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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Speed, Size and strength can beat skill. Ask any girl who plays soccer with boys after puberty.[/quote]

Or womens national team playing U15s…[/quote]

Skill wins in soccer, we're just jaded here with this thinking because everybody associates quality soccer with big, fast, and strong players.  Players can't outrun quality passes, and a game of time and space isn't always won by fast and strong players.[/quote]

"Physicality is most effective when the game is slower. The quicker the ball moves, the more a game is decided by technical ability and game intelligence." - Andres Iniesta[/quote]

Yep.  That said my oldest had to resort to physicality and transition more from the 'finesse, technical game' he grew up playing since I sent him to possession-based/very tactical/technical coaches/clubs.  In the US, and esp. college, they only care about physical ultimately (very very very few colleges play any type of possession game).  My kid was small until 17 and now at 6'0" 175-180--he is the size of the typical player with many rosters having even larger players. Stanford was crazy big when he played them.  He's 18 now.

His younger brother has a much, much slimmer build but is very quick and technical, one-touch, center mid.  Based on his size alone--I don't see many college prospects for him even though he is probably the better player.

It is what it is.  [/quote]

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