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The Soccer Thread (V)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Inky_Wretch, Jun 28, 2010.

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  1. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6707994/hard-lessons

    I understand his frustration.

    But he is also a trifle optimistic.
     
    Piotr Rasputin, Jun 28, 2011
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  2. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Yeah, I'm not sure I buy much of his argument there. This alone:

    seems preposterous to me. It wasn't instability, it was a dearth of talented players -- something that has always been the number one problem for the US, and will be for years to come.

    And do you really want to treat the years between World Cups like the Cactus or Grapefruit Leagues, with every game utterly meaningless and just designed to get the squad ready for opening day, three years away? Seems to me that at some point you should see how good you really are, and the Gold Cup is as good a place as any. (Turns out, the USMNT isn't very good right now.)
     
    PCLoadLetter, Jun 28, 2011
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