i think people just want instant results to #1 usa powerhouse funtime. shy of bombing other nations out of competition, it's just gonna take time. it's amazing how much we've narrowed the gap in my lifetime, even if by absolute measures some of these countries are still of course quite a ways ahead of us. crap, even the mls of today is nothing like the mls of ten years ago IMO. homegrown talent is better, foreign players willing to come to MLS and play are getting younger/more renowned, etc. great trends