Time to let it go

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US kids are not capable of playing at the highest levels of world soccer.
Other than for a few notable exceptions, and they are rare, the US athlete will never be able to dominate like we do in other sports.
Our blame lists are a million times longer than our success list
Soccer is an old game that has been played forever-it we haven’t figured it out by now, it’s too late

Time to let it go

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US kids are not capable of playing at the highest levels of world soccer.
Other than for a few notable exceptions, and they are rare, the US athlete will never be able to dominate like we do in other sports.
Our blame lists are a million times longer than our success list
Soccer is an old game that has been played forever-it we haven’t figured it out by now, it’s too late

Time to let it go

What is that famous quote by Einstein about insanity?

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US kids are not capable of playing at the highest levels of world soccer.
Other than for a few notable exceptions, and they are rare, the US athlete will never be able to dominate like we do in other sports.
Our blame lists are a million times longer than our success list
Soccer is an old game that has been played forever-it we haven’t figured it out by now, it’s too late

Time to let it go

No one cares about world soccer in the U.S.

We care about college and scholarships.

It's not our fault that you have your priorities screwed up.

Maybe it's time YOU drop your crusade.

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No, no, no, NO. A thousand times NO.

I love this game and will follow it from all corners of the world. You can't make me stop loving it, supporting it, trying to further it, and the enjoyment of watching my kids take up that love.

I won't stop.

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How did Croatia, a tiny, war torn country with a population smaller than MA manage to put a team in the World Cup finals?

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No one cares about world soccer in the U.S.

We care about college and scholarships.

It's not our fault that you have your priorities screwed up.

Maybe it's time YOU drop your crusade.

why are the two things mutually exclusive ?

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No one cares about world soccer in the U.S.

We care about college and scholarships.

It's not our fault that you have your priorities screwed up.

Maybe it's time YOU drop your crusade.

the colleges and scholarships you crave are already being eaten in to by non US talent.

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How did Croatia, a tiny, war torn country with a population smaller than MA manage to put a team in the World Cup finals?

Short answer: Because no one cares

Longer answer: You are referring to men, and US Boys soccer is at best a 3rd tier sport. Here's a hypothetical: Starting next week 1/3/2019 I go to a D1/D2 public HS. I get to bring in my own coach and get my pick of 9th/10th grade athletes from the football, basketball, hockey, and lacrosse teams. You get the current 9th/10th graders playing HS soccer with current coach. After 20 months of focusing on soccer, those kids are now entering 11th/12th grade, who wins the 2020 Fall season?

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the colleges and scholarships you crave are already being eaten in to by non US talent.

Crave? I'm benefiting from it already.

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No one cares about world soccer in the U.S.

We care about college and scholarships.

It's not our fault that you have your priorities screwed up.

Maybe it's time YOU drop your crusade.

Maybe it’s time to separate the game into two factions
1: those that play and love the game for all the right reasons
2: those that don’t

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How did Croatia, a tiny, war torn country with a population smaller than MA manage to put a team in the World Cup finals?

It's all about leadership. Same with other small countries with far fewer total # of athletes and resources than the US. Same with large countries like Germany or England who finally had days of reckoning and changed their programs. Good leadership, singular mission, 100% buy in, flawless execution.

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No, no, no, NO. A thousand times NO.

I love this game and will follow it from all corners of the world. You can't make me stop loving it, supporting it, trying to further it, and the enjoyment of watching my kids take up that love.

I won't stop.

You don't have to stop loving the game, just give up the dream that the US will ever be relevant in the sport. It won't happen in the remainder our lifetimes.

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Short answer: Because no one cares

Longer answer: You are referring to men, and US Boys soccer is at best a 3rd tier sport. Here's a hypothetical: Starting next week 1/3/2019 I go to a D1/D2 public HS. I get to bring in my own coach and get my pick of 9th/10th grade athletes from the football, basketball, hockey, and lacrosse teams. You get the current 9th/10th graders playing HS soccer with current coach. After 20 months of focusing on soccer, those kids are now entering 11th/12th grade, who wins the 2020 Fall season?

Power forward in net, mix of lax long poles and hockey defenders for D, Middies and hockey wings for midfield and those with a nose for scoring up top including the basketball center. We play a fast, physical, athletic game. HS coach accuses us of playing boot ball, and we win.

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You don't have to stop loving the game, just give up the dream that the US will ever be relevant in the sport. It won't happen in the remainder our lifetimes.

Nope, too much pride and too much enjoyment in it. I'll continue to hope and dream and do what I can to push the game forward.

As quoted from a Dutch fan I sat next to in a friendly some years ago: "The world needs the US to be great in football. If the game could succeed here, it will only benefit all of us."

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Maybe it’s time to separate the game into two factions
1: those that play and love the game for all the right reasons
2: those that don’t

We're already there.

1: those that play and love the game for all the right reasons

My kid loves the game.

2: those that don’t

I love the scholarship money for college.

You forgot the 3rd faction:

3: those that don't realize America has better sports to worry about