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Anonymous wrote:He played and trained at La Masia at an early age. We have zero equivalent to that level of play in the US.

And when we do have US kids that good (See Adrian Gill) they move to Spain to play there.

No country has an academy the level of the Masia.

Wrong, England, Argentinian, and Brazilian academies are top-notch as well. The Netherlands might get in there too among others. Develop real soccer IQ and talent, not just a robotic system and big kid to win games in the short term, to have no real soccer players later on.

Not to the level of La Masia. Leaving out France shows your low soccer IQ, soccer dad.

Troll! Have you signed up for a camp for your player in Spain and now you are sold on it? I mentioned among others...... : lol:/ You have no idea.... ignorance runs deep in this forum.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us on these boards have sons who are this kid’s age. It is so fun watching him play. Wish the US produced these types of players who seem to be “playing” and surprising you much like they did when they were younger children. Where in our system do we drill out the sense of play and wonder?

At u9-u17. Yamal would not be play in the US. The coaches here would see him as too passive. He does not run around chasing the ball nd passes too much.

US soccer, is all about a system, they don't let players think of their own. Until that changes, no player will get to that level.

That’s because of the relative immaturity of US coaching.

If our pro leagues were better, we could pull better coaches and that would bring better coaching overall in the US down stream.

Yes, I 100% agree. There is a lot of talent but too many coaches think this is American football.

All the best coaching and player talents in this country go into American football. I can’t figure out why.

Use to think that too but spent some time in Spain and their coaches are just light years ahead of the US coaches. The practices are at such a high tempo, everything is done under pressure and the player/s doing the pressuring are expected to go 100%. This forces the offensive player/s to practice at close to game speed and improves the defensive player/s. There is never space and the players must be technical and think a few passes ahead. You just do not see the players in the US at 14-17 giving that level of defensive effort in practice.

A few other things. The coaches change formation mid game, put players in different positions and expect the players to adjust. They also move players up and down teams. Moving up challenges the player’s speed of play and moving down they expect leadership and mentoring the younger players. Lastly before 12-13 not much emphasis on anything including winnings. They do not care about records but only if the players are developing.

Physicality is a concern and his ability to win 50/50 balls. Hahahaha

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us on these boards have sons who are this kid’s age. It is so fun watching him play. Wish the US produced these types of players who seem to be “playing” and surprising you much like they did when they were younger children. Where in our system do we drill out the sense of play and wonder?

At u9-u17. Yamal would not be play in the US. The coaches here would see him as too passive. He does not run around chasing the ball nd passes too much.

US soccer, is all about a system, they don't let players think of their own. Until that changes, no player will get to that level.

That’s because of the relative immaturity of US coaching.

If our pro leagues were better, we could pull better coaches and that would bring better coaching overall in the US down stream.

Yes, I 100% agree. There is a lot of talent but too many coaches think this is American football.

All the best coaching and player talents in this country go into American football. I can’t figure out why.

When you're paying Daniel Jones $40M to get hurt and throw interceptions.... I think I know why.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us on these boards have sons who are this kid’s age. It is so fun watching him play. Wish the US produced these types of players who seem to be “playing” and surprising you much like they did when they were younger children. Where in our system do we drill out the sense of play and wonder?

At u9-u17. Yamal would not be play in the US. The coaches here would see him as too passive. He does not run around chasing the ball nd passes too much.

US soccer, is all about a system, they don't let players think of their own. Until that changes, no player will get to that level.

That’s because of the relative immaturity of US coaching.

If our pro leagues were better, we could pull better coaches and that would bring better coaching overall in the US down stream.

Yes, I 100% agree. There is a lot of talent but too many coaches think this is American football.

All the best coaching and player talents in this country go into American football. I can’t figure out why.

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Anonymous wrote:He played and trained at La Masia at an early age. We have zero equivalent to that level of play in the US.

And when we do have US kids that good (See Adrian Gill) they move to Spain to play there.

No country has an academy the level of the Masia.

Wrong, England, Argentinian, and Brazilian academies are top-notch as well. The Netherlands might get in there too among others. Develop real soccer IQ and talent, not just a robotic system and big kid to win games in the short term, to have no real soccer players later on.

Not to the level of La Masia. Leaving out France shows your low soccer IQ, soccer dad.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us on these boards have sons who are this kid’s age. It is so fun watching him play. Wish the US produced these types of players who seem to be “playing” and surprising you much like they did when they were younger children. Where in our system do we drill out the sense of play and wonder?

At u9-u17. Yamal would not be play in the US. The coaches here would see him as too passive. He does not run around chasing the ball nd passes too much.

US soccer, is all about a system, they don't let players think of their own. Until that changes, no player will get to that level.

That’s because of the relative immaturity of US coaching.

If our pro leagues were better, we could pull better coaches and that would bring better coaching overall in the US down stream.

Yes, I 100% agree. There is a lot of talent but too many coaches think this is American football.

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Anonymous wrote:He played and trained at La Masia at an early age. We have zero equivalent to that level of play in the US.

And when we do have US kids that good (See Adrian Gill) they move to Spain to play there.

No country has an academy the level of the Masia.

Wrong, England, Argentinian, and Brazilian academies are top-notch as well. The Netherlands might get in there too among others. Develop real soccer IQ and talent, not just a robotic system and big kid to win games in the short term, to have no real soccer players later on.

Anonymous wrote:Some of us on these boards have sons who are this kid’s age. It is so fun watching him play. Wish the US produced these types of players who seem to be “playing” and surprising you much like they did when they were younger children. Where in our system do we drill out the sense of play and wonder?

Well, let's support Lamine and his team this Sunday!

Should be a great game.

Anonymous wrote:He played and trained at La Masia at an early age. We have zero equivalent to that level of play in the US.

And when we do have US kids that good (See Adrian Gill) they move to Spain to play there.

No country has an academy the level of the Masia.

He played and trained at La Masia at an early age. We have zero equivalent to that level of play in the US.

And when we do have US kids that good (See Adrian Gill) they move to Spain to play there.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us on these boards have sons who are this kid’s age. It is so fun watching him play. Wish the US produced these types of players who seem to be “playing” and surprising you much like they did when they were younger children. Where in our system do we drill out the sense of play and wonder?

At u9-u17. Yamal would not be play in the US. The coaches here would see him as too passive. He does not run around chasing the ball nd passes too much.

US soccer, is all about a system, they don't let players think of their own. Until that changes, no player will get to that level.

That’s because of the relative immaturity of US coaching.

If our pro leagues were better, we could pull better coaches and that would bring better coaching overall in the US down stream.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us on these boards have sons who are this kid’s age. It is so fun watching him play. Wish the US produced these types of players who seem to be “playing” and surprising you much like they did when they were younger children. Where in our system do we drill out the sense of play and wonder?

At u9-u17. Yamal would not be play in the US. The coaches here would see him as too passive. He does not run around chasing the ball nd passes too much.

US soccer, is all about a system, they don't let players think of their own. Until that changes, no player will get to that level.

Anonymous wrote:Some of us on these boards have sons who are this kid’s age. It is so fun watching him play. Wish the US produced these types of players who seem to be “playing” and surprising you much like they did when they were younger children. Where in our system do we drill out the sense of play and wonder?

At u9-u17. Yamal would not be play in the US. The coaches here would see him as too passive. He does not run around chasing the ball nd passes too much.

Some of us on these boards have sons who are this kid’s age. It is so fun watching him play. Wish the US produced these types of players who seem to be “playing” and surprising you much like they did when they were younger children. Where in our system do we drill out the sense of play and wonder?