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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only level of soccer here you can call "elite" is DC United's academy.  And they are miles beyond other MLS academies.[/quote]

Not sure what counts as elite but DC United is not miles ahead of others.  Locally they do get a good percentage of the best players, but Arlington and Baltimore's rosters are not massively less talented - and there are plenty of players at those clubs who get offers from DC United and choose not to take them.  And the game results tend to back that up - DC United does not dominate either of those clubs.[/quote]

Substitute Bethesda for Arlington and maybe you have a point. I think it’s time you move on from the obsession with trying to project Arlington as being in the same neighborhood as Armour and DCU. Whatever parity may exist for a couple of teams does not exist for others and Arlington is not getting talent now heading to MLSNext and other clubs at younger ages. The coaches are fine and I hope they continue to improve. But they need to fix what they do at earlier ages if they want a better rep, and they are in the wrong league for later ages, though they might feel like the belle of that ball, at least around NoVa. [/quote]

I would have included Bethesda too, but the talent and performance both seem to have dropped off fairly significantly in the last 2-3 years.  And Arlington sends far more kids to DCU than Bethesda - another 10 or 11 moving this year.[/quote]

I don’t think kids at Bethesda view themselves as a feeder program to DCU. But ok. So Arlington is in fact losing players to MLS Next. Got it. Despite being on par with DCU. [/quote]

Lol. So Bethesda is more talented because MLS clubs don't want their players?  Right.  Your logic is up there with the CDC's.

DCU scouts Bethesda too you know.  Every now and again they even make an offer to one of your kids - not as often as Arlington obviously but it does happen.  Arlington develops talent and sends it to MLS clubs year after year after year and continues to find and develop new talent and remain competitive.[/quote]

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