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This is the textbook definition of trolling, just FYI
Oooh, my first one!Also, it was meant to be gentle teasing. I didn't think anyone would hit the bait as hard as they did.
I have an issue with the constant need to take shots at the USMNT as a result of USWNT success. They each have their own strengths and weaknesses. Its as tired as the old farts complaining that the women celebrated too much yesterday.
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So because you, as a HS senior, got beat by a top 3 US women's player in her prime, the Women's team could thus beat the men...ok. 3rd tier athletic talent is also an absolute joke of a statement.
A high school men's team would murder the best college women's team in basketball, possibly a wnba team.
So, the USNWT is dominant because it's far better funded than the great majority of its competitors.But, if such funding is as key to a program's success as you claim, then why does the USMNT consistently underperform when compared to lesser funded rivals? And why is it unfair to criticize the USMNT for squandering its resources, in light of the USWNT's success over its poorer competitors?
The other elephant in the room is soccer’s appeal in the US vs other countries, men vs women. I’d argue it’s the premiere women’s sport in the US, especially following the 1998 Women’s WC. It’s nowhere near that for men. Compare that to a lesser funded national team like Honduras or Costa Rica, where every little boy in that country is dreaming of playing in the WC and that bleeds through. It’s certainly changing in the US but that doesn’t happen overnight
This is not about name dropping or bragging this is intended to provide bonafides.....I was on track for a while to play on the U-17 national team, I played the likes of Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Aly Wagner, etc. when we were all in middle school/high school. I trained in Germany for a summer as part of their development program for the Bundesliga.....when I tell you that the women can compete with the men, it's from first hand experience.
I think the Women’s team is run much better as a developmental progression. The US struggles with a lot of political drama whether it be pressure to cater to the MLS, internal vs external development, etc... The other elephant in the room is soccer’s appeal in the US vs other countries, men vs women. I’d argue it’s the premiere women’s sport in the US, especially following the 1998 Women’s WC. It’s nowhere near that for men. Compare that to a lesser funded national team like Honduras or Costa Rica, where every little boy in that country is dreaming of playing in the WC and that bleeds through. It’s certainly changing in the US but that doesn’t happen overnight
Costa Rica has a population under 5 million. Even if only one in every 100 American boys focused on soccer compared to every single Costa Rican boy (which, of course, isn't true), the U.S. would still be drawing from a much larger player pool. And that doesn't even address the many, many other advantages bestowed upon American athletes.Why is it hard to admit the USMNT vastly underperforms and the success of the USNWT simply highlights that?
https://www.sbnation.com/wnba/2019/5/23/18636639/wnba-male-practice-squads
Also, not for nothing, FC Dallas' youth squad beat the USWNT a few years ago, I wanna say 2017? This whole argument is just apples to oranges for me, thats all. It doesn't make me anti-women, or a hater, I just think its silly and unfair to both parties.
Any y'all heer woodant like ta due Alex Morgan, hey?
Yes, in an informal scrimmage in 2015. Using that as your standard is like when D1 teams lose to lower division teams in exhibition games or when USL teams beat Premiership teams on a US Tour (e.g. Minnesota United knocking off Swansea).
I've always been amazed by the certainty that some people declare that "X female athlete or team would get destroyed in Y men's sport." I think in a lot of cases it's true, especially on a peer to peer level, but I've seen claims before that men's high school teams and groups of amateur men could destroy professional women's teams that are asserted with absolute confidence. Maybe it is true but to say it with such certainty despite no proof is odd to me. The most famous example we have is the Battle of the Sexes between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King and the female athlete won in that case. I wonder if these assertions are as true as people think or if they are just assuming.
And how many of those 1 in 100 are athletically top notch? How many of those 1 in 100 decides to stay with soccer. It's not opinion or hyperbole to say that a vast majority of Americans play baseball, basketball, football, and hockey.
Actually, it would be opinion and hyperbole.More American kids ages 6-12 play soccer than any other sport than baseball and basketball. Way more than hockey, and significantly more than tackle and flag football combined.And it's certainly not the vast majority that plays any of these sports. The most popular team sport - basketball - only had 14.1 percent participation. Baseball had 13.1 percent. soccer is third at 7.7 percent.https://www.aspenprojectplay.org/kids-sports-participation-rates