By now, you’ve seen Alexi Lalas’s outburst on the state of the USMNT. Much like his career as a pundit and multiple stints as MLS executive, it was high on emotion and low on anything constructive. But hey! That’s tv, right? He’s there primarily to drive up ratings and keep interest high around a floundering U.S. men’s team. And sure, those guys are overpaid! And their tattoos! How can you expect to win a soccer game with all of those tattoos getting in the way? So sure, these guys are definitely soft, and maybe a kick in the pants from someone who knows what doing things the hard way actually feels like is just what they nee—
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