Oooohhh. Ohhhhh. I know. I know why they are so good.

They are coached and developed by abusive BSC coaches. Like, BSC parents, North Korean parents fear of retribution, so they keep quiet too.

Anonymous wrote:Nah. There's an article about it.

National team players are treated like superstars while the rest of the country are starving.

It's a great way/motivation to escape poverty.

This. They get chosen at a very young age to train their whole lives for a particular event whether it be soccer, an Olympic event, music, etc. They are given the best of everything... Food, amenities, training, etc etc.

For USWNT its snynomous with a participation trophy. Bronze is not good enough. Are you American? respect yourself then!

Anonymous wrote:These teenage girls looked pretty happy winning the bronze. Participation trophies will be the end of us, thanks pay to play for the mediocrity at the end of this development rainbow in the USA

A bronze medal isn't a "participation trophy" you dolt. Every team in a league or tournament receiving a medal or trophy, despite their record, is a participation trophy.

Anonymous wrote:These teenage girls looked pretty happy winning the bronze. Participation trophies will be the end of us, thanks pay to play for the mediocrity at the end of this development rainbow in the USA

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shifting-workplace-dynamics/202407/thinking-like-a-bronze-medalist-might-make-you-happier

These teenage girls looked pretty happy winning the bronze. Participation trophies will be the end of us, thanks pay to play for the mediocrity at the end of this development rainbow in the USA

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nah. There's an article about it.

National team players are treated like superstars while the rest of the country are starving.

It's a great way/motivation to escape poverty.

lazy and ignorant attempt at humor. if this was true then they'd be winning every single year. fear of execution or starvation may get people to play hard, but it doesn't get teams to #1. please give a real attempt to figure out why this starving country of small people wins more than it should

Not lazy, nor ignorant.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4ngy9xjpzro

To actually answer the question:

Because it is u20. DPK puts young teams together starting at young ages and they train together all year. They play systems that work with their specific group. The players are all reasonably technical for their age.

A national team like the US brings in players who are on college and a couple pro players. They work together a few times over the summer and in advance of the tournament, but their own seasons are on-going.

Accordingly, teams like the US play generic formations and rely on individual abilities to create chances. A reasonably disciplined team can limit the effect of those chances. DPK is a reasonably disciplined team.

All those advantages that come from working together for so long disappear very quickly when the competition is now also professional.
When drawing players for a national team for the Olympics or a World Cup the competition consists of full time players who mostly can jump in and out of systems of play (super young players are an exception), and the national teams practice together way way more so they know their national teammates’ tendencies and abilities.

If you had two of the five (Yohannes, Shaw, A. Thompson, Moultrie or Barcenas) then DPK plays “park the bus” and hopes for a shootout after 120 minutes.

US Soccer recruiters are amazing.

Everyone knows where the problem resides however few want to point it out.

Seriously just take the highest ranked u16, u17, etc team and their coach for the USYNT. Let the numbers chose who goes to the next level not the "experts".

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can somebody explain how and why they’re better than mighty USA?

I know DCUM experts will chime in with an elaborate and eloquent reasons. I’m all eyes.

TIA!

Tougher and more physical environment for practice and home games.

This thread about war or WWF wrestling?

They use school year and not birth year for their youth teams.

Anonymous wrote:Nah. There's an article about it.

National team players are treated like superstars while the rest of the country are starving.

It's a great way/motivation to escape poverty.

lazy and ignorant attempt at humor. if this was true then they'd be winning every single year. fear of execution or starvation may get people to play hard, but it doesn't get teams to #1. please give a real attempt to figure out why this starving country of small people wins more than it should

It's the DPRK's 3rd U20 title and everyone is shocked? Clearly it's fitness after long seasons and the tournament. They motored around the field while everyone else looked exhausted.

One word F I T N E S S.

Everyone else was tired.

It's because they don't do ODP