He was so right about the bar for being smartest in the room is low af in the league because for weeks we’ve heard nba players tell us how hundreds of millions of dollars isn’t enough money… meanwhile I’ve never once heard any of them mention any of this shit lol.
aaaaaaaaand THAT attitude from the "old guard" of US soccer is why the round of 16 is our ceiling
"who's gonna pay for all this free soccer?" is about the dumbest response to all this that I've seen... not shocked it comes from Alexi Lalas
Why can't the USA have a dominant soccer team? Look how much it costs to play under 9 soccer for my local team. My parents didn't pay even ten percent of this in total for 8 years of me playing as a kid in Ireland.
Seeing a lot of “if only our best athletes played soccer,” talk. Soccer isn’t based on athleticism, it’s a bonus. To become good, kids need to be kicking soccer balls in the ghettos constantly from about preschoolers age and make it not cost $1k to play. Thats how you become good
Leandro Trossard is 5'8, 145 pounds soaking wet and just cooked Sergino Dest, who, on paper, would be touted as a better "athlete".
Youri Tielemans is 5'9 and may run a slower 40 than most P4 offensive linemen and controlled the entire match.
Tired trope is tired.
Is Christian Pulisic a player that shows up in the big moments? No. Is he good leader? No. Does he have a charisma? No. Does he at least have good morals? No.
US soccer won’t be good until you stop charging little kids thousands to play travel ball. You’re not getting the best athletes into soccer that way. It’s the same crowd as lacrosse and hockey at this point.