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Quote from: fun muffin on October 10, 2017, 09:50:45 PMI will accept us not being in the world cup if it leads to promotion and relegation in all our leagues. We need major changes to prevent something like this ever happening again. Nothing will happen because there is no real leadership and anyone in any decision making roles are rough ridin' idiots. Academy systems are still for the most part trash, and Americans will never pull their kids out of school at age 12 to start playing and practicing full time.
I will accept us not being in the world cup if it leads to promotion and relegation in all our leagues. We need major changes to prevent something like this ever happening again.
Quote from: fun muffin on October 10, 2017, 09:50:45 PMI will accept us not being in the world cup if it leads to promotion and relegation in all our leagues. We need major changes to prevent something like this ever happening again. OMG, we have a pro rel guy on here
KU is right on par with Notre Dame ... when it comes to adding additional conference revenue
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Also I have a hard time believing Pete would let that bs effort happen. Take mls cup and then do the job you were born to do Pete
Not a full time soccer guy but I enjoy the WC. Pretty bummed. I enjoy how some of the commentators are really calling these guys out. It’s just weird considering the rocket ship rise of soccer in the US and the copious amounts of infrastructure built to support soccer over the last 15 years, and the US can’t qualify. Damn
Even if you convinced the MLS programs to have boarding academies similar to tennis academies, would there be any demand for it? The tennis academies are filled by people trying to get their kids D-1 scholarships. In other countries are the 12 year olds given scholarships for room/board with some sort of deal when they're 17/18 they will sign with that club. Is there a binding agreement that won't work with the US system of trying to get a college scholarship?
also, how much do you want to bet Nike and the USSF try to set up an NIT style tournament next summer before the world cup with the US, Holland, Chile, Wales, Paraguay, Ivory Coast, Ghana, China and the losers from the playoffs,
Gulati took issue with such sentiments in the immediate aftermath.“You don't make wholesale changes based on the ball being 2 inches wide or 2 inches in,” he said in remarks reported by ESPNFC, referring to a late shot by Clint Dempsey that would’ve leveled the match and booked the USMNT’s qualification, only to hit the post.“So we will look at everything, obviously, all of our programs, both the national team and all the development stuff. But we've got some pieces in place that we think are very good and are coming along.”
Serious question, please don't get mad at me. How can the women do well with a similar system in place?
They should probably go ahead and get rid of this guy IMMEDIATELY.QuoteGulati took issue with such sentiments in the immediate aftermath.“You don't make wholesale changes based on the ball being 2 inches wide or 2 inches in,” he said in remarks reported by ESPNFC, referring to a late shot by Clint Dempsey that would’ve leveled the match and booked the USMNT’s qualification, only to hit the post.“So we will look at everything, obviously, all of our programs, both the national team and all the development stuff. But we've got some pieces in place that we think are very good and are coming along.”https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/10/11/us-soccer-president-gulati-speaks-qualifying-failure-not-good-enough
The women are probably doing about how they should given population size, financial commitment, etc. It seems like the question is more about why the men underperform so badly when measured this way. And no one has an answer!