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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also my first day posting here. And I can tell you that one of the players on Arlington U19 that kicked the crap out of DCU this weekend was actually on DCU until this year. He could not longer pretend that DCU was making him a better player. Looks like he made a wise move. [/quote]

U18 onwards is time to perform

Looking for youth development at U19 you missed the boat

In November Alexandria U19s beat Philly Union. So let's also say Philly Union is crap based on the lack of football knowledge and logic in this gossip forum [/quote]

Right, because the development pathway for a youth footballer ceases to exist when they are 17 years old?????  What a complete joke.  Shows how little you know about development of footballers and how much parents believe these false narratives about the player pathway.   Why most European clubs have a U19 AND a second team (u21 or u23) to continue to nurture the talent because they all develop at different rates.  DCU has neither of these opportunities for the players because they don't actually care about developing pros in the academy.  The academy is the cost of doing business in the MLS and if a player does happen to surface from the academy they certainly leverage that.  They don't put everything they have into building players and selling them.  Just isn't the focus.  [/quote]

Where did anyone say pathway stops at U17?
The statement was that Performance Stage begins at U18

At U18 onwards, you are expected to be able to be inserted into a Senior Team squad and Perform. Hence Performance Stage.

The Senior Staff aren't taking a U19 player from the academy who is in Development stage (learning basics and how to execute consistently)

When you talk about people not knowing this and not knowing that about academy level soccer, you better know who you're talking to.
Your ignorance can fly with some, not with all.[/quote]

Right just like the first team at Barca didn't take Lamine Yamal when he was on u19s.  Just like union didn't take cavan Sullivan for first and second team at 15. Good call.

Your post contradicts itself.  U18 onwards you're expected to be able to insert into first team.  But no senior staff are taking u19s?

You said u18 on are in performance stage (which I agree with).  Next sentence you say they are in development phase.

I know what I'm talking about and am super confident in that. Do you?[/quote]

What the hell are you babbling about.

I clearly said the Senior Staff isn't taking a U19 who is in Development stage.
They are only taking one who can Perform.

There is no place I said U18 is Development stage, because I'm the first person to introduce the fact in this thread that they are not. [/quote]

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