My High School Coach's Perspective on the M.L.S.

English Style soccer (include Ireland, N. Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Norway) developed in a cool and wet Fall-Spring season on muddy fields. Europe developed their styles from many different sources and climates. The Latin, Islamic and African styles came about in Hot and often dry or humid climates on hard ground. The USA has all the climatic and seasonal differences of the rest of the World. So Each town, State or region has developed its own way of competing in its own realm.
Soccer reflects the National Ethos or Psycology of game/competition/social structure better than anything else. The US is made up of the Peoples who were kicked out of Europe for religious reasons or who left because of the bad conditions there for a prospect of a better life. Slavery brought people here. And the Land of Oportunity is still attracting the World, who bring here their own set of values and of course their way of playing soccer.
The local history of Soccer in a community from the very first introduction will still influence is style many years latter.
Your Coach may have noticed that the motivational methods that work in English Soccer do not really apply to Americans.
The MLS style is a Pragmatic, Eclectic, Convergent and player driven style. Note that the Coaches change frequently and the Players are from all over the US and the World. Liverpool may maintain its traditions in playing style through manager changes, but the MLS has not been around long enough to develop traditions.
Also Your coach needs to watch some European as well as Mexican soccer which are readily available on TV. It will suprise many how convergent Top Division/National Team styles have become recently with the increase of International competition and player movement. Even the EPL is tending to play Euro-ball.
Tell the coach to live with the MLS and prepare players to play at over 5000 feet altitude at 10% humidity with the FieldTurf at 125F. Yes and some games will be at 2C at sea level in rain on soggey grass.

 

By default I just stopped reading this post after this point.

 

I bet you're the cool, hip guy at parties.

 

I think you're lying. Seriously, it's late november, so "I recently made my High School Soccer team" is pretty vague, since you would've known this since August. Secondly, if your coach is from England, I'm sure he has a lot worse things to say about high school soccer, given some of the whacky rules. Thirdly, if you enjoy MLS, what do you care what he thinks or what we think? Fourthly, happy Thanksgiving anyway. Assuming you're even in the US.

 

Note to mods: I've always wondered if we could cut down on some of the newbie crap by requiring everyone to list more information on their profile, especially their location and what teams/leagues they watch. What do you guys think? And may you all (even the newbies) have a happy Thanksgiving.

 

Just a picture to prove the weather conditions in Norway, last nights Champions League match between Rosenborg - Panathinaikos..



Hehe.. The Greeks were "flying" all over the place... (the Norwegians too though..)

 

Tell Him Juergen Klinsmann says, "Go fvck yourself"

 

Actually it's possible that he just found out. I went to high school in Southern California where soccer was a winter sport. Had a few rain games like Pathaniakos-Rosenborg, but there was no snow and most games the weather was sunny and in the 60s and 70s. We didn't have tryouts until after (American) foootball seaon was over.

 

So you too have notice that coaching in MLS just plain stinks...A sorry fact of life here in USA for us fans ...My feedback to you is to bark at the right three here you could hurt somebodys feeling, step on some toes, or being politically incorrect ...So going back to the right three write a letter to MLS telling them that they need to do something about our coaching carrousell because is old rottent and just plain suck perhaps even your hight school coach could get a job .....

 

Hey take it easy on the kid, everybody have the right to comment...Who give you the right to evaluate other people comments or...perhap you already think that you know everything....

 

Soccer is also a winter sport in Texas public high schools (January-March season).

 

I say, "Welcome to being an American soccer fan." No one said it would be easy. It helps to have a thick skin.

You get it from all sides here. You get crap from the Euros. You get it from the American-Euro-wannabes, from the MFL fans. You get it from the American Joe-Six-packs who only like the big 3.


MLS is not the best soccer. But it's not the worst. And it's American, and it ours.

It's also live (assuming you live in an MLS city). Watching soccer in the stands beats watching on the TV in you living room, any day.

Ask your coach if he'd watch England 1st Division (Coke-a-Cola). They're around the same quality. And if he says the Armenian 4th division is better than MLS, then just ignore him entirelly. It's not worth your troubles.


Lastly, in 10 years time, the league will be better and you won't have to deal with this sort of thing as much.

 

Hey, chill out Whip. Everybody has the right to post whatever they want to. It's just that I've noticed that 99% of the trolling threads are started by newbies who refuse to give their location. Are they kids who just happen on the site and post something as a joke? Are they Brits taking the piss? Are they sock puppets? I don't know. But it would be a lot easier to respond to someone if you knew where (literally) he/she/it was coming from.

 

It seems like everyone I meet from England used to play pro....or at least that's what they say......

 

I was on a youth team for... I would've been a pro but it didn't work out because I got injured and then.....

 

Maybe it's like compulsory military service or something. Every able-bodied male has to play professional soccer for a year or two before they can be fully franchised Englishmen. Or so it seems based on the guys I've seen, too.

 

Wow... On page two and still not a mention of the dreaded EUROSNOB yet. Impressive.

 

Higher standards of discourse are maintained in this forum.

 

MLS isn't that bad. People need to get over themselves.

 

It's like people say about Norwegians: We are born with skiis on our feet. Maybe Englishmen are born with a football.........?

 

In Georgia it doesn't start until early to mid February.

 

very good point...I wonder how long this kids coach has been in the States ?...less than a year..? find out who he played for in England (United will not do for an answer) and go to that clubs web site/history and find out if he indeed ever did play....I too used to think everything in England was better....after 35 years this side of the pond I changed my mind...

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