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Just cause Rutgers plays kick and chase, doesn’t mean everyone else does

Wasn't talking about Rutgers, though they do play a lot of "kick and run". It's American soccer style/culture and starts at the youth level.

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Are you comparing D1 NCAA soccer with U23 national teams? Agreed completely different on every level but, comparing Rutgers much less St Peter's to a U23 National Team is just stupid. D1 NCAA has over 338 teams with roughly 26 players per team for a total of 8,450 players. Of course it is watered down, take the best 50 NCAA players and have them train together for 6 months and come up with a team of 23 then compete with a U23 National team.

US U23 National Teams also play "kick and run", for the most part. It's the American style of soccer, to play direct almost exclusively. Most American teams, at any age, rarely play a possession style of soccer. Just facts.

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Watched UNC vs Bama....That was an ugly looking game full of bad passes and missed opportunities and they are both ranked top 15.

Exactly my point. And, those girls have been playing that way their entire soccer careers. American players, in general, don't have good soccer IQ. They've been taught to just boot the ball as far up the pitch as possible, in the hope that their striker will win the 1v1, or reach the ball in space first. Clubs emphasize this style of play because it's easier to stack wins. When you have the best athletes, and you can sell "wins" to parents who will fork over $3000+ per year so they can say their kid plays for a "winning" club. It works, but that doesn't mean the kids are being developed.

The only reason the USWNT was so far ahead is because the US had the money (aka parents) to fund youth soccer and a college system that gave women a place to play. The rest of the world is starting to invest on the women's side now. Look at Spain women's teams. They are currently the Girls U-17, U-23 and Senior Team World Champs and they just started investing in the women's game about 5-7 years ago! The Spanish Women's team doesn't have the best athletes. Some of their best players didn't even play because of issues with the Spanish FA! BUT, what they all have, is a high soccer IQ and technical ability, that allows them to make good decisions with the ball.

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Wow that’s bad maybe not the right coaches or training and maybe not a good DOC

Maybe not the right girls on the team in the right division. Isn’t it the same teams that lost all their games in elite 64? Now they put them ecrl. Those teams don’t belong.

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The thing I've notice (since learning to look for it) is that most players are so focused on the ball that they rarely scan the pitch to 1) see where other players are, 2) what space is available to exploit, and 3) where potential passses are. I can't count the times I've watched players recieve the ball with their back to the opponent, then turn to find the opponent on top of them, and lose the ball. And, don't gt me started on their first touch!