Why isn't there a single great soccer player from the US?

[mastermind]

In boxing, if you dont have a good chin then you wont be shyt. No matter how much you protect yourself, or how skilled you are. If you cannot take a punch, you wont be shyt.

In soccer, if you cannot kill any ball played to you with your first touch, then you will never be elite. Its that simple. Any ball that comes to you, you have to kill it. Dead.

To get to that point, you have to practice, practice, practice, practice, and practice. And do it from a very young age. Even still, you may not be able to kill every ball because some brehs just have that bit of extra.

US players arent built like that. We dont get that schooling, and we do other sports or have other activities. Thats the big reason why.

Then you have bad coaching, poor technical ability. At the very end is athleticism.

 

[Jutt]

if i true-fully answer ... imma be deemed a hater

You dont even understand soccer, so your post wont be shyt. You're an idiot. Point blank. Again, in a soccer thread talking out of your ass.

 

[Bboystyle]

I agree with threadstarter

regardless of all the issues with soccer in the US - not ONE super elite player... EVER?

seems strange to me as well.

Well if u ask Fulham fans about Brian mcbride they will tell u he's a legend. Talk to Everton fans about Tim Howard and they'll tell u he's top 5 goalie. I think maybe most people are looking for a world class striker from the US which isn't happening anytime soon.

 

[djthegreat88]

America is just used to being a bully Our best athletes are generally more athletic than the rest of the world. Soccer players in America are our 5th tier athletes. The best athletes play football, basketball, baseball. Even Hockey, track & field, swimming, golf, lacrosse probably have larger followings than soccer in America. I know their is a large mental aspect to the game but you can't downplay generations of great athletes ignoring soccer. Brazil, Italy and all these other world teams worship the sport growing up. USA could care less. We have pretend enthusiasm every four years

I'm a soccer idiot, so i admit I dont know much about the sports but you cant tell me that some freaky athletes like shady mccoy or reggie bush wouldnt tear it up in the open field if they were taught properly. Or some giant calvin johnson, dez bryant type guy could head the shyt out of a ball.

 

[BLAZO da GAWD]

I'm a soccer idiot, so i admit I dont know much about the sport

Thanks, that's all we needed to know. Should have started out with this and save us the time from reading your idiotic post.

 

[Gilver]

He's probably top 10. Not sure if he was ever top 5.

Looool.

Are you real?!

 

[Jutt]

America is just used to being a bully Our best athletes are generally more athletic than the rest of the world. Soccer players in America are our 5th tier athletes. The best athletes play football, basketball, baseball. Even Hockey, track & field, swimming, golf, lacrosse probably have larger followings than soccer in America. I know their is a large mental aspect to the game but you can't downplay generations of great athletes ignoring soccer. Brazil, Italy and all these other world teams worship the sport growing up. USA could care less. We have pretend enthusiasm every four years

I'm a soccer idiot, so i admit I dont know much about the sports but you cant tell me that some freaky athletes like shady mccoy or reggie bush wouldnt tear it up in the open field if they were taught properly. Or some giant calvin johnson, dez bryant type guy could head the shyt out of a ball.

 

[BLAZO da GAWD]

When football is finally outlawed in 2040, many of the US''s best athletes will be playing soccer, ushering in a new era of world sports domination.

Until then...

Imagine Russ, D-Rose, Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, etc. as soccer players coming up through a structured farm system.

UNSTOPPABLE.

You can't tell me they wouldn't be some of the greatest soccer players playing right now.

Just saw this post.

You just don't get it, do you?

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

When football is finally outlawed in 2040, many of the US''s best athletes will be playing soccer, ushering in a new era of world sports domination.

Until then...

Imagine Russ, D-Rose, Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, etc. as soccer players coming up through a structured farm system.

UNSTOPPABLE.

You can't tell me they wouldn't be some of the greatest soccer players playing right now.

Breh, just what leads you to believe that Sabo,Rose,AD and Yuckmouth would be elite soccer players? because they can run fast and have quick first steps?

just because they're elite in their respective sports, does not mean that it'll translate to another sport....nobody would ever try to say that if a guy like LeBron would've played baseball instead of basketball he'd be just as great...cause there is nothing there to support such a claim.

 

[Roaden Polynice]

When football is finally outlawed in 2040, many of the US''s best athletes will be playing soccer, ushering in a new era of world sports domination.

Until then...

Imagine Russ, D-Rose, Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, etc. as soccer players coming up through a structured farm system.

UNSTOPPABLE.

You can't tell me they wouldn't be some of the greatest soccer players playing right now.

Haven't you been posting on the coli/Sohh for like 20 years now?

People are still trotting this fantasy out?

I swear I've been reading this same post for the past 6 years

 

[djthegreat88]

fukkin soccer snobs

I tried to explain why your wack sport aint revelent in USA. Whether you agree with it or not is irrevelant. But dont act like USA best athletes not playing the sport doesn't make a difference. I don't have to be an crazed soccer fan to notice that.

Same shyt with baseball every year with Jackie Robinson day. Why aren't there any more black baseball players? Because they dont want to play baseball. SAme for soccer. USA elite athletes dont want to play soccer. Plain and simple, that is the main reason USA is so mediocre as a soccer nation

 

[MoneyTron]

Breh, just what leads you to believe that Sabo,Rose,AD and Yuckmouth would be elite soccer players? because they can run fast and have quick first steps?

just because they're elite in their respective sports, does not mean that it'll translate to another sport....nobody would ever try to say that if a guy like LeBron would've played baseball instead of basketball he'd be just as great...cause there is nothing there to support such a claim.

Not just them. I was just making random examples. There are others out there that would probably be better suited.

Again, I don't think our top athletes are playing soccer and even if they did, don't have the training of other countries. If they did, I think the US would be much more relevant. Simple as that.

 

[No1]

If you can't dead any and every pass with your first touch then you are wasting your time playing soccer.

Yaya Sonogo says otherwise.

 

[Jutt]

fukkin soccer snobs

I tried to explain why your wack sport aint revelent in USA. Whether you agree with it or not is irrevelant. But dont act like USA best athletes not playing the sport doesn't make a difference. I don't have to be an crazed soccer fan to notice that.

Same shyt with baseball every year with Jackie Robinson day. Why aren't there any more black baseball players? Because they dont want to play baseball. SAme for soccer. USA elite athletes dont want to play soccer. Plain and simple, that is the main reason USA is so mediocre as a soccer nation

You dont have to be an elite athlete to play ANY sport


Skill> athleticism every day of every year.

 

[MoneyTron]

You dont have to be an elite athlete to play ANY sport

True but it sure as hell helps.