Copa America Centenario Match Thread

[ACamp1900]

This is what Dortmund does for you.......

Julian Green is what Bayern does for you........

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

Dempsey getting that serial killer look in his eyes

 

[mgriff]

Deuce is from the streets.

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[calvegas04]

if they US turned into a 3rd world country we would win every worldcup every

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

This is an ill informed post (don't mean to sound like a dick, it is a common misconception). We have good academies now that have sprung up over the past five-ten years and clubs like Real Madrid(Joshua Pyndath), Barcelona(Ben Lederman and Konrad De La Fuente), Borussia Dortmund(Christian Pulisic), Manchester United(Matthew Olusunde), Arsenal(Gedion Zelalem), Leicester City(Kyle Gruno), Liverpool (Brooks Lennon) and PSG (Timothy Weah) all are always actively scouting the United States. And that is a very short list of many more prospects in Euro academies that were first recognized playing academy ball United States.

Not only are the Euro teams scouting here, but they are also setting up academies or at least affiliates. Liverpool, Stoke, Tottenham Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Sunderland all have academies or affiliates in the US. And that is just off the top of my head.

The problem? It has only been good for 5-10 years. We need it to be good for another 10 years before the benefits will be overwhelmingly noticeable.

And of those ones who went to Europe or South America how many more had parents say nope not happening?
Like it or not our academy set up is a joke compared to the countries who dominate soccer on an international level because the talent has to leave their country to receive top class instruction.

 

[IrishLion]

Bedoya is garbage. He's ruined like 5 good chances by himself tonight

 

[mgriff]

Awful start to the Copa.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

Argentina Chile is a great freaking match right now.

 

[gkIrish]

Argentina Chile is a great freaking match right now.

Yea it is. Lots of chances.