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100	1		_aMandis, Steven G., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWhat happened to the USMNT : _bthe ugly truth about the beautiful game / _cSteven G. Mandis and Sarah Parsons Wolter.
246	3		_aWhat happened to the United States Men's National Team
263			_a2105
264		1	_aChicago : _bTriumph Books, _c2021.
300			_a383 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
505	0		_a1990 and 1994 World Cups : identity and style of play -- An explanation of why, how, and who : expectations and comparisons -- 1998 World Cup : team chemistry -- 2002 World Cup : luck and other factors in a World Cup -- 2002 World Cup : the ugly truth behind the numbers -- 2006 World Cup : is U.S. soccer really legitimate? -- Coaches' second World Cup cycles : can they work? -- 2009 Confederations Cup : second place at a FIFA tournament -- 2010 World Cup : U.S. soccer is legitimate -- Summer 2011 to 2014 : Klinsmann arrives -- 2014 World Cup : what happened to the why and how? -- 2018 World Cup : did not qualify -- Revisiting player identification and development -- Making a USMNT player -- Why do the USWNT win? -- Conclusion.
520			_a"Prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team had won just four World Cup matches in 72 years. They'd been humbled with a last place finish at the 1998 World Cup, scoring just once across three games. Major League Soccer was still in its infancy, and generally struggling. But the 2002 squad managed to beat powerhouse Portugal to advance out of the group stages, toppled Mexico 2-0 in the round of 16, and stood up ably to Germany in a quarterfinal loss that nonetheless had the crowd chanting, "USA! USA!" as the players exited the field with heads held high. Fast forward 15 years, and the popularity of soccer in the United States was booming. Cries of "I believe that we will win!" rang out at every match. With greater resources invested, the U.S. was producing talent of a high enough caliber to compete abroad in England's Premier League, and the national team had Jürgen Klinsmann at the helm, promising an injection of worldliness and European flair to the American game. Yet while the American women's team had made World Cup victories a regular expectation, the men failed to even qualify for the 2018 tournament. What happened to the USMNT? Columbia Business School adjunct professor and acclaimed author of The Real Madrid Way Steven Mandis turns his lens inward to examine what it will take for the U.S. men to achieve lasting success on the international stage and how it differs critically from building a successful club team. This meticulously researched, probing investigation challenges conventional wisdom and speaks to the utmost importance of authenticity when cultivating an organizational identity. If the Italians have their cantenaccio, the Spanish their tiki-taka, the Dutch their "total football," and the Brazilians their ginga, Mandis argues that cultivating a unique "American way" of soccer is not only possible but absolutely essential"-- _cProvided by publisher.
610	2	0	_aUnited States Men's National Soccer Team _xHistory. _9369426
650		0	_aSoccer _zUnited States _xHistory. _9255193
700	1		_aParsons Wolter, Sarah, _eauthor.
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