USWNT Disgrace

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Crystal Dunn is far more skilled and technical than both forwards yet she is playing left back. She is a left wing. Does this make any sense? Meanwhile they have a great midfielder playing cb. There is plenty of talent in the youth ranks. They just need to be identified. This is a coaching decision to play these types of players, there is nothing more to it. Tobin Heath and Press were extremely talented and technical and tactical. They came through the youth system. Levell came through the youth system. These players do exist. The people making the choices need to make better choices.

Yes as the US plays with the outside backs overlapping the wingers to be involved in the attack. Unless you want to play a 3 back or flat 4 the outside backs need to be fast, be able to pass, and get involved with attacking as well as trucking back on D during transitions. I imagine that is why the US plays more on the left side of the field during counters from the def 3rd. The entire right side was weak with Fox, Demelo, and Rodman.

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There is no place to develop players with great potential. the focus is the shortest route to winning today at every. level. Eventually, when the physical advantages level out, you need to find other ways to succeed. That is limited by the technical foundation of the players. Sophia Smith has played the same way since she was young. Dribbles, head down and shoots a lot. She has built a very successful and lucrative career doing it. Her first touch, passing and decision making are all average at best, but the 1 in 10 times it comes off, she is praised and rewarded. It works in the ECNL, College, and the NWSL bubble. It works vs 90% of the competition. People would have a very different view of some of these players if they played against top level competition most of the time. Instead, we pretend that they do.

SPOT ON. The US soccer community in general really need to wake up. These coaches and clubs are focusing so much on winning at the young ages rather than developing quality soccer players with fundementals who understand the game. Sophia Smith is a prime example of what is wrong with the style played in the US. Head down, 1v1 to shot or hospital pass or better yet she gets stuffed after trying to dribble through 2-3 top notch defenders. This type of play is not effective the highest level and it should not be praised at any level.

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Yes as the US plays with the outside backs overlapping the wingers to be involved in the attack. Unless you want to play a 3 back or flat 4 the outside backs need to be fast, be able to pass, and get involved with attacking as well as trucking back on D during transitions. I imagine that is why the US plays more on the left side of the field during counters from the def 3rd. The entire right side was weak with Fox, Demelo, and Rodman.

She isn’t an outside back. She is a midfielder/ forward. They are playing her out of position. She originally agreed to play the position years ago bc she wasn’t better than who was up top. But unfortunately I believe she is better far better. We all know the system they play but can we please let people play where they play.

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There is no place to develop players with great potential. the focus is the shortest route to winning today at every. level. Eventually, when the physical advantages level out, you need to find other ways to succeed. That is limited by the technical foundation of the players. Sophia Smith has played the same way since she was young. Dribbles, head down and shoots a lot. She has built a very successful and lucrative career doing it. Her first touch, passing and decision making are all average at best, but the 1 in 10 times it comes off, she is praised and rewarded. It works in the ECNL, College, and the NWSL bubble. It works vs 90% of the competition. People would have a very different view of some of these players if they played against top level competition most of the time. Instead, we pretend that they do.

So here you are using the lame excuse about the trifecta of ECNL club, college and NWSL being good enough to develop players with potential. Are you now comparing the development of players in this country with European countries? If so, then the fact that this group is going for a three peat means nothing to you in comparison to every other country. Tell us when was the last time a European country has won the Women’s World Cup? Still waiting to have someone acknowledge that truth. Sophie Smith has had great training at club, at Stanford and now playing in the NWSL. She has played in a very competitive environment her entire soccer career so far. Anyone take issue with Stanford or how she is playing in the NWSL. If you watched Sophia Smith you would know her strength is to play more central in which she has the speed and quickness to make a run with her first touch. She is not a good winger and Vladko is playing her in the wrong position. USWNT have won 4 WC and going for their third straight. The last European team to win was Germany in 2007. That’s 16 years ago. Keep banging your drum on your mantra ”there is no place to develop players with great potential”.

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So here you are using the lame excuse about the trifecta of ECNL club, college and NWSL being good enough to develop players with potential. Are you now comparing the development of players in this country with European countries? If so, then the fact that this group is going for a three peat means nothing to you in comparison to every other country. Tell us when was the last time a European country has won the Women’s World Cup? Still waiting to have someone acknowledge that truth. Sophie Smith has had great training at club, at Stanford and now playing in the NWSL. She has played in a very competitive environment her entire soccer career so far. Anyone take issue with Stanford or how she is playing in the NWSL. If you watched Sophia Smith you would know her strength is to play more central in which she has the speed and quickness to make a run with her first touch. She is not a good winger and Vladko is playing her in the wrong position. USWNT have won 4 WC and going for their third straight. The last European team to win was Germany in 2007. That’s 16 years ago. Keep banging your drum on your mantra ”there is no place to develop players with great potential”.

you realize the population difference between US and Netherlands right? We should be killing these countries with the amount of talent available. With high level womens soccer catching on in Europe US will be less and less of a powerhouse becuase of the way the youth system is designed. Its all about money and winning in US girls youth soccer.

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So here you are using the lame excuse about the trifecta of ECNL club, college and NWSL being good enough to develop players with potential. Are you now comparing the development of players in this country with European countries? If so, then the fact that this group is going for a three peat means nothing to you in comparison to every other country. Tell us when was the last time a European country has won the Women’s World Cup? Still waiting to have someone acknowledge that truth. Sophie Smith has had great training at club, at Stanford and now playing in the NWSL. She has played in a very competitive environment her entire soccer career so far. Anyone take issue with Stanford or how she is playing in the NWSL. If you watched Sophia Smith you would know her strength is to play more central in which she has the speed and quickness to make a run with her first touch. She is not a good winger and Vladko is playing her in the wrong position. USWNT have won 4 WC and going for their third straight. The last European team to win was Germany in 2007. That’s 16 years ago. Keep banging your drum on your mantra ”there is no place to develop players with great potential”.

im not making an excuse. Just stating my opinion.

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So here you are using the lame excuse about the trifecta of ECNL club, college and NWSL being good enough to develop players with potential. Are you now comparing the development of players in this country with European countries? If so, then the fact that this group is going for a three peat means nothing to you in comparison to every other country. Tell us when was the last time a European country has won the Women’s World Cup? Still waiting to have someone acknowledge that truth. Sophie Smith has had great training at club, at Stanford and now playing in the NWSL. She has played in a very competitive environment her entire soccer career so far. Anyone take issue with Stanford or how she is playing in the NWSL. If you watched Sophia Smith you would know her strength is to play more central in which she has the speed and quickness to make a run with her first touch. She is not a good winger and Vladko is playing her in the wrong position. USWNT have won 4 WC and going for their third straight. The last European team to win was Germany in 2007. That’s 16 years ago. Keep banging your drum on your mantra ”there is no place to develop players with great potential”.

great training? If you think putting your head down and trying to dribble everyone is great training you are part of the problem. Study the game and stop watching highlight reels.

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SPOT ON. The US soccer community in general really need to wake up. These coaches and clubs are focusing so much on winning at the young ages rather than developing quality soccer players with fundementals who understand the game. Sophia Smith is a prime example of what is wrong with the style played in the US. Head down, 1v1 to shot or hospital pass or better yet she gets stuffed after trying to dribble through 2-3 top notch defenders. This type of play is not effective the highest level and it should not be praised at any level.

Game 1 she "starred" in she was awful. The 2 goals masked a horrendous performance IMO. No service in the box/bad decisions and as many have noted only finds success (if you call it that) against lesser competition.

I am sure many had her as player of the match for the US.

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im not making an excuse. Just stating my opinion.

Lame opinion in lieu of a lame excuse is still lame.

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Game 1 she "starred" in she was awful. The 2 goals masked a horrendous performance IMO. No service in the box/bad decisions and as many have noted only finds success (if you call it that) against lesser competition.

I am sure many had her as player of the match for the US.

most people and unfortunatly i think even some coaches are clueless asto what is actually "good" in soccer lol.

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Meh, still never saw anything in Morgan but whatever, like I said, goals are goals.

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you realize the population difference between US and Netherlands right? We should be killing these countries with the amount of talent available. With high level womens soccer catching on in Europe US will be less and less of a powerhouse becuase of the way the youth system is designed. Its all about money and winning in US girls youth soccer.

You do realize that pure numbers just do not equate to better soccer players right. I am not even wasting my time naming countries that have very good soccer with very little population and vice versa.

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You do realize that pure numbers just do not equate to better soccer players right. I am not even wasting my time naming countries that have very good soccer with very little population and vice versa.

And why do you think that is?

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you realize the population difference between US and Netherlands right? We should be killing these countries with the amount of talent available. With high level womens soccer catching on in Europe US will be less and less of a powerhouse becuase of the way the youth system is designed. Its all about money and winning in US girls youth soccer.

Of course size has absolutely nothing to do with it. China and I Dia would be duking it out for the #1 spot. It's all about talent identification and development, or in our case lack there of

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Of course size has absolutely nothing to do with it. China and I Dia would be duking it out for the #1 spot. It's all about talent identification and development, or in our case lack there of

Bingo!!! My point exactly. Size would absolutely matter if we could identify and then of course develop.