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re: Do you believe the US will win a World Cup in your lifetime?
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:06 pm to betweenthebara
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:06 pm to betweenthebara
I will be 22 soon and I wholeheartedly believe I will see the USA win a World Cup in my lifetime.
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Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:08 pm to chRxis
I guess if we can avoid playing Ghana ever again then anything is possible.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:08 pm to pvilleguru
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I'd say our youth development is much better than it was less than 20 years ago.
Absolutely.
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It's only going to get better as the MLS academies improve and the league itself grows.
This is the hope, but depending on how they are structured, they could aid or alleviate the problem.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:10 pm to crazy4lsu
quote:With the homegrown players that are starting to come around, it seems like it's working.
This is the hope, but depending on how they are structured, they could aid or alleviate the problem.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:11 pm to betweenthebara
I see no reason why we can't.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:13 pm to betweenthebara
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Do you believe the US will win a World Cup in your lifetime?
Considering I plan on living through this summer, yes.
This post was edited on 3/29/14 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:14 pm to pvilleguru
We were a half away from winning the Confederations Cup. By our standards that was huge and an indication that with the right amount of luck and pieces falling into place, it could happen.
Plus if any of these young strikers we are bringing into the fold pan out, watch out.
Plus if any of these young strikers we are bringing into the fold pan out, watch out.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:17 pm to BCLA
If we can get Green, Zelalem (assuming we get him), and the young guys at the La Liga academies to pan out, we will make some noise in 2022.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:17 pm to crazy4lsu
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as is the chance we will overhaul our entire youth structure and philosophy.
It seems that we are already doing these things, and while it will be much harder to comprehensively overhaul our youth structure, what players are doing is far more important than how or where they're doing it.
We've gotten to where we are on the backs of players who participated in organized practices for three hours a week, played in far too many games over the weekend and didn't even watch soccer until they signed a professional contract (looking at you, Landon Donovan).
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:26 pm to joey barton
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We've gotten to where we are on the backs of players who participated in organized practices for three hours a week, played in far too many games over the weekend and didn't even watch soccer until they signed a professional contract (looking at you, Landon Donovan).
And lots of naturalized US citizens. This shows that a lot of things can be undone. But I'm not sure that the plateau we've reached of the knock-out stages is any more than we can reasonably hope for, barring major catastrophe in Europe and South America.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:28 pm to joey barton
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while it will be much harder to comprehensively overhaul our youth structure, what players are doing is far more important than how or where they're doing it.
I should also point out that the how and where of how they are doing it will give us a deeper pool, whereas we can say that the players who are exceeding the limitations of the structure are merely outliers.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:32 pm to 3rdRowTailgater
Nice. 
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:34 pm to crazy4lsu
I wasn't using that to advance the argument that we'll win the World Cup in the foreseeable future, simply that it's not really that hard to change things and we already are changing things.
Correct, but we're not really hurting for participation, though more is always nice.
They're professional soccer players. They're all outliers.
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I should also point out that the how and where of how they are doing it will give us a deeper pool
Correct, but we're not really hurting for participation, though more is always nice.
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whereas we can say that the players who are exceeding the limitations of the structure are merely outliers.
They're professional soccer players. They're all outliers.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:36 pm to joey barton
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They're professional soccer players. They're all outliers.
Relative to one another, of course. A La Masia grad is an outlier here, etc.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:40 pm to crazy4lsu
I know. I was messing with you. However, I think that to a certain extent, everyone relies upon those sorts of players.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 2:51 pm to betweenthebara
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believe
No.
I´d think quarters and even semis, would be achieved, however.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 3:06 pm to betweenthebara
Yes
Posted on 3/29/14 at 4:30 pm to ElroyJetSon
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Do you believe the US will win a World Cup in your lifetime?
A population of 300+ million and the best athletic training in the world is going to win out eventually.
This post was edited on 3/29/14 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 3/29/14 at 4:34 pm to Dandy Lion
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I´d think quarters and even semis, would be achieved, however.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 5:05 pm to betweenthebara
Sure.
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