And that's the other issue.

Their youth devel has been arse for quite some time, which is why the Guardado generation stayed in power as long as it did. So even if they wanted to start pushing more guys to Europe, it's not like clubs in top leagues are beating down the doors for a bunch of meh talent.

They need an overhaul, but that's also like a 10-year process. Honestly, their best hope for change in the immediacy is winning recruiting battles for guys we developed.

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Posted by lsugorilla

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 7:13 pm to Broski

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Honestly, their best hope for change in the immediacy is winning recruiting battles for guys we developed.

If think this is a good point.

I think it is hard due to USMNT being the better team currently. But I can see some guys choosing Mexico if it allows a clearer path to more playing time.

Meaning Mexico will get sloppy seconds. And like it.

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Posted by SlowFlowPro

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Posted on 3/27/24 at 8:17 am to Broski

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Their youth devel has been arse for quite some time, which is why the Guardado generation stayed in power as long as it did. So even if they wanted to start pushing more guys to Europe, it's not like clubs in top leagues are beating down the doors for a bunch of meh talent.

Until this thread made me revisit the issue, I had no idea how prevalent the corruption and pay for play was in Mexican soccer. Also had no idea how connected the youth soccer setup was. You're never going to do well producing or developing elite talent with that kind of system.

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