Hérculez Gómez and Jeff Baicher: How To Successfully Navigate American Soccer In Uncertainty I #AskASoccerPro Show Ep 068

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Controversial Titles:

Part I 

00:00 – 02:15: Welcome to the #AskASoccerPro Show

02:16 - 07:29 Jeff Baicher Joins The #AskASoccerPro Show

07:29 - 09:58 Is Jeff Baicher A Journey Man?

09:59 - 13:36 What Jeff Baicher Really Thinks Of Paul Bravo And Marc Pelosi

13:37 - 18:20 US Soccer Dismantling The Development Academy And What It Will Mean

18:21 - 21: 59 Jeff Baicher On Ryan Masch And The BE PRO Program For Youth Development

22:00 - 29:25 The One Skill You Need To Have To Be The Best On The Field

29:26 – 33:54: The Advantage Young Players Have

33:55 – 37:58: What’s Next For The Thorns

37:58 - 39:15 Hérculez Gómez Joins The #AskASoccerPro Show

39:16 - 43:36: How To Not Get Down During Times Like These

43:36 - 46:06: How To See Opportunities On And Off The Field

46:07 - 49:34: How Getting Better Actually Works

49:35 – 54:51: What Did Sebastian Salazar Miss with Wayne Rooney?

54:52 - 58:52: The Mistake ESPN Commentators Make

Part II

00:00 – 06:38: American Soccer Culture Is Insecure

06:39 – 10:19: Why Pundits Don’t Admit They Are Wrong

10:20 – 15:02: Making A Point Without Understanding

15:07 – 17:02: Quincy On ESPN?

17:04 – 22:45: Invest In Yourself

Controversial Statements:

Quincy Amarikwa

Quincy Amarikwa: (24:05)

It [the League] does take advantage of the American player, but it has been necessary to kind of establish the league to get it to where it is today. 

Quincy Amarikwa: (28:51)

If we can understand how to process situations of uncertainty like this and we can figure it out and create plans to take action and make good decisions to be better off in the future, that's going to translate well on the field as well as off.

Quincy Amarikwa: (04:19)

That's a problem with culture here in America. Soccer culture. We do not reward anybody who admits to making a mistake or shows that they're wrong because you get crucified, you're better off denying you're wrong about everything.  

Quincy Amarikwa: (06:50)

Just because they do it in another country doesn't mean that's how it needs to be done here.

Quincy Amarikwa: (07:44)

What we talk about here is facts in truth, and if I'm wrong, I'll admit and say that I'm wrong.

Quincy Amarikwa: (07:49)

In the MSL, if you don't admit to your mistakes, it only makes you look worse over time.

Jeff Baicher

Jeff Baicher: (14:21)

There's a lot of bad press for US Soccer right now.

Jeff Baicher: (15:01)

Really it's about taking time and making sure that you're doing the best for your players. 

Jeff Baicher: (27:54)

If you can be a good decision maker, it hides all your faults. 

Hérculez Gómez

Hérculez Gómez: (41:03)

My mentality has always been sink or swim. You know, you can complain about what's going wrong, what you don't have, what others have, what's not going your way. But that's not gonna really do anything for you, especially in this life. 

Hérculez Gómez: (43:27)

More often than not, you're going to have the doors slammed in your face. 

Hérculez Gómez: (45:36)

It's not about talent. You know, for me it's been, my work ethic. 

Hérculez Gómez: (06:20)

Thick skinned is good. It's good to have different perspectives. 

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