Watching this World Cup, I wish the US was a football/soccer powerhouse

[AkaDemiK]

Access to weight rooms at an early age, case in point -

You see that big muthafukka on the right, he's 15 in that pic.

If he's 15....i'm 60...

but seriously....what's his stamina like? he would die in 15 mins on the pitch....and he wouldnt be able to catch anyone attacking...I know you're not saying he could play football....but all the weight rooms and equipments in the world won't mean a thing....look at some of the best players alive....these nikkas are built like regular ppl...but can run back n forth for 90 mins with no problem....

 

[The Coochie Assassin]

My son(s) who will be half Brazilian will be playing soccer and baseball.

 

[El Bombi]

Its not about breeding homie its about the natural physical advantages black folks have shown to possess in sports. Track n Field, Football, Baseball, Basketball, etc. If player A and B have the same level of skill/coaching but player B has an athletic advantage wouldnt that make him more dangerous?

Exactly.

 

[Malta]

If he's 15....i'm 60...

but seriously....what's his stamina like?

Beats me, he was 15 in those pics, 6'5" 300lbs


We all knew some kid who was way more athletic than us, and lived in the weight room in HS too.

 

[Bay Area]

The weight room ain't got shyt to do with being an elite soccer player. All that muscle would be a hindrance.

Speed and quickness sure wouldnt be a hindrance though. We're getting too stuck on football and basketball without considering that a soccer player would train for a soccer players body. Floyd Mayweather aint gonna train like Lebron but they are still some of the most physically gifted athletes in their sports. Jon Jones aint gonna train like Patrick Willis, the list goes on.

 

[Roaden Polynice]

Nah, the feeder system in basketball and football are insane, especially basketball where kids are identified as early as 5th grade now and play in national AAU tournaments and camps.

These are our middle schoolers

How sophisticated is that though beyond drills and playing a bunch of games?

In Europe they have footballers coming in around 10 years old or so and the academies and training centers there focus on brain development and research while European football clubs have academies staffed by coaches who have child development and physical education qualifications

98% of football is played without the ball, another crucial aspect Americans don't really get. At its heart it's a cerebral sport. There's much more than drills.

 

[Malta]

The weight room ain't got shyt to do with being an elite soccer player. All that muscle would be a hindrance.

Nobody is saying they would be built like NFL players, however the body type of an NBA player could build the stamina to play soccer and retain their upper body strength. Considering there are some muscular soccer players in the world.

 

[barese]

Speed and quickness sure wouldnt be a hindrance though. We're getting too stuck on football and basketball without considering that a soccer player would train for a soccer players body. Floyd Mayweather aint gonna train like Lebron but they are still some of the most physically gifted athletes in their sports. Jon Jones aint gonna train like Patrick Willis, the list goes on.

The question was why would Americans be better soccer players?
You think they are quicker than Brazilians or French? Why?

 

[MikelArteta]

The weight room ain't got shyt to do with being an elite soccer player. All that muscle would be a hindrance.

lebron james is cramping in games, yet nuggaz think nba players with those type of bodies would have the stamina for a 90 minute soccer game

 

[Malta]

How sophisticated is that though beyond drills and playing a bunch of games?

In Europe they have footballers coming in around 10 years old or so and the academies and training centers there focus on brain development and research while European football clubs have academies staffed by coaches who have child development and physical education qualifications

98% of football is played without the ball, another crucial aspect Americans don't really get. At its heart it's a cerebral sport. There's much more than drills.

Soccer players gotta be the least intelligent athletes in the world.

 

[Nemesis]

soon, US have they money,the facilities not to mention the players thy could produce,6ft3+

Only someone with no knowledge of soccer would say something this dumb.....

Check the greatest players in history and look at their heights....smh

 

[El Bombi]

The AAU circuit is world wide.

Elementary age kids are playing each other around the world.

 

[Nemesis]

Soccer players gotta be the least intelligent athletes in the world.

Look at a soccer play book before you make dumb assumptions....

 

[Malta]

Only someone with no knowledge of soccer would say something this dumb.....

Check the greatest players in history and look at their heights....smh

So because it hasn't happened means it couldn't happen?

Peter Crouch out there looking like a praying mantis @ 6'8".

 

[Malta]

Look at a soccer play book before you make dumb assumptions....

NBA & NFL players are criticized for leaving COLLEGE early, while Soccer players are lucky to even make it to High school. fukk outta here, not only do you dudes want to argue they are the most athletic in the world, now they're also the smartest?


NHL and MLB players are dumb as rocks as well....