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re: The "US can't compete because athletes choose other sports" Argument
Posted on 12/14/14 at 7:59 pm to Lou Pai
Posted on 12/14/14 at 7:59 pm to Lou Pai
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but it's definitely true that the US underperforms in soccer in part because of this phenomenon.
The argument isn't that LeBron or Odell or whoever would be a sick EPL player specifically. Rather, something like this is indicative of a structural disasvantage we as a country impose on ourselves.
Yep.
On top of that, the youth systems are arse backwards so we are kind of going in with both hands tied behind our back.
The tide is changing though. Soccer will never be #1 sport of choice in America, but there are enough people in the country that it doesn't have to be to compete.
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 8:09 pm to Broski
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The argument isn't that LeBron or Odell or whoever would be a sick EPL player specifically. Rather, something like this is indicative of a structural disadvantage we as a country impose on ourselves.
It is true but that
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the youth systems are arse backwards
is why people get tired of hearing the "great athletes that don't play soccer" thing.
13 years old is already past the age that any elite talent will be developed which will actually bridge the gap between the USA and the truly elite nations.
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