Kunty McPhuck
Scust Szn has Returned
Phil Jones, the face that keeps on giving
Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!
Phil Jones, the face that keeps on giving
Lord_Chief_Rocka
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Because they just can’t. This idea that a country is going to improve the skill of the players they produce on a consistent level is a myth. I’ll throw it back to you give me an example of it happening?How do you know, the Americans cannot have skills of elite countries, if they put more emphasis on tekkers first. That is such a defeatist mindset, you sure you ain't British with that outlook. Oh nah we cannot do a Cruyff turn, let's just continue to run hard, show determination and heart, all the while chasing shadows of 5'10 and below players, but because Team America PHUCK YEAH, are all 6+ and 175lbs can do the 40 in 4.2 and jump a 52 vertical, it's going to be alright.
America has been doing your way for decades and what for? To be beaten up by the smaller Mexicans who can ping it round them.
Tekkers over athleticism isnt just for football it is for all sports. Too much is made of how fast kids can run or how high they can jump and those physically imposing over the other kids are, because the other kids haven't physically matured yet. Athleticism can go just like that, whether it is a injury, not living right, being overloaded with games as a younger player. Having a team full of Theo Walcott'sare you some sort of pervert.
Also, Theo Walcott would be The best and most talented player in US history. So yeah, having a team full of Theo Walcotts would be a drastic improvement for US soccer.
Lord_Chief_Rocka
Superstar
Ninjas think you can just practice your way into being Brazil or Holland
That shyt is in their blood just like basketball is in black Americans blood.
The US will have to find a different way. But let’s be honest it ain’t happening regardless.
That shyt is in their blood just like basketball is in black Americans blood.
The US will have to find a different way. But let’s be honest it ain’t happening regardless.
Roberto Firmino
#GoonLife
Is it the sport that's in the blood, or athleticism+aptitude to be able to excel in any given sport?Ninjas think you can just practice your way into being Brazil or Holland
That shyt is in their blood just like basketball is in black Americans blood.
The US will have to find a different way. But let’s be honest it ain’t happening regardless.
Look at all the brehs of African descent excelling for club and country in Europe. That same talent pool exists in NA only difference being they are developed towards other sports ( eg basketball, football, etc).
I don't know how US soccer came to rely exclusively on athleticism when in every other sport there's an emphasis on technical skill as well. But given enough time, and change in culture/organization in NA, there will be a point where these kids will be tapped into at a young age to start developing their technical skill.
That time will coincide with the fall of the NFL and the emergence of a domestic soccer league to take its place
Kunty McPhuck
Scust Szn has Returned
Because they just can’t. This idea that a country is going to improve the skill of the players they produce on a consistent level is a myth. I’ll throw it back to you give me an example of it happening?
Also, Theo Walcott would be The best and most talented player in US history. So yeah, having a team full of Theo Walcotts would be a drastic improvement for US soccer.
So about 20 years ago both Belgium and Germany, changed their coaching structures to be more technical based. To go back further France with Clairefontaine.
All these have been set up because of failure at international level.
Belgium struggling to qualify for tournaments back in the late 90's, early 00's. Decade later you have the Hazard, Witsel, KDB era
France not winning major tournaments, the idea of Clairefontaine was just a thought back in the 70's. It was only when they won Euro 84 that they decided to go ahead with a national academy. Decade after opening they won a World Cup.
Germany changed everything in their footballing culture to put an emphasis on youth players being able to represent Germany. After poor performances at the WC 98 and finishing bottom of their Euro 00 group.
Watching players like Aaron Lennon, Theo Walcott, Gabby Agbonlahor, you sit there hoping, if we can get a counter attack with these players we killing any team. And then the reality sets in, these players struggle tekkers phucks up attacks and good opportunities, time and time again.
You say you would be happy with Theo Walcott but ask Arsenal man about the inconsistency of his tekkers and how infuriating it gets seeing the same struggle, time and time again.
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The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Mourinho is a character lmao
The axe murderer
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ronaldo not on team of the year huh
The axe murderer
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Messi took the fifa player of the year
The axe murderer
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they probably changed it coz he wasn't there because I didn't see him during the presentation
African_brehda
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So Van Dijk wins the Balon D'or I guess?
I really thought Messi was about to be punished for the failures of Valverde and the backline
I really thought Messi was about to be punished for the failures of Valverde and the backline
Looks like it as he won the majority of the journalist vote.
Messi is getting that lebron treatment dude standards are just to high.
