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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 8:38:09 GMT -5
Watched bits and pieces of the u14 Georgia united scrimmage the current u15 ufa team that won the national title last night at UFA-Norcross.
I have no clue what the score was, but man was that some quality soccer. Quick, fast, aggressive, controlled etc.
Both teams would build, possess and then when needed play long over the top. all the kids could settle a ball with 1 or 2 touches, played the way they were facing. just good quality soccer. The speed of play was insane.
I saw more creativity last night than i did in 4 games in the world cup watching the US team play. yes, its an exaggeration, but i still don't buy into the fact that the team we put on the field was the best this country has to offer.
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Post by mamampira on Aug 22, 2014 16:10:01 GMT -5
Good to hear about the quality soccer.
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Post by zizou on Aug 22, 2014 16:14:14 GMT -5
That is cool. Would love to have see it.
It is funny. I get this same impression from watching some younger elite teams play (but rarely do I get this impression from watching our youth National teams!). Where do things go wrong? Is the level of competition just an order (or two) of magnitude better at the international level? So when these players get there they just cannot look as good? I assume some players like you saw the other night are on (or are in competition for) age-appropriate National teams. Do other countries try to develop their National team players in the club environment like in the USA? To me this seems like a tougher way to go for younger players ( I think once you get your 10,000 hrs you can probably adapt more readily). Perhaps these players end up coming together for a brief time after probably being developed in very different training environments. They then have to play, as a team, at an extremely high level. Do other countries have National team residencies so their players are together all the time? Maybe not. Maybe I am barking up the wrong tree. Maybe what looks great to us in these types of games is just a cut or two below international caliber play.
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Post by mamampira on Aug 23, 2014 9:04:29 GMT -5
That is cool. Would love to have see it. It is funny. I get this same impression from watching some younger elite teams play (but rarely do I get this impression from watching our youth National teams!). Where do things go wrong? Is the level of competition just an order (or two) of magnitude better at the international level? So when these players get there they just cannot look as good? I assume some players like you saw the other night are on (or are in competition for) age-appropriate National teams. Do other countries try to develop their National team players in the club environment like in the USA? To me this seems like a tougher way to go for younger players ( I think once you get your 10,000 hrs you can probably adapt more readily). Perhaps these players end up coming together for a brief time after probably being developed in very different training environments. They then have to play, as a team, at an extremely high level. Do other countries have National team residencies so their players are together all the time? Maybe not. Maybe I am barking up the wrong tree. Maybe what looks great to us in these types of games is just a cut or two below international caliber play. I agree with your line of thought. And I would say the answer/resolution lies in the selection, training and tactics. As a unit, it seems the US youth teams don't do as well competitively, internationally. However, as individual players, who can be scouted, there have been opportunities for some to develop internationally and blossom. |
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