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This is back to my earlier point on urban and rural kids.  Not enough of them play.  Its mostly suburban and they just aren't hungry enough because they already have a comfy life.  It is cultural and economic.  Yes, yes - we also don't have the coaches the top, top, top soccer countries have, but not many do (only France, Spain, Germany, Brazil, and Italy have won the world cup since 1990).  We need 4 Pulisics, 4 Weahs, a couple Renyas, a Friedl or Keller and one super, super star to get to the semis or to win. Those guys only come from very poor upbringing.[/quote]

What in the world are you going on about? Pulisic *is* the very model of a suburban, middle-class white kid. Reyna and Weah are little princes *who had access to good facilities, coaching, and competition* from a young age. How many of the Germany national team winners from 2014 came from "very poor upbringings?" 2 or 3?

Just stop.[/quote]

You’re still not comprehending my point. A great suburban kid is rare. The aforementioned players are good internationally, they are not great. You need greatness to win world cups. And greatness typically comes from a position of disadvantage and struggle. Hence my point about a super, super star. The Pulisic and Weahs are foundational only to a great team, but they don’t put the team over the top. For the US they are the best players. For great teams they’d be role players. What don’t you understand about this?  Have you ever paid attention, at all?[/quote]

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