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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two off the pitch comments. Tyler Adams' poise in the press conference yesterday was incredible. He was criticized by an Iranian reporter for pronouncing Iran incorrectly and then asked about playing and representing a country with a history of racism. He didn't exactly answer the question, but he didn't miss a beat in providing a thoughtful and polite response, even though the reporter was quite rude. He's 23 years old. I am a grown adult and am not sure I could have done nearly as well.

Also, for any of you who have smaller or late-to-grow soccer players with big dreams who need encouragement to keep working, be sure they see this story about Brendan Aaronson.

[url]https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1597302924471947264[/url][/quote]

That brought tears to my eyes.  And, I 100% get his dad feeling like he needed a degree in child psychology to deal with the 'late growth' disappointment.

I have a son that went from 5'1" at age 15 to 6" at age 17 now and I can't believe how he persevered through so much disappointment and some rather crazy comments from coaches about his size.  He is now being recruited.

His brother is a Freshmen and his coach last year constantly told him he was too small and that he was physically too weak, no matter the success he was displaying on the field.  This was the kid that always scored in the clutch games and had more heart and technical skill than most everyone else.

I see time and time again American coaches so size obsessed in youth leagues that they do a disservice to the 'big guys' but relying on their physicality and not developing their ball skill or tactical acumen.  Some of these kids I saw from a young age had so much potential but played for coaches that just played bully ball, kick and run and by high school they started to get cut when the little guys started their growth.[/quote]

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