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Post by rifle on Feb 27, 2024 16:25:55 GMT -5
I feel like American coaches emphasize "effort" too much. I guess it's the American dream... Work hard and you will achieve your goals. I've often seen players who run a lot & work hard be favored over players who appear lazier but actually achieve more in the games. One smart pass is better then 5 failed dribbles. Also something about the rivalry within teams is not good. Some players are afraid to play well as a team because it might make someone else look good who might get more playing time than you. I don't think it's like this as much in Europe. I've read Zlatan's book. He played soccer for fun outside in the "ghetto" where he grew up. Maybe that's why basketball is successful here, because kids play it for fun a lot. Being smart and technical is probably appreciated among peers, not just "effort". Fear not. There is a growing feeling that AAU basketball is failing American kids too. Players from around the world are starting to do better in the NBA than those AAU players identified early as “stars”.
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Post by rifle on Feb 27, 2024 5:54:34 GMT -5
Did not watch the match. Extended highlights:
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Post by rifle on Feb 26, 2024 18:34:37 GMT -5
….the latter group being a bunch of players that were coached on the U15 national team by Hugo Perez right before he got the shepherd’s hook and mysteriously departed USSF. Wish the reason was made clear because that team played really good soccer.
An open pyramid > franchises and pay to play. The willing suckers don’t know until they know.. and then it’s too late.
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Post by rifle on Feb 25, 2024 20:36:24 GMT -5
Holy thread-jack, Batman. This has wandered way off topic. I’m often guilty of doing the this.. But I do question the point of recent responses and wonder if they merit starting a new topic.
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Post by rifle on Feb 24, 2024 8:10:58 GMT -5
How many oflocal youth players have made the AU first team and then moved on to better places? George Bello. Who else?
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Post by rifle on Feb 22, 2024 17:56:44 GMT -5
Sounds good. Need to get USL the D1 sanction also. Hopefully the Open Cup issue will force the change.
Let MLS have their closed league and piss off.
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Post by rifle on Feb 22, 2024 6:27:34 GMT -5
I thought that post seemed familiar. And true.
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Post by rifle on Feb 22, 2024 6:22:22 GMT -5
It’s only hard to implement because of the golden rule. And not the good version.
Regional or state (why not both?) based lower leagues is absolutely how it should be structured below the top of the pyramid. Possibly even including the top.
But a closed pyramid is just shenanigans. I wish our federation wasn’t compromised.
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Post by rifle on Feb 20, 2024 17:06:06 GMT -5
Soup sandwich.
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USWNT
Feb 17, 2024 14:41:58 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Feb 17, 2024 14:41:58 GMT -5
Hmmm...guess my initial post was not far off... I thought you said you were done?
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Post by rifle on Feb 17, 2024 7:24:07 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Feb 16, 2024 7:22:45 GMT -5
Roster needs more Jordynn Dudley
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Post by rifle on Feb 14, 2024 21:50:03 GMT -5
Will 90 minutes with them removed really cause problems with new piercings?
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Post by rifle on Feb 13, 2024 7:41:12 GMT -5
Will MLS teams just become a talent magnet, spend a lot of money and then go find some 18 year year old goof like Barco to play in the first team anyway?
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Post by rifle on Feb 11, 2024 21:56:46 GMT -5
#1 GAA NFL #1.a AFL Both are the top leagues in the world and have no rival. what are they?
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Post by rifle on Feb 11, 2024 21:53:06 GMT -5
Cristiano’s achievements are legendary.
R9 didn’t have the discipline of CR7 but my eyeball saw him dominate while he was playing.
I’m still gonna pick Messi above both of them. His present situation is tarnishing the career IMO.
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Post by rifle on Feb 11, 2024 11:30:32 GMT -5
So you’re saying you never saw R9 play?
Edit: I like EPL the best but I must admit that I also love when LaLiga teams hammer PL teams in European competitions.
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Post by rifle on Feb 11, 2024 11:28:33 GMT -5
Without a clear “top” league we’re just speculating.
Having the best teams in ECNL is good news. Unfortunately having ALL the teams (strong or weak) from a club in XYZ league is the reason our system isn’t as good as it could be. Promotion and relegation isn’t a magic bullet but it’s used around the world for reasons that just make sense.
Teams can’t avoid playing rivals. Mismatches in team level are self resolved each year. Really good coaches don’t get stuck in obscurity.
MLS efforts to control the system are stifling progress. Any changes toward excising MLS from “too much control” of the USSF is a positive change.
Seeking parity in competitive sports dulls excellence and tolerates failure. An open pyramid is strong because the big base is the foundation and getting to the top is an achievement. STAYING at the top is a clear signal of excellence. But greed screws everything up.
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Post by rifle on Feb 10, 2024 7:33:48 GMT -5
If it makes you feel better look at the rankings app. It's fairly unbiased and gives a good perspective of how teams from different leagues stackup. At all age groups MLS Next teams are at the top. As the boys get older it becomes all MLS Academy teams at the top. Why is there such a push to be affiliated with a 10th tier pro league? I know MLS plays on a goofy schedule and thus it is their “off” season.. but have you seen how Miami is doing in their tour? ROFL..
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Post by rifle on Feb 10, 2024 7:28:55 GMT -5
It all goes to development.
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Post by rifle on Feb 8, 2024 17:21:13 GMT -5
NASA and Concord will soon be in MLS Next then the opinions on this forum will change Why isn't NASA playing in MLS Next already? In most places the only advantage clubs get from playing boys in ECNL is girls get to play in ECNL. because the DOCs aren’t friends and they’re vindictive. Same reason Tophat is stuck in GA. “It’s all about development”
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Post by rifle on Feb 7, 2024 22:20:33 GMT -5
Pretty please don’t call it a pyramid. The term Pyramid implies a hierarchy. Instead, we have competing leagues that don’t play against one another. And all claim they are the best… so it’s actually a tree. An open pyramid is an amazing organizational structure - with strength at the base and the middle and the top. I prefer to think of it all as a "multi level marketing" league fairly appropriate. Most get something and some profit a lot.
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Post by rifle on Feb 7, 2024 18:31:45 GMT -5
Pretty please don’t call it a pyramid.
The term Pyramid implies a hierarchy. Instead, we have competing leagues that don’t play against one another. And all claim they are the best… so it’s actually a tree.
An open pyramid is an amazing organizational structure - with strength at the base and the middle and the top.
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Post by rifle on Feb 6, 2024 21:37:54 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Feb 6, 2024 21:32:17 GMT -5
Final? And yeah Walton is (always) stacked with high level players so there are always disappointments.
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Post by rifle on Feb 6, 2024 18:48:10 GMT -5
It’s all about development, just ask them…
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Post by rifle on Feb 6, 2024 18:44:10 GMT -5
Go check out Alexi Lalas' critique. Feels much the same as original post. I’d rather not give him the views. Alexi is a cartoon character who lives to stir the pot. If he ever took a position that didn’t fall in line with MLS I might have some respect for his work after hanging up the boots.
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Post by rifle on Feb 6, 2024 12:01:50 GMT -5
On brand. If MLS can’t control the profit, they’re not interested.
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USWNT
Feb 5, 2024 19:54:16 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Feb 5, 2024 19:54:16 GMT -5
“milquetoast”- ok, I know I’m not the only one who had to look that one up🤣. Thanks for sending me to the dictionary rifle . rifle birthday pre-1950 confirmed HA! Nope. ..I guess I should stick to four letter words.
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Post by rifle on Feb 3, 2024 9:54:21 GMT -5
WNT needs to step up its game between the lines. It doesn’t mean players lose their freedom of speech but it likely means selecting fewer who seek attention off the field.
They went and got a first class manager. She will have only two months with the team before the Olympics but I’m hoping to see a revolution. There are a TON of ballers in this country. Time to repair the leaky ship and get competitive once again with real soccer countries who have awakened to WSOC. USWNT dominance probably is a thing of the past.
Meanwhile the MNT continues to run with a manager who was average at best in MLS. Gotta wake up and aim a LOT higher.
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