Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wynalda’s latest Unleashed YouTube series is a tiresome ‘angry parent’ troupe where he angrily bashes every aspect of US soccer.

Tournaments=Bad
MLSNext=Bad
US Soccer=Bad
US Commentators=Bad

His angle is to bash everything and rarely does he put forth much to try to fix issues he is ranting on about.

I’ve watched several of his videos. I find them tiresome. Most of his topics have already been discussed on a majority of the forums. And unless you can create overriding regulation, all the leagues and clubs are free to continue to operate without changing course.

And funny thing is he currently has his daughter in the system that he believes is so messed up lol. If he "cared" so much he'd go the route of Eddie Johnson by creating his own environment for development. It's just easier to rant and tell other people to fix the broken system.

LOL!

Eddie Johnson is following the $$$$$$$

His environment is

A.) not ideal for holistic player development. He develops robotic players.

B.) private training is THE most lucrative avenue for a coach to go down

Anonymous wrote:We need to retain our better athletes/ players from dropping the sport at 12 yrs old. Maybe going back to SY will help a touch (so to speak); and the focus on development and playing more quality football vs winning will help as well. I think Eric wants his glory days back and that clouds his judgement.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Without promotion/relegation and a compensation system similar to how things are in other countries there is simply zero incentive for clubs to 'develop' players.

Winning is what matters because that's what sells.

That will never work here.

Also the rest of the world will become more like the US not the other way around. Europe in particular. Money is key and there is never enough.

Anonymous wrote:MLSNext has implemented quality of play rankings at U13 and U14 but I can see that there are many families (of winning teams especially) who absolutely hate it. Says it makes players “soft” when you discount wins and losses. 🤷‍♂️

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wynalda’s latest Unleashed YouTube series is a tiresome ‘angry parent’ troupe where he angrily bashes every aspect of US soccer.

Tournaments=Bad
MLSNext=Bad
US Soccer=Bad
US Commentators=Bad

His angle is to bash everything and rarely does he put forth much to try to fix issues he is ranting on about.

I’ve watched several of his videos. I find them tiresome. Most of his topics have already been discussed on a majority of the forums. And unless you can create overriding regulation, all the leagues and clubs are free to continue to operate without changing course.

And funny thing is he currently has his daughter in the system that he believes is so messed up lol. If he "cared" so much he'd go the route of Eddie Johnson by creating his own environment for development. It's just easier to rant and tell other people to fix the broken system.

LOL!

Eddie Johnson is following the $$$$$$$

His environment is

A.) not ideal for holistic player development. He develops robotic players.

B.) private training is THE most lucrative avenue for a coach to go down

Anonymous wrote:The fact that Eric Wynalda is saying all this is actually is pretty significant which is why we are all talking about. I doubt many of you can name 5 controversial USNMT team players. Notable players, not Herc Gomez (love Herc but he wasn't a star) 100 caps or more type players who publicly criticize USMNT, US Soccer, and youth soccer development as a whole, can you name 5?

Probably not. Wynalda was a star and a first class striker for his era, I didn't say world class, produced in and by the US infrastructure. So when he criticizes it, it has weight. Reality also is he is a soccer dad too, absorbing all the same bull shit we do, so yes its not new, but its certainly notable. Let's see what if any impact voices like him have especially if more players were as emboldedned like Waldo are to actually speak up and make change with their actions and resources. Less Lando's and Lalas more Waldo's and Deuces

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wynalda’s latest Unleashed YouTube series is a tiresome ‘angry parent’ troupe where he angrily bashes every aspect of US soccer.

Tournaments=Bad
MLSNext=Bad
US Soccer=Bad
US Commentators=Bad

His angle is to bash everything and rarely does he put forth much to try to fix issues he is ranting on about.

I’ve watched several of his videos. I find them tiresome. Most of his topics have already been discussed on a majority of the forums. And unless you can create overriding regulation, all the leagues and clubs are free to continue to operate without changing course.

And funny thing is he currently has his daughter in the system that he believes is so messed up lol. If he "cared" so much he'd go the route of Eddie Johnson by creating his own environment for development. It's just easier to rant and tell other people to fix the broken system.

Anonymous wrote:"I don't have a network telling me what to say anymore. God it feels good!...

That player played bad...

[network] Choose your words a little differently because we don't want to lose that partnership."

Replace partnership with paying families with two or three siblings at the club. Club directors telling coaches:

Choose your words a little differently because we don't want to lose that family's $$$. Don't move that player down. Give that player lots of playing time or he will complain to us...etc.

This is exactly what is wrong with soccer clubs, at least here in the DMV. You have clubs who have inept players in U10 - U18 who are not supposed to be in those top teams (MLS, ENCL or GA). But since their parents have two or three kids paying $3k+ a pop you have directors telling coaches not to let them go or move them down because that would mean money out the door. And so you have the great players with committed parents carrying the team and oftentimes losing games because of weak players.

Usually, excellent coaches have no saying as to who they get to pick for a top team. These coaches are the Wynalda's of network tv. You can't say anything truthful or you are out of a job. Directors will fire you.

Unless we have a true academy that covers 100% the cost of development as an investment then we are fooling ourselves. This is a lucrative business, end of story.

You also have these MLS Next - GA - ECNL monopolizing the market and so superior local teams/players are left out because they cannot afford or are blocked by these organizations.

Wynalda speaks with authority and speaks the truth that everyone else is afraid to speak because they have a vested intere$t.

Keep creating videos like these Wynalda. That is the only way our country can change the way we develop our players. Hopefully it changes in the future so we can put our country on the as a leader in creating world class soccer players.

The truth hurts.

Anonymous wrote:Without promotion/relegation and a compensation system similar to how things are in other countries there is simply zero incentive for clubs to 'develop' players.

Winning is what matters because that's what sells.

Anonymous wrote:Wynalda’s latest Unleashed YouTube series is a tiresome ‘angry parent’ troupe where he angrily bashes every aspect of US soccer.

Tournaments=Bad
MLSNext=Bad
US Soccer=Bad
US Commentators=Bad

His angle is to bash everything and rarely does he put forth much to try to fix issues he is ranting on about.

I’ve watched several of his videos. I find them tiresome. Most of his topics have already been discussed on a majority of the forums. And unless you can create overriding regulation, all the leagues and clubs are free to continue to operate without changing course.