Source: Alexi Lalas State of the Union — Noahkai Banks eyes Germany, Real Madrid & PSG roll, Alexi unmasked and more
Duration: 55 min
USMNT roster / Noahkai Banks
The German media is reporting that Noahkai Banks is not going to be in the U.S. squad because he wants to keep his options open. If these reports are true, this actually makes me happy.
Erling Haaland form
Erling Haaland, we might need to start having a conversation about him. Just two non-penalty goals in his last 17 games. He was subbed out today, ineffective, barely touched the ball.
USMNT / Dual nationals
I don't want somebody representing the country that I know and love in any capacity if they don't feel that this is where they should be. And if they don't feel something more.
Champions League / Real Madrid vs Man City
Real Madrid making City look like children out there. Really poor from City because Real Madrid are shorthanded right now. No Mbappe, no Bellingham.
Goalkeeper management / Tottenham
There is a coddling that has come for goalkeepers. Just because you are a goalkeeper shouldn't preclude you getting taken out. If you don't play well, we are going to take you out and find somebody else.
Manager sacking / Tottenham
This has been a catastrophic hire. This guy [Igor Tudor] is not going to keep them up. I think if he remains the manager until the end of the season, they will go down.
Injury update / Canada
Alphonso Davies came on as a sub making his return from injury and got injured again. If I'm Canadian, I'm concerned that this kid can't stay on the field.
Manager sacking / Orlando City
Oscar Pereja was fired today. Many, many years down in Orlando, and I think it had run his course. Whatever magic Oscar had had over the years had faded or in some cases had just completely gone away.
Tactical analysis / Real Madrid
Valverde should have taken that penalty. Vinicius is not a good penalty taker. He's come up with this new Bruno Fernandes-Jorginho-like skip. But it's not working.
World Cup 2026
I have this horror nightmare of England winning the World Cup on our shores on our 250th birthday.
Player form / Ousmane Dembele
It's amazing to think that at one point in Ousmane Dembele's career, he was a player who flattered to deceive and lacked an end product. Maybe he just needed that to kind of prove to himself that, you know, Dumbo, you can fly.
