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re: The soccer bug has bitten me
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:15 pm to Xenophon
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:15 pm to Xenophon
The new contract is nice because it has set days of the week for MLS broadcasts.
Find a Houston Dynamo game to attend this summer. It's a cheap ticket and decent entertainment value. Plus, there's always some kind of giveaway.
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SouthOfSouth
Find a Houston Dynamo game to attend this summer. It's a cheap ticket and decent entertainment value. Plus, there's always some kind of giveaway.
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Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:17 pm to StraightCashHomey21
Meh, without an in-form Omar we wouldn't have qualified for the World Cup. His lousy form only began after we qualified.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:17 pm to S
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02 was a tremendous time to get into the sport, since fox sports world (before it became fsc) actually showed the top-tier epl matches, bundesliga, ligue 1, brasileiro, argentina primera, serie a, spl, even a few la liga games and uefa cup.
espn always had the champions league and usmnt friendlies.
THIS
That's when I picked up Chelsea, watching soccer with my dad and little sister
This post was edited on 6/25/14 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:18 pm to thenry712
I'm not saying they're bad players, but they'd be even better if they were used to the tougher competition in Europe.
If we want the USMNT to truly compete against the elite national teams, then the players need experience competing against elite players, which they will only get by playing in Europe.
Europe will always be the destination for the world's top soccer players. That will never change.
If we want the USMNT to truly compete against the elite national teams, then the players need experience competing against elite players, which they will only get by playing in Europe.
Europe will always be the destination for the world's top soccer players. That will never change.
This post was edited on 6/25/14 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:20 pm to thenry712
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Meh, without an in-form Omar we wouldn't have qualified for the World Cup. His lousy form only began after we qualified.
He should try his trade abroad but he is getting paid way over market value here and would probably get torn apart in some leagues.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:21 pm to thenry712
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Find a Houston Dynamo game to attend this summer. It's a cheap ticket and decent entertainment value. Plus, there's always some kind of giveaway.
It's a fun experience. Word to the wise though- if you go to a late afternoon/early evening game, do not get seats on the east side. Sun is a bitch until it goes low enough for the west side of the stadium to block it.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:23 pm to benhamin5555
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If we want the USMNT to truly compete against the elite national teams, then the players need experience competing against elite players, which they will only get by playing in Europe.
Portugal (a comparably successful national team) is doing great with all of those Europe-based players.
There are about 5 really good leagues in Europe. Then there are about 10 with no more than three good teams and a bunch of crap clubs. If we had 30 players all in the Bundesliga, I would take your point more seriously.
Right now we're content with a few Bundesliga players who play at midtable clubs and one who has played less 15 minutes for Bayern Munich.
We have three players who play regularly for an English club. Two of them are goalkeepers.
Playing in the same league breed familiarity amongst players. You think Spain's recent success has anything to do with the number of Spanish players on Barcelona and Real Madrid?
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:24 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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He should try his trade abroad
He did...
and then Timmy Chandler destroyed Omar's ACL.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:25 pm to thenry712
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Find a Houston Dynamo game to attend this summer. It's a cheap ticket and decent entertainment value. Plus, there's always some kind of giveaway.
I already have a ticket to the Dynamo vs Aston Villa game... Color me surprised when I found out my favorite English team was playing in Houston next month.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:26 pm to thenry712
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Playing in the same league breed familiarity amongst players. You think Spain's recent success has anything to do with the number of Spanish players on Barcelona and Real Madrid?
Yea but their level of play at home and in Europe makes them better. The MLS will never offer that. Like I said aim for the Brazilian model and it would be great if MLS teams could play in the Copa Libertadores.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:27 pm to thenry712
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He did...
and then Timmy Chandler destroyed Omar's ACL.
yea he went on loan and that happen but we have no idea how he was actually doing before that. That club goes up and down to much of late.
His style of play is not suited for Germany anyway
This post was edited on 6/25/14 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:38 pm to Mr. Shake
FSEspanol was clutch also. the 2003 libertadores was a great tournament
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:39 pm to RickySauwce
If I started following soccer I would have to root for Chelsea because I banged a hot chick with that name once.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:41 pm to BOSCEAUX
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If I started following soccer I would have to root for Chelsea because I banged a hot chick with that name once.
Legit.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:42 pm to StraightCashHomey21
Geoff Cameron is perfect proof of why MLS is needed.
He played four years of college soccer at West Virginia and Rhode Island. He was drafted in the third round of the MLS Draft. He then played four years with the Dynamo as a a center mid, in basically all of the defensive position and even at center forward a time or two.
He was 26 when Stoke City signed him. There are very few players untested in European leagues who get signed by Premier League teams at the age of 26.
Without MLS, Geoff Cameron would not be a starting Premier League defender. He might have made a career in Norway or Denmark, but to little praise or notice of anyone besides Brian Sciaretta.
He played four years of college soccer at West Virginia and Rhode Island. He was drafted in the third round of the MLS Draft. He then played four years with the Dynamo as a a center mid, in basically all of the defensive position and even at center forward a time or two.
He was 26 when Stoke City signed him. There are very few players untested in European leagues who get signed by Premier League teams at the age of 26.
Without MLS, Geoff Cameron would not be a starting Premier League defender. He might have made a career in Norway or Denmark, but to little praise or notice of anyone besides Brian Sciaretta.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:43 pm to Bluefin
quote:we've gotten better this year under Hughes. Once he gets players to fit his system it'll get noticeably better
Stoke City seems to have a thing for American players, but they are about as exciting as wallpaper.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:46 pm to BOSCEAUX
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If I started following soccer I would have to root for Chelsea because I banged a hot chick with that name once.
I became a loose Chelsea fan through playing FIFA back I'm high school and college, but I have never gotten full on board as a "fan". It's not easy to follow the whole frenzy of the game and league being an ocean apart. One of my goals is to make more of an effort going into next season to follow the sport and teams much more.
I would like to follow the Bundesliga more too, but I know nothing about it besides a few teams and players.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:46 pm to thenry712
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Geoff Cameron is perfect proof of why MLS is needed.
He played four years of college soccer at West Virginia and Rhode Island. He was drafted in the third round of the MLS Draft. He then played four years with the Dynamo as a a center mid, in basically all of the defensive position and even at center forward a time or two.
He was 26 when Stoke City signed him. There are very few players untested in European leagues who get signed by Premier League teams at the age of 26.
Without MLS, Geoff Cameron would not be a starting Premier League defender. He might have made a career in Norway or Denmark, but to little praise or notice of anyone besides Brian Sciaretta.
We were actually talking about him in the college soccer thread about diamond in the rough type players.
I never said MLS wasn't needed
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:49 pm to StraightCashHomey21
It just serves to prove that MLS is the most important aspect of player development in American soccer when the two starting centerbacks at the World Cup are products of MLS.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:55 pm to thenry712
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It just serves to prove that MLS is the most important aspect of player development in American soccer when the two starting centerbacks at the World Cup are products of MLS.
And this is a huge reason why were not "elite" yet. The most important aspect of player development should be the academies/residencies, whatever you want to call them. We need to start training these kids at an elite level around 12/13, not when they graduate college.
But I do believe that JK will start to focus on this aspect after the WC, because he realizes how important early development and also good coaching early on is.
This post was edited on 6/25/14 at 4:57 pm
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