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What's wrong with US? : a coach's blunt take on the state of American soccer after a lifetime on the touchline / Bruce Arena with Steve Kettmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arena, Bruce, 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States Men's National Soccer Team--History.
- United States Men's National Soccer Team.
- Soccer--United States.
- Soccer.
- Soccer coaches.
- History.
- United States.
- Arena, Bruce, 1951-.
- Arena, Bruce.
- Soccer coaches--United States--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 268 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- What is wrong with US?
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- Timed for publication just prior to the 2018 World Cup, which the U.S. did not qualify for, a revealing memoir by a leading American soccer coach shares insights into how the U.S. Men's National Team has prepared to compete in the past.
- Contents:
- Part I The Making of a Coach
- Chapter 1 Coaching p. 3
- Chapter 2 Under Shep Messing's Wing p. 11
- Chapter 3 "Animal House" at Cornell p. 17
- Chapter 4 The National Team p. 25
- Chapter 5 UVA p. 37
- Chapter 6 DC United p. 57
- Part II Breakthrough at the World Cup
- Chapter 7 National Team Coach p. 73
- Chapter 8 Landon p. 83
- Chapter 9 2002 World Cup p. 91
- Part III Turnaround in LA
- Chapter 11 Back in MLS p. 117
- Chapter 12 LA p. 125
- Chapter 13 David and Landon p. 133
- Chapter 14 Robbie Keane p. 143
- Chapter 15 The Call Comes p. 155
- Part IV Disappointment on the Road to Russia
- Chapter 16 A Game of Catch-up p. 167
- Chapter 17 Learning the Players p. 177
- Chapter 18 A Fresh Start p. 189
- Chapter 19 Azteca p. 195
- Chapter 20 Gold Cup 2017 p. 207
- Chapter 21 A Nightmare p. 215
- Chapter 22 My Worst Day p. 225
- Part V A Bold Plan for the Future
- Chapter 23 The American Problem p. 237
- Chapter 24 The Shrinking Pool p. 247
- Chapter 25 Past, Present, and Future p. 253
- Chapter 26 MLS and US Soccer p. 259.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780062803948
- 0062803948
- OCLC:
- 1038786510
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