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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like the MLSNext talent pool gets watered down as the top talent goes to the academies.  So tier 1 and tier 2 are really tier 2 and tier 3.  How is this supposed to be better quality than ECNL?[/quote]

I don’t think one or two academies per metro area or region can absorb all top talent in their areas. Some top talent with EU or other passports are probably avoiding MLS academies as well and hoping to jump abroad.

Also random comparison with ECNL. ECNL would be tier 2 behind MLSNext 1.[/quote]

Eh- not really. They sort of serve different audiences. The best Next teams might be better overall but the best ECNL clubs are better than the middling and low tier next clubs. Let's take VDA, Pipeline, and Richmond vs. WVA and Alexandria Achilles as just a few local examples[/quote]

Looking at QoP rankings for Mid-Atlantic for U13 and out of 18 teams, Alexandria is #5 and Achilles #9.  In front of them are MLS academies NY Red Bulls and Phili Union, along with FC Delco and SYC.

So no, VDA, Pipeline and Richmond would not have a walk in the park against Alexandria or Achilles — at least in the age bracket I saw.   The quality of teams and players are stronger across the board at MLSNext.  [/quote]

Many of these clubs faced off in the Copa Rayados last fall. ECNL did well against MLSN in the U13/14 age group.

https://system.gotsport.com/org_event/events/33570

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Looks like Richmond beat Alexandria 6-0 at the U15 level. Not sure where the idea that the local MLSN teams are better than ECNL comes from but the facts don't seem to support that. Pipeline, VDA, Arlington, Richmond, NCFC are all very competitive with MLSN teams.[/quote]

NCFC, VDA and Richmond, yes. That leaves 12 mid to dumpster fire teams.  [/quote]

Let's see what the only head to head game results show about how bad ECNL teams in DMV suck compared to  Next teams.

U-16
SYC Next lost to VDA ECNL
SYC Next TIED Arlington's 3rd team
Alexandra Next lost to Celtic ECNL
Alexandria Next lost to Skyline ECNL
Bethesda Next lost to Pipeline ECNL
Bethesda Next lost to VDA ECNL

U-17
SYC U-17 lost to VDA by 10 goals, lost to SUSA ECNL, and barely beat a EC Regional league team in head to head. 
Alexandria U-17 lost to Skyline ECNL
Bethesda tied FVU ECNL
 
 U-18
SYC Next lost to Arlington ECNL
Arlington ECNL lost to Alexandria ECNL

Common sense tells us that if the ECNL teams in this area suck, then the Next teams must suck worse since they can't beat them head to head....Now can we stop telling tall tales and just agree that the data suggests that both Next and ECNL in this area aren't that much different in the end.  
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ECNL sucks. [/quote]

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