If The U.S. Focused On Soccer, It Would Be A Wrap
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Eh, Westrbook is 6'3" 190lbs, he's smaller than Zlatan and not much bigger than Pogba, his body type is an outlier but he's not something so far out of left field for a footballer.
@Malta they say Adrian Peterson would ballthey think this big clumsy nikka GOAT athlete cause he can play handegg
"running" is a skill, didn't you know?
@Malta they say Adrian Peterson would ball
Peterson would shrug these poverty ball defenders right off of him.
. Let NFL and NBA athletic specimens train for soccer and they would smoke the rest of the world. You act like Peterson is clumsy. We're not talking about Jamies Winston here..
Tide Run This
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Peterson would shrug these poverty ball defenders right off of him.
Peterson would shrug these poverty ball defenders right off of him.
Peterson is too muscular to run around for 90 minutes without a break in play every 3 seconds, his body is built for handegg and wouldn't translate to Football well.
It's been way too long since I've negged somebody 
Why do soccer fans always act like soccer players are RUNNING all game long? They are not all running the entire game. There are plenty of similar style stoppages like they have in in the NFL, such as setting up for set pieces, throw ins, and laying on the ground for two minutes at a time. They are not running the entire game. I didn't mention Peterson originally, but the argument about endurance is always laughable.
They are running longer than Handegg players
No, there are not similar stoppages, 13 minutes of an entire NFL broadcast the ball is in play, so I ain't trying to hear that. The argument about endurance isn't laughable, it's literally science that aerobic activities are more difficult when you're lugging around more muscle mass and weight. You'll never see a distance runner that's diesel......
PLKbanks14
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This. There's still a lot of academies in the us but they're no where near as organized as the academies in Europe.
I used to play academy soccer and one day we had a scrimmage against an unknown academy team from Sweden, and we got fukking washed. The discipline and skill they had was incredible. The US really need to invest in those type of programs where the kids live and go to school in the academy
PLKbanks14
Rookie
This. There's still a lot of academies in the us but they're no where near as organized as the academies in Europe.
I used to play academy soccer and one day we had a scrimmage against an unknown academy team from Sweden, and we got fukking washed. The discipline and skill they had was incredible. The US really need to invest in those type of programs where the kids live and go to school in the academy
The US likes to put on the front that it cares about education, which is why it'll never happen. I mean, imagine how much better the NBA players would be if kids were being plucked out of school at 9-12 and developed by pro teams themselves.
They are running longer than Handegg players
No, there are not similar stoppages, 13 minutes of an entire NFL broadcast the ball is in play, so I ain't trying to hear that. The argument about endurance isn't laughable, it's literally science that aerobic activities are more difficult when you're lugging around more muscle mass and weight. You'll never see a distance runner that's diesel......
The endurance argument you are trying to make seems to completely ignore that NFL players (I'll focus on strictly NFL players here) are not only running and sprinting, but they are running itto 250+ and 300+ pound behemoths almost every single play. That takes a toll on your body.
I'm not making the argument that there is more running involved in the NFL either. That is not what I am saying.