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re: Can the US ever be talented enough...
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:49 pm to tom
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:49 pm to tom
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Because no one outside of the US gives a shite about women's sports.
Nobody here really cares either. I've never watched a second of the womens world cup.
This post was edited on 7/1/14 at 5:50 pm
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:50 pm to AlaTiger
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We have 330 million people. At some point, you would think that we would have enough people care about soccer and really step up.
This...some of the really smaller countries are very strong.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:50 pm to The_Joker
we dominate in those sports bc the best athletes growing up don't play soccer.its that simple
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:51 pm to reedus23
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So the goal is to get more non-Americans on the team so the Americans can win?
Know how I know you don't know soccer? I'm talking about young American kids in Europe. We need to keep identifying teens as stars and making sure they get to European clubs. Eventually, our youth system will catch up.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:51 pm to roscoe mike
quote:Because soccer is a cheap sport to play. A lot of the less fortunate nations completely commit to the sport for that reason.
some of the really smaller countries are very strong.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:53 pm to constant cough
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Nobody here really cares either. I've never watched a second of the womens world cup.
Seems like nobody caring would make it less likely to have one of the stronger teams in the world every cup year.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:53 pm to BTRDD
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Yes! With the increase in popularity in the USA, we should only improve. As far as soccer not being the number 1 sport, do you think these other countries would compete with us in basketball our #2 or #3 sport?
Lolz
This post was edited on 7/1/14 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:53 pm to Jwho77
Depends on how many players can soccer steal from other sports especially football and basketball
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:55 pm to More beer please
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we dominate in those sports bc the best athletes growing up don't play soccer.its that simple
20 years ago that was the case. Not so much anymore. Fewer kids are playing football because of concussions and baseball has been regressing for a while. The US has the athletes to be really good in soccer and it's more popular now than ever. I don't really know how you can argue that.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:56 pm to roscoe mike
Considering belgiums first sub is better than anybody we have is a scary thought.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:56 pm to NawlinsTigah270
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Aren't half the athlete that people like Russell Westbrook, Calvin Johnson, etc. are.
This is the most ignorant argument people who don't know soccer can make. One of the greatest soccer players in the world, and one of the greatest to ever play, is 5'8 and slow as frick. It takes much more than elite Athleticism to be a world class soccer player.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:57 pm to The_Joker
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The US has the athletes to be really good in soccer and it's more popular now than ever. I don't really know how you can argue that.
Said in 1994
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The US has the athletes to be really good in soccer and it's more popular now than ever. I don't really know how you can argue that.
Said in 2002
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The US has the athletes to be really good in soccer and it's more popular now than ever. I don't really know how you can argue that.
Said in 2010
Curious: Why wasn't it said in 1998 or 2006?
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:57 pm to Drewbie
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Please educate yourself.
That's what I'm trying to do. I know it was an accomplishment to even get out of group play...but I still think it's very obvious the US team is not talented enough to seriously be a threat to win it all.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:58 pm to The_Joker
I can argue it bc soccer fans have been saying this for years and nothing has changed.
Soccer is getting MORE youth to play but they aren't getting the BEST youth athletes. I don't know how you can argue that
Soccer is getting MORE youth to play but they aren't getting the BEST youth athletes. I don't know how you can argue that
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:59 pm to RB10
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This is the most ignorant argument people who don't know soccer can make. One of the greatest soccer players in the world, and one of the greatest to ever play, is 5'8 and slow as frick. It takes much more than elite Athleticism to be a world class soccer player.
Yea but if you identify a great athlete early on, and only let them play soccer, good shite will happen
Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:59 pm to roscoe mike
I was going to start a thread something like "Is it too early for a serious port mortem" but thought it probably was too early. But there seems to be some serious discussion in this thread so . . .
1- Yes we can be talented enough.
2- We obviously aren't right now. Belgium didn't look that great but they looked significantly better than us. We kept it close on grit, determination, Tim Howard, lack of finishing by Belgium (and what turned out to be a good choice to use a direct attack/long ball/counter attacking strategy).
3- The question is not can we ever be talented enough. It is "how do we get from here to there?"
I have some thoughts on it but this particular post is long enough as it is.
1- Yes we can be talented enough.
2- We obviously aren't right now. Belgium didn't look that great but they looked significantly better than us. We kept it close on grit, determination, Tim Howard, lack of finishing by Belgium (and what turned out to be a good choice to use a direct attack/long ball/counter attacking strategy).
3- The question is not can we ever be talented enough. It is "how do we get from here to there?"
I have some thoughts on it but this particular post is long enough as it is.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 6:00 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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CGSC Lobotomy
Go back to your thread on the Rant and frick yourself along the way.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 6:00 pm to More beer please
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Soccer is getting MORE youth to play but they aren't getting the BEST youth athletes. I don't know how you can argue that
You can't. Well said.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 6:00 pm to tom
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Because no one outside of the US gives a shite about women's sports.
our female basketball players go to europe to make money, just fyi
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