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re: Are Americans just naturally late bloomers?

Posted on 3/4/13 at 2:27 pm to
Posted by Harry Caray
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Posted on 3/4/13 at 2:27 pm to
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We don't have the same youth setups as Europe. It takes our players longer to develop.


and that's that.
Posted by NOTORlOUSD
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Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 3/4/13 at 3:01 pm to
Donovan won the Golden Ball at the 1999 U-17 World Championship and Best Young Player at the 2002 World Cup, so he was definitely not a late bloomer. The other players are a mix, so we're about the same as most European teams. Mexico is the opposite - many of their players are over-the-hill at 23.
This post was edited on 3/4/13 at 3:04 pm
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