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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ And they certainly weren't during your era either, so tell me again how your days were superior.[/quote]

I agree 100%.  I am not saying they were superior.  I am just saying the level of play in men's soccer has not increased over 40 years (1970s-2017) like you would expect it to in any sport.

From late 70s-2017, you would think we would have more to show than one single male player trained the majority of his youth overseas.

This is why the amount of $ we spend on the sport comes into question routinely.  We certainly aren't churning out future big $ contracts.[/quote]

You are assessing it wrong. It isn't a static finish line. We are improving at a rapid pace but so are other nations. Training programs and techniques have improved around the world. We are hampered by a few things in the U.S.

1. Lack of a true soccer culture. I believe this is the area where right now, with the number of kids playing today and Soccer on TV everywhere the one thing that will rapidly improve. Soccer literacy will grow by leaps and bounds.

2. Our physical size as a nation. This we will never overcome. The only way we can overcome it is actually with the culture improving and having even more kids playing reducing the "need" for long travel just for a game. Imagine the DMV having a pool of players where DA quality soccer can be played at 10 area clubs.

3. Our best coaches get kids to late. We need a better coaching at the youngest ages not when they are 14. When our culture and soccer literacy improve then parent coaches are a quality alternative. [/quote]

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