re: The "US can't compete because athletes choose other sports" Argument

You made about 6 different leaps from what I said to what you said.

We're at least a generation - if we are lucky, if not a lot more, from being to produce the sheer number of technical players their system is based upon.

Our current system was likely at its best with just one guy with elite speed. Athleticism i not an area we are lacking in, but a bit more elite level guys (rather than just as athletic as the next team type guys) would really help our team given our current technical abilities.

That is not the same thing as me saying "imagine if Lebron played soccer". Its me saying, if just a few more elite athleticism guys made soccer their number 1 sport, we may have one or two more guys with elite athleticism make that National Team level. Its a numbers game - you need a ton of kids playing and focusing from an early age. soccer is growing, but its not there yet.