No one is the USMNT camp played collegiate soccer in the USA. Just saying.
Also, for a country that is fanatic when it comes to sports, they produce so many athletes that “the best” don’t have to play football for them to eventually put out a team capable of winning something big in the right circumstances.
But most of them weren’t even born or raised in the US. Which strengthens my point - American kids aren’t playing football like they play other sports.
It’s that you can’t be a pro and play college. The high school / college system in the Us hinders development massively. I even find it strange when here in the states people brag that they played college. Usually it’s guys that are incredible athletes with literally 0 ability. I went to a random corner in Brasil to play and out of the 25 people I saw play, 2 were by far better than anyone I’ve ever met in the USA that wasnt a professional player in South America. The level gap is that high. In Chile I saw a random 7v7 match. 4 or 5 of the 14 were better than anyone I’ve played with 7v7 in the US. The talent gap is insane
No one is the USMNT camp played collegiate soccer in the USA. Just saying.
Also, for a country that is fanatic when it comes to sports, they produce so many athletes that “the best” don’t have to play football for them to eventually put out a team capable of winning something big in the right circumstances.
That’s not true. 3 of the current squad did.
But most of them weren’t even born or raised in the US. Which strengthens my point - American kids aren’t playing football like they play other sports.
It’s that you can’t be a pro and play college. The high school / college system in the Us hinders development massively. I even find it strange when here in the states people brag that they played college. Usually it’s guys that are incredible athletes with literally 0 ability. I went to a random corner in Brasil to play and out of the 25 people I saw play, 2 were by far better than anyone I’ve ever met in the USA that wasnt a professional player in South America. The level gap is that high. In Chile I saw a random 7v7 match. 4 or 5 of the 14 were better than anyone I’ve played with 7v7 in the US. The talent gap is insane