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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone name some 5’6” players who are  dominating the international game right now?[/quote]

Average height of the goal scorers in the Man City vs Arsenal game today was 6’3”, but here in DC blog land there are people calling for the USMNT to get shorter.  [/quote]

Nobody is saying that 5'9" or 6'2" means jack crap for the USMNT. I think the concern is that we are losing a huge pool of talent and completely squashing the love of the game by for many kids by having US youth soccer coaches continuously chase trophies by only fielding early developers or huge kids. Will some of those big kids be productive college or pro players?  Sure. But in part because smaller kids with higher ceilings were squeezed out - thinning out the pool and diminishing the ability to produce diminutive, dynamic players who exist in bunches elsewhere. Anyone who thinks Americans aren't infatuated with size have never left America or opened their eyes to the world around them. Does it pay off in some sports? Yes, but it's often a net negative in soccer. [/quote]

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