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He's too old to get picked up by a ECNL team. And obviously wasn't at the caliber early enough to displace a kid now.

This is truth but foolish.  At least on boys side, there isn’t much difference in terms of talent (height and bulk, yes) between RL and NL.

Yet another reason why we are failing on National Stage  - (over) focus on size where it doesn’t matter as much in the sport. (On yes).

Modrich, Messi, Iniesta, Tote, Pele: some of the true greats were small in stature.

This is a cultural bias - and I think the import of small but gifted players into MLS will slowly change mindset. (Can anyone say Joao Plata?  He’s 5”2’)

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If you look through the rosters of the big European leagues the majority of the players are above average height. Like 75% average and above average height. There are a few players below 5’9” with very few below 5’7” on a roster. The rest are 5’10” or taller.

There is size bias in the US and Europe(and the rest of the world) but the difference is in the US size(and speed) is the first selection requirement at a very young age. In European(and ROW) the first selection is technically ability, speed of play and soccer IQ then they select for size, speed and athleticism. This is done at older ages(14-16) and done while playing against other player with a high speed of play. By 18 there are no non technical players getting time.

The US system(travel and college) do not expose players to high speed of play against full defensive intensity at practice or in games. Defensive intensity and speed of play are lacking in the US system from 15 through college. This delays development in the US and is why promising player have to leave to US to fully develop. The college game is incredibly slow when compared to similar age matches in Europe let alone the pro game. [/quote]

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