. That's like rock bottom. You only say that when you're certain. You can't say, I don't think this guy cares or I think he's down tools. You have to have solid inside information and confidence.
and no so i i don't say that about these players that they don't care they do care um but again what what to what extent right because they didn't care they wouldn't play for their national team right because i know a lot of guys in england particularly which is a whole nother kettle of fish like they just they've declined going into their national team right ben white uh at arsenal he's the best right back that england has and he declines the invite because he
He's had a falling out. So they care, but it's to what level, right? We talked about priorities and running through a wall for your country and the togetherness. And by the way, I know, look... Players on this current team have issues with me and things that I say. That's fine. They're not beholden to me, and I'm not beholden to them. But the fact of the matter is, this is what you sign up for.
When Landon had a bad game, and he had a couple of bad games, people started to question whether he cared. Is it fair? No. But results and performances shape people's opinions.
Yeah, you're right. And look, here's... We've talked a lot about the problems. Here's, in my opinion, what needs to happen. Pochettino's a smart man, smart coach. I have no doubt he will figure out from his perspective how to fix this. I have zero doubt of that. What Tyler Adams said post-game to the media needs to be said clearly and
bluntly to the other players that he's referencing and he needs to tell them to their face this ain't good enough okay that needs to happen christian pulisic who i feel really badly for in this moment because i know he desperately cares and does play with that pride we're talking about he didn't have the best game against canada or either game for sure but he cares really cares
Needs to, even though this isn't in his makeup necessarily, needs to sit down with guys and say, this is not good enough and we cannot do this. And hold them accountable. And when it happens on the field, call somebody out. And a few others who are leaders of the team, Anthony Robinson maybe now, need to do the same thing.
If they don't, I don't know how much it changes because this team has it in them. We've seen in the past Nations League games, they have that in them. They've had games where I'm like, whoa, they are dogs. They're after it. They have it in them. It is there. But it has to be there all the time. And when it doesn't happen, you've got to call it to account and you've got to hold people accountable.
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