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The real problem with the USMNT
Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:10 pm
Until the best male athletes in the US start to choose soccer over the big three (especially football) you will never see a USMNT move bound the quarterfinals. You can’t tell me that if you had guys like Greedy, Dev White, PP, TM7, LF7, Foster Moreau, J Hester playing soccer all of their lives with same dedication as football that we wouldn’t be a soccer power. The fact that you soccer geeks don’t get is that for every 3 “fast” US soccer players you name, I can name 50-100 NFL players that are just as fast , but bigger and stronger. There is a reason why the women dominate , it’s bc women’s soccer doesn’t compete for athletes with any other sport.
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Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:13 pm to michael corleone
Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:19 pm to michael corleone
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This post was edited on 7/8/19 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:19 pm to michael corleone
quote:
best male athletes in the US
quote:
J Hester
Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:21 pm to michael corleone
quote:Were you alive in 2002?
Until the best male athletes in the US start to choose soccer over the big three (especially football) you will never see a USMNT move bound the quarterfinals
(we've also had a 3rd place finish)
Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:23 pm to michael corleone
I’ve NEVER heard this argument before. Can you expound in this new idea?
Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:27 pm to michael corleone
Oh... this thread again.
Foster would've been a shite soccer player
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Foster Moreau
Foster would've been a shite soccer player
This post was edited on 7/8/19 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:28 pm to michael corleone
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There is a reason why the women dominate , it’s bc women’s soccer doesn’t compete for athletes with any other sport.
Holy shite. I skipped this sentence at first.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:43 pm to michael corleone
Man. If only someone had thought of this before?
Posted on 7/8/19 at 8:49 pm to michael corleone
I know you’re getting flamed, but I used to think this too and I see why casual fans perceive it this way. The real problem is the lack of technical and tactical development here. Chris Paul would be a mediocre soccer player at best because there is no one to develop the most important parts of his game.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 9:26 pm to cwil177
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I know you’re getting flamed, but I used to think this too and I see why casual fans perceive it this way. The real problem is the lack of technical and tactical development here. Chris Paul would be a mediocre soccer player at best because there is no one to develop the most important parts of his game.
I've always wondered if Landon Donovan was developed at La Masia during his youth while Andres Iniesta grew up being trained at the U.S. Youth Soccer Development Program that their career paths might have been switched.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 9:33 pm to Bench McElroy
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I've always wondered if Landon Donovan was developed at La Masia during his youth while Andres Iniesta grew up being trained at the U.S. Youth Soccer Development Program that their career paths might have been switched.
The answer is yes.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 9:39 pm to michael corleone
Let Nick Saban coach the USMNT
Posted on 7/8/19 at 10:13 pm to cwil177
quote:
I know you’re getting flamed, but I used to think this too and I see why casual fans perceive it this way. The real problem is the lack of technical and tactical development here. Chris Paul would be a mediocre soccer player at best because there is no one to develop the most important parts of his game.
Same.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 10:32 pm to michael corleone
Posted on 7/8/19 at 10:36 pm to michael corleone
At this point, we waste the athletic talent we do have. We are already stronger and faster than most teams. We just don't have the technical ability.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 11:00 pm to michael corleone
Professional coaching is by FAR, what holds US soccer back !
Posted on 7/8/19 at 11:03 pm to crazy4lsu
All your big strong fast kids do play already. They have garbage coaches who think that is skill. Then they hit 15 with no quality touch, inability to read the game, and no composure on the ball. Go look up the best players in the world and their physical stature and report your findings.
There are no 18-22 year old “raw talents” or “projects”. By then you know the game or you don’t.
There are no 18-22 year old “raw talents” or “projects”. By then you know the game or you don’t.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 12:23 am to keeper007
I would love to hear some of your stories from coaching that national team
Posted on 7/9/19 at 12:37 am to crazy4lsu
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We are already stronger and faster than most teams.
Lol Ghana always makes us look like a team full of Jacob hesters
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