Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="UConNick, post: 2767630, member: 3806"] I completely agree. I was going to get into this during my Pulisic post but thought against it. He's great because he went to Europe at age 16 and had almost two years of academy experience before even playing for Dortmund. That is what we need. It's why I love tracking kids like Konrad De la Fuente (born 2001, major star in freakin Barcelona's youth academy; imo he's got as good a shot as any to be a starting striker at the 2022 WC). As of now, I don't see the desire nor commitment to changing the incorrect ways we train our kids. So, they're better off in Europe from as young an age as possible. Can this change? Certainly. And I hope so soon. If US soccer and MLS wanted to reform themselves, I don't doubt the MLS could one day approach high-end European leagues in talent. [/QUOTE]