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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.    [/quote]

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club. 
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate [/quote]

Agree - whatever problems DCUA may or may not have,[b] only [/b] picking "athletic freaks" and "man children" players doesn't seem totally accurate, at least not what I have seen with my own eyes the few times my sons' teams have played them over the years.  Do they have some big fast athletic players, usually defenders and maybe strikers?  Of course; who doesn't?  But is their whole team a bunch of massive fast kids without talent?  100% no.  If people want to focus on what is wrong over there, and if it is truly as bad as people claim, the facts should speak for themselves without adding to them.[/quote]

They may not be athletic freaks but they are not small and typical lack iq for the game because they do not pick up on patterns the best. This is not unique to the US. As a lot of premier league players talk about how they were average at 13,14. There are some exceptions and those are usually the Messi and mbappes of the world. As the kids get older the game involves into a more thinking game. Being in the right position solves most problem and makes average players look great. If you can’t can figure this out as a player you will never go pro. And a coach can help but can’t tell you exactly where to be in every scenario. I don’t know dcu coaching but it is something most coaching in the area does not concentrate on at all. [/quote]

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