DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

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Anonymous wrote:https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/mls/2025/09/19/d-c-unitee-hires-erkut-sogut-as-sporting-director/86244070007/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=68cdd2b2866872000124fdfc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRleANCbyNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsIlTYMXbJWvJ6R7cbTsx75JN46XNC-7yeb1yHgRjB_trZ17JYJVKajErcTB_aem_u71SWvd-5bijdNwGLOEXYg

Accurate or not re: this hire?

Accurate. No experience working at any football club. But DCU is so smart it hires someone with no experience to resurrect the failing club. Genius!!

That is absolutely unbelievable. 🤦🏻

they might not have had the choice to hire a top line candidate (i.e. who would want to work for them?) this reminds me a lot of the Redskins Jim Zorn hire.

True. I want them to succeed so I remain optimistic while planning to avoid them in the short-term.

In the interview, they sounded like they were willing to fall on the sword and make changes. I had no idea these new decisions were such a major gamble.

We will see if it works 🤞🏻.

I hear you. But DCU is like the Dan Snyder era Commanders. It's an organization you want to stay away from at all levels. Employee, player, customer, it doesn't matter, it's all bad. Until the leadership changes, meaning the owner, things won't get better and you will continue seeing baffling moves like this one to further cement a once very solid club with a good fan base , as one of the worst run clubs in the MLS from top to bottom. And this means that the academy is so far down on the totem pole that it gets scraps to keep it alive. Not a great situation at all.

[Anonymous]

classy union team start fight

[Anonymous]

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So your son is playing today, and during the game, you come on an anonymous message board to talk s about the other squad? Must not be going well.

[Anonymous]

DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

At least they did better than the first team yesterday. (i.e. lost by fewer goals)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

Good thing for the kids its their talent and potential that dictates their future trajectory. Not results of games.

Only parents think win and loss is important in that regards.

Real high level youth soccer people for those ages are observing players, not team results.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

Good thing for the kids its their talent and potential that dictates their future trajectory. Not results of games.

Only parents think win and loss is important in that regards.

Real high level youth soccer people for those ages are observing players, not team results.

Please show us using verifiable facts and objective measures how the DC United Academy is developing individual players. Show us, using metrics, how individual players have improved over time following DCUAs development plan for them.

How have the real high level players improved their future trajectories, specifically.

Tell us, despite every age group losing to Philly Union yesterday without scoring a single goal, how the training and play style is contributing to the future success of the individual players.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

Good thing for the kids its their talent and potential that dictates their future trajectory. Not results of games.

Only parents think win and loss is important in that regards.

Real high level youth soccer people for those ages are observing players, not team results.

Please show us using verifiable facts and objective measures how the DC United Academy is developing individual players. Show us, using metrics, how individual players have improved over time following DCUAs development plan for them.

How have the real high level players improved their future trajectories, specifically.

Tell us, despite every age group losing to Philly Union yesterday without scoring a single goal, how the training and play style is contributing to the future success of the individual players.

What any of this gotta do with the fact that individual development is about individuals and not teams?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

Good thing for the kids its their talent and potential that dictates their future trajectory. Not results of games.

Only parents think win and loss is important in that regards.

Real high level youth soccer people for those ages are observing players, not team results.

Please show us using verifiable facts and objective measures how the DC United Academy is developing individual players. Show us, using metrics, how individual players have improved over time following DCUAs development plan for them.

How have the real high level players improved their future trajectories, specifically.

Tell us, despite every age group losing to Philly Union yesterday without scoring a single goal, how the training and play style is contributing to the future success of the individual players.

What any of this gotta do with the fact that individual development is about individuals and not teams?

Just tell us about their individual development. Say something positive about what they're doing for individuals.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

Good thing for the kids its their talent and potential that dictates their future trajectory. Not results of games.

Only parents think win and loss is important in that regards.

Real high level youth soccer people for those ages are observing players, not team results.

Please show us using verifiable facts and objective measures how the DC United Academy is developing individual players. Show us, using metrics, how individual players have improved over time following DCUAs development plan for them.

How have the real high level players improved their future trajectories, specifically.

Tell us, despite every age group losing to Philly Union yesterday without scoring a single goal, how the training and play style is contributing to the future success of the individual players.

What any of this gotta do with the fact that individual development is about individuals and not teams?

Just tell us about their individual development. Say something positive about what they're doing for individuals.

People's kids is their business

They each know what's happening with their DS and make their own decisions

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

Good thing for the kids its their talent and potential that dictates their future trajectory. Not results of games.

Only parents think win and loss is important in that regards.

Real high level youth soccer people for those ages are observing players, not team results.

Please show us using verifiable facts and objective measures how the DC United Academy is developing individual players. Show us, using metrics, how individual players have improved over time following DCUAs development plan for them.

How have the real high level players improved their future trajectories, specifically.

Tell us, despite every age group losing to Philly Union yesterday without scoring a single goal, how the training and play style is contributing to the future success of the individual players.

This makes so much sense as a request for information

Because random strangers on an anonymous forum always have graphic charted first-hand personal specific detailed knowledge of what's happening with all players on any club in the area over extended periods

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

Good thing for the kids its their talent and potential that dictates their future trajectory. Not results of games.

Only parents think win and loss is important in that regards.

Real high level youth soccer people for those ages are observing players, not team results.

Please show us using verifiable facts and objective measures how the DC United Academy is developing individual players. Show us, using metrics, how individual players have improved over time following DCUAs development plan for them.

How have the real high level players improved their future trajectories, specifically.

Tell us, despite every age group losing to Philly Union yesterday without scoring a single goal, how the training and play style is contributing to the future success of the individual players.

This makes so much sense as a request for information

Because random strangers on an anonymous forum always have graphic charted first-hand personal specific detailed knowledge of what's happening with all players on any club in the area over extended periods

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

Good thing for the kids its their talent and potential that dictates their future trajectory. Not results of games.

Only parents think win and loss is important in that regards.

Real high level youth soccer people for those ages are observing players, not team results.

Please show us using verifiable facts and objective measures how the DC United Academy is developing individual players. Show us, using metrics, how individual players have improved over time following DCUAs development plan for them.

How have the real high level players improved their future trajectories, specifically.

Tell us, despite every age group losing to Philly Union yesterday without scoring a single goal, how the training and play style is contributing to the future success of the individual players.

What any of this gotta do with the fact that individual development is about individuals and not teams?

Just tell us about their individual development. Say something positive about what they're doing for individuals.

People's kids is their business

They each know what's happening with their DS and make their own decisions

Exactly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

Good thing for the kids its their talent and potential that dictates their future trajectory. Not results of games.

Only parents think win and loss is important in that regards.

Real high level youth soccer people for those ages are observing players, not team results.

Please show us using verifiable facts and objective measures how the DC United Academy is developing individual players. Show us, using metrics, how individual players have improved over time following DCUAs development plan for them.

How have the real high level players improved their future trajectories, specifically.

Tell us, despite every age group losing to Philly Union yesterday without scoring a single goal, how the training and play style is contributing to the future success of the individual players.

This info doesn't exist because it really doesn't exist. The kids aren't developing and it is obvious to anyone watching.

Individuals sign pro deals, teams don't. But end of day, there is no individual development happening at DCU.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU u16s have not beaten another MLS academy all season. Another L this weekend against Philly a union which is to be expected. it isn't the kids. It's the club. They have the talent. But have no idea what to do with them

Good thing for the kids its their talent and potential that dictates their future trajectory. Not results of games.

Only parents think win and loss is important in that regards.

Real high level youth soccer people for those ages are observing players, not team results.

Please show us using verifiable facts and objective measures how the DC United Academy is developing individual players. Show us, using metrics, how individual players have improved over time following DCUAs development plan for them.

How have the real high level players improved their future trajectories, specifically.

Tell us, despite every age group losing to Philly Union yesterday without scoring a single goal, how the training and play style is contributing to the future success of the individual players.

What any of this gotta do with the fact that individual development is about individuals and not teams?

Just tell us about their individual development. Say something positive about what they're doing for individuals.

People's kids is their business

They each know what's happening with their DS and make their own decisions

Obviously.

But everyone knows that if your kid is at DCU, he is in a bad spot for his development as a player. If you chose to keep him in that kind of environment, for sure, that is your business. Just don't expect others to believe in your choices.

DCU didn't score one goal this weekend across four teams against Philly. Whether you think so or not, the individuals at DCU are not developing as quickly as the players at Philly. And this is obvious.

I've seen every age group at DCU play. There is no academy player in DCUs current system at ANY age that will reach the first team or get sold to Europe in the next two to three years. That is a fact. If individual development is the goal, DCU is failing miserably at that as it is doing with all else that it does as a club.