"Again, we should have gotten something from, and qualified for, the World Cup. And then, unfortunately, we just left ourselves at the end, given the start we had, we left ourselves too much to do. ![]() He came in, he steered the ship after what was just a disaster under Jurgen Klinsmann for a long time. "So, again, we did have a very, very good year under Bruce. Very, very difficult to have success in the Hex when you lose your first two games. “Bruce Arena, probably the greatest manager in US soccer history. ▪ Howard was in goal and the US was coached by Arena when it was eliminated on the final day of the CONCACAF Hexagonal during 2018 World Cup qualifying. I want to etch my name in these competitions, in the history of what this means.” I think this generation, rightly so, see these opportunities and say, no, I belong here, you know? Not just thankful to be here, I belong here. "But for our guys not to just be sitting on the bench but to be competing, to be playing well, to be counted on by their clubs, yeah, I definitely sense something different in this generation. It’s a big deal for any active player, let alone an American player to be competing in Champions League. I think that the generation before mine and my generation, we had a couple guys sprinkled into the Champions League and, obviously, that’s a big deal. “The confidence and swagger that they’re playing with, it’s pretty impressive. ▪ On US players who competed in this week’s Champions League matches, including Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig), Sergino Dest (FC Barcelona), Horvath (Club Brugge), Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), and Pulisic. I saw some reports and some stuff on social media, he congratulated Ethan Horvath and I think that’s very mature, very responsible. And I think more than anything for Christian is leadership. "He’s so easy on the eye, you know? He makes the game look really simple and it’s a credit to him. You look at him and you think he’s not the toughest but he rides tackles and he’s willing to mix it up. He’s willing to to take the ball and be brave, and I think you have to be brave to play football at the highest level. "Christian rarely disappoints on the football field. But even the way has monitored his fitness in terms of, ‘Look, we don’t need you back the first game, we need you back fully fit and healthy, ready to go, so you can go the entire season, because you’re such a big player for us,’ speaks volumes. "And it’s kind of crazy, how young he is. A massive statement, so it speaks to what a big player Christian is for this massive club in Chelsea. ![]() 10 shirt, it was given to him by Frank Lampard.
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