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[quote=Anonymous]Poster at 23:35 here.
My intention was actually to not convey despair, but positivity - apologies if my post read differently. To me, going toe-to-toe with some of the top players in the world and doing well, losing narrowly (and not by parking the bus in the penalty box), and even winning a few as the DA kids did, should be a cause for hope, not despair. And the intangibles that need a culture change are likely to improve over time. I do agree that too often (but not always), US soccer coaches and scouts value athleticism, speed, strength and one-on-one dribbling skills over other skills and soccer IQ. Size, dribbling and speed do matter, but they need to find a better balance in spotting talent, esp the talent to find and use space, use the first touch, and see and make the pass under pressure. Probably one reason why even at the youth national team level they have better quality among the wing players (speed) and defensive midfielders (size and speed) rather than the "10s" and the deeper-lying playmakers. But I don't see a reason to despair at all. US is basically where Japan and Korea are in soccer, with the youth national teams doing a bit better. That's not a bad place to be in. And just like in Korea and Japan, in spite of a lot of competition from other (and more popular) sports, soccer is growing in popularity and quality of play. The Japanese do not have an all-pervasive football culture, and neither do we (or will we in the next 20 years). Culture changes slowly, and meanwhile, if a kid's soccer skills are being undervalued, I feel that the current system does offer some options and solutions.[/quote]

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