if you can’t hit a curveball, catch a pass across the middle or make a jump shot. People who play

WestCoastIrishFan 17116 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 5:31 pm on Nov 22, 2020

soccer couldn’t play another sport which is why the US always will suck at soccer. the athlete’s aren’t as good. It’s like watching D3 football. It’s football but no one is really that good.

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if you can’t hit a curveball, catch a pass across the middle or make a jump shot. People who play WestCoastIrishFan 5:31pm · 11/22/20
- You're off base. NDavenue 6:39pm · 11/22/20
  - I was watching the PA state high school championship games on the tube yesterday. Frank L 7:10pm · 11/22/20
    - Exactly the problem with US soccer. It's child like.NT NDavenue 7:12pm · 11/22/20
- It thrives in socialist and communist countries. Aragoto 6:21pm · 11/22/20
- Man you hit the nail on the head. I had to take soccer in gym at ND when I was there. I played THEISMANCARR 6:11pm · 11/22/20
  - Guessing that was a minimum of 45 years ago WoodstockIrish 6:59pm · 11/22/20
    - True and yes definitely not up to date.NT THEISMANCARR 7:14pm · 11/23/20
  - The US would dominate int'l soccer if our best athletes played it instead of foot/base/basket ball.NT NedoftheHill 6:47pm · 11/22/20
    - Lol. That's funny. They would still suck.NT NDavenue 7:02pm · 11/22/20
      - No basis to believe that. If our best athletes played soccer from day one, we would dominate. NedoftheHill 10:28pm · 11/22/20
        
        I just don’t see it. There is much more to it than being a good athlete. Same in any sport. NDavenue 11:23pm · 11/22/20
        
        Sounds like we might actually agree here. NedoftheHill 12:37am · 11/23/20
        
        Ahh. Yeah, I think we agree for the most part. One other thing... NDavenue 7:47am · 11/23/20
      - Exactly. Our team is plenty athletic. Only the African nations may be better there. Frank L 7:04pm · 11/22/20
        
        I'm suggesting that we would have the technique, training and culture if soccer were our #1 sport. NedoftheHill 10:28pm · 11/22/20
        
        That’s a better point. Best athletes many times aren’t best players.NT Frank L 11:28pm · 11/22/20
        
        Yep. And "Best Athletes" doesn't even necessarily describe the NFL or NBA. NDavenue 7:10pm · 11/22/20
        
        B.S. Imagine our wide receivers, cornerbacks, with serious foot skills. Again, we'd dominate. NedoftheHill 10:31pm · 11/22/20
        
        Some of them could be inside or outside backs were you need more athleticism and less skill.NT Frank L 7:24pm · 11/22/20
        
        Maybe. But, there is little substitute for soccer intelligence. NDavenue 7:52pm · 11/22/20
        
        By a very small group of people who don't really know the sport. NedoftheHill 10:33pm · 11/22/20

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