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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]unless you are just a true baller and can put a hurting on the top kids from ECNL/GA clubs in the top bracket at JefCup, CASL or Bethesda Cup.[/quote]

This is almost impossible even if you are "a true baller".  One kid, no matter how talented, cannot operate outside the constraints of his team.  The best striker in the world does not win a game unless his teammates can deliver him the ball.[/quote]

Exactly—sums up Jody Altidore’s career with USMNT[/quote]

Altidore is the best striker in the world?  I assume you’re being tongue in cheek?

As far as a true baller, I do think at younger ages, and the fact that soccer is such a low scoring sport, that a kid that has a knack for beating defenders and scoring can make a big difference. [/quote]

Yes - up to say U10 a single player can take over a game, and even older than this at lower levels of play.  BUT the poster here is not talking about those ages since he is referring to YNT, ECNL/GA, JefCup etc.  all of which imply older age groups.  At those ages, the best player in the state on a medicore team is not going to accomplish much.  And - as the best player he is likely to be playing in a position where he may well even not get noticed if his teammates cannot get him the ball.[/quote]

Most technically sound players should be at CDM and CBs.  I'm not saying best goal scorer. I'm saying best footballers keeping control.  CB's and CDM's, even to the #8 will be on the ball a lot and are tasked with making the most correct decisions with the ball.  The further up the field the more the players can create and not always make the "correct" pass..  If you are playing with weak wingers which is common in youth footballl, then you need those back players feeding the ball more to the front players.  [/quote]

I agree that you cannot hide a technically weak player at CDM or CB.  I also agree that weak players do the least damage when played on the wing.  That said I would typically expect to see the most technical player playing the attacking midfield position because that is the midfielder who usually has to operate in the least space, and is tasked with drawing defenders and/or passes that need to be accurate enough to unlock the defense.

I also think decision-making and technical skill are two different things and your point regarding "correct" passes is really a point about decision-making, not technical ability.  Further up the field the riskier pass is more often the "correct" pass even though it sometimes goes wrong.  But - just because the cost of failure is not immediate doesn't mean you can player a weaker player in the attacking midfield position.  You want your best passer in that spot because you want to maximize the number of completions so you score goals.

And a good attacking mid playing on a team which is significantly weaker than the opponent likely won't see enough of the ball to change the resuklt of the game.

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Meant to add that, as well as passing, the attacking mid also needs the best first touch and ball control because he's playing in the least space.[/quote]

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