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Should the USA make an all out effort to be great at soccer?
Posted on 7/1/14 at 11:24 pm
Posted on 7/1/14 at 11:24 pm
Just that a great country like the USA is outplayed by the rest of the world makes the USA look bad on the world stage. It is the sport that the rest of the world judges a country by. If we took up the challenge, sort of like we did when Russia got into outer space before us, and made a country wide commitment to winning the world cup in 2022, I think it could be done. We need to recognize the talent at an early age and channel them into special soccer acadamies. Bring in the world greatest coaches. Develop a thriving minor league to go along with MLS so that young athletes could turn pro at an early age and dedicate themselves to this sport. Spend the money needed to bring in the top talent into the MLS so that it is as competitive as any European league so that our players are playing at the highest level league in our own country. It would be expensive and need to be backed with funding from government grants and backed by large corperations. Right now it just doesn't appear that America has the backbone to do what needs to be done. Our team played with great effort and there is much to be proud of but it is obvious that we still have a long way to go to be recognized as one of the great countries of the world. We think of ourselves as being an elite country with our American football and basketball, but to the rest of the world, that doesn't mean anything.
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 11:25 pm to boxcar willie
We have made the all out effort. It takes time. Chill bruh.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 11:31 pm to boxcar willie
Soccer is growing steadily, and we'll be more and more competitive each year on the international level.
As far as an "all out effort" think about Lebron, Adrian Peterson, Calvin Johnson, etc growing up playing soccer and going to year round soccer academies. THis is what it will take. In every other country all the best athletes grow up playing soccer and are trained in academies. Our elite athletes still more often than not choose football and basketball at an early age, but soccer is gaining.
As far as an "all out effort" think about Lebron, Adrian Peterson, Calvin Johnson, etc growing up playing soccer and going to year round soccer academies. THis is what it will take. In every other country all the best athletes grow up playing soccer and are trained in academies. Our elite athletes still more often than not choose football and basketball at an early age, but soccer is gaining.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 11:33 pm to boxcar willie
Because if I'm a superb athlete that could excel in Soccer vs. Basketball, Baseball, or Football
I'm going with the other 3 for the $$.
The highest paid Soccer player makes 6.7mil iirc.
I'm going with the other 3 for the $$.
The highest paid Soccer player makes 6.7mil iirc.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:08 am to boxcar willie
no, let's do it the american way and export football and basketball until they supplant soccer like we do with everything else
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:14 am to boxcar willie
No, it shouldn't.
If pro soccer gains in popularity in the U.S., the U.S. will get better naturally. If so, great.
But some big investment? No.
If pro soccer gains in popularity in the U.S., the U.S. will get better naturally. If so, great.
But some big investment? No.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 3:48 am to boxcar willie
boxcar willie
Comparing the space race and Cold War to soccer is just dumb. It's soccer it's a game. The launching of Sputnik was big from several points, mainly from the thinking of the time that space would be as important in time of war as air, land, and sea. In the end we won that race and never had a war, soccer doesn't come close.
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Just that a great country like the USA is outplayed by the rest of the world makes the USA look bad on the world stage. It is the sport that the rest of the world judges a country by. If we took up the challenge, sort of like we did when Russia got into outer space before us, and made a country wide commitment to winning the world cup in 2022,
Comparing the space race and Cold War to soccer is just dumb. It's soccer it's a game. The launching of Sputnik was big from several points, mainly from the thinking of the time that space would be as important in time of war as air, land, and sea. In the end we won that race and never had a war, soccer doesn't come close.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 5:17 am to boxcar willie
You should slap yourself for your posts in this thread.
Well back when Russia and the US were trying to get to...shut up
Well back when Russia and the US were trying to get to...shut up
Posted on 7/2/14 at 6:50 am to boxcar willie
Don't care.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:06 am to boxcar willie
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Just that a great country like the USA is outplayed by the rest of the world makes the USA look bad on the world stage
This is such a stupid comment to make that I stopped reading right there.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:31 am to boxcar willie
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by the rest of the world makes the USA look bad on the world stage
Lolwut? In no way did we look "bad". Everyone around the world puts infinitely more emphasis on soccer than we do and we still made it to the round of 16. We had one of the best goalie performances in the last half a century but we just couldn't capitalize on our shots. We never got blown out and could have easily won every match played.
I'm not even a soccer by any stretch of the imagination and I think you sound ridiculous.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:41 am to boxcar willie
quote:Um. I mean. Not for nothing. But your realize that not everyone even makes the world cup, right?
Just that a great country like the USA is outplayed by the rest of the world makes the USA look bad on the world stage
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:04 am to boxcar willie
That effort is in place. US soccer 2014 is leaps and bounds beyond what it was 10 years ago.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:25 am to boxcar willie
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Should the USA make an all out effort to be great at soccer?
So thats what the mexican border situation is about....
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:52 am to boxcar willie
Why? So everyone can pretend to care about soccer for 3 weeks again?
Posted on 7/2/14 at 10:49 am to boxcar willie
No. Never. frick soccer.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:37 pm to boxcar willie
There's been 19 world cups. 8 countries have won. Spain just won their first title in 2010, and other countries where soccer is the number one sport are still chasing a title. Consider Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Colombia, Mexico, etc, are chasing their first title and are much more talented and devote more resources than we do.
The USA will eventually have the players to compete and win as an elite power in the world of soccer. But being elite doesn't guarantee a world cup win.
The USA will eventually have the players to compete and win as an elite power in the world of soccer. But being elite doesn't guarantee a world cup win.
This post was edited on 7/2/14 at 1:39 pm
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