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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The story that was mentioned about Pulisic is exactly the issue.  In the US, we focus on the fastest and the strongest and bet that their skills will catch up.  In Europe, they focus on technical ability and bet that the physical side will even out once everyone grows.  Most of the time, the European bet wins.  This is exacerbated by how few professional level academies per capita there are in the US - developing kids is to some extent a lottery, and they’re buying 1000 tickets for every 10 that we buy. [/quote]

Chicken or the egg….

The Pulisic story is anecdotal - it’s sort of like using Bill Gates as a reason why dropping out of Harvard is a great decision for one’s future.

Pulisic was doing the hard work necessary to get ahead DESPITE not being in a top program. The program ISNT the problem or solution… if anything his story should be inspirational for the kids that are gridding it out in challenge and classic leagues in small towns or are in economic conditions where they can’t travel or pay fees and need more more time to develop.

Pulisic was smoking people in his NPL league - it wasn’t a size or speed issue.

You want a size / speed example use De Bruyne. (I know the inconvenience of the believed European models overlooking him because of his size defeats the larger narrative of “American dumb / Europe genius”)[/quote]

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