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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Part of the problem too is that not enough teams focus on conditioning, cardio and calisthenics. Fitness is a huge part of the game, and although there's lots of teams that want to play a possession-heavy, high-octane attacking style, they're physically unable to do so, at least not for very long, and they tend to crumble under high pressure, are unable to win headers or 50/50 balls, and just get manhandled by more aggressive teams. Physicality needs to be embraced by these teams, as many of them are unable to keep up with the philosophy once they're uncomfortable. Soccer is a game meant to be played when you're uncomfortable. When you're sore, tired, beat up, out of breath, that's when you need to push yourself and find an extra 10% of effort to give. We need to encourage players to be physical, to be strong on the tackle, to be fearless without being dirty. However, as many of you have said, it's easier to just tell your guys to hoof the ball and run after it, but that won't put the US in the higher echeleon of the soccer pantheon.[/quote]

That is why substitutions should be limited. It is easy to play a pedal to the metal aggressive style of soccer when you can go in and out in shifts. We play soccer like its hockey with lines and shifts. When you do that a game never develops flow or nuance. Endurance and energy management are a huge part of the game that is lost in the States. It is a different price to pay when you go all in and charge a defender in the corner and you're not going to be subbed out right away or if you are you are not going back in. When faced with conserving your energy, perhaps it is best to drop back and keep your shape and get the ball back another way since it is no threat to your team if it is in their corner. [/quote]

Nice discussion. What ages are you suggesting on this?[/quote]

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