Alexi Lalas calls out the USMNT

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

Nah

10 years ago the same thing happened. A lot of us older brehs were hyping up Bradley and Altidore as they were among the stars on that team. Freddy Adu, Sal Zizzo, Danny Szetela, Robbie Rogers, etc. That group beat Brazil team with David Luiz, Pato after he signed with Milan and looked like he was next, Willian, and Marcelo. Then they beat an Uruguay team with Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani in the knockout stages.

My point is u20 success don't mean shyt. Pulisic is the truth but your best player shouldn't be 18.

Yup

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Agree. The academies are in the infant stages right now. I think in the long term they'll be beneficial to the sport. FC Dallas does seem to be putting out some quality youth players. Hoping the Sounders Academy can catch up.

Barca just recently announced plans to have an academy in Arizona for kids between the ages of 12-19. Will be interesting to see the longterm effects this has for both Barca and the USA.

Barcelona set to open academy in Casa Grande, Arizona

Barca only opening the academy so they can farm the Latin/South America talent to it. So they can get around the child slavery thing they got done for not too long ago.

If they were really interested in US talent, they would of done it ages ago, tbh. And excluding Messi, Barca don't have the greatest of records of producing non Spanish/Catalan talent from their academy.

 

[jadden]

That wonder boy line got me dead

Pulisic only got half a bar

 

[beejus]

Barca only opening the academy so they can farm the South America talent to it. So they can get around the child slavery thing they got done for not too long ago.

If they were really interested in US talent, they would of done it ages ago, tbh. And excluding Messi, Barca don't have the greatest of records of producing non Spanish/Catalan talent from their academy.

Let a guy dream that they are there for the young American talent.

Can they somehow get the South American talent into the USA though? La Masia hasn't been exactly turning out too much talent themselves anyways.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Let a guy dream that they are there for the young American talent.

Can they somehow get the South American talent into the USA though? La Masia hasn't been exactly turning out too much talent themselves anyways.

As long as don't pray to the East or got Cartel Connections, there shouldn't be a problem to enter

The best thing the white/european man is good at is false promises

 

[Apollo Creed]

get all these soft cacs outa here


Time to start importing talent, find other countries young bench players and give em the chance to live the american dream

I wonder if there is better incentives for West Africans to play for their home countries/parents countries?

 

[LezJepzin]

Im legit close to not surpporting the US until we fill our roster up with brothas. France got them a nice dark team, might support them this WC.

Come on over

Been supporting Les Bleus since the 98 WC

 

[mastermind]

That wonder boy line got me dead

Pulisic only got half a bar

Pulisic has literally had a better career in 12 months than Lalas had his whole career.

I can say that too. Lalas is one of hte most overrated American players ever.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

I wonder if there is better incentives for West Africans to play for their home countries/parents countries?

Only if they like phuckery.

 

[mastermind]

Imagine this guy

calling people soft, tattooed, millionaires when he was more known for his rock band and hairstyle than his playing ability.

 

[eufemism]

Exactly. Final of the Confed cup, 2 concacaf titles, 2 knockout round appearances in the WC with fukking Michael Bradley running your mid field abd Jozy Altidore at striker.

Compare that to teams like England and Argentina with world class players at every position who accomplish nothing either


US is in a transition phase. Its time to role with the young guys.

Yeah because England actually have competition in Europe




They have to play Spain, Germany, France. No shyt the US is gonna win a few cups here and there in possibly the worst region apart from the the middle East or some shyt

 

[Arithmetic]

You are a generation that was given EVERYTHING

That ether.

I been told yall about American soccer. Trash . All of them!!!!

 

[eufemism]

The problem is the US doesn't have a centralized system of sports development like other countries so It's difficult to change the system from the top when the coaching is bad. The hope for the moment is with the MLS academies but many are just beginning to establish proper youth setups. The only club with a somewhat established setup is FC Dallas.--> A Soccer Factory in Football's Heartland: 'It's Like It's Europe or Something'

FC Dallas academy got the heat


They should just make Tab Ramos the head coach for the senior team and let him bring up the youngsters.


Nagbe, Acosta, Pulisic, etc all need to be starting.



Yet people like Zusi and Bedoya still get minutes

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Imagine this guy

calling people soft, tattooed, millionaires when he was more known for his rock band and hairstyle than his playing ability.

He did play in peak Serie A

 

[King Jove]

white american men are p*ssy.

stay needing the black men to save their pathetic sporting reputations. black men took over their football. black men took over their basketball. hispanics took over their baseball. can't even compete in track and field.

even white europeans shyt on them on their own game (basketball).

too busy carrying tiki torches and playing nazi dressup to put the time and work in to become a world superpower at football.