Post-match: USA vs England 11/15/2018

Poolasick · Nov 22, 2018

IndividualEleven said: ↑

Those are silly stereotypes, which were never accurate. And the players being signed in Europe fit a variety of styles.

Schalke have been experimenting with him at the 10.

We produce players in that style; they simply haven't been that good!

England have been a middling soccer country for most of the past 40 years.

Spain hadn't been the Spain of world conquering fame until quite recently in its history.

U England fans should heed that advice before advising others.
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There are always exceptions to the rule but stereotypes are often based in truth. Show me a top technical US player and I'll show you ten that were known for their physical or mental attributes in Europe.

Where soccer ranks in popularity, the history of the sport within the nation and the size of the domestic league - England is a big soccer nation. That's not to say they haven't been poor on a national team level for 40 years considering those factors. I'm ok admitting that. Clearly you struggle when someone evaluates your own country.

Spain have always played a certain type of football.

I'm not advicing anyone. Just my two cents. This is a forum after all?

Poolasick · Nov 22, 2018

Excellency said: ↑

I disagree because the American personality is more "show-off cowboy" than "big ape". Of course, if you are lining up in a helmet and body armor against somebody who is a 300 pound ape, it's best to be an ape. That does not happen so much in soccer.

It's hard to overcome the "quant" side that takes over the management side. Soccer used to have a camp to pick college players which was a copy of what happens in tackle football where the coaches get together and everybody agrees who the best player is based on a common measurement and nobody loses his job because they are only doing what the numbers tell them. For example they measure how high the candidates jump - in a game that is played on the ground!!

Lately, these types of evaluations have been replaced by management going to places like Argentina looking for diamonds in the rough who can bring some inventiveness to the teams in MLS. Our u17 team which lost to England at WC was an inventive side and I didn't see anybody regretting the personality of the team. I was quite happy to see us trying stuff. The idea that America will win the WC because we are more athletic than Brazil or Italy is ridiculous. We aren't.
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I never said US would win the world cup because they are more athletic than Brazil or Italy. Just to be clear. Honestly, I dont think the US will ever win the world cup. Not in my lifetime anyway.