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Anonymous
You're late with the immature infantile jab. We moved on. |
Anonymous
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SYC U14 won their FIRST game against an Acadamy team is like them winning the World Cup. Chill.
DCU had 2-3 players who are 2011 playing.
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Anonymous
DCU has several U14's that are playing up |
Anonymous
right?! so hostile and defensive. can't help to think s/he has a kid on the team and taking everything personally. |
Anonymous
So you make a hostile post to make a point about another poster being hostile? |
Anonymous
If it is a DCU parent, they have every right to be defensive and hostile. People unconnected to the Academy are on here talking trash about it all the time, and I'm assuming jealousy plays some roll in it. This obsession with the results of a U14 team is over-the-top. I do not have a child at DCU but I do know several of the players through my son and I can assure you they can control a ball and that every player deserves to be there, based on the (lots of) soccer I've seen over the years. Posters on this thread have not only accused them of not having basic skills, but of being emblematic of what they perceive is wrong with U.S. soccer. Imagine being a parent reading that. Think about why you are on here trashing an academy when you have no connection to it. I'm pretty sure you're not doing for the love of the game. |
Anonymous
Should it be taken as Business instead of personal? |
Anonymous
Oh pls, kids and their parents know what they’re getting into when they get on DCU or any academy for that matter. The standards and expectations are much higher, the room for errors less. If they can’t handle comments on an anonymous forum, that’s on them. It’s certainly not going to get any easier and it shouldn’t. I expect the soccer community and DCU fans to be as hard on the academy kids as they are on the first team. I mean who in their right mind would allow their kid to be recruited by DCU and not educate them and steel them on what to expect? If a kid cant handle the pressure, there are many other kids waiting their turn. |
Anonymous
I’ve seen many kids with excellent technical skills but if it’s not noticeable at an actual game and the kid can’t use it under pressure, then what is even the point. I’m not the PP that thought the video was emblematic of US soccer. That’s a bit dramatic. But I do think it’s disconcerting to see the poor technical skills or the inability to use the technical skills they have. I would give the kids the benefit of the doubt though especially since it’s U14 and under that they were unnerved by playing up, maybe not getting as much playing time so haven’t had much match experience, or it was the wind. But whatever the excuse is, none of them are going to watch the video and think it showcased even half of their talent and potential. |
Anonymous
No. OMG, no. I'm really comfortable saying that if something is wrong with U.S. soccer it's you. Not the 13 and 14 yr. old kids you think need to be in some pressure cooker environment created be people who aren't their coach. YOU don't set the expectations for them. |
Anonymous
No one critiquing the technical skills of the DCU U14's in general has seen that team play. They are making a biased observation that suits their preconceived narrative. That said, when you find a team of U14's inclusive of 12 & 13 year olds that exhibit exemplary technical skills 100% of the time under every condition, please post the video for all to see. |
Anonymous
The point is that pressure cooker environments are made in the players’ mind. Can’t control the coach, can’t control what is said about you by others and all the haters. If they can’t handle it, they’re replaceable. That’s reality and it’s not going to change even if the posters here only say positive things about DCU. |
Anonymous
What kinda moron is this masquerading as a parent and adult? 12 year old kids must be prepared for bashing from grown ass adults about their development? What a pitiful human you are. |
Anonymous
Yes, they should be taught and aware of the Haters who's crass comments they may encounter are just insecure nobodies. They should be taught they are a special group and only they understand their station. Don't listen to the many outside mouths, for talking crap is free. |
Anonymous
I’m pretty sure this happens all the though with so many kids having social media profiles. I do not see a lot of DCU academy kids with extensive social media presence so kudos to those parents. I think that’s the way it should be. |