@IHateSoccerPod Not talked about enough. Promoting from the second team is practically unheard of. Clubs would rather get kids from the outside. Question: does he push anyone down?
@water_tre It is the same. Kids have to learn skills either on their own or through privates. My kids learned step over, cruyff, etc. via private which is $.
@IHateSoccerPod Picked 1st club because of location/proximity. If the goal is to go pro, then have hs boys play club year round. Limit club travel to region. Better roster, team management-if you have 40+ 2014s then club should have 3 2014 teams not 2.
@PaulSpacey We did not lose because of athleticism. All the teams left have star if not a ‘super’ star. There is a talent gap between US & R16 teams. Garcia put in his 2nd tier midfielder, winger and schooled us. Avg Americans do not realize how much of an a$$ whooping that was.
@312SportsChi Poster was possibly a mistake, but has only played 1 full season. Kelsey M was the best player on the team last year. Casual fans want CC to be face of the league. She might not be in the top 10 of wnba fans.
@KevOnStage@PaulSpacey great article. In the US we probably think physical attributes first lately but I first thought about height/weight with 2014 German team. Even though it ended in a tie the Netherlands looked dominant against Japan.
🤔DC tells Paddy Pimblett that if USA actually tried in football they would have a better league (MLS) than the English Premier League
“We would have a better league than the English premier league, because we have the better athletes”
via @PaddyTheBaddy