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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]When a US player makes a European academy, it does not mean he would make it as a professional in Europe.[/b][i]  The competition is very stiff and only a very small percentage of all academy players would make it to the first team.  However, spending time at European academy means the player would get superior training and competition than at any MLS academy so it maximizes his opportunities to succeed.[/quote]

Isn't that true for any player that makes a European Academy?[/quote]

Yes.  Very, very few players that enter La Masia will ever make it to Barca’s first team.

Americans think it’s the passport limitation.  Uh no, even with the passport chances are minimal.

We had a former Real Madrid and former La Masia Academy products (didn’t pan out — got a good education via the academy, went on to university and now coach) that told my children that it is ridicuosly hard/near imposssiblse for a Spanish kid to ever see a first team in Spain.  There are that many good players.  He told my oldest he would have no problem at his current level making a pro team in the US, but it’s just so so hard in a place like Spain.  But, he said never compare yourself to any other player because you only set limits on yourself that way.

Americans really have a skewed perspective.  They think if you get in invite to join an academy that you are a shoe-in.  Do you know how many failed, former academy players are walking around Europe?  It’s a very, very tiny number (like winning the lottey( that make it.).

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