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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not sure why you are trying to focus on FCB.  Didn't I specifically ask to ignore what FCB is doing and focus on FC Damm?  FCB is in the video simply to show that a small well-coached club without a professional team can play positive soccer against elite level opposition without losing composure or tripping over the ball or having terrible touches.   Are you saying that Loudoun and Arlington are more organized and press better than kids from La Masia?   FC Damm players have space because they are intelligent in their movement, positioning and decision-making.  They do not bunch up on one side of the field as the players do in the DA video.  They also have proper passing and receiving technique with the ball rolling on the ground and not bouncing or flying in the air so it is easier to control.  What's the next excuse? [/quote]

There are no excuses.  In the DA video I saw, there was much more pressing than the young buys were doing, which will lead to more errors on average no matter who is playing.  That's why you press hard.  I have watched plenty of DA games in person and spacing is not an issue.   I'm focused on FCB because you keep posting FCB videos.[/quote]

You know, when I look at that Loudoun-ARL game and compare with the Spanish games, the thing that strikes me the most is that this is more a style of play difference.  Poster above favors the style that the Spanish teams are playing.  The DA players are more physical and take more risks with the ball.  I saw many examples of the DA players not playing the safe pass but being aggressive.  Poster attributes this as a bad decision, but it's just a risk.  Sometimes this works out and other times it doesn't.  Loudoun in particular does a good job of possessing the ball after settling down the game in the opening minutes.  Arlington has success playing the ball forward in combination.

I think it comes back to culture.  Americans by nature are much more physical and aggressive than Spaniards, and it shows in the style of play.  There's no reason a physical and aggressive team couldn't beat a finesse team, assuming player skill is similar on both sides.  There is no right or wrong style, they are just different, and each has its positives and negatives.[/quote]

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