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Until athletes like Christian McCaffery or Julio Jones decide to choose

soccer over football or basketball, we'll probably never be great at the sport.

I feel like US soccer is kinda like UNC football. If they ever decided to take themselves seriously, they would be dangerous given the theoretical resources at their disposal.

(In response to this post by GreenvilleVT)

Posted: 03/29/2021 at 10:04AM

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We lost to Honduras in soccer? -- GreenvilleVT 03/29/2021 07:35AM

The Olympics don't matter in soccer. ** -- Chris Coleman

03/29/2021 12:05PM

Like Taylor Twellman said, somehow these other big countries care about it. -- Gator Hokie 03/29/2021 12:29PM

Do they? I don't think they do. -- Chris Coleman

03/29/2021 12:42PM

More... -- Chris Coleman

03/29/2021 1:08PM

Yeah, I didn't even remember to watch the Olympic qualifier yesterday... -- Gobbler-100 03/29/2021 2:29PM

That was left over from when the Women didn't have a WC. -- ElbertoHokie 03/29/2021 2:49PM

Europe used their U21 Euros in 2019 to qualify for the Olympics -- MVIII 03/29/2021 2:47PM

True for Europe countries, but South America is a bit different -- MVIII 03/29/2021 2:06PM

That’s sad. Somehow we can get an nba all star -- GreenvilleVT 03/29/2021 12:16PM

There aren't premier international competitions for those guys -- hoosnowahokie 03/29/2021 1:47PM

Most of the team was in Ireland -- hoosnowahokie 03/29/2021 10:32AM

Seems like the guys crying after the game did. ** -- GreenvilleVT 03/29/2021 11:07AM

Many of those guys will never play in a World Cup squad. Olympics and -- ElbertoHokie 03/29/2021 12:38PM

Seems like many of the best US men won’t -- GreenvilleVT 03/29/2021 12:48PM

Best US men? Not sure what you mean there. -- ElbertoHokie 03/29/2021 12:49PM

Catastrophic failure if they don't qualify for 22 ** -- hoosnowahokie 03/29/2021 1:44PM

I can see strategic reasons for doing so with the compacted pandemic schedu -- One4VT 03/29/2021 10:41AM

Agree. When you have Reyna, Dest and Pulisic -- hoosnowahokie 03/29/2021 10:47AM

We had 15 eligible players in europe. They couldn't travel. -- MVIII 03/29/2021 12:05PM

For some reason it wasn't a priority... the best u23s weren't available ** -- One4VT 03/29/2021 09:25AM

Blame FIFA -- Nova Hokie 95 03/29/2021 11:51AM

You could argue "the Olympics" is a direct competitor to FIFA... -- `lag 03/29/2021 6:51PM

I watched some of that game, Honduras seemed way better -- HortHokie 03/29/2021 09:08AM

I think what you saw was MLS level talent. What I mean is that -- ElbertoHokie 03/29/2021 12:52PM

I think MLS is comparable to English League One.. -- One4VT 03/29/2021 1:25PM

US Men's soccer is an absolute embarrassment... -- ShortFatHokie 03/29/2021 08:49AM

Not sure that is quite correct? -- MVIII 03/29/2021 12:15PM

Interesting that Portugal has three world class footballers on Man City -- Happy Dog 03/29/2021 11:13AM

Our best male athletes seem to gravitate toward several other sports -- Tuckahokie 03/29/2021 09:00AM

I think this is a trope that was applicable 15 or 20 years ago but I don't -- ElbertoHokie 03/29/2021 10:14AM

PLUS Olympics is not cared about in the soccer world. World Cup -- ElbertoHokie 03/29/2021 10:40AM

That's something that annoys me about the Olympics... -- `lag 03/29/2021 10:59AM

This seems to be in your wheelhouse...why do you think our Women's team is -- Tuckahokie 03/29/2021 10:19AM

Because America is at the forefront of women's sports -- hoosnowahokie 03/29/2021 11:10AM

Many countries in our world have little to no -- Tafkam Hokie 03/29/2021 11:32AM

Title IX is a big reason. While womens sports was underfunded -- ElbertoHokie 03/29/2021 10:24AM

Yup...because at some point the model that's been used for the men... -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 10:41AM

I guess there is too much money in football, basketball and baseball in the -- GreenvilleVT 03/29/2021 09:18AM

Until athletes like Christian McCaffery or Julio Jones decide to choose -- Tafkam Hokie 03/29/2021 10:04AM

I would argue those athletes might not be ideal for more aerobic sport like -- `lag 03/29/2021 11:03AM

Nah, just need to train the kids that do choose it better. -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 10:12AM

We were discussing this about our good friend's 8 yr old and I asked -- hoosnowahokie 03/29/2021 11:39AM

One other point...developing individual skill is still SO important.... -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 12:12PM

Everyone is telling me I have to get her into the end of week skill clinics -- One4VT 03/29/2021 3:15PM

Are they free...or are they trying to charge extra for those "clinics". -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 3:20PM

There is a cost. Its nominal but its more a matter of burning her out -- One4VT 03/29/2021 3:32PM

Yes. I just meant to imply that Individual skill in most American sports -- hoosnowahokie 03/29/2021 1:49PM

8 year olds should be playing 7v7 on a smaller field. -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 12:02PM

I see this in our rec league... -- One4VT 03/29/2021 10:46AM

You can tell at young ages which teams are coached properly. -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 10:52AM

Its been fun watching mine learn how to make runs.. -- One4VT 03/29/2021 10:57AM

See my post above but I think the age old adage that Soccer doesn't get the -- ElbertoHokie 03/29/2021 10:19AM

Agree...I think some US fans fantasize about guys like Lebron... -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 10:25AM

I'm not sure elite NBA players would make the best soccer players -- Tafkam Hokie 03/29/2021 11:05AM

Agree...probably not. But it's also a game of skill. -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 11:13AM

LeBron as a keeper or maybe sweeper might work. But I don't think he'd -- Tafkam Hokie 03/29/2021 11:24AM

Soocer is a great game...as evidenced by the worldwide popularity...but I -- Tuckahokie 03/29/2021 09:33AM

Soccer does have its issues ** -- Hokie Koooster 03/29/2021 09:43AM

Example -- Hokie Koooster 03/29/2021 09:47AM

In US sports parlance, soccer is basically a sport played by 11 punters -- Tafkam Hokie 03/29/2021 10:06AM

Had the same issue for years... -- One4VT 03/29/2021 09:42AM

Had a British friend describe it as a really long foreplay ** -- Tuckahokie 03/29/2021 10:06AM

That's a pretty good analogy. ** -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 10:14AM

Which is kind of funny to me now with all the hubbub regarding... -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 09:10AM

I had a coach describe it this way once. Throw any ball similar in size -- Tuckahokie 03/29/2021 09:14AM

Youth soccer is certainly still growing in this country... -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 09:20AM

The whole model/pyramid in US makes it harder -- One4VT 03/29/2021 09:31AM

The youth programs are what I was getting at with regards to... -- vthokieq 03/29/2021 09:35AM

Or born in Europe. -- Chris Coleman

03/29/2021 3:29PM

Nobody runs on Honduras ** -- JoesterVT 03/29/2021 08:10AM