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Post by footy on Feb 9, 2018 20:30:47 GMT -5
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Post by soccerfan30 on Feb 9, 2018 22:04:25 GMT -5
He's 100% spot on with his criticisms.
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Post by soccerdaddy on Feb 9, 2018 22:30:10 GMT -5
Great read! He probably had his last chance at the World Cup but states a lot of truth! Until there is a clear change in MLS, I agree that we need 50 more young players like Pulisic who need to flee the US and avoid the complaintentcy and non crucial development that will not make them great In the US. Why?  Because MLS is out for the profit and not glory for country! These players need to be challenged so they can develop as world class professional players and not have to wait on overpaid (retired European) players before they get a real shot. MLS is always looking for retired European players to sell tickets. This is my opinion, but it could be changing as I speak with players from AU Andrew and other homegrown players but would they go if they could? I’d bet Millions on YES they would go if they could. Until the MLS makes room for the young stars, staying in the US will stunt/limit their crucial teen years in developing into a world class player. |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Feb 9, 2018 22:43:56 GMT -5
Well let’s hope tomorrow is a new beginning!!!
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Post by rifle on Feb 10, 2018 15:59:00 GMT -5
Really good post by GC
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Post by Soccerhouse on Feb 12, 2019 21:27:13 GMT -5
Been having some twitter dialogue and wanted to bring this thread back from the deep internets. Its been almost a year, and always worth the read for those who have never seen it!! www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/geoff-cameron-what-must-change-in-u-s-soccer a few nuggets from the article: "I’ll never forget a club coach telling me, when I was maybe 14 years old, that I would never make it as a pro because I was “too small.” (I grew to be 6′ 4″.) But this is the mentality that is so toxic across the board in youth soccer in America. It’s not about proving yourself every day. It’s about what you did last year. It’s about who you know. It’s about your size. It’s about your reputation. It’s about what fancy youth club you play for." "If you want to see what’s wrong with U.S. Soccer in a single image, just go out to one of these fancy suburbs some weekend and spot the coaches of the fancy club teams strutting on the sidelines. Half of them are carrying themselves like they’re Pep Guardiola. I mean, the arrogance. It’s unbelievable." "Listen, it should be very clear, after what happened in this qualifying cycle, that we are not Spain. We are not Germany. Right now, we are not even Costa Rica. But we are still the United States of America, and one of our very own is tearing it up in Germany for Borussia Dortmund right now. He’s a product of our system. We need to get that kid to Qatar in 2022. And we need to get a dozen other guys on that plane with him who are cut from the same cloth. Ruthless. Ambitious. Competitive. Fearless. Unafraid to leave their families and sit all alone in a sad apartment somewhere. Unafraid to go up against the best players in the world and sometimes get their asses handed to them. Right now, those future World Cup stars are 16 and 17 years old, playing in America. We need to groom those players in our system until they hit their ceiling, and then we need to encourage them to get on a plane and on to the next challenge. We need a president and a national team manager who embrace that mentality." |
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Because MLS is out for the profit and not glory for country! These players need to be challenged so they can develop as world class professional players and not have to wait on overpaid (retired European) players before they get a real shot. MLS is always looking for retired European players to sell tickets. This is my opinion, but it could be changing as I speak with players from AU Andrew and other homegrown players but would they go if they could? I’d bet Millions on YES they would go if they could.
