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re: Does USA soccer need more brothas playing?
Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:27 pm to Lester Earl
Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:27 pm to Lester Earl
yedlin, beasley, and fabian johnson (dude got who got hurt early). green is pretty fast, too
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:29 pm to Keys Open Doors
Correct, that and we had key injuries to our more athletic guys and were simply more wore down due to our grueling group stage
Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:33 pm to SlowFlowPro
the fastest guy to me looked like Origi
Yedlin can fly too
Yedlin can fly too
Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:39 pm to Lester Earl
Was number 9 for Belgium megatron?
Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:41 pm to roguetiger15
Just imagine if we had an athlete like megatron in goal.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:42 pm to SlowFlowPro
Lukaku also came on in the 91st minute. Kind of important to keep in mind in this discussion.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:44 pm to roguetiger15
Our issue isn't athleticism. The US team is every bit as athletic as the teams we lost to. Where we really fall behind is in player development.
I'm not talking about children, although more children playing would help too. What I mean is after high school the best soccer players in other countries go to soccer academies where they train 5-7 days a week, 12 months a year. Where our players go to college where the NCAA says they can train with a coach for 2 months a year. So during a time when they should be developing and building their on-field moves and talents, they just aren't.
As long as the NCAA is holding back our best players we won't catch up. It just won't happen.
I'm not talking about children, although more children playing would help too. What I mean is after high school the best soccer players in other countries go to soccer academies where they train 5-7 days a week, 12 months a year. Where our players go to college where the NCAA says they can train with a coach for 2 months a year. So during a time when they should be developing and building their on-field moves and talents, they just aren't.
As long as the NCAA is holding back our best players we won't catch up. It just won't happen.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:48 pm to Atari
Belgium wasn't faster. They pass the ball better. Don't confuse the two. The ball can travel faster than any player.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:48 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
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Lukaku also came on in the 91st minute. Kind of important to keep in mind in this discussion.
he also didn't suck dick for once
Posted on 7/1/14 at 7:51 pm to Lester Earl
I think Lukaku is exactly what US fans thought Jozy would be.
For the US, Fabian Johnson and Yedlin (I realize they weren't on at the same time) are as fast as anyone in the game. Bedoya, too. Beasley was like that once, although I'd still rate him fast. Bradley is also above average.
However, we have lots of guys who aren't as fast as the Belgians (granted the Belgians are very athletic and one of the most promising sides in the world). I imagine that's why Beckerman didn't play, and our central defenders really struggled with their midfielders.
Prince Harry is pretty damn fast, as is Mertens. And of course Lukaku and Origi
For the US, Fabian Johnson and Yedlin (I realize they weren't on at the same time) are as fast as anyone in the game. Bedoya, too. Beasley was like that once, although I'd still rate him fast. Bradley is also above average.
However, we have lots of guys who aren't as fast as the Belgians (granted the Belgians are very athletic and one of the most promising sides in the world). I imagine that's why Beckerman didn't play, and our central defenders really struggled with their midfielders.
Prince Harry is pretty damn fast, as is Mertens. And of course Lukaku and Origi
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:03 pm to Keys Open Doors
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Imagine guys like AJ Green, Calvin Johnson, Chris Paul and LeBron on a soccer team, having played the game since childhood
You guys keep going on and on about how our athletes aren't the best we have to offer. The USMNT problems have almost nothing to do with athletic ability. Its all in our technical skills our team really struggles with passing and trapping two of the most basic skills of soccer.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:16 pm to Greace
Yeldin is fast as frick.
I absolutely agree that our problem was technical skill. It will be nice when soccer gets out of the middle class and into the projects though. We missed Jozy's strength.
I absolutely agree that our problem was technical skill. It will be nice when soccer gets out of the middle class and into the projects though. We missed Jozy's strength.
This post was edited on 7/1/14 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 7/1/14 at 8:24 pm to Keys Open Doors
i love mirallas. everton's attack was so much fun to watch last year with him, lukaku, deulofeu, barkley, naismith, etc.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:07 pm to tigerpimpbot
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Yeldin is fast as frick.
This, that fricker was moving
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:13 pm to Sterling Archer
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Yeldin is fast as frick.
I absolutely agree that our problem was technical skill. It will be nice when soccer gets out of the middle class and into the projects though. We missed Jozy's strength.
It could happen. Shite, I see tons of black youth skateboarding in New Orleans.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:17 pm to RadTiger
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Imagine guys like AJ Green, Calvin Johnson, Chris Paul and LeBron on a soccer team, having played the game since childhood
Great atheletes no doubt, but I feel like players in the mold of Reggie Bush, Adrian Peterson, Odell Beckham, Chris Johnson, Desean Jackson would wreck some shite on the wolrd stage if growing up playing soccer.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:20 pm to Ostrich
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Posted by Message Ostrich
The best athletes in our country don't play soccer
The best potential white athletes don't play sports either. The importance of sport is lost as a group attains a higher stature and income for the most part. As a poor kid sports were everything to me, my kids pffft whatever. Think on a whole higher plane than I did.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:32 pm to Ostrich
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The best athletes in our country don't play soccer
the best soccer players from the world's top teams aren't their best athletes, what makes you think that the best athletes in the US would be the top soccer players? Let's look at the top goal scorers in the world cup:
James 5'11" 170lbs
Mueller 6'0" 160lbs
Messi 5'7" 150lbs
Neymar 6'1" 180lbs
Robben 5'10" 160lbs
Do you think these guys are the best athletes in their country?
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:45 pm to Boomshockalocka
I think I agree with most of what you're saying. However, the best athlete in the world is basically 6'1", 185 pounds, and if you saw him in the street in normal clothing, you'd think he was a college student or a kid who just recently graduated.
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