Javier Rosales

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@IHateSoccerPod Watching a playoff game for a college league in which many players are already back at school is a weird way to mock any pro/rel discussion. Nothing to do with each other.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@Skramerwrites @ThatCroatianGuy Why? There are massive difference in stadium sizes in every league around the world. If Boise had a chance to earn their way to the top tier, and they could make it work with 10k, 12k, 14k attendance per game, why shouldn't they have a team in MLS?

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@bnceo @nsc_ronan They don’t have to agree. Just need the Federation to have some balls.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@3four3 Man, I wish more coaches here could even comprehend what he is saying. Every loss, every poor performance here is always blamed on mentality, work ethic, passion, hunger, grit…so refreshing to see a manager actually say he wasn’t happy with the actual football.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@ImYouthSoccer Yeah. I’m not speaking in terms of “extra views.” I’m thinking of it as a way to provide valuable information to young girls in their decision making process of choosing a school.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@Barsalev No chance - he went down before any contact was even made.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@AlexiLalas As a former player at a high level, you know that coaches don’t win or lose games. Thats on the players. We will take the next step as a country when we are able to admit the other team was just better after a loss. The Belgium games was really that simple.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@AlexiLalas Can't compare soccer to other sports. Soccer is the only sport with a development model that allows for the "sale" of an asset, being the player. For soccer, the issue isn't at the bottom (youth), its at the top (MLS) with our closed monopolized system.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@3four3 Think how much better the airplanes are compared to 30 years ago. We’ve made so much progress.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@TheECNL Insert the word “customer” in front of experience. That is what he really meant to say. The system is broken for this reason exactly. Until players are viewed as assets and not customers, it will continue to be broken.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@benno_nagel No one wants to pay the $200/hr rental fee.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@IHateSoccerPod We do, and we can’t. There is one big flaw in your statement.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@IHateSoccerPod Safe to say, that question won’t ever have to be answered.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@yscentral MLS is on a 2 1/2 week break. Most teams will be back in on June 15 or 16.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@IHateSoccerPod Pay to play gets a bad wrap. Its not the club dues that are the issue. Those fees are used for good. Its the mandatory travel, a 64 team playoff field and league game travel that makes it unaffordable.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@IHateSoccerPod @ImYouthSoccer I think it goes beyond burn out, especially on the girls side. Girls tend to be more in tune to emotions and they know what Mom and Dad have sacrificed. They tend to take longer to leave the game, or decide not to continue to college because of perceived disappointment.

[Javier Rosales @randomstatman]

@ImYouthSoccer @IHateSoccerPod Would you mind sharing that info again? I haven't run across that.