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US Soccer's 'lost generation'?
Posted on 5/7/14 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 5/7/14 at 3:30 pm
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It's a really interesting thought. I wonder if it's a direct consequence of Jurgen coming in and basically starting over with so much of the system.
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that 27-30 sweet spot? It's not "barren," but it's underrepresented. And given that 27 through 30 is prime age for most soccer players, that's a bit odd.
Here's a Best XI of "afterthought" guys in that age group, including a league MVP, a two-time Defender of the Year, and multiple MLS Cup heroes. But none of whom will likely go to Brazil:
FWD: Mike Magee
FWD: Kenny Cooper
LM: Justin Mapp
RM: Lee Nguyen
CM: Benny Feilhaber
DM: Dax McCarty
LB: Corey Ashe
CB: Chad Marshall
CB: Drew Moor
RB: Marvell Wynne
GK: Luis Robles
It's a really interesting thought. I wonder if it's a direct consequence of Jurgen coming in and basically starting over with so much of the system.
This post was edited on 5/7/14 at 3:34 pm
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Posted on 5/7/14 at 3:45 pm to Stewie Griffin
I think it's more a result of those guys not being good enough for the international level.
ETA:
- Feilhaber's form dropped
- Lee Nguyen fricked off to Vietnam and fell off the radar
ETA:
- Feilhaber's form dropped
- Lee Nguyen fricked off to Vietnam and fell off the radar
This post was edited on 5/7/14 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 5/7/14 at 3:50 pm to Stewie Griffin
Who among those guys was ever really a major contributor? Just think it's a shite group
Posted on 5/7/14 at 3:59 pm to Stewie Griffin
I thought this would be about the American footballers from the 1950s to the 1990s. ie, the dark age.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 4:01 pm to Stewie Griffin
he is mistaken when he says these guys are not scrubs. these guys are scrubs (on the international level).
Posted on 5/7/14 at 4:59 pm to Stewie Griffin
We have quite a few contributors from that age group. Bradley, Cameron, Bedoya, Besler off the top of my head. If Holden's career hadn't been stolen by those two foreign idiots, 27-30 year olds would be the heart of this team. They already kind of are.
The guys listed in the article aren't good enough. Though I think Benny probably could be.
The guys listed in the article aren't good enough. Though I think Benny probably could be.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 5:42 pm to Stewie Griffin
Feilhaber should get another shot. He's been playing well for SKC.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 5:45 pm to Stewie Griffin
quote:To be fair, we already have 2 great GKs in Howard and Guzan.
GK: Luis Robles
Posted on 5/7/14 at 6:30 pm to Stewie Griffin
Feilhaber is playing the best football of his career. Imo, he deserves a call up to the upcoming camp.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 10:25 am to Stewie Griffin
That is my generation. Sorry guys, we were too busy smoking weed and going off to college. Wasn't much of a career in playing professional soccer. I mean fricking Ricardo Clark was a starter for the national team and he was awful.
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