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Anonymous wrote:Real MLS academies use it as an opportunity for development. What about the non-MLS academies that play MLSnext? Some pretty embarrassing scores are posted.

Anonymous wrote:You're definitely a parent who's into posting pictures of medals and trophies on FB since U5

The strange thing in literally every SHOWCASE my DS has played in since u-littles in various leagues and clubs, both teams were rotating to play everyone. Has anyone ever been to a showcase game where the coach sat someone on the bench? I would actually like to see an example...one example...anywhere.

I've never seen a January pre-season showcase where the real coaches aren't rotating, mixing and matching players and positions to figure out things for the upcoming season

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The strange thing in literally every SHOWCASE my DS has played in since u-littles in various leagues and clubs, both teams were rotating to play everyone. Has anyone ever been to a showcase game where the coach sat someone on the bench? I would actually like to see an example...one example...anywhere.

Ok, the part about u-littles is a misstatement on my part, but the question still stands...has anyone been to a showcase where the starters got most of the minutes and there players who sat on the bench the whole game?

Honestly, thanks to all the politics involved with club soccer, my DS team (and guessing not alone) gets better when the subs come into the game. So I don't know the point you're trying to make here. Most respectable clubs have brought talent onto the team where the starters vs bench is fairly negligible. You might have a couple of super stars and a couple struggling but once you get to U15 and up...first team players didn't get there by showing up last week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, thanks to all the politics involved with club soccer, my DS team (and guessing not alone) gets better when the subs come into the game. So I don't know the point you're trying to make here. Most respectable clubs have brought talent onto the team where the starters vs bench is fairly negligible. You might have a couple of super stars and a couple struggling but once you get to U15 and up...first team players didn't get there by showing up last week.

I guess it could be a test of team depth although the rotations are not normal.

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What happened in VDA vs SYC 2008? Website says 11-0 in favor of VDA.

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Someone fat fingered the 1 button

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Anonymous wrote:What happened in VDA vs SYC 2008? Website says 11-0 in favor of VDA.

VDA beat IFA Next and SYC Next

Not sure what the end score was though.

[Anonymous]

I was peeved at the ParkMobile $15/day grift - $30 per car; I think we all lost - to Delaware...

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Ha! You actually paid! Sucker

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fact: Not a great weekend for MLS.

Don’t make excuses, just deal with it.

ECNL is the past.

MLS is now and the future, just deal with it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Look- whenever MLS Next
does poorly against ECNL they weren’t trying or didn’t practice.

Excuses, excuses.

As if the ECNL fields were not app snowed over for the past 3 three weeks.

LOL 🤣

Philly Union had their 2010's playing against 09's and using it as a pre-season training session.

You ecnl desperados seeking legitimacy getting excited about winning a January scrimmage hahaha
You think Philly Union take those teams as real competition? lol

Hahaha. I’m with you on this one.

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Anonymous wrote:What happened in VDA vs SYC 2008? Website says 11-0 in favor of VDA.

That’s the score. The mighty MLSNext lost by 11 goals to the weak ECNL.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fact: Not a great weekend for MLS.

Don’t make excuses, just deal with it.

ECNL is the past.

MLS is now and the future, just deal with it.

Has your DS started the recruiting process? Most boys, even MLS next, are not getting recruited. They want the young men from overseas.

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Anonymous wrote:What happened in VDA vs SYC 2008? Website says 11-0 in favor of VDA.

That’s the score. The mighty MLSNext lost by 11 goals to the weak ECNL.

Are you in denial that MLS Next is the top and superior boys league in the country?

Why is that so hard to accept? Every country has league tiers.
Its no big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fact: Not a great weekend for MLS.

Don’t make excuses, just deal with it.

ECNL is the past.

MLS is now and the future, just deal with it.

Has your DS started the recruiting process? Most boys, even MLS next, are not getting recruited. They want the young men from overseas.

It's not young men, it's 22+ yr old academy washed out men that, correctly, have given up their pro dreams to pursue an education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened in VDA vs SYC 2008? Website says 11-0 in favor of VDA.

That’s the score. The mighty MLSNext lost by 11 goals to the weak ECNL.

Are you in denial that MLS Next is the top and superior boys league in the country?

Why is that so hard to accept? Every country has league tiers.
Its no big deal.

The MLS academies represent the best found talent in the country willing to pursue a pro pathway. Their programs are not designed to win tournaments but instead to actually develop players that they can sell for a profit later on. This concept is wholly alien to the rest of the leagues and even to the non-academy MLSN teams.