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At age 20, Jonathan Spector played for Manchester United. Geoff Cameron played for West Virginia at age 20, Stuart Holden played for Clemson.

All three are 28, one is a main cog in the national team, one certainly would be if not for injury, one is outside looking in (though perhaps deserves better.)

My point? There are good players everywhere on this damned planet. People need to stop looking at "Europe" (especially Europe as the 12 most recognizable clubs) as the end-all, be-all, fix-all for soccer - American soccer in particular.

I think this is a good point. There are 200 schools playing D-1 soccer so there are plenty of outlets for good players. But designing youth development so that it mimics the NFL and NBA is a bad idea in my view. If we can find a combination of college soccer and MLS academies, then that might be the best option.

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 11:38 am to crazy4lsu

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I think this is a good point. There are 200 schools playing D-1 soccer so there are plenty of outlets for good players. But designing youth development so that it mimics the NFL and NBA is a bad idea in my view. If we can find a combination of college soccer and MLS academies, then that might be the best option.

That article used Cameron as an example of the college system working. I think its an example of just how much worse it is. That botched clearance against Portugal was shite that should never happen in a U15 game, much less the world cup. That was an example of limited reps with his weaker foot throughout his life because the us system is based more around winning games than developing technique. We have some of the worst dribbling/first touch in the world cup. South korea even looked much more comfortable with their defense on the ball under pressure

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