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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's the most important skills you think for an athletically gifted player that will separate him/her from average good players? And how to obtain such skills?[/quote]

Speed   Speed Speed

(and the ability to place a pass to another players feet - not kick as hard as you can from the back)[/quote]

Not only does this board confirm that posters know very little about soccer, but they also seem to understand very little about what "skill" means.  Saying that speed is a skill in soccer is like saying height is a skill in basketball, or a strong arm is a skill for a baseball.  It is an attribute, not a skill.  The original poster already assumes athleticism and asks what skills help an athletically gifted player the most.  Is this such a difficult question for people to answer?[/quote]

Speaking for myself, I don't say that speed is what we should be selecting for.  What I'm saying is that here in the US, speed is what actually [b][i]is[/b][/i] being selected for.  If that can be combined with technical skill, all the better.  But I have seen players with incredibly poor technical skill yet amazing speed make every type of top program.  The American assumption is that if they are very fast, that's what you need.  Skills can be acquired later.  [/quote]

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