then how do these african teams end uo going for in the tournament? these dudes have no skill or technique and still end up going far
Soccer = Skill and Technique (USA Needs to Understand This)
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Lewis Black
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How many african teams have won the trophy?
but im making a point that athleticism can get you fairly far. The u.s has athletes that dont particiapate in soccer but love the sport and played as a child ex: Chad johnson and Kobe if they never played their respective sport and played soccer at a high level dont u think they would be key players for the U.S national team
Lewis Black
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Breh you answered you're own question. Athleticism in football means nothing without tech and skill. Yes africans get far but they never win it. Actually the furtherst an african team has been in the world cup is the quarter finals. Not really that far
America would be able to put bigger, faster, stronger variants of our African brothers out on the field
this is what im actually trying to sayAmerica would be able to put bigger, faster, stronger variants of our African brothers out on the field
Lewis Black
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America would be able to put bigger, faster, stronger variants of our African brothers out on the field
America could have 11 lukaku's on the pitch and still get killed.
I feel like im sounding like an uncle tom lol breh african americans dominate most sports boxing, basketball, track etc
Im not saying america could never be good, im saying its a lot harder to do then people think.
If America had 11 Lukaku's on the field, it means that the NFL and NBA suddenly died, which means the billions devoted to those sports would now be diverted to making sure the 11 Lukaku's are getting the proper coaching they need
Lewis Black
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If America had 11 Lukaku's on the field, it means that the NFL and NBA suddenly died, which means the billions devoted to those sports would now be diverted to making sure the 11 Lukaku's are getting the proper coaching they need
And that won't happen anytime soon
And that won't happen anytime soon
See what happens with the NFL over the next couple years, if former players are dropping like flies or somebody dies on the field the sport will be on borrowed time.
Defensive backs are basically the same size as Soccer players too.
gangreen
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I agree with OP ..... No Soccer Culture here.... Look at what happened to Freddy Adu.,.. Remember him.... We did not have the culture here to nourish his potential and now look at him
Lewis Black
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You need a culture first breh. The same way folks love, live and breath basketball/football. Until then bring in any coach and he will not do shyt.
Fam, if somebody dies on the field of a nationally televised game, you'll be hard pressed to find any moms letting their kids play football. Unfortunately it's bound to happen, and when it does the NFL is going to get slandered and dragged through the mud. The culture change would happen on it's own with more and more kids playing soccer.
Look at Spain, they don't live and breathe basketball, but they have the right kids being funneled towards the sport and they produce world class NBA players.
Lewis Black
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More kids are playing soccer but who are they playing against?
Its a bit like non americans playing basketball. Yeah the kids around your way might enjoy it and yeah you might be in a little league coached by some american dude but american kids will still be more advanced then them. That's because american children live the game, elite competition is readily available, its part of your culture, its on tv everyday making you wanna train harder etc
All that takes time.
White kids breh, white kids.
Fam, it took the rest of the world 12 years from losing by 40ppg on average, to actually beating Team USA in the Olympics, and if you want to get technical it took 8 years for them to give the US competitive games. These things can happen quickly if the right kids take up the sport, just like the right kids got the right coaching in basketball to be able to compete with the US.