@MicahS22 No, but kicking out the 18-20 placed teams and promoting the top 3 from the championship is better than the structure of any American sport. You can't mention what happens to #17 while leaving out 18-20 and consider your argument complete.
Mauricio Pochettino said that ‘American sports reward losers’ when asked about the style of play in top European nations vs. in the U.S. 😯🇺🇸
QUESTION: “We know how England, France, Spain play… Players from countries with a strong tradition have a recognizable style. What is the style of the US team? What kind of football do the Americans want to play?”
ANSWER: “Their culture is playful. They want to play. We told them, “Guys, playing soccer is one thing, competing is another.” They’re two completely different sports. They grow up in a culture of playing. Why? If you start in MLS and you haven’t won a game in three months and you’re at the bottom, what’s the consequence if there’s no promotion or relegation, no international competition? American sports reward losers! But soccer is different: if you reward those who don’t win… If you don’t have goals, you don’t fight. If I lose, what happens? Nothing. They just fire the coach. Also, the American player is disciplined. But with a sense of complacency that isn’t good in soccer. It took us a year and a half to change that mentality.”
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@coyb_11@Jordan_Patu Then why aren't they playing that way? The games are wide open, especially in the back. You would think the shape on the pitch would be far more compact.
Yeah man basketball clout actually can’t compare to football clout.
What do you mean some 40 year old Cape Verde goalkeeper gained the same amount of followers after a 0-0 as basketball’s current biggest star.
I hate how y’all try to claim people that ain’t from Chicago when they accomplish something but let the average mf be from Evanston, y’all gone let them know instantly they not from Chicago.