Listener questions: Could the USMNT play a 2009-style 4-2-2-2? What would the co-ed world rankings be? Why no West Indies football team?

Published: April 22, 2020, 3:18 a.m.

b'Here are the timestamps for today\'s show:\\n\\xa02:55 \\u2014 Describing our plans for a greatest club teams of all time knockout tournament, and the plan to discuss David Goldblatt\'s new book, The Age of Football.\\nTo buy a hardcover copy of The Age of Football, go here: https://bookshop.org/books/the-age-of-football-soccer-and-the-21st-century/9780393635119\\n(we\'re not getting a cut, just providing the link)\\nTo read via Kindle, try here: https://www.amazon.com/Age-Football-Global-Twenty-first-Century-ebook/dp/B07P55K5BZ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=\\n9:30 \\u2014 If FIFA were to switch all international tournaments to be co-ed (5/5 for field players, goalies change at half) where would you ranked the United States, and why? Which country rises the most, and which falls the furthest?\\n18:02 \\u2014 What will happen to the Euro 2021 Women\'s Championship?\\n20:02 \\u2014 Which professional team would be your ideal place to play if you were a professional footballer?\\n30:30 \\u2014 On Soccer 101, Joe and Daryl recently reviewed the USMNT\'s 2009 win over Spain in the Confederation Cup. If you were to recreate the gameplan (defend and transition 4-2-2-2) with today\'s player pool, how would you line the US up?\\n41:03 \\u2014 Is there a particular reason that the West Indies have a combined cricket team but do not field a combined side in other sports such as soccer? Would a combined West Indies team challenge for WC qualification?\\n51:57 \\u2014 What are the pros and cons to having "B" teams play in a lower level of the soccer pyramid, like in Spain or the US, versus having them play in a completely separate league, like in England?\\nSPONSORS!\\nListen to Remarkably Remote, the new microcast from GoToMeeting\\n\\xa0Use code SOCCER at TheBlackTux.com for a 10% discount\\xa0\\n\\n\\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'