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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's just so many problems with the USMNT, and they are all intertwined, as well as reflection of our fractured youth system. How do you feel about the concept of verticality. I feel as if a huge disconnect from the "possession heavy" crowd is that they don't realize that possesssion for possession's sake is worthless. I see so many older teams who play nothing but horizontal and backwards passes, never getting any penetration and being dominated by teams that know how to operate an organized high press. I feel that at times our coaches can be too dogmatic in their philosophy, and our players don't learn multiple ways to break down a defense or diversify their attack. We also lack the patience as a collective. Even if you have the perfect storm of philosophy, resources, and playing talent, a truly proactive process that will create players who can compete at the highest level internationally, would take years or maybe even a decade at least. People just don't get that.[/quote]

That’s the way it’s being taught then and not all coaches with the same expertise/training across the Club/Academy.

It builds as players progress and when you see it done properly it’s magic.  I haven’t seen any travel club in the area train with the proper drills, methodology.  None of them.  The penetrating attacks are missing —-that part and players knowing exactly where to shift and be is not there.  That’s why a more athletic team can beat the possession ones—they aren’t quite there.  If you watch it done properly you would change your mind.  Of course, that takes time and US travel doesn’t afford patience in development.  It wants to tout tournament and state cup wins at the young ages and that means dense/lacking IQ players for physical attributes.

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