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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's "official", Pulisic says you try harder when you go to Europe, and he's saying he's always had a winning mentality, that sounds like the mind of a hungry player.  Exactly the opposite of the rest of the USMNT that did see themselves playing in WC as a given.  Read the article.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theplayerstribune.com/christian-pulisic-usmnt-world-cup/amp/#ampshare=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/christian-pulisic-usmnt-world-cup/

It's a quick and good read.[/quote]

And he stresses how much his Croatian passport made a difference in his prime developmental years.  [b]Stressed how very important it was in the most critical developmental 16-18 year old window[/b].[/quote]

Remember lots of people said the most important development stage pretty much ended before u16?[/quote].

Please reread what he said, he was talking about reaching a higher level to being on his way to making a difference on the field if he were to play on the first team. You don't think he was talking about learning how to dribble, receive with both feet, shoot with your laces, how to do a push-pass. right?  Because those very, very, basic skills are learned in 5-10 year old age group.[/quote]

PP here. The comment was mainly with regard to the bold part in the previous comment: for youth soccer development which stage is the most crucial, before u16 or u16-u18? [/quote]

First, I believe context is the important part of all of this. Pulisic is speaking pretty much to elite level players who have the potential to go pro. These are kids who have exceeded their development at all the appropriate stages. And in the U.S., when kids reach 16 and older, if they are in a MLS academy they are not developed in the same way as similar prospects would be in Europe. He mentions how he was thrown into games at 17 and kids on MLS teams sit the bench. These are years when their technical skills are able to match elements of the tactical game but they are not being met here in the states as they are in Europe.

But to answer your point more directly, if you can't control and manipulate the ball you could be a tactical savant and it wouldn't matter, you will not be good at soccer. [/quote]

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