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NJChiefsFan 07-10-2018 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by loochy (Post 13622448)
What about Messi or Modric or Hazard or Neymar?</p> Their games are built on vision, control, and an innate feel of where to be. That is developed through years of playing and development.
I understand 100%. Again I'm not saying that our greatest athletes, Lebron, Trout, Antonio Brown, whoever...would be the ones translating. Just that perhaps somewhere in our other sports a guy like Hazard or even a Kane went a different route.

Truth is I hope you guys are right. IMHO it's a lot more likely we fix our youth programs than start getting the major youth in the U.S. to be choosing soccer over the other sports.

Baby Lee 07-10-2018 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan (Post 13622441)
So you guys think if all of our athletes were funneled into soccer at a young age we would be standing in the same spot we are right now?
My point is, its not so much about athletes. It's about concentration and culture to develop skills and gameplans.

Developing high-level soccer is more akin to melding the individual skill set of a golfer or a musician, with the creative and teamwork skills of an orchestra and composer, than it is assembling the most formidable athletes.

There is something to be said about benefitting from the infusion of the mindset and dedication of American professional athletes, but that's a different matter from infusing their raw athleticism.

Shag 07-10-2018 12:22 PM
Amazing save by Lloris there. Belgium controlling the game so far, France just trying to counter. C'mon, Belgium!

Baby Lee 07-10-2018 12:22 PM
Lloris the beast.

loochy 07-10-2018 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan (Post 13622461)
I understand 100%. Again I'm not saying that our greatest athletes, Lebron, Trout, Antonio Brown, whoever...would be the ones translating. Just that perhaps somewhere in our other sports a guy like Hazard or even a Kane went a different route.

Truth is I hope you guys are right. IMHO it's a lot more likely we fix our youth programs than start getting the major youth in the U.S. to be choosing soccer over the other sports.
The problem is this next "super athlete" would go into the youth system and rot and not be taught up to his or her potential. American sports are robotic. We need more going on similar to "hood street basketball" and less going on similar to "white people get in giant SUV to go to soccer game to get participation trophies and orange slices".

NJChiefsFan 07-10-2018 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by loochy (Post 13622472)
The problem is this next "super athlete" would go into the youth system and rot and not be taught up to his or her potential.
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True.

Baby Lee 07-10-2018 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by loochy (Post 13622448)
how many of those guys would meet typical American athletic standards? Maybe Lukaku and Ronaldo? What about Messi or Modric or Hazard or Neymar?</p> Their games are built on vision, control, and an innate feel of where to be. That is developed through years of playing and development.
Did you get an eyeful of Shaqiri? That dude is a brick shithouse.

loochy 07-10-2018 12:25 PM
BTW, Ronaldo to Juve just went final
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Shag 07-10-2018 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 13622478)
Did you get an eyeful of Shaqiri? That dude is a brick shithouse.
He's also 5' 7". Not many pro athletes in any major US sport at that size.

loochy 07-10-2018 12:28 PM
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Did you get an eyeful of Shaqiri? That dude is a brick shithouse.
Yeah. He's related to Gimli. Shaqiri, son of Gloin.
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loochy 07-10-2018 12:29 PM
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Did you get an eyeful of Shaqiri? That dude is a brick shithouse.
I actually had Shaqiri in my list to begin with, but I took him out because he's not "star" enough.
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Baby Lee 07-10-2018 12:35 PM
Just a torrent of haymakers. Two really offensively skilled squads.

Baby Lee 07-10-2018 12:40 PM
Pavard should've!! But Courtois did.

Baby Lee 07-10-2018 12:44 PM
Danger Will Robinson!!

Here's where Lukaku and Fellaini come in handy

EDIT - right into Fellaini's chest.

Pasta Little Brioni 07-10-2018 12:48 PM
Lulz


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