Who is actually paying attention to the women's record?
The last world cup loss should have been and eye opener. A review of the entire system from top to bottom should've taken place and big changes implemented. But alas we will likely have the same losing squad as last time.

Watching the game the US players are totally out matched in terms of skill and understanding what is happening on the field. Just chasing shadows and try to make contact but the speed of play is just too fast for them.

I will say the US players are huge when compared to the Spanish player yet the Spain scored a goal by heading it twice in the US box…lol

What I don’t understand about US Soccer is why do the Talent IDs all need to be invite only? Why not do both? Invited Talent IDs and Cattle Call Talent IDs.

US Soccer has a strange arrogance that doesn’t need to exist.

Even if the cattle call Talent ID was just for show it solves so many problems for both US Soccer and participating clubs. Meaning if players didn’t get an invite both US Soccer and participating clubs can say that they’re welcome to attend the cattle call Talent ID and magically everyone is happy again.

Anonymous wrote:Omg without a doubt. These club teams are very solid. There are at least 3-5 players on club that would do better than current varsity players

Seems like the players should also be asking the University coach to join some of their practices and explore being a walk on.

It goes both ways.

Taking this discussion back to US Soccer. The way they identify talent is atrocious and most of their scouts are compromised. At least the continuous amount of losses they’re going to get on the women’s side will soon highlight how broken things are.

Omg without a doubt. These club teams are very solid. There are at least 3-5 players on club that would do better than current varsity players

Anonymous wrote:My own kid is a late bloomer 3 star topdrawer player that has started and now captains her university club team since she’s been a freshman. They’ve made it to nationals final 16 each year and not once has the varsity coach come to scout in her own backyard. These coaches are not very bright…

The varsity coach should scout the club team?

Anonymous wrote:The Achilles heel for us women is an absence of tactical awareness, ability to play quickly, and pass the ball accurately. Most of these comments are spot on. What is glaringly missing when you only promote speed and athleticism is an ability to actually play soccer. If we simply added a few plays in the vein of Kevin DeBruyne or Luca modrichall would be well but sadly those type of players are rarely identified and nurtured in this country….

Those players would not make the top team in US travel system. I have seen players who are similar and they play differently. They actually think, see the field and have a very high speed of play. US coaches hate those type of players. They want players who are one dimensional and chase the ball all over the field always getting to the spot a half second too late.

My own kid is a late bloomer 3 star topdrawer player that has started and now captains her university club team since she’s been a freshman. They’ve made it to nationals final 16 each year and not once has the varsity coach come to scout in her own backyard. These coaches are not very bright…

Anonymous wrote:That is spot on. I’m in Minnesota and the u13 player identified for US soccer was a bulldog street fighter who intimidated the heck out of same age girls and as a result scored goals. Her soccer iq is minimal at best but year after year she was the chosen one. She parlayed that to a spot on University of Minnesota where she can’t compete against other power 5 conference teams, doesn’t score or assist on goals and now heading into senior year leads a team destined for the bottom of the big 10.

US Soccer Talent ID camps only occur for u13 u14 and u15. By telling clubs to send the same players year after year it implies that US Soccer believes that the best possible players America can provide are all identifiable at u13.

I guess if the funnel is wide enough US Soccer can field top teams. But it just seems wrong to pick winners and losers at 12 years old.

Anonymous wrote:They need to fire their scouts. They are too imbedded with the club coaches / teams. The younger teams are just players submitted by the club coaches or friends etc to the scouts. Until the teams show up with actually talented players selected for their skills - they US will always be a lower rung team.

+10000 100% politics.

That is spot on. I’m in Minnesota and the u13 player identified for US soccer was a bulldog street fighter who intimidated the heck out of same age girls and as a result scored goals. Her soccer iq is minimal at best but year after year she was the chosen one. She parlayed that to a spot on University of Minnesota where she can’t compete against other power 5 conference teams, doesn’t score or assist on goals and now heading into senior year leads a team destined for the bottom of the big 10.

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Anonymous wrote:The powers that be will die on this hill. Don’t hold your breath for a course correction.

I believe this too. New leadership is needed but there doesn't seem to be any accountability for losing.

Scouts and talent need updated. You can't keep picking the same players and hoping for a different result.

GA Southwest just had their talent ID. Our club sent the most players. What was annoying is US Soccer literally tells clubs to send the same players year after year. What this means is if you get identified at u13 you’ll stay identified and invited year after year.

The only way to get invited if you’re not picked at u13 is to switch clubs and make a talent id invite a stipulation for joining the new club. (Get it in writing)

I used to believe that US Soccer as an organization was doing the right things. But I can see now that clearly they’re not. The girls need true Academy soccer to let the game and the players develop themselves. Let the cream rise to the top through competition. Let talent and the USWNT define itself.

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Anonymous wrote:The powers that be will die on this hill. Don’t hold your breath for a course correction.

I believe this too. New leadership is needed but there doesn't seem to be any accountability for losing.

Scouts and talent need updated. You can't keep picking the same players and hoping for a different result.

They need to fire their scouts. They are too imbedded with the club coaches / teams. The younger teams are just players submitted by the club coaches or friends etc to the scouts. Until the teams show up with actually talented players selected for their skills - they US will always be a lower rung team.

The Achilles heel for us women is an absence of tactical awareness, ability to play quickly, and pass the ball accurately. Most of these comments are spot on. What is glaringly missing when you only promote speed and athleticism is an ability to actually play soccer. If we simply added a few plays in the vein of Kevin DeBruyne or Luca modric hall would be well but sadly those type of players are rarely identified and nurtured in this country….