Nobody said it was, but there's an obvious difference between the populations, and nutrition is probably the most obvious cause of it.
Watching this World Cup, I wish the US was a football/soccer powerhouse
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Nobody said it was, but there's an obvious difference between the populations, and nutrition is probably the most obvious cause of it.
godkiller
"We are the Fury"
I think all American needs for soccer dominance is coaching, development and interest. Too bad interest is going to wane after the World Cup and nobody is putting their kid into a sport they have little interest in.
Roaden Polynice
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Breh you're still mad that I ether you back in the summer of 2012 during the Olympics.
-310, I killed your Coli career.
I don't even remember
Literally only thing I remember was that you were an idiot
KnickstapeCity
:mjpls:
I don't even remember
Literally only thing I remember was that you were an idiot
My ether gave you Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Tell me why you have -310?
I understand your argument and the point I'm trying to make with all due respect is that it's retarded...
It places undue importance of athleticism , which shows a lack of understanding of the game
To play proffessional soccer you will be at the peak of physical fitness, the absolute peak, so let's follow your hypothetical argument and you have some African American players that due to genetics are physically fitter and have the same skill, what makes you think that's enough?
Case in point....Ghana v USA... The Ghanian players were more skilled , physically more athletic but they lost...
Why? Because soccer is a very tactical game and Klinsman got his tactics right while the Ghana coach didn't....
For the US to really become a powerhouse they would have to change how they train and develop youngsters, they would have to revamp the league..... And in the very short term if any young player has an ounce of talent they need to ship him to Europe as soon as possible
dawg, what are you doing?
nah man.
I think over time the internet is changing this.
We're a more connected world now and over time more and more people get interest in something that was usually regional.
BIGDENNIS10UK
All Star
dawg, what are you doing?
What is lacrosse?
Is that a sport only rich people play in the US?
A bit like Polo over here?
Like most people haven't even met someone who has played polo over here, you have to have a horse for a start....
There is a reason long distance runners are usually shorter, it comes down to efficiency of oxygen consumtion...
Soccer players in average run 7 to 11km per match, their hight in average should resemble more that of long distance runners...
Nutrition that makes you higher in average is not so good for soccer...
Roaden Polynice
Superstar
My ether gave you Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Tell me why you have -310?
Because I've been trollin the World Cup thread for several weeks now?
its like...Rugby with sticks
PortCityProphet
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well for one size means jack shyt in soccer other than goalie cause they need to be rangy but other than that it means nothing.
and pure speed isn't that important cause it's a completely different running technique than running while dribbling a ball. so yeah adrian peterson is fast but he'd never be able to control the ball going that fast.to run fast and control the ball is extremely skillful (think a PG who's super fast but loses the ball a lot) so it can negate pure speed. soccer players would be drooling over a big sloth footed LeBron trying to dribble down the field.
it's a more technical game than other sports. athleticism takes a big backseat to skill. similar to baseball.
so it's always hilarious when people say "well if our best athletes played soccer we'd win"
i laugh at how ignorant they are to the sport
There are Americans playing for club academies across Europe. Liverpool, Athletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund; it's only a matter of time before one of those kids break through and plays regularly for one of these top clubs.