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NOCAL_YFAN
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Exactly. For those who don't know, here is a pic of Thomas Muller
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Here is a something to consider
YSMACK
6/12/19 3:59pm
^^^^^outstanding post^^^^
rotorhead
6/12/19 4:03pm
Uruguay is such an incredible story in world soccer. They churn out elite players year in and year out,
mik3
6/12/19 4:08pm
Cue the RM contingent...
777
6/12/19 4:16pm
Spot on. Tho I would imagine Bangladesh top sport is Cricket. But the point
2018grad
6/12/19 4:09pm
We have both problems
Incentivize
6/12/19 4:17pm
Sure, having more of our best athletes has to help, but it isn't our big problem
YSMACK
6/12/19 4:22pm
Define 'athletic'.
Mises
6/12/19 4:22pm
Good point. And just look at Usain Bolt's recent attempts to become a
JmThms
6/12/19 5:52pm
We'll yes, because he lacks SKILL. They're not the same thing
Dissenter
6/13/19 9:21am
Right. I was just giving an example to counter those that assert that the raw
JmThms
6/13/19 9:30am
Exactly. For those who don't know, here is a pic of Thomas Muller
NOCAL_YFAN
6/12/19 4:25pm
And look at Luca Modric. He looks like that starving little waif you see in
JmThms
6/12/19 5:54pm
You would think with many Latin American immigrants we would have a better team
DazeofBlue
6/12/19 4:28pm
It's in a better place now and keeps improving, but a significant barrier has been that a lot of those
mik3
6/12/19 4:32pm
Thats the bottom line problem: the bizarre youth soccer system
DazeofBlue
6/13/19 11:49am
They can’t play soccer from a Japanese internment camp. Trump is killing soccer
CougsBeatU
6/12/19 4:34pm
Has to be a joke of course.
JmThms
6/12/19 6:17pm
But when our elite athletes do go into soccer we beat countries like Thailand 13-0. Really makes you think.
shimmy
6/12/19 4:39pm
I don't follow soccer but aren't there a lot of players from Africa who
ChiCityCoug
6/12/19 4:50pm
Negative. The overwhelming majority of the French WC-winning squad was born in France.
mik3
6/12/19 4:56pm
But the implication is that they were African French, not Gallic French.
Supercoug
6/12/19 4:59pm
Right, but the poster was advancing the argument that perhaps the French were stealing the best
mik3
6/12/19 5:03pm
Right. #FIFARules
Supercoug
6/12/19 5:04pm
Got it. Like I said I don’t follow soccer so I was wrong ablht
ChiCityCoug
6/12/19 8:43pm
Iceland’s recent success backs up this point
4mack
6/12/19 4:51pm
I'm not sure we know what Iceland means. Their success seems to be somewhat isolated to that team.
Supercoug
6/12/19 5:01pm
Their development process has been chronicled.
JmThms
6/12/19 6:20pm
2018 is the only WC they've ever qualified for, and bounced at the group stage.
Supercoug
6/12/19 6:36pm
They are a small country that has developed a soccer development culture that
JmThms
6/12/19 9:58pm
I would humbly submit that this is changing fast.
Supercoug
6/12/19 5:14pm
Yeah. I just wish that it was happening
RSL
6/12/19 5:17pm
That's why I say we are not going to be where we need to be until 2026.
Supercoug
6/12/19 5:18pm
I think that is a great point.
YSMACK
6/12/19 5:19pm
And kers think about this while the current senior team depresses us.
JmThms
6/12/19 6:24pm
I'm torn on the issue.
RSL
6/12/19 5:16pm
Totally agree with that.
YSMACK
6/12/19 5:19pm
Good post, YSMACK.
RSL
6/12/19 5:17pm
One thing I liked about Klinsman is his recognition of this
D.T. Survivor
6/12/19 5:36pm
Stephen Szymanski in his book "Soccernomics" goes way into this.
JmThms
6/12/19 5:38pm
What is the “MLS Model?” How is it different?
lefty
6/12/19 5:46pm
You know, the single-entity, closed franchise model.
JmThms
6/12/19 5:47pm
I don’t know actually. But I’m curious. What is a closed franchise?
lefty
6/12/19 5:50pm
Most domestic soccer structures around the world are characterized
JmThms
6/12/19 6:10pm
And I don't believe America suffers because "our best athletes don't go into
JmThms
6/12/19 5:46pm
Yep, I’ve seen the Lebron argument
D.T. Survivor
6/12/19 6:09pm
Peter Crouch was pretty good. Zlatan is 6'5". But no,
JmThms
6/12/19 6:12pm
I mean, LeBron would still be a basketball player if he were from Brazil
Dissenter
6/13/19 9:25am
Possibly on Westbrook. But not 100%. Again raw athleticism doesn't have as much
JmThms
6/13/19 9:35am
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